{"id":71587,"date":"2025-03-17T09:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T08:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=71587"},"modified":"2025-03-17T09:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T08:55:57","slug":"southampton-book-exhibition-condemns-irans-human-rights-abuses-and-calls-to-blacklist-irgc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2025\/03\/southampton-book-exhibition-condemns-irans-human-rights-abuses-and-calls-to-blacklist-irgc\/71587\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton Book Exhibition Condemns Iran\u2019s Human Rights Abuses and Calls to Blacklist IRGC"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_71593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71593\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71593\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Southampton-March-25-Image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Southampton-March-25-Image-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Southampton-March-25-Image-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Southampton-March-25-Image-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southampton, UK \u2013 March 15, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"407\"><strong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"147\">UK, March 15, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Freedom-loving Iranians and academics in England, supporting the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a><\/span>), organized a book exhibition in Southampton to denounce human rights violations in Iran and express solidarity with the <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"650\">The event shed light on Iran\u2019s dire human rights situation, particularly the plight of political prisoners facing execution. Speakers called for the immediate and unconditional release of all political detainees held by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Southampton Exhibition Urges UK Gov. to Blacklist IRGC &amp; End Executions in Iran\u2014March 15, 2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8C7Zcdsp3EY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"1045\">Additionally, the exhibition urged the UK government to officially designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/04\/irans-regime-irgc-a-state-sponsored-terrorist-organization\/44858\/\">IRGC<\/a> ) as a terrorist organization and shut down the Iranian regime\u2019s embassy, which was described as a hub for espionage and terror operations. Members of Southampton\u2019s Iranian community also demanded the international prosecution of Iran\u2019s leaders for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p>The Academics In Exile Association stated on the X platform: <em>\u201cToday, March 15, 2025, an exhibition table was set up in Southampton, where citizens gathered to sign a petition urging the UK government to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization and expel its agents. <br>The petition also called for an end to torture and the execution of Iranian prisoners, demanding justice for those persecuted under the regime.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">expel its agents. The petition also called for an end to torture and the execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> prisoners, demanding justice for those persecuted under the regime.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nGiZIXmqY4\">pic.twitter.com\/nGiZIXmqY4<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Academics In Exile Association (@iranianacademic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iranianacademic\/status\/1901007154561073518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"151\">Furthermore, the academics demanded justice, stricter sanctions against the regime, and acknowledgment of the Iranian people\u2019s right to self-defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"234\">The exhibition in Southampton 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