{"id":73141,"date":"2025-05-03T08:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T06:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=73141"},"modified":"2025-05-03T08:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T06:58:49","slug":"on-may-day-mek-supporters-continue-geneva-sit-in-to-support-iranian-workers-and-condemn-executions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2025\/05\/on-may-day-mek-supporters-continue-geneva-sit-in-to-support-iranian-workers-and-condemn-executions\/73141\/","title":{"rendered":"On May Day, MEK Supporters Continue Geneva Sit-In to Support Iranian Workers and Condemn Executions"},"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_73144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73144\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73144\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Geneva-Switzerland-%E2%80%93-May-1-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" 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';\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geneva, Switzerland \u2013 May 1, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"836\"><strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"340\">Geneva, Switzerland \u2013 May 1, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 On the fourth day of a five-day sit-in at Place des Nations in front of the United Nations European headquarters, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) renewed their call for global action against the Iranian regime\u2019s human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"On May Day, MEK Supporters Continue Geneva Sit-In to Support Iranian Workers and Condemn Executions1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XutwKiB_HxM?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=\"303\" data-end=\"836\">The protest, which began on April 28 and continues through May 2, coincided with International Workers\u2019 Day and included a moving tribute to Iranian laborers, especially those killed in the recent explosion in <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/catastrophic-bandar-abbas-port-explosion-deals-severe-blow-to-irans-trade-lifeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandar Abbas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"836\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73146\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Geneva-May-1-pic-2.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\/05\/Geneva-May-1-pic-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Geneva-May-1-pic-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Geneva-May-1-pic-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"1246\">Participants expressed deep solidarity with Iranian workers and the oppressed across Iran\u2014highlighting the tragic deaths in Bandar Abbas, caused by the regime\u2019s criminal decision to stockpile sensitive chemical and military materials in a civilian port. Protesters blamed the clerical regime and its <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/look-irans-revolutionary-guards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a> forces for turning public spaces into death traps and sacrificing innocent lives for militaristic ends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1644\">The protest also strongly condemned the regime\u2019s ongoing wave of executions, particularly of political prisoners. Demonstrators demanded an immediate halt to the death penalty in Iran and the unconditional release of all political detainees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1644\">They drew attention to the urgent cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/04\/23\/two-political-prisoners-face-imminent-execution-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behrouz Ehsani<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/04\/23\/two-political-prisoners-face-imminent-execution-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehdi Hassani<\/a>, two <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">MEK<\/a> supporters at risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2024\/12\/urgent-action-required-six-political-prisoners-sentenced-to-death-in-iran\/67727\/\" rel=\"\">imminent execution<\/a> for their political beliefs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"On May Day, MEK Supporters Continue Geneva Sit-In to Support Iranian Workers and Condemn Executions2\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7JDgNq7b6HA?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=\"1646\" data-end=\"2137\">Calling for accountability, the sit-in participants urged the international community to refer Iranian regime officials to international courts for crimes against humanity. They also advocated for recognition of the democratic alternative to the current dictatorship\u2014namely, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) and the MEK. Protesters reaffirmed their support for <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> operating inside Iran who continue to risk their lives for freedom, democracy, and human rights.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"2137\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73147\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Geneva-May-1-pic-1.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\/05\/Geneva-May-1-pic-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Geneva-May-1-pic-1-300x225.jpg 300w, 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