{"id":73431,"date":"2025-05-14T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=73431"},"modified":"2025-05-14T18:06:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:06:57","slug":"melbourne-rally-denounces-iranian-regimes-executions-and-calls-for-democratic-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2025\/05\/melbourne-rally-denounces-iranian-regimes-executions-and-calls-for-democratic-change\/73431\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Rally Denounces Iranian Regime&#8217;s Executions and Calls for Democratic Change"},"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><div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_73444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73444\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73444\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Melbourne-Australia-%E2%80%93-May-10-2025.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-73444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melbourne, Australia \u2013 May 10, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Melbourne, Australia \u2013 May 10, 2025:<\/strong> Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) gathered in front of the Melbourne Parliament to raise awareness about the escalating human rights violations committed by the Iranian regime. The event served as a powerful show of solidarity with the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing Iranian uprising<\/a>, focusing especially on the recent surge in executions of political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Australia, May 10: Melbourne Exhibition Condemns Iran's Regime for Executions of Political Prisoners\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qmJTqhOVH6g?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>The rally shed light on the grim realities faced by <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a> members and other political detainees, many of whom have received <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2024\/12\/urgent-action-required-six-political-prisoners-sentenced-to-death-in-iran\/67727\/\" rel=\"\">death sentences<\/a> following unjust trials. Among the most urgent cases are <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/01\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution-global-attention-urgently-needed\/69687\/\" rel=\"\">Behrouz Ehsani<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/01\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution-global-attention-urgently-needed\/69687\/\" rel=\"\">Mehdi Hassan<\/a>, who are both at imminent risk of execution.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Melbourne\u2019s Iranian community voiced strong support for establishing a democratic republic in Iran, firmly rejecting both theocratic rule under the mullahs and any return to monarchy.<\/p>\n<p>The group called for the closure of the Iranian regime\u2019s embassy in Australia and urged the Australian government to 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.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers and attendees underscored the importance of recognizing the Iranian people\u2019s resistance\u2014particularly the efforts of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK Resistance Units<\/a> operating inside Iran\u2014in their ongoing fight against oppression. 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