{"id":73822,"date":"2025-05-21T10:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=73822"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:42:28","slug":"sheffield-exhibition-condemns-irans-executions-calls-for-release-of-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2025\/05\/sheffield-exhibition-condemns-irans-executions-calls-for-release-of-political-prisoners\/73822\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Exhibition Condemns Iran\u2019s Executions, Calls for Release of Political Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sheffield, UK \u2013 May 20, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Sheffield, UK \u2013 May 20, 2025<\/strong>: The Academics in Exile Association, affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), held a public bookstall and photo exhibition in Sheffield to denounce the latest wave of executions in Iran.<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"734\">The event also condemned the recent <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> handed down to <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a>-affiliated prisoners and called for the immediate and unconditional release of all political detainees. Organized in solidarity with Iran\u2019s prisoners of conscience, the gathering responded to the alarming rise in torture and systematic executions by the regime in recent days.\u00a0Participants voiced their support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/tag\/no-to-executions-tuesdays\/\" rel=\"\"><em data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"804\">No to Execution Tuesdays<\/em> campaign<\/a>, which continues inside prisons across Iran.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Sheffield Exhibition Condemns Iran\u2019s Executions, Calls for Release of Political Prisoners - vid 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dd08ELQr9DA?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=\"860\" data-end=\"1256\">They also urged the UK government to designate Iran\u2019s 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 to shut down the Iranian regime\u2019s embassy in London, describing it as a hub of espionage and terrorist activities. Members of the Iranian diaspora in Sheffield echoed the call for international legal action against Iran\u2019s ruling authorities for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"900\">Posting on X, the Academics in Exile Association shared:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"1141\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1141\">\u201cThe Scholars in Exile campaign held an event in central Sheffield in solidarity with political prisoners and the #NoToExecution movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Scholars in Exile campaign held an event in central Sheffield in solidarity with political prisoners and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoToExecution?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoToExecution<\/a> movement.<br>Tuesday, May 20, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCterrorists?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCterrorists<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFEMLBomgN\">pic.twitter.com\/kFEMLBomgN<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Academics In Exile Association (@iranianacademic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iranianacademic\/status\/1924919743653277838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p>Additionally, the academics called for justice, tougher sanctions on the regime, and recognition of the Iranian people\u2019s right to self-defense. 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