{"id":76153,"date":"2025-07-14T09:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=76153"},"modified":"2025-07-14T09:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:27:28","slug":"exhibition-in-lugano-highlights-human-rights-abuses-and-calls-for-democratic-change-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2025\/07\/exhibition-in-lugano-highlights-human-rights-abuses-and-calls-for-democratic-change-in-iran\/76153\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition in Lugano Highlights Human Rights Abuses and Calls for Democratic Change in Iran"},"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_76157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76157\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76157\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lugano-Switzerland-%E2%80%93-July-12-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Lugano, Switzerland \u2013 July 12, 2025\" 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-76157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lugano, Switzerland \u2013 July 12, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"540\"><strong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"201\">Lugano, Switzerland \u2013 July 12, 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>) organized an exhibition to express solidarity with the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian people\u2019s struggle<\/a> for freedom. The event also protested the escalating wave of executions carried out by the Iranian regime and demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners held in its prisons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"816\">The exhibition highlighted support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/regime-change-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/regime-change-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Third Option<\/a>\u201d \u2014 a democratic alternative that rejects both war and appeasement, advocating regime change led by the Iranian people and their organized resistance under the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Exhibition in Lugano Highlights Human Rights Abuses and Calls for Democratic Change in Iran\u2013July 12\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0MNUoZ6Qy-8?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 data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"1076\">The Iranian community in Lugano expressed solidarity with the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/campaign-of-no-to-executions-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No to Executions<\/a>\u201d campaign in response to the regime\u2019s ongoing executions. <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\">MEK\u00a0<\/a>supporters called for the prosecution of the regime\u2019s leaders for crimes against humanity in an international court.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1291\">While calling on people worldwide and the international community to support the Iranian people\u2019s demands and uprisings for freedom, participants emphasized the need to overthrow the ruling religious dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1584\">The event aimed to raise awareness about Iran\u2019s human rights crisis and the plight of political prisoners facing death sentences. Participants displayed banners and distributed informational materials highlighting the regime\u2019s use of capital punishment against dissidents and MEK supporters.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1708\">Swiss citizens visiting the exhibition showed solidarity by signing a petition supporting the Iranian nationwide uprising.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1708\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76159\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lugano-July-12-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"752\" 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\/07\/Lugano-July-12-pic-1.jpg 1000w, 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