{"id":77299,"date":"2025-08-11T10:15:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=77299"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:15:46","slug":"uk-lawmakers-warn-of-imminent-executions-of-the-pmoi-political-prisoners-in-iran-urge-immediate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/08\/uk-lawmakers-warn-of-imminent-executions-of-the-pmoi-political-prisoners-in-iran-urge-immediate-action\/77299\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Lawmakers Warn of Imminent Executions of the PMOI Political Prisoners in Iran, Urge Immediate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"BCFIF — BCFIF urges UK to act now to save political prisoners and stop a prison massacre in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Transfer to Notorious Execution Site<\/h3>\n
The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF<\/a>) has raised urgent concern<\/a> after reports that Iranian authorities transferred five political prisoners to Ghezel Hesar Prison, a facility infamous for mass executions.<\/p>\n
According to human rights campaigners, the prisoners \u2014 Vahid Bani Amerian (33), Babak Alipour (34), Shahrokh Daneshvarkar (58), Mohammad Taghavi (59), and Pouya Ghobadi (33) \u2014 have been sentenced to death for alleged membership in the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) following trials condemned as grossly unfair.<\/p>\n
Fears of Imminent Execution<\/h3>\n
The transfer has intensified fears of their imminent execution<\/a>. It mirrors the recent cases of Behrouz Ehsani<\/a> and Mehdi Hassani<\/a>, political prisoners executed on similar charges.<\/p>\n
Despite being behind bars, the five took part in the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d campaign \u2014 an act of defiance that BCFIF says demonstrates their courage and hope for justice.<\/p>\n
Warning of Another Massacre<\/h3>\n
BCFIF warns that the sharp rise in executions since the 2022 nationwide protests \u2014 especially in recent months \u2014 suggests preparations for another mass killing in Iran\u2019s prisons. This would echo the 1988 massacre<\/a>, when thousands of political prisoners were executed.<\/p>\n
The committee says the regime is again using politically motivated charges and sham trials to eliminate organised opposition amid growing public dissent.<\/p>\n
Call for UK and International Action<\/h3>\n
Describing the situation as \u201can urgent matter of life and death,\u201d BCFIF is urging the UK Government to lead an international effort to stop the executions and hold Iranian authorities accountable.<\/p>\n
The committee\u2019s recommendations include:<\/p>\n
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Ending the regime\u2019s culture of impunity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Conditioning all diplomatic and economic relations on ending executions and freeing political prisoners.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Imposing targeted sanctions on judges and officials responsible, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Standing with the Iranian People<\/h3>\n
BCFIF insists that these executions will not weaken the determination to support the Iranian people and their organised resistance. The committee affirms that Iranians have the right to work toward a free and prosperous future.<\/p>\n
Lord David Alton, Chair of the Joint House of Lords\/House of Commons Human Rights Committee, also underscored the urgency of the situation in a post referencing BCFIF\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n
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As the Iranian dictatorship continues its barbaric execution of political opponents,the British Committee for Iran Freedom reiterates its call to the UK Government to intervene \u2013 to save lives of political prisoners and prevent massacre in Iran's prisons. https:\/\/t.co\/iKNehk4PQA<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Lord (David) Alton (@DavidAltonHL) August 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n