{"id":79494,"date":"2025-10-13T01:30:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T23:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=79494"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:56:08","slug":"maryam-rajavi-our-vision-for-an-iran-free-from-the-death-penalty-and-torture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/2025\/10\/maryam-rajavi-our-vision-for-an-iran-free-from-the-death-penalty-and-torture\/79494\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryam Rajavi: Our Vision for an Iran Free from the Death Penalty and Torture"},"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_79496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79496\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79496\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Maryam-Rajavi.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam Rajavi delivers a speech in London on World Day Against the Death Penalty, calling for an end to executions in Iran.\" 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';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Maryam-Rajavi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Maryam-Rajavi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Maryam-Rajavi-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryam Rajavi delivers a speech in London on World Day Against the Death Penalty, calling for an end to executions in Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"608\">Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Speech at London Conference on World Day Against the Death Penalty \u2014 A Call to End Executions in Iran<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"1044\">At the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=79488&amp;preview=true\" rel=\"\">international conference<\/a> organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) in London on October 11, 2025, to mark he\u00a0<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/10\/world-day-against-the-death-penalty-and-irans-resistance-against-executions\/79277\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Day Against the Death Penalty<\/a>, Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the NCRI\u2019s President-elect, delivered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/a-call-to-the-international-community-to-confront-the-wave-of-executions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a powerful address<\/a> calling for global action to stop the ongoing wave of executions in Iran. She outlined a democratic vision for Iran\u2014one free from executions, torture, and religious tyranny.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Ending Executions in Iran \u2013 Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Speech, Church House London, Oct 11, 2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4W_sabGTYY0?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<h3 data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1103\">Honoring the Victims of the Struggle for Freedom<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1202\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"\">Mrs. Rajavi <\/a>opened her remarks by paying tribute to all those executed for fighting for freedom.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1375\">\n<p data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1375\">\u201cOn this day,\u201d she said, \u201cthe world\u2019s outrage and revulsion are directed at the religious tyranny ruling Iran\u2014a regime of executions and massacres, a monster of death.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1655\">She emphasized that despite the regime\u2019s brutality, the Iranian people and their organized Resistance have kept alive the promise of freedom, ensuring that the inevitable overthrow of the clerical dictatorship will be a victory not just for Iran, but for human rights worldwide.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1710\">The Middle East Crisis and the Regime\u2019s Role<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1986\">Referring to regional instability, Mrs. Rajavi stated that while the world seeks peace in the war-torn Middle East, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/10\/who-is-ali-khamenei-iranian-regime-supreme-leader\/19254\/\" rel=\"\">Ali Khamenei<\/a> fears peace the most. His collapsing regime, faced with domestic uprisings, has intensified executions as a weapon of terror against Iranian society.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2033\">The New Wave of Political Executions<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2367\">Mrs. Rajavi cited the recent execution of seven political prisoners from Iran\u2019s Arab and Kurdish minorities on October 4, and the death of Somayeh Rashidi, a political prisoner deliberately denied medical care.<br data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2246\">She noted that in the notorious Qarchak Prison, three women had died under similar circumstances in just two weeks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2369\" data-end=\"2588\">Mrs. Rajavi condemned the torture and execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI<\/a> (People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran) members, including <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2025\/07\/execution-of-pmoi-political-prisoners-in-iran-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-hanged\/76751\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behrouz Ehsani<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2025\/07\/execution-of-pmoi-political-prisoners-in-iran-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-hanged\/76751\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehdi Hassani<\/a>, who were executed after refusing to renounce their beliefs.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2589\" data-end=\"2666\">\n<p data-start=\"2591\" data-end=\"2666\">\u201cTheir only crime,\u201d she said, \u201cwas seeking freedom for an enslaved nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 data-start=\"2673\" data-end=\"2712\">Sham Trials and Judicial Violations<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"3107\">Highlighting the lack of due process, Mrs. Rajavi described how prisoners face torture, are denied legal defense, and are sentenced in summary trials dictated by Khamenei himself.<br data-start=\"2887\" data-end=\"2890\">She challenged the regime to open political trials to public scrutiny and allow international delegations from the UN or Red Cross to visit prisoners, exposing the fabricated charges and brutality inflicted upon them.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3114\" data-end=\"3151\">Calls to Repeat the 1988 Massacre<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3152\" data-end=\"3475\">Mrs. Rajavi warned that regime-controlled media are now openly calling for a repeat of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a> of political prisoners.<br data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3282\">Citing UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman, she reminded the audience that the mass killings could amount to genocide and urged the international community to prosecute those responsible.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3477\" data-end=\"3631\">She revealed that the regime is staging \u201cin absentia\u201d death trials for Resistance members living abroad to intimidate youth from joining the opposition.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3632\" data-end=\"3733\">\n<p data-start=\"3634\" data-end=\"3733\">\u201cThis is the regime\u2019s desperate attempt to prevent its overthrow,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi said, \u201cbut it will fail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 data-start=\"3740\" data-end=\"3791\">Standing Firm Against Executions and Repression<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3792\" data-end=\"4144\">Mrs. Rajavi reaffirmed that imprisonment and executions cannot break the spirit of Iran\u2019s people. Instead, they fuel public outrage and accelerate the regime\u2019s downfall.<br data-start=\"3956\" data-end=\"3959\">She praised the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign by political prisoners and the Resistance Units across Iran, which continue to defy tyranny and inspire nationwide uprisings.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4151\" data-end=\"4192\">A Call to the International Community<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4193\" data-end=\"4478\">Mrs. Rajavi declared that political executions in Iran are a test for the world\u2019s democracies.<br data-start=\"4282\" data-end=\"4285\">She welcomed the reactivation of UN Security Council resolutions on Iran\u2019s nuclear activities but warned that the regime will never abandon its nuclear ambitions or repression while in power.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4479\" data-end=\"4615\">\n<p data-start=\"4481\" data-end=\"4615\">\u201cStop auctioning off human rights for a nuclear deal,\u201d she urged. \u201cMake your relations with Tehran conditional on halting executions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"4617\" data-end=\"4805\">She revealed that in the first nine months of 2025 alone, Iran had carried out 1,200 executions \u2014 the highest number in 36 years \u2014 calling this a defining test for Western governments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4812\" data-end=\"4866\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79498\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Maryam-Rajavi-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\/10\/Maryam-Rajavi-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Maryam-Rajavi-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Maryam-Rajavi-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4812\" data-end=\"4866\">A Vision for an Iran Without Executions or Torture<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4867\" data-end=\"5008\">Speaking for a Resistance that has lost over 100,000 members to the regime\u2019s brutality, Mrs. Rajavi outlined her movement\u2019s plan for the future:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5009\" data-end=\"5231\">\n<li data-start=\"5009\" data-end=\"5059\">\n<p data-start=\"5011\" data-end=\"5059\">Abolition of the death penalty and torture<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5060\" data-end=\"5124\">\n<p data-start=\"5062\" data-end=\"5124\">Dissolution of all repressive and espionage institutions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5125\" data-end=\"5165\">\n<p data-start=\"5127\" data-end=\"5165\">Separation of religion and state<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5166\" data-end=\"5231\">\n<p data-start=\"5168\" data-end=\"5231\">Equal rights for all citizens regardless of faith or belief<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"5233\" data-end=\"5441\">She recalled that the Resistance has always rejected the clerical regime\u2019s inhuman penal codes, including the \u201claw of retribution (Qesas),\u201d as incompatible with Islam\u2019s true teachings of mercy and compassion.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"5448\" data-end=\"5493\">True Security Through Justice and Freedom<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5494\" data-end=\"5901\">Mrs. Rajavi stressed that real security for Iranians will come only through justice, democracy, and equality before the law.<br data-start=\"5613\" data-end=\"5616\">In a free Iran, she said, <em data-start=\"5642\" data-end=\"5755\">all trials will be public, all defendants will have access to defense, and the death penalty will be abolished.<\/em><br data-start=\"5755\" data-end=\"5758\">Officials responsible for torture, killings, and corruption will face fair public trials with jury participation and international observation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5903\" data-end=\"5988\">Holding up a book documenting the 1988 genocide of PMOI members, she concluded:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"5989\" data-end=\"6207\">\n<p data-start=\"5991\" data-end=\"6207\">\u201cWe have risen to turn this dark page in Iran\u2019s history. By rejecting all forms of dictatorship\u2014whether the Shah or the Mullahs\u2014we seek to establish a democratic republic founded on freedom, democracy, and equality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryam Rajavi calls on the world to act against Iran\u2019s execution wave, envisioning a free Iran without torture or the death 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