{"id":85224,"date":"2026-04-06T11:36:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=85224"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:36:04","slug":"zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/","title":{"rendered":"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Zurich \u2013 Supporters of the Iranian Resistance rally to condemn executions in Iran and urge Switzerland to take decisive action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Zurich \u2013 April 4, 2026:<\/strong> Supporters of the Iranian Resistance gathered to protest the executions of six political prisoners: Mohammad Taghavi, Akbar Daneshvar Kar, Babak Alipour, Pouya Ghobadi<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Vahid Bani-Amerian,\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>and\u00a0 **Abolhassan Montazer<\/strong><\/a>, who were affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). Demonstrators denounced the actions of Iran\u2019s ruling establishment, describing the executions as a grave violation of human rights.<\/p>\n**
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators called for regime change and urged the Swiss government to take a clear stance against human rights violations in Iran.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners \u2013 April 4, 2026 \u2013 Video 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wx2-NJMQ2Xg?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 underscored growing international concern over the situation of political prisoners, with participants calling for increased global pressure to halt executions and support democratic change in Iran.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners \u2013 April 4, 2026 \u2013 Video 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BkDQsM7GZd4?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>Call for International Support<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:0a05c5c7-9215-4870-b4ae-02132626bdcb-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"88f3c496-422f-4d17-b8ca-9569443e4e0f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"605\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Organizers of the rally in Zurich, Switzerland, urged the Swiss public and the broader international community to recognize the Iranian people\u2019s rejection of all forms of dictatorship\u2014whether <a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">monarchical<\/span><\/a> or theocratic.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners \u2013 April 4, 2026 \u2013 Video 4\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kuvQJrs19RY?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=\"72\" data-end=\"605\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Alongside the rally, a book table and a photo exhibition honoring the martyrs of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising were held, drawing significant attention from local citizens.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"605\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85233\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-5.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\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1285\">Maryam Rajavi Calls for International Accountability<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2817\" data-end=\"3225\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Following the execution of\u00a0<strong>Vahid Bani-Amerian\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Abolhassan Montazer<\/strong>\u00a0on April 4, Mrs.\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"\">Maryam Rajav<\/a>i<\/span><\/span>\u00a0condemned the killings and called for urgent international action. She urged the global community to hold Iranian authorities accountable and to take decisive steps against ongoing human rights violations, emphasizing the need to support the Iranian people and their organized resistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At dawn today, Vahid Bani Amerian and Abolhassan Montazer were hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj. The two heroic members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) have now joined their comrades who laid down their lives in the struggle for freedom, including\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIVQYrXu7d\">pic.twitter.com\/aIVQYrXu7d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/2040338837549801777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85229\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-1.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';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85230\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-2.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';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85231\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-3.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';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85232\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-4.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';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85234\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-01.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\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zurich-April-4-pic-01-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rally in Zurich condemns execution of PMOI prisoners and calls on Switzerland to respond to Iran\u2019s human rights abuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":85227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[523,1,32],"tags":[2505,4406,1124],"class_list":["post-85224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iranian-communities","category-news","category-videos","tag-no-to-executions-campaign","tag-pmoi-political-prisoners-executions","tag-zurich"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners - Iran Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rally in Zurich condemns execution of PMOI prisoners and calls on Switzerland to respond to Iran\u2019s human rights abuses.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners - Iran Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zurich \u2013 Supporters of the Iranian Resistance rally to condemn executions in Iran and urge Switzerland to take decisive action.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Iran Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/4FreedominIran\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-06T09:36:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZurichApril4.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Iran Freedom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@4freedominiran2\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@4freedominiran2\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Iran Freedom\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Iran Freedom\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0c0ca1f507008310991aaf03eca5f8d6\"},\"headline\":\"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-06T09:36:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":332,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/ZurichApril4.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"No to Executions Campaign\",\"PMOI Political Prisoners Executions\",\"Zurich\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Iranian Communities\",\"News\",\"Videos\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/\",\"name\":\"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners - Iran Freedom\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/ZurichApril4.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-06T09:36:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Rally in Zurich condemns execution of PMOI prisoners and calls on Switzerland to respond to Iran\u2019s human rights abuses.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/ZurichApril4.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/ZurichApril4.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":563,\"caption\":\"Zurich \u2013 Supporters of the Iranian Resistance rally to condemn executions in Iran and urge Switzerland to take decisive action.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-communities\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\\\/85224\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran Freedom\",\"description\":\"Uniting for Freedom, Democracy & Equality\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Iran Freedom\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Iran-Freedom-logo-with-text.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Iran-Freedom-logo-with-text.png\",\"width\":251,\"height\":78,\"caption\":\"Iran Freedom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/4FreedominIran\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/4freedominiran2\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCOlKtE23ls9XtndDe2dmXcg\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0c0ca1f507008310991aaf03eca5f8d6\",\"name\":\"Iran Freedom\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a5dffed9e9c88987b4cfbd51b619e85f9ac9e9d4995463ec41ee804a650db8b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a5dffed9e9c88987b4cfbd51b619e85f9ac9e9d4995463ec41ee804a650db8b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a5dffed9e9c88987b4cfbd51b619e85f9ac9e9d4995463ec41ee804a650db8b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Iran Freedom\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/4freedominiran2\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/iran-freedom2\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners - Iran Freedom","description":"Rally in Zurich condemns execution of PMOI prisoners and calls on Switzerland to respond to Iran\u2019s human rights abuses.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners - Iran Freedom","og_description":"Zurich \u2013 Supporters of the Iranian Resistance rally to condemn executions in Iran and urge Switzerland to take decisive action.","og_url":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/","og_site_name":"Iran Freedom","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/4FreedominIran","article_published_time":"2026-04-06T09:36:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":563,"url":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZurichApril4.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Iran Freedom","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@4freedominiran2","twitter_site":"@4freedominiran2","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Iran Freedom","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/"},"author":{"name":"Iran Freedom","@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0c0ca1f507008310991aaf03eca5f8d6"},"headline":"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners","datePublished":"2026-04-06T09:36:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/"},"wordCount":332,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZurichApril4.jpg","keywords":["No to Executions Campaign","PMOI Political Prisoners Executions","Zurich"],"articleSection":["Iranian Communities","News","Videos"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/","url":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/","name":"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners - Iran Freedom","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZurichApril4.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-06T09:36:04+00:00","description":"Rally in Zurich condemns execution of PMOI prisoners and calls on Switzerland to respond to Iran\u2019s human rights abuses.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZurichApril4.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZurichApril4.jpg","width":1000,"height":563,"caption":"Zurich \u2013 Supporters of the Iranian Resistance rally to condemn executions in Iran and urge Switzerland to take decisive action."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/04\/zurich-rally-highlights-executions-of-iranian-political-prisoners\/85224\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Zurich Rally Highlights Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/","name":"Iran Freedom","description":"Uniting for Freedom, Democracy & Equality","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Iran Freedom","url":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Iran-Freedom-logo-with-text.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Iran-Freedom-logo-with-text.png","width":251,"height":78,"caption":"Iran Freedom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/4FreedominIran","https:\/\/x.com\/4freedominiran2","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOlKtE23ls9XtndDe2dmXcg"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0c0ca1f507008310991aaf03eca5f8d6","name":"Iran Freedom","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5dffed9e9c88987b4cfbd51b619e85f9ac9e9d4995463ec41ee804a650db8b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5dffed9e9c88987b4cfbd51b619e85f9ac9e9d4995463ec41ee804a650db8b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a5dffed9e9c88987b4cfbd51b619e85f9ac9e9d4995463ec41ee804a650db8b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Iran Freedom"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/4freedominiran2"],"url":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/author\/iran-freedom2\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85224"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85236,"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85224\/revisions\/85236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}