{"id":87933,"date":"2026-07-04T18:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=87933"},"modified":"2026-07-04T18:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:13:37","slug":"manchester-event-highlights-irans-human-rights-abuses-and-calls-for-a-democratic-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/07\/manchester-event-highlights-irans-human-rights-abuses-and-calls-for-a-democratic-republic\/87933\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Event Highlights Iran\u2019s Human Rights Abuses and Calls for a Democratic Republic"},"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_87935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87935\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87935\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ManchesterJuly2.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester exhibition highlights Iran executions and calls for freedom and democracy.\" 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\/07\/ManchesterJuly2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ManchesterJuly2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ManchesterJuly2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manchester exhibition highlights Iran executions and calls for freedom and democracy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Manchester, UK \u2013 July 2, 2026:<\/strong> Members of the Academics in Exile Association in the UK, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">PMOI\/MEK<\/span><\/a>), held a book table and photo exhibition in Manchester to highlight Iran\u2019s deteriorating human rights situation. The event drew attention to the regime\u2019s intensifying wave of executions, including those of political prisoners and protesters detained during the January 2026 uprising.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Manchester Event Highlights Iran\u2019s Human Rights Abuses and Calls for a Democratic Republic \u2013 Video 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/luREz8MwCjo?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>Through photographs, publications, and testimonies, the organizers sought to draw public attention to the suffering of the Iranian people and their determination to reject all forms of dictatorship, whether <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>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/10\/who-is-ali-khamenei-iranian-regime-supreme-leader\/19254\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">theocratic<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Manchester Event Highlights Iran\u2019s Human Rights Abuses and Calls for a Democratic Republic \u2013 Video 1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k7C-GvvSgO8?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>Participants called on the international community to stand with the Iranian people and support their aspiration for freedom, human rights, and the establishment of a democratic republic in Iran. 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