{"id":88287,"date":"2026-07-17T08:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=88287"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:02:26","slug":"italian-senate-holds-official-human-rights-hearing-with-maryam-rajavi-on-irans-escalating-execution-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2026\/2026\/07\/italian-senate-holds-official-human-rights-hearing-with-maryam-rajavi-on-irans-escalating-execution-crisis\/88287\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Senate Holds Official Human Rights Hearing with Maryam Rajavi on Iran\u2019s Escalating Execution Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Italian — Italian senators and Maryam Rajavi address Iran\u2019s human rights crisis during an official Senate hearing in Rome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Italian Senate Hearing Focuses on Iran\u2019s Human Rights Crisis<\/h3>\n
On July 16, 2026, the Human Rights Commission of the Italian Senate held an official hearing with Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>). Convened through a formal invitation issued by the Senate Commission, the session was officially broadcast live on the Italian Senate\u2019s WebTV platform. Chaired by Senator Stefania Pucciarelli, President of the Human Rights Commission, the hearing provided an important European forum to address the worsening human rights situation in Iran while outlining a principled, human rights-based approach for Italy and the European Union toward Tehran.<\/p>\n
Maryam Rajavi: The Death Penalty Must Be Abolished in a Future Democratic Iran<\/h3>\n
Addressing members of the Commission, Mrs. Rajavi<\/a> described the grave deterioration of human rights conditions across Iran. She warned that the ruling clerical regime has dramatically intensified arbitrary executions and mass arrests, using capital punishment as a deliberate instrument of intimidation to suppress public dissent and prevent future nationwide protests.<\/p>\n
Recalling Italy\u2019s historic leadership in the international movement to abolish the death penalty, Mrs. Rajavi urged the Italian government to assume a leading role within the European Union in holding the Iranian regime accountable for its systematic violations of fundamental human rights.<\/p>\n
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Today, Thursday, at a hearing of the #HumanRights<\/a> Commission of the Italian Senate, I expounded on the critical human rights situation in Iran and reminded the responsibility of European countries, including Italy, in this regard.
Senators strongly condemned the regime\u2019s\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Vwds6eOod1<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n