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Cologne, Germany \u2013 August 1, 2026:<\/strong> Supporters of the Iranian Resistance, including the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/span><\/a> ) and the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), held a rally and photo exhibition in Cologne to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing execution campaign and demand an immediate halt to death sentences.<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&+p]:mt-4 [&_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">Families of prisoners facing imminent execution joined the gathering, organized by the Iranian Resistance, and appealed to Germany, the European Union, and the United Nations to intervene without delay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&+p]:mt-4 [&_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">According to a report by the <strong>German Evangelical Press Service<\/strong>, the rally was part of a broader protest week taking place across dozens of major cities in Europe and the United States against the wave of executions in Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Evangelische Zeitung \u2013 epd<br>Mehrere Hundert Menschen haben am Samstag auf dem K\u00f6lner Roncalliplatz gegen politische Hinrichtungen im Iran demonstriert. Der Nationale Widerstandsrat Iran und die Gesellschaft von Deutsch-Iranern in Nordrhein-Westfalen hatten die Kundgebung\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oy17YF8deF\">pic.twitter.com\/oy17YF8deF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Javad Dabiran (@JavadDabiran) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JavadDabiran\/status\/2083822595846107422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&+p]:mt-4 [&_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">Families of prisoners facing imminent execution joined the gathering and called on the German government, the European Union, and the United Nations to take immediate political and diplomatic action to stop further killings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&+p]:mt-4 [&_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">Organizers said that<strong> at least 39 political prisoners had been executed in recent weeks and that at least 100 more were in immediate danger of execution<\/strong>. Speakers warned that silence and inaction are seen in Tehran as a green light for expanding the killing campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Ein ehem. politischer Gefangener auf der NWRI-Demo in K\u00f6ln: \u201eDer zentrale Konflikt verl\u00e4uft zwischen dem Regime und dem iranischen Volk. Aus Angst vor einem neuen Volksaufstand l\u00e4sst das Regime politische Gefangene hinrichten. Doch statt den Aufstand zu verhindern, versch\u00e4rft es\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bvbStEY2Wm\">pic.twitter.com\/bvbStEY2Wm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Javad Dabiran (@JavadDabiran) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JavadDabiran\/status\/2083647796817879538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&+p]:mt-4 [&_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">A former political prisoner who lives in Cologne said that the central conflict is between the regime and the Iranian people, adding that the regime is executing political prisoners out of fear of a new popular uprising, but that this policy only intensifies the explosive situation in society.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cologne stood with Iran\u2019s political prisoners today. 100s of German-Iranians from across North Rhine-Westphalia answered the call of the National Council of Resistance (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a>), protested the regime\u2019s execution wave. 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