{"id":89956,"date":"2026-08-28T01:59:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=89956"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:06:16","slug":"manchester-exhibition-highlights-irans-escalating-executions-and-calls-for-democratic-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/08\/manchester-exhibition-highlights-irans-escalating-executions-and-calls-for-democratic-change\/89956\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Exhibition Highlights Iran\u2019s Escalating Executions and Calls for Democratic Change"},"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_89959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89959\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89959\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Manchester-Aug-27-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"Book table and photo exhibition in Manchester highlights Iran\u2019s executions and human rights abuses.\" 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\/08\/Manchester-Aug-27-pic-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Manchester-Aug-27-pic-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Manchester-Aug-27-pic-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Book table and photo exhibition in Manchester highlights Iran\u2019s executions and human rights abuses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Manchester, UK \u2013 August 27, 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>) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>), held a book table and photo exhibition in Manchester to draw public attention to the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating wave of executions and widespread human rights violations.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Manchester Exhibition Highlights Iran\u2019s Escalating Executions and Calls for Democratic Change - 1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/420Tnpy_zLg?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 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The event focused in particular on the intensifying use of executions against political prisoners and protesters arrested during the January 2026 uprising. Through photographs, publications, and testimonies, the organizers sought to portray the suffering of the Iranian people and their continued 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>\u00a0or theocratic, in favor of freedom, democracy, and a secular democratic republic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The exhibition received a warm and encouraging response from members of the public. Visitors expressed solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom, justice, and democratic change. Many participants also signed petitions urging the United Nations and the international community to take meaningful and concrete action to halt executions in Iran and support the Iranian people\u2019s democratic aspirations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On 27 August 2026, members of the Academics in Exile Association and supporters of the NCRI held a book table and photo exhibition in Manchester, UK, highlighting the Iranian regime\u2019s growing wave of executions and widespread human rights violations.<\/p>\n<p>The event received a warm\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fY1aVxjRg2\">pic.twitter.com\/fY1aVxjRg2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Academics In Exile Association (@iranianacademic) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iranianacademic\/status\/2092979886889586763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The event also paid tribute to those who have lost their lives in the struggle for justice and democracy, while underscoring calls for stronger international attention to Iran\u2019s human rights situation. 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