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MEK Supporters Hold Rally and Exhibition in Paris to Denounce Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners
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Rome summit highlights ‘the only way’ for a free Iran: Regime change by the people
Against a backdrop of escalating human rights abuses in Iran, prominent political figures from across Europe and the United States gathered in Rome for the Free Iran World Summit 2025. The conference, held on July 31, 2025, focused on the intensifying crisis within the clerical regime and the international community’s role in supporting a democratic alternative. The event days after Iran’s regime executed political prisoners Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani, members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), whose steadfastness in the face of torture and death was a recurring theme throughout the day’s discussions.
Two Women, Mahtab Bayati and Nahid Jokar, 52, Executed in Iran
Two women, Mahtab Bayati in Vakilabad Prison (Mashhad) and 52-year-old Nahid Jokar in Adelabad Prison (Shiraz), were executed on drug-related charges.
On the morning of Wednesday, July 30, 2025, Mahtab Bayati was executed in the Central Prison of Mashhad. Less than 24 hours later, in the early hours of Thursday, July 31, Nahid Jokar was hanged in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz.
Both women had been sentenced to death following legal proceedings that, according to informed sources, lacked transparency and failed to meet standards of due process. No official announcement of their executions has been made by Iranian judicial authorities or prison officials at the time of this report.
Rozita Moazami Goodarzi Targeted in a New Wave of Repression
In a disturbing escalation of pressure on families of political prisoners, Iranian security forces have taken Leila Saremi hostage to force her daughter, Rozita Moazami Goodarzi, surrender herself to authorities.
In the early hours of Wednesday, July 30, 2025, security forces from the Ministry of Intelligence, accompanied by plainclothes agents, raided the home of Farzad Moazami Goodarzi’s father in Borujerd—marking the second such raid in less than ten days. The operation, which took place around 5 a.m., was reportedly aimed at arresting Rozita Moazami Goodarzi, sister of the imprisoned political prisoner.
Industry Struggles and Public Anger Grow Amid Water and Power Crisis in Iran
As the water and electricity crisis continues across the country, concerns are growing about its impact on the daily lives of citizens and the operations of production and industrial units. Criticism of the government of Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian regime’s president, has intensified due to its failure to contain the crisis.
The state-run newspaper Ham-Mihan reported on Thursday, July 31, that the rationing and increased restrictions on water allocation to the industrial sector—intended to prioritize household needs—have fueled widespread concerns over the economic and social consequences of this approach.
Western Nations Condemn Iran’s State-Sponsored Threats in Joint Statement
July 31, 2025 — In an unprecedented joint declaration, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and 11 European nations have publicly condemned the Iranian regime’s escalating intelligence operations targeting individuals in Europe and North America. The statement, released by the U.S. State Department, highlights a disturbing pattern of assassination plots, kidnapping attempts, and harassment campaigns directed at journalists, dissidents, Jewish communities, and current or former public officials.
The statement was issued collectively by the governments of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, alongside the U.S. and U.K.
U.S. Sanctions Global Procurement Network Supporting Iran Regime’s Military Drone Program
On July 31, 2025 — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions against a global procurement network supporting Iran regime’s expanding military drone program. The sanctions target five entities and one individual located in Iran, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, all of whom have played key roles in acquiring sensitive technologies on behalf of the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), a state-owned defense contractor tied to Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).
HESA, long sanctioned by the U.S., is known for manufacturing Iran’s military aircraft and the Ababil-series unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which have been widely deployed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in regional conflicts. This latest action builds on previous efforts under National Security Presidential Memorandum 2, which aims to deny the Iranian regime access to conventional and asymmetric weapons capabilities.
Iran Regime’s Use of Finger Amputation as Punishment Condemned as Torture and Grave Human Rights Violation
On the night of July 30, 2025, the Iranian regime carried out the amputation of four fingers on the right hands of three prisoners—Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharafian, and Mehdi Shahivand—using a guillotine device at Urmia Central Prison. This act, witnessed by senior prison officials including prison head Peyman Khanzadeh and the deputy prosecutor, has provoked widespread condemnation from human rights groups and the international community, labeling it an act of torture and a blatant violation of international law.
According to multiple reports, the amputations took place in the sentence implementation room inside the prison between 10 p.m. and midnight. Prior to the mutilation, the men were injected with anesthetic and were blindfolded, handcuffed, and shackled. After the amputations, they were briefly transferred by ambulance to a medical facility in Urmia, where their wounds were bandaged but not adequately treated. They were then returned to the prison’s intake ward without access to proper medical care or psychological support.