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Gothenburg: Rally Against Executions in Iran, Marking 82nd Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign
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Tehran’s propaganda against PMOI reveals its terror of a viable alternative
A surge of frantic propaganda from the Iranian regime’s state-controlled media is not a sign of strength, but an involuntary confession of its profound fear. In recent weeks, the clerical regime has unleashed a coordinated campaign of demonization against the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), revealing a deep-seated panic about the growing influence and legitimacy of the Iranian Resistance.
This hysterical reaction has emanated from every corner of the state’s repressive apparatus. On August 17, the IRGC’s Javan newspaper claimed the PMOI has no support inside Iran. Similar attacks have appeared in the Quds Force’s Tasnim News Agency and the Judiciary’s Mizan News Agency.
Mahsa Akbari Hanged in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz; Five Women Executed in Iran in Just Three Weeks
On the morning of Wednesday, August 20, 2025, a woman named Mahsa Akbari was executed by hanging in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz.
Just one day earlier, her husband had also been executed in public in the city of Beyram, in front of a crowd that included children. With this latest execution, the clerical regime has put five women to death between July 30 and August 20, within a span of only three weeks. The execution of Mahsa Akbari brings the total number of women executed in Iran in 2025 to 29. Iran holds the grim record for the highest number of women executed globally. According to data compiled by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), at least 292 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.
Forced Retirement, Dismissals for Seven Teachers Including Two Women
The Appeals Board for Administrative Violations at Iran’s Ministry of Education has issued disciplinary rulings against seven members of the Sanandaj Teachers’ Union. Among those sentenced are two women teachers subjected to severe administrative penalties.
According to the final verdicts, Nasrin Karimi (with a master’s degree in sociology and 27 years of service) has been forced into forced retirement with a demotion of two professional ranks. Leila Zarei (with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and 30 years of service) has been dismissed from her position as vice-principal, forced into retirement, and demoted by one rank.
MEK Supporters Rally in Vancouver to Warn of Imminent Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners
Vancouver, Canada – August 9, 2025 – ISupporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Vancouver to raise the alarm over the imminent execution of five political prisoners in Iran: Vahid Bani-Amerian, Pouya Ghobadi, Shahrokh Daneshvarkar, Mohammad Taghavi, and Babak Alipour. The Iranian regime has transferred them to Ghezel Hesar Prison, a facility notorious for mass executions, placing their lives in grave danger.
MEK Supporters Rally in Toronto to Warn of Imminent Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners
Toronto, Canada – August 16, 2025 – ISupporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Toronto to raise the alarm over the imminent execution of five political prisoners in Iran: Vahid Bani-Amerian, Pouya Ghobadi, Shahrokh Daneshvarkar, Mohammad Taghavi, and Babak Alipour. The Iranian regime has transferred them to Ghezel Hesar Prison, a facility notorious for mass executions, placing their lives in grave danger.
MEK Supporters in Essen, Germany Promote ‘Free Iran’ Rally in Brussels on September 6, 2025
Essen, Germany – August 16, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally and exhibition in Essen, urging freedom-loving Iranians to take part in the upcoming “Free Iran” demonstration in Brussels on September 6, 2025. The event highlighted the importance of uniting voices across Europe to demand justice, human rights, and a democratic future for Iran.
Gothenburg: Rally Against Executions in Iran, Marking 82nd Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign
Gothenburg, Sweden – August 19, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to mark the 47th consecutive week of local participation in the global “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign. The movement protests the Iranian regime’s escalating wave of executions and systematic repression.
Execution of 11 prisoners in various prisons in Iran
In continuation of the growing wave of executions in Iran, at dawn on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at least 11 prisoners were executed in the prisons of Bandar Abbas, Iranshahr, Kerman, Beyram, and Arak. Six Afghan prisoners were executed in Bandar Abbas Prison. The identities of three of them have so far been confirmed: Allah Nazar Tajik, approximately 30 years old, married, father of one child, originally from Farah Province, residing in Nimroz Province, Abdulraouf Noorzehi, 50 years old, son of Wazir Khan, married, father of six children, from Nimroz Province, Abdulrahman Es-haqzehi, 50 years old, son of Yar Mohammad, married, father of seven children, from Farah Province
Secret Prison in Shahin Shahr, Isfahan
Recent credible information from inside Iran has revealed the existence of a secret prison in Shahin Shahr, Isfahan, operated under the guise of an industrial warehouse. This hidden detention center, managed by the clerical regime in Iran, is marked by severe human rights violations, including torture, inhuman treatment, and denial of basic necessities. Prisoners held in this facility are subjected to systematic deprivation. Electricity and water are frequently cut for days, while the lack of cooling systems makes survival unbearable during the summer heat. Basic items such as refrigerators or communication devices are completely absent. Food distribution is scarce and of extremely poor quality; on many days each prisoner receives no more than two loaves of bread and a small portion of inadequate food. Medical services are nonexistent. The only medications distributed are tranquilizers and methadone, effectively forcing prisoners into dependency rather than providing treatment.
Iran: Gas Reserves and Ongoing Energy Shortages
Iran, with 1,201 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves, is the second-largest holder of gas reserves in the world. This capacity could provide energy security and sustainable development for its population of 85 million. However, according to state media, repeated gas shortages during the winter months and widespread electricity outages in the summer of 2025 have created challenges in people’s daily lives.
Energy experts state that despite Iran’s significant gas reserves, the country has not invested adequately in energy infrastructure, modernization of gas transmission networks, or electricity production technologies. According to these assessments, revenues from natural resources have been directed to other areas, limiting investment in domestic energy development.
13 Provinces in Iran Will Shut Down on Saturday, August 23
Government offices and institutions in at least 13 provinces will be closed on Saturday, August 23, due to the regime’s inability to provide sufficient energy. The Coordinating Council of Banks also announced that all banks in Tehran will be closed on that day. The main reasons cited for these closures are extreme heat, rising temperatures, energy saving and “management” of energy consumption, and “helping to stabilize the grid. In some of these provinces, the working hours of government offices and public institutions were also reduced on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 19 and 20.
Iran Regime’s “Reformists”: Recycling Slogans in a Broken System
The regime’s so-called reformists once again return with familiar promises, but their latest statement only highlights their role as a survival mechanism for a dying dictatorship. The Iranian regime’s so-called “reformists” have resurfaced with yet another statement, brimming with recycled slogans and lofty promises. Once again, they speak of “national reconciliation” and “returning to the people”—phrases that sound inspiring until one recalls that they’ve been repeated endlessly over the past four decades without ever being translated into action. This movement, outwardly branded as “reformist,” has long since shed any credibility. In reality, it is less a political current than a “party of wheelspin,” endlessly turning but never moving forward. The reformists do not aim for genuine change; their function has always been clear—prolong the survival of a regime in which they are full and loyal partners.