Maryam Rajavi FANS

In recent years, international human rights bodies have increasingly characterized the systematic human rights violations committed in Iran as crimes against humanity. In his 2024 report, Prof. Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, said the 1988 massacre was the worst human rights violation of our time and described it as genocide and crime against humanity. In 2025, the United Nations General Assembly, for the first time, referred to the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in its resolution on Iran. The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, in its reports in 2024 and 2026, described the repression of the Iranian people’s uprisings as crimes against humanity. Most recently, Amnesty International also confirmed this finding in its latest report. Our Resistance of more than four decades against the ruling religious fascism seeks to establish a democratic republic where no one would enjoy any privilege because of his or her religion or...

The rising number of executions in recent years is alarming. • In 2022, at least 646 people were executed. • In 2023, at least 864 people were executed. • In 2024, at least 1,000 people were executed. And the following year (2025) brought a shocking escalation: 2,200 executions. In 2026, in addition to executions, for the first time since the massacre in 1988 , more than 50 individuals were executed on political grounds over the past few months, and more than one hundred remain on the death row. The rise in executions is closely linked to the rise of resistance and popular uprisings, revealing the regime’s fear of the Iranian people and their Resistance. On the one hand, Iran has witnessed repeated uprisings. On the other hand, a new generation of courageous and selfless young people has turned toward the Mojahedin. The courage they showed in the days before their executions impressed both the people of Iran and people around the world. Now, let us look at the number of those killed an...

The Resilience and Growth of the PMOI Mayor Giuliani accused the Iranian authorities of systematically targeting political opponents, noting that repeated rounds of repression have entirely failed to eliminate the PMOI . He described the organization as a longstanding opposition movement that has survived decades of persecution while developing a comprehensive political alternative under Mrs. Maryam Rajavi’s leadership . Addressing the PMOI's domestic presence, the former mayor highlighted that its activities now extend across all 31 Iranian provinces, placing the organization at the core of ongoing protests: “The MEK is stronger today than it ever was. It’s represented in all 31 parts of Iran. It’s at the core of these protests,” he stated. Giuliani also cited statements attributed to Iranian officials acknowledging the PMOI's organizational activities, presenting them as clear evidence that the regime itself regards the movement as its most significant threat. He further poin...

 “We gather with a solemn mission, a vital mission that cannot wait for another war, another crisis, or another president. We cannot wait,” Ambassador Ginsberg told the demonstration. Beyond Condemnation: A Call for Action Ambassador Ginsberg referenced harrowing accounts of imprisoned and tortured Iranians, as well as families whose loved ones were killed during nationwide protests. He argued that these profound sacrifices demand a robust response that goes far beyond standard public condemnation, emphasizing that Americans do not need to support an indefinite foreign war to actively assist Iranians seeking democratic change. Strongly rejecting both hereditary rule and the clerical regime, Ginsberg asserted that Iran’s future must be determined solely by its people, rather than by a monarch, a supreme leader, or any foreign government. He highlighted the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s (NCRI) transition proposal and Mrs. Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan as effective framew...

The clerical regime relies on war and repression as a matter of survival. This strategy includes continuing conflict, increasing the activities of its proxy groups in the region, pursuing its nuclear weapons program, executing political prisoners, and raising prices. But this strategy has deadly consequences for its very survival. Several major events taken place in Iran over the past year have significant importance. They include two wars, a major uprising, a massacre, and the expansion of Resistance Units activities. These events have revealed important facts in three areas. – First, as the Iranian Resistance has emphasized for many years, this regime will not give up the pillars of its survival. It will not stop repressing the Iranian people. It will not give up its nuclear program, its missile program, or its support for war and proxy groups in the region. – Second, for many years it has been clear that appeasement of this regime does not work. It only encourages more human rights ...

International policy expert Dr. Hanifeh Khayyeri highlighted a direct continuum between the mass killing of political prisoners in 1988 and the current wave of executions , marking a moment of “exceptional urgency.” Political charges resembling those used against prisoners in 1988 are again being deployed against defendants today. The central question raised by Dr. Khayyeri is what the international community should do when executions are again being used “as a political weapon” and crimes left uninvestigated are recurring. She emphasized that present executions represent “ a systematic pattern of political elimination rooted in decades of impunity .” Dr. Khayyeri urged independent investigations, accountability for atrocity crimes, and immediate protection of prisoners facing execution, concluding: “ Human rights cannot be secondary to diplomacy.” https://www.maryam-rajavi.com/en/conference-seeking-justice-for-victims-of-the-1988-massacre/