Iran dissidents bemoan European silence after latest execution
“The silence of European Union leaders and member states in the face of this wave of political executions in Iran is unjustifiable,” Maryam Rajavi said in a speech at the European Parliament.
Reuters, April 22, 2026
An Iranian opposition leader criticized European countries on Wednesday for doing too little to halt executions in Iran, after Tehran carried out another execution in what opponents say is a wartime crackdown on dissent.
The judiciary’s news outlet, Mizan, reported on Wednesday that a man convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence service and passing sensitive information had been executed.
“The silence of European Union leaders and member states in the face of this wave of political executions in Iran is unjustifiable,” Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran, the political arm of People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), said in a speech at the European Parliament.
“Such silence not only emboldens the regime to continue executions, but also signals weakness, encouraging it to persist in nuclear weapons development and terrorist meddling in the region.”
Rajavi said that prior to Wednesday’s execution, some 16 political prisoners had been executed in a month, including eight from the PMOI.
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My brother dreamt of Iran’s liberation. The regime hanged him in jail
“He believed the freedom of Iran would not come from the sky, from bombing or from foreign soldiers,” said Hamed. “He always said it’s the duty of our people to liberate themselves.”
The Times, April 11, 2026
Hamed Baniamerian wishes he had spoken to his younger brother one last time. Now it is too late. Vahid, a 33-year-old electrical engineer, was marched out of his cell and hanged a week ago ago in the Ghezel Hesar prison near Tehran.
“I would have told him I love him, that I will miss him, that I didn’t want him to go,” said Hamed, 37, his voice breaking over the phone. “I always felt a sense of responsibility for my little brother. This is devastating for me.”
Their parents live in western Iran. They have still not been able to retrieve their son’s body for a funeral. They were denied a final visit to see him in jail, and learnt of his execution only when it was announced on state media. Vahid was accused, along with five others executed in recent days, of membership in a militant opposition movement, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK), long outlawed by the authorities.
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Senate Briefing, April 16, 2026
Bipartisan group of Senators, former officials, and policy experts gathered to discuss the future of a free Iran.
The consensus was clear: decades of appeasement and the threat of foreign war have failed to bring stability. The real solution lies in the courage of the Iranian people and their organized resistance. Experts and lawmakers alike emphasized that the path to a secular, democratic, and non-nuclear republic is ready, built on Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan that guarantees gender equality and human rights for all.
ABC News Live Segment w/ Dr. Ramesh Sepehrrad — What Do The Peace Talks WIth Iran Mean? April 20, 2026
In this interview, Dr. Sepehrrad highlighted that a viable alternative to the current regime exists and remains highly active, even carrying out operations against the IRGC. She emphasized that armed resistance is a reality within Iran and pointed to Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan as the definitive roadmap for the country’s future. Dr. Sephrrad argued that the focus of U.S. policy should shift toward supporting this organized movement politically.
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