A majority of Italian Senators have issued a forceful statement denouncing Iran’s clerical regime over a sharp rise in executions, particularly of political prisoners. The declaration highlights that since President Pezeshkian assumed office ten months ago, at least 1,200 executions have been carried out. Many of those targeted, it notes, are opposition activists—especially members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). In the final months of 2024 alone, nine political prisoners affiliated with the PMOI were reportedly sentenced to death.
The statement was endorsed by a broad cross-party coalition, including one serving minister, two former ministers, Senate floor leaders, committee chairs, and numerous vice-chairs. It condemns what it describes as a systematic campaign of arbitrary arrests, torture, and politically motivated death sentences aimed at suppressing dissent. The signatories emphasize: “Standing with the Iranian people in their demand for regime change is both the correct policy and a moral imperative.”
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The Senate majority expressed its support for the Ten-Point Plan put forward by Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Her proposal envisions the creation of a secular, democratic republic founded on gender equality, the abolition of the death penalty, and a non-nuclear Iran.
Calling for “concrete and decisive action” from democratic governments, the Senators stressed that backing the Iranian people’s pursuit of freedom and justice is essential to achieving long-term peace and security in the region.
- Condemning the surge in executions, particularly of political prisoners, and calling attention to at least 1,200 executions in just ten months.
- Backing Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan for a secular, democratic, non-nuclear Iran with equal rights and abolition of the death penalty.
- Listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization in Europe, describing it as “long overdue.”
- Closing Iranian regime embassies implicated in terrorism and repression abroad.
The statement outlines several key measures and concludes that firm international engagement is necessary placing the Iranian people, their organized resistance, and the broader demand for democratic change at the heart of any principled approach to Iran.
