Iranians, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), held a protest rally on August 10 in Sweden, simultaneous with the trial of Hamid Noury. Noury was one of the regime’s henchmen during the 1988 massacre.
Nouri is being tried for his role in the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, mostly members and supporters of the MEK.
#Iran: As the trial opened in Sweden's capital Stockholm Tuesday of Hamid Noury, one of the hangmen of the #1988massacre, hundreds of supporters of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) protested outside Stockholm's District Court.#ProsecuteRaisiNow #MEK pic.twitter.com/peihkMX0Y3
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) August 10, 2021
Iranians expatriates and the MEK supporters in Europe and the United States have held dozens of protests within the last months, since the regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, chose Ebrahim Raisi as the regime’s new president. Raisi, who was inaugurated on August 5, is one of the main perpetrators of the 1988 massacre.
On Sunday, Iranians in Gothenburg, and Malmo in Sweden, held protest rallies urging the international community to hold Raisi to account for his role in the 1988 massacre. They held a large banner calling for justice for the victims of the 1988 massacre.
The Iranian expatriates in Torino, Italy, also held a rally on Sunday, calling for Raisi’s prosecution. They chanted slogans against the regime of mass murderers in Iran. They also underlined their support of their risen compatriots in Iran.
On August 3, the MEK supporters in London, United Kingdom, held a protest rally, urging the international community to prosecute Raisi for his role in the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners. They held a banner that read: “Raisi, guilty of the massacre of thousands of political prisoners must be prosecuted.” They also held signs which read: “Iranian people want regime change,” echoing the recent calls for regime change in Iran protests across the country. Iranians in Germany, Italy, and United States joined the compatriots in calling for Raisi’s prosecution.
The ongoing protests underline the Iranian people’s demand for holding the regime to account for its crimes. The international community could start by initiating an official investigation into the 1988 massacre and holding its perpetrators accountable.
Background
In the summer of 1988, the Iranian regime massacred over 30,000 political prisoners held in jails across Iran. The massacre was carried out based on a fatwa by the regime’s then-Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini.
Raisi played a key role in the 1988 massacre as one of the members of Tehran’s “Death Commission.” Khamenei selected Raisi during the recent sham presidential election to consolidate power in his regime. The Iranian people showed they do not want this regime by boycotting the sham elections and reiterated their demands for regime change in recent protests in Khuzestan. The international community should support the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic country and hold Raisi to account.
