Maryam Rajavi is the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (Coalition of democratic Iranian opposition) for the transitional period during which sovereignty will be transferred to the people of Iran. Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan for the future of Iran calls for a republic based on the separation of religion and state, gender equality, abolition of the death penalty and a non-nuclear Iran.
Since the very first weeks of this war, at least 46 political prisoners have been executed, including nine members of the People's Mojahedin (PMOI/MEK).
On this day, we honor all the brave men and women in Iran who were executed for their struggle for freedom.
On the eve of 10 October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, in a letter addressed to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, called for urgent international action to stop executions and the killing of protesters in Iran.
In the early hours of Monday, 5 October 2026, on the eve of 10 October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the executioners of the mullahs' regime committed a savage crime
European Union leaders have strongly condemned the Iranian regime’s “brutal repression” and “widespread executions” and emphasized “the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Iranian people, including the right to self-determination and to choose their own future.”
This necessary and welcome stance must be backed by concrete measures against the regime of executions and terror, alongside recognition of the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and a democratic republic.
The regime’s embassies and official and unofficial missions in Europe must be shut down, and its mercenaries and agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) must be expelled
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) October 17, 2026
For nearly half a century, the main target of this regime’s executions has been the Iranian Resistance.
Yet, standing against this regime, the National Council of Resistance of Iran holds high the banner for the abolition of the death penalty in tomorrow’s free Iran.
https://t.co/Qrm0VVVIsy— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) October 17, 2026
Maryam Rajavi was born into a middle-class family in Tehran. One of her brothers, Mahmoud, is a veteran member of the PMOI/MEK and was a political prisoner during the Shah's regime.
Her older sister, Narges, was killed by the Shah's secret police, SAVAK, in 1975.
Her other sister, Massoumeh, an industrial engineering student, was arrested by the clerical regime in 1982. Pregnant at the time, she was ultimately hanged after undergoing brutal torture. Massoumeh's husband, Massoud Izadkhah, was also executed.
Maryam Rajavi’s viewpoints on human rights in Iran The Iranian Resistance seeks to establish freedom, equality, and democracy in Iran, as well as a republic based on the separation of religion and state. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) underscores its commitment to restoring human rights in Iran and abolishing the death penalty following the clerical […]
Maryam Rajavi’s views on the abolition of the death penalty in Iran As outlined in the Ten-Point Plan, the Iranian Resistance has been calling for the abolition of the death penalty for years. We emphasize this need and call on our compatriots to protest widely against the implementation of this inhuman punishment. (1) Our plan […]
Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-point plan for the future of Iran The Ten-Point Plan for Iran’s Future was first presented by Maryam Rajavi in December 2006 at a session of the Council of Europe. This plan encapsulates the aspirations of the Iranian people and the Iranian Resistance for a future Iran: a pluralistic republic based on the separation of religion and […]
The Third Option: Change by the People of Iran Twenty-one years ago, I stood in this very parliament and declared that the solution for Iran lies neither in appeasement nor in war, but in a third option: regime change by the people of Iran and the organized resistance. I warned, “The policy of appeasement encourages […]
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Demonstration of Iranians in New York with the Participation of Political Figures- 23 September 2026
Freedom-Loving Iranians Outside the United Nations- 22 September 2026
Commemorating Iran’s 2022 Uprising- 12 September 2026
Conference at UK Parliament- 9 September 2026
Conference on Iran’s 1988 Massacre- 4 September 2026
Germany Conference on Iran-31 August 2026
