Iranian American Community of North Texas Rallies Against Executions in Iran

Dallas, TX — April 26, 2025
The Iranian American Community of North Texas (IACNT), supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, held a rally at JFK Plaza in downtown Dallas to condemn the alarming rise in executions in Iran. The demonstration drew local supporters, human rights advocates, and members of the Iranian American community to stand in solidarity with political prisoners and call for international accountability.

The rally highlighted the cases of political prisoners such as Behrouz Ehsani, a 70-year-old father tortured and sentenced to death for supporting the MEK, and Mehdi Hassani, a 48-year-old protester arrested during the 2022 uprising and now facing imminent execution. Their names, along with others on death row, were publicly read aloud as a reminder of the regime’s brutality.

 Since July 2024, over 1,050 executions have been carried out in Iran—a 20% increase from the previous year, marking the highest rate of executions in three decades. At least 60 political prisoners remain on death row, many convicted through sham trials or arrested for peacefully advocating change.

“This is state-sponsored murder,” said one speaker. “But the people of Iran are not silent. And neither are we.”

 The IACNT urged Texans to contact their elected officials to speak out against Iran’s human rights violations and push for international legal action against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other regime officials for crimes against humanity.

The rally was part of a nationwide effort by Iranian American communities in the United States to amplify the voices of the voiceless and demand justice for victims of repression.