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The UN and EU Horrific Appeasement of the Iranian Regime Tyranny , Betrayal of the Iranian People
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The regime is murdering its youth, including two young men who were only offering help to fleeing protesters. At least 26 people linked to those protests have been hanged after trials marked by torture and forced confessions, while dozens more – in a terror state determined to instill fear – remain at urgent risk.
The only countries taking meaningful action, or even expressing disapproval of this regime and its atrocities, are the United States and Israel. The United Nations and the European Union, which endlessly lecture the world about human rights and vilify Israel for defending not only itself but them, have offered effectively no objections.
The "No to Execution Tuesdays" campaign has spread to nearly 60 prisons across Iran, marking over 130 consecutive weeks of protest. The prisoners know the risks of protesting — further isolation, denial of medical care, or accelerated hangings — nonetheless they refuse to stay silent.
Contrast this to the swift, fierce international outcry whenever Israel defends itself and Western civilization against barbarities. You will find an unfailing avalanche of pompous statements, condemnations and resolutions. When Iran executes protesters in public squares, tortures prisoners, and arms Russia's war machine, the response consists of muted expressions of "grave concern." The UN issues calls for moratoriums, which Iran, of course, ignores.
Iranian embassies and consulates remain open across Europe; European diplomats continue operating in Tehran. Diplomatic relations proceed as if the regime were a normal partner rather than an outsized human rights abuser and massive state sponsor of terrorism.
Concrete action requires, first, expelling all Iranian diplomats and closing down all Iranian embassies and consulates in Europe. These facilities, which simply function as operational bases for the IRGC and intelligence networks, must be shut down.
Second, European countries should simultaneously close their own embassies in Iran and impose a complete halt to trade with Iran. A civilized country does not do business with a tyranny that publicly hangs protesters, runs show trials, and tortures prisoners.
Third, provide full support — particularly military and economic where needed — to the United States and Israel in confronting Iran's regime. This is not merely a regional dispute; Iran is dedicated to bringing down democracy, freedom, and international peace. Iran's regime exports nothing but a theocratic dictatorship, terror and death.
The number of executions in Iran has surged dramatically in 2026, accompanied by widespread human rights violations: torture, sham trials, and the systematic repression of dissent.
Iranian authorities have carried out hundreds of executions so far, and it is only August. There were more than 100 in June, with the total climbing past 420 by late July, according to Iran Human Rights and other monitors. Recently a gallows was erected in Isfahan's public square. Many of these executions appear to be politically motivated, targeting participants in the January 2026 protests that challenged the regime.
The regime is murdering its youth, including two young men who were only offering help to fleeing protesters. At least 26 people linked to those protests have been hanged after trials marked by torture and forced confessions, while dozens more – in a terror state determined to instill fear – remain at urgent risk.
The only countries taking meaningful action, or even expressing disapproval of this regime and its atrocities, are the United States and Israel. The United Nations and the European Union, which endlessly lecture the world about human rights and vilify Israel for defending not only itself but them, have offered effectively no objections.
Their inaction, of course, assures Iran's regime that mass killings of its own people and support for global terrorism carry no real cost.
On July 28, authorities publicly hanged Amir Hossein Safari and Abolfazl Sepahi in Esfahan's Alikhani Square. Amnesty International described the proceedings as grossly unfair, with allegations of torture and no proper access to defense. Two others from the same case had already been executed on July 19. In one of the first significant public displays of defiance in months, crowds gathered near the site and chanted "shameless" and "without honor" before security forces forcibly dispersed them.
Inside Iranian prisons, courageous resistance continues. At Ghezel Hesar, Iran's largest prison, roughly 1,500 death-row inmates have been on hunger strike for weeks against the rising executions. Some, holding placards reading " No to Executions ," have sewn their lips shut.