Iranians Hold Awareness Event on Utøya Against Executions in Iran

On July 17, 2025, members of the Young Norwegian-Iranians for Democracy held an awareness event on the island of Utøya, Norway. The event aimed to highlight the Iranian regime’s escalating use of executions and brutal repression to silence dissent. Organized with the support of Socialist Youth (Sosialistisk Ungdom), the event featured an information stand and a photo exhibition to raise public awareness among Norwegians. Among the images displayed were those of Saeed Masouri—one of Iran’s longest-imprisoned political prisoners, His fate remains unknown after Iranian security forces violently stormed Ghezel Hesar Prison on July 16, 2025, in a brutal assault believed to have targeted him. Also displayed were photos of political prisoners Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani, both sentenced to death and at serious risk of imminent execution, alongside many other prisoners facing similar threats.