A group of Anglo-Iranian residents from Barnet staged a march at Number 10 Downing Street in protest at human rights abuses taking place across Iran.
The group of over 200 people – hailing from Barnet, Finchley, Colindale and Mill Hill – descended on Prime Minister David Cameron’s house to deliver a petition highlighting their plight.
Their petition asks the government to recognise the escalating numbers of human rights violations going unchecked in the country.
The group were joined by friends protesting similar abuses in Syria.
Ahmad Ebrahimi of Greatfield Road, Colindale – the head of the delegation delivering the petition and former political prisoner – said: spoke of his motivations for taking part“Since Rouhani came to power oppression is worse.
"Two thousand executions in the last two years. Our purpose is to expose these violations.” Mr Ebrahimi was imprisoned for 10 years in the 1980s for joining a student group during the revolution.
Talking about his experiences, he described being deprived of food, sleep and being subjected to lashings and torture on a regular basis.
As an eyewitness, Mr Ebrahimi feels it’s vital to share his story and the story of others. “It’s very important people know our story.”
Amnesty International say since president Hassan Rouhani came to power the number of executions has increased, with nearly 700 in the last six months.
Protestors at Saturday's march were keen to urge the British government to act against these violations. The rally was organised to coincide with the anniversary of 30,000 political executions that took place in 1988.
The campaign is yet to receive a response from Downing Street.
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