Political prisoners across Iran entered their 126th consecutive week of coordinated hunger strikes today, expanding their defiant “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign to a staggering 57 different prisons nationwide.
The milestone week was marked by the formal joining of inmates from Kerman Prison, who launched their weekly hunger strikes in solidarity with an domestic resistance movement that continues to grow despite the clerical regime’s aggressive campaign of judicial intimidation.
A Grim Surge: 134 Executions in a Single Month
According to a powerful statement released today by the striking prisoners, the regime’s “execution and killing machine” has dramatically accelerated its operations. In the Iranian month of Khordad alone (May–June 2026), the judiciary carried out at least 134 brutal executions. Inmates emphasized that this surge is a calculated state apparatus designed to enforce public blind obedience and suppress widespread social unrest.
The statement notes that international watchdogs are increasingly alarmed by Tehran’s unchecked judicial violence. Separate warnings were recently issued by Amnesty International, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Iran Mai Sato, and a coalition of UN human rights experts. These international bodies strongly condemned the ongoing systematic violation of human rights in the country and warned against the continuing international impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators.
Iran’s #NoDeathPenaltyTuesdays campaign has entered its 126th week, with prisoners in 57 prisons, including Kerman Prison on hunger strike against the regime’s escalating execution spree.
The campaign warns that human rights in Iran must never be sacrificed in political…— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) June 23, 2026
“Human Rights Are Not Negotiable”
From inside the walls of Iran’s most notorious cells, the striking prisoners sent a clear message to the international community and the Iranian public, reaffirming that their struggle will not be silenced by the gallows.
“We, the prisoners of the ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ campaign, who have protested these medieval executions through uninterrupted hunger strikes every single Tuesday for 126 weeks, declare once again that the human rights of the Iranian people—especially political prisoners—are non-negotiable. We will continue to defend freedom, equality, and the abolition of the death penalty with our last breath.”
The inmates urged international human rights bodies and the global public not to remain indifferent to what they termed “organized crime by the ruling religious fascism.” They added: “History has shown that no tyranny can endure by relying on violence, and no government can permanently silence the voice of justice.”
Iranian prisoners are being pressured to "volunteer" for deployment to war zones such as Kharg Island and Hormozgan Province in exchange for money, privileges, or reduced sentences. Under prison conditions, there can be no free consent. https://t.co/OEdMDjMI1w
— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) June 14, 2026
A Nation Wrapped in Resistance
The hunger strike has achieved unprecedented horizontal unity across Iran’s deeply segregated prison system. The strike is currently active in 57 facilities, spanning dozens of cities and including both male and female wards.
Key facilities participating in today’s hunger strike include:
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The Capital Region: Evin Prison (Men’s and Women’s Wards), Ghezel Hesar (Units 2, 3, and 4), Greater Tehran Prison, Qarchak Prison, and Khorin Prison in Varamin.
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Regional Hubs: Central Karaj, Mashhad, Adelabad and Nezam Prisons in Shiraz, Dizeledabad in Kermanshah, Tabriz, Orumiyeh, Sanandaj, Zahedan, and Shiban in Ahvaz.
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The Newest Front: Kerman Prison, where a newly formed coalition of prisoners officially synchronized their weekly fasts with the national movement today.
As the number of participating institutions climbs to 57, the campaign stands as one of the longest-running and most geographically diverse prison resistances in modern Iranian history—a direct challenge to the regime’s efforts to suppress internal dissent.