The 84th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign is marked by widespread resistance in Iranian prisons, with inmates from 51 facilities joining in solidarity against the regime’s escalating wave of executions. This week, Langarud Prison of Qom officially joined the campaign, underscoring the growing scope of opposition within the prison system.
The statement by the campaign comes as the Iranian regime intensifies its brutal use of executions as a tool of repression. Thirty-nine executions were recorded in the past week alone, including two women, bringing the total to 704 executions since the beginning of the Iranian year 1404 (March 21, 2025).
Families Kept in the Dark on Executed Prisoners’ Burial Sites
This week’s statement also highlighted the ongoing injustice following the cowardly execution of political prisoners Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani. Nearly forty days after their deaths, their families remain unaware of the location of their burial sites. This deliberate denial of information constitutes enforced disappearance and amounts to psychological torture of their loved ones, fitting into the regime’s broader pattern of human rights abuses.
Today marks 84th week of #NoDeathPenaltyTuesdays held in 51 prisons across Iran.
This week, prisoners in Langaroud Prison (Qom) joined the protest. The statement, issued on the 40th day after the executions of Mehdi Hassani & Behrouz Ehsani, denounces the regime’s merciless wave… pic.twitter.com/z9OBwfCCIv— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) September 2, 2025
The campaign declared: “The widespread and brutal executions occurring weekly in our country are not only a flagrant breach of fundamental human rights, but also clear evidence of bloody repression and the regime’s effort to maintain power through intimidation and silencing voices calling for freedom and justice.”
Despite the regime’s tactics, the campaign emphasized that the victims of these atrocities are not lost to oblivion. Instead, their memory endures in the hearts of Iranians, serving as a beacon of hope for a future free from executions and violence.
A Growing Wave of Resistance
With the inclusion of Langarud Prison in Qom, the campaign now spans 51 prisons nationwide. The participants reaffirmed their determination to remain the voice of grieving families, prisoners, and all freedom-seeking Iranians until the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.
84th Week of #NoToExecutionTuesdays | 51 prisons across Iran, 704 executions, 36 days since the executions of Mehdi Hassani & Behrooz Ehsani
Referring to their hidden burial, the statement reads:
“This inhumane behavior is nothing short of enforced disappearance and… pic.twitter.com/k78nKETrYs— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) September 2, 2025
The campaign also extended its condolences to the family of Vali Daneshvarkar, father of political prisoner Shahrokh Daneshvarkar. Mr. Daneshvarkar, remembered as a steadfast supporter of the campaign, played an active role in public gatherings before his passing.
“This campaign sincerely extends its condolences to the respected family of Mr. Vali Daneshvarkar-father of political prisoner Shahrokh Daneshvarkar, and one of the steadfast supporters of the campaign who played an active role in gatherings-for his passing, and to all the supporters and members of the campaign.”
Prisons Participating in the 84th Week (September 2, 2025)
Evin Prison, Qezel Hesar Prison (Units 3 & 4), Karaj Central Prison, Fardis Prison (Karaj), Greater Tehran Prison, Qarchak Prison, Khorin Varamin Prison, Choobindar Prison (Qazvin), Ahar Prison, Arak Prison, Khorramabad Prison, Yasouj Prison, Asadabad Prison (Isfahan), Dastgerd Prison (Isfahan), Sheiban Prison (Ahvaz), Sepidar Prison (Ahvaz—men’s and women’s wards), Nezam Prison (Shiraz), Adelabad Prison (Shiraz—men’s and women’s wards), Firouzabad Prison (Fars), Dehdasht Prison, Zahedan Prison (women’s ward), Borazjan Prison, Ramhormoz Prison, Behbahan Prison, Bam Prison, Yazd Prison, Kahnouj Prison, Tabas Prison, Mashhad Prison, Gonbad-e Kavus Prison, Qaemshahr Prison, Rasht Prison (men’s and women’s wards), Rudsar Prison, Haviq (Talesh) Prison, Ezbaram (Lahijan) Prison, Dizelabad Prison (Kermanshah), Ardabil Prison, Tabriz Prison, Urmia Prison, Salmas Prison, Khoy Prison, Naqadeh Prison, Miandoab Prison, Mahabad Prison, Bukan Prison, Saqqez Prison, Baneh Prison, Marivan Prison, Sanandaj Prison, Kamyaran Prison, and Langaroud Prison (Qom).