As Iran faces growing internal crises due to systemic corruption and the inefficiency of its authoritarian regime, political prisoners across the country have intensified their weekly protest campaign, “No to Execution Tuesdays,” now in its 69th consecutive week.
In a statement released today, incarcerated activists condemned the alarming surge in executions across Iran, highlighting that over 129 individuals, including four women and two juvenile offenders, have been executed since April 21 alone. Just last week, 25 prisoners were hanged—among them, juvenile offenders executed in Malayer and Adelabad prisons. These acts, carried out with blatant disregard for international human rights norms, have drawn strong condemnation from both inside and outside the prison walls.
The regime continues to conceal accurate statistics on executions, but human rights observers and reports reaching the campaign paint a dire picture: a deliberate acceleration of capital punishment as a tool of repression.
#IranProtests: "No to Execution Tuesdays" Hunger Strike Spreads to 41 Prisons Amid Death Sentence Surgehttps://t.co/LMjFEIRbkc
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In the face of this systemic violence, the campaign is gaining momentum on the streets. Families of those on death row, along with growing numbers of Iranian youth, are staging protests, organizing creative civil resistance actions, and amplifying the voices of those imprisoned.
“We call on all people—especially young Iranians—to raise their voices against this inhumane punishment,” the prisoners’ statement reads. “Stand with the families seeking justice and join the protest gatherings. Let us not leave them alone.”
Last week saw an unprecedented wave of solidarity, fueled by the support of activists both within Iran and in the diaspora. The campaign expressed heartfelt thanks to all political, civil, and human rights groups who have supported the movement.
In recent days, at least five prisoners have been executed in various prisons across Iran. #StopExecutionsinIran @WebDPN @ICOMDP @WCADP https://t.co/x0bosIADgX pic.twitter.com/lkI9Vc3cMk
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Three additional prisons—Mahabad, Bukan, and Yasuj—have now joined the weekly hunger strike, bringing the total number of participating facilities to 44. On this 69th Tuesday, prisoners across Iran—from Evin and Ghezel Hesar to Urmia and Sanandaj—are refusing food in a powerful act of nonviolent resistance.
This growing movement, rooted in sacrifice, solidarity, and the fundamental right to life, is becoming a national symbol of defiance against a regime that seeks to silence dissent through death.