{"id":323609,"date":"2024-08-29T09:36:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=323609"},"modified":"2024-08-29T09:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:42:27","slug":"growing-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign-gains-nationwide-and-international-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/growing-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign-gains-nationwide-and-international-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing \u2018No to Executions Tuesdays\u2019 Campaign in Iran Gains Nationwide and International Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Political prisoners across Iran marked the 31st consecutive week of their hunger strike<\/a> as part of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign. This ongoing protest, which has been joined by inmates in multiple prisons throughout the country, aims to oppose the rampant use of the death penalty by the Iranian regime. In a statement released on this occasion, the striking prisoners condemned the government\u2019s recent surge in executions and the oppressive conditions faced by those in detention.<\/p>\n

The prisoners highlighted the alarming increase in executions under Iran’s newly appointed government, stating that at least 126 individuals were hanged in August alone. “Thousands of prisoners across the country, all victims of the systematic incompetence of this regime, are also awaiting execution,” the statement read. It further described the regime’s actions as a methodical and relentless assault on the right to life, aimed at instilling fear and suppressing dissent.<\/p>\n

The statement also underscored the harsh conditions and punitive measures imposed on the prisoners participating in the campaign. These measures include the deprivation of basic rights, such as the denial of phone calls and family visits for women inmates in Evin Prison and the transfer of political prisoner Armita Paveer<\/a> to solitary confinement in Tabriz Prison. “The new cabinet can be named the ‘cabinet of suppression and executions,'” the prisoners remarked, indicating that the recent appointments were a prelude to increased repression throughout Iranian society.<\/p>\n

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#Iranian<\/a> Political Prisoners Mark 30th Week of Hunger Strike in \u2018No to Executions\u2019 Campaignhttps:\/\/t.co\/hz0BthIVw3<\/a><\/p>\n

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