{"id":325693,"date":"2024-11-12T09:20:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=325693"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:20:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:20:42","slug":"iran-news-41st-week-of-defiance-political-prisoners-across-24-prisons-stand-against-executions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-news-41st-week-of-defiance-political-prisoners-across-24-prisons-stand-against-executions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Spread Across Prisons as Political Prisoners Mark 42 Weeks of Hunger Strikes Against Executions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-325694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-isfahan-central-prison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-isfahan-central-prison.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-isfahan-central-prison-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-isfahan-central-prison-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-isfahan-central-prison-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-isfahan-central-prison-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-isfahan-central-prison-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Political prisoners across Iran have continued their longstanding protest against the regime\u2019s escalating execution rate, marking the 42nd consecutive week of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-news-41st-week-of-defiance-political-prisoners-across-24-prisons-stand-against-executions\/\">No to Executions on Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d campaign. This week, detainees at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan joined the movement, bringing the total number of participating facilities to 25, including Tehran\u2019s Evin Prison, Ghezel Hesar, Great Tehran Penitentiary, and numerous prisons in cities like Mashhad, Urmia, and Ahvaz.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This campaign has gained significant momentum in recent months, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the 2019 protests, in which more than 1,500 Iranians, including women and children, were killed in government crackdowns. In a statement, the prisoners honored those killed and condemned the regime\u2019s heightened use of the death penalty as a means to instill fear in an increasingly restive population.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since early November alone, authorities have executed over 100 individuals, including two women, averaging five executions per day. The current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/who-is-masoud-pezeshkian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a> administration has seen over 450 executions since coming to power, making it one of the highest execution rates in recent Iranian history.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The prisoners\u2019 statement also highlighted recent death sentences issued against two detainees, political prisoner Varisha Moradi in Evin Prison and Nasser Bekrzadeh in Urmia Prison, accused of espionage. In addition, four Arab prisoners in Ahvaz\u2019s Sheiban Prison \u2014 Ali Mojdam, Moein Khanfari, Mohammadreza Moghaddam, and Adnan Ghabishavi \u2014 were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for execution. Three of these individuals have begun hunger strikes in protest of their treatment, facing severe health risks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#News<\/a>: 41st Week of Defiance\u2014Political Prisoners Across 24 Prisons Stand Against Executions<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePoliticalPrisonersInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePoliticalPrisonersInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bkNm9l3mb0\">https:\/\/t.co\/bkNm9l3mb0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1854096122786029575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranhrs.org\/%da%a9%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%b3%d9%87%d8%b4%d9%86%d8%a8%d9%87%d9%87%d8%a7%db%8c-%d9%86%d9%87-%d8%a8%d9%87-%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%af%d8%b1-%db%b2-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In their statement<\/a>, the prisoners referred to the death penalty as a \u201chostage-taking mechanism\u201d used to intimidate ethnic groups and crush dissent, particularly among Kurdish, Baluch, and Arab prisoners. The statement revealed that four Baluch prisoners, previously assured they would be released, now face imminent execution after one of them was temporarily released and later re-arrested. This reversal, the statement suggests, underscores the regime\u2019s use of death sentences to create a climate of terror among marginalized communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The \u201cNo to Executions on Tuesdays\u201d campaign has urged human rights advocates, activists, and the international community to act urgently to halt executions and challenge the regime\u2019s violent oppression of citizens. The participating prisoners have called for solidarity and action to end the ongoing violence against political prisoners and civilians.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Full Statement by the \u201cNo to Executions on Tuesdays\u201d Campaign<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;With Dastgerd Prison of Isfahan joining the 42nd week of the \u201cNo to Executions on Tuesdays\u201d campaign, we have expanded our movement to 25 prisons across the country. We honor the memory of more than 1,500 women, men, youth, and children who lost their lives in the 2019 protests and commend the resilience of their families, who continue to seek justice despite severe repression by this tyrannical regime.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;The shadow of execution looms heavily over prisoners in the regime\u2019s oppressive dungeons. Since the beginning of November, the ruling elite has executed over 103 individuals, including two women\u2014an average of five hangings daily. Since the inauguration of the current administration, over 450 executions have been carried out, the sole tangible outcome of this grim government.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;In recent days, we have seen inhumane death sentences handed down to two prisoners in Evin and Urmia prisons on politically motivated charges of espionage. Varisha Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner, faces execution on the fabricated charge of \u2018rebellion,\u2019 while Nasser Bekrzadeh has been sentenced to death for espionage by Branch 3 of Urmia&#8217;s Revolutionary Court. Earlier, three other prisoners\u2014Idris Ali, Azad Shojaee, and Rasool Ahmad Mohammad\u2014received the same sentence from the same court.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> News: Women Political Prisoners in Evin Protest Execution Order for Varisha Moradi <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j9WpDp5afP\">https:\/\/t.co\/j9WpDp5afP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stand in solidarity with these brave women. Raise your voice to demand freedom for Varisha Moradi and all political prisoners in Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eyDwhTDSzP\">pic.twitter.com\/eyDwhTDSzP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1856179038638788764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;In another act of brutality at Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, four Arab prisoners\u2014Ali Mojdam, Moein Khanfari, Mohammadreza Moghaddam, and Adnan Ghabishavi\u2014were transferred to quarantine in preparation for execution. Three of them have started a hunger strike in protest of this inhumane treatment, putting their lives in immediate jeopardy.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Despite the regime\u2019s insane issuance of execution orders, prisoners persist in their unity and resistance. Last week, prisoners in Dastgerd of Isfahan joined the \u201cNo to Executions on Tuesdays\u201d campaign, renouncing their prison meals to demonstrate solidarity.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;This campaign condemns the use of death sentences against our compatriots, especially women like Varisha Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi, as well as against Kurdish, Baluch, and Arab minorities, for whom due process and fair trial rights are routinely violated. We recognize this pattern of execution as a form of hostage-taking to quell growing protests from an oppressed and suffering population. We call for a united front to resist this heinous and unlawful method of repression.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;For the first time, our campaign exposes the fraudulent handling of cases involving four Baluch citizens (Aido Shahbaksh, Abdolghani Shahbaksh, Abdolrahim Ghanbarzehi, and Soleiman Shahbaksh). These men were initially told they would be freed, and one was temporarily released before being re-arrested and condemned to death along with his co-defendants.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;This aberrant case typifies the hostage-taking approach the regime employs, using execution sentences to stoke fear and stifle dissent. Tragically, these unjust death sentences are now with the executioner\u2019s office and may be carried out at any time.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;The \u201cNo to Executions on Tuesdays\u201d campaign has repeatedly warned of imminent executions. Once again, we appeal to all conscientious individuals, political and civil activists, and human rights organizations to take action to save those on death row and to end executions in Iran. Only through active and united resistance can we halt the killing machine of this regime.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Participating prisons this week include Evin (women\u2019s ward, Wards 4 and 8), Ghezel Hesar (Units 3 and 4), Central Karaj, Great Tehran Penitentiary, Arak, Khorramabad, Asadabad of Isfahan, Sheiban of Ahvaz, Shiraz Military, Bam, Kahnuj, Mashhad, Qaemshahr, Lakan of Rasht (men\u2019s and women\u2019s wards), Ardabil, Tabriz, Urmia, Salmas, Khoy, Naqadeh, Saqqez, Baneh, Marivan, Kamyaran, and Dastgerd of Isfahan.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cNo to Executions on Tuesdays\u201d Campaign<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tuesday, November 12, 2024<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political prisoners across Iran have continued their longstanding protest against the regime&rsquo;s escalating execution rate, marking the 42nd consecutive week of the &ldquo;No to Executions on Tuesdays&rdquo; campaign. 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