{"id":327209,"date":"2024-12-31T18:15:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T17:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=327209"},"modified":"2024-12-31T18:15:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T17:15:05","slug":"iran-protests-nationwide-hunger-strike-marks-49th-week-of-no-to-executions-tuesdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-nationwide-hunger-strike-marks-49th-week-of-no-to-executions-tuesdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Nationwide Hunger Strike Marks 49th Week of “No to Executions Tuesdays”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A prison in Tehran, Iran’s capital<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a bold act of defiance, prisoners in 28 facilities across Iran have launched a hunger strike as part of the 49th week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign. The initiative protests the regime\u2019s escalating executions and brutal punishments, including amputations and stoning, used to instill fear and suppress dissent.<\/p>\n

Campaign organizers condemn these acts as gross human rights violations and call for united action against state violence. “Silence in the face of such atrocities is a form of complicity,” they declared, urging global solidarity to challenge the regime’s oppressive policies.<\/p>\n

The full translation of the campaign\u2019s statement<\/a> follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Continuation of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign in Its 49th Week, Supported by 28 Prisons<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

“Silence in the face of such atrocities is a form of complicity.”<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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As cries of justice and protests against executions grow louder across Iran, the regime has not only failed to reduce executions and oppression but has intensified them. Recently, the judiciary legalized the amputation of body parts (hands and feet) for theft and rebellion charges, normalizing such barbaric acts to instill fear and suppress society. Many of those accused of theft are victims of systemic corruption, class discrimination, and embezzlement by regime officials and their associates.<\/p>\n

The misogynist regime has further escalated its brutality by sentencing several women in Qarchak Prison to the medieval punishment of stoning on charges of illicit relationships. In a “best-case scenario,” these sentences might be commuted to execution instead. We firmly believe that silence in the face of such atrocities equates to complicity and call for resistance against this barbarism.<\/p>\n

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#IranProtests<\/a>: Rudsar Prison Joins 48th Week of Hunger Strike Against Executionshttps:\/\/t.co\/sNPolDWBi3<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) December 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n