{"id":328541,"date":"2025-02-11T11:52:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T10:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328541"},"modified":"2025-02-11T22:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:45:05","slug":"iran-news-political-prisoners-in-35-prisons-join-55th-week-of-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-news-political-prisoners-in-35-prisons-join-55th-week-of-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Political Prisoners in 35 Prisons Join 55th Week of \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE PHOTO: A prisoner walks down a prison corridor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Political prisoners across Iran have launched a coordinated hunger strike in 35 prisons as part of the 55th week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays<\/a>” campaign, an initiative aimed at resisting the regime\u2019s escalating use of capital punishment. The movement, which has grown into a nationwide act of defiance, continues to challenge the Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary amid an ongoing wave of executions.<\/p>\n

In a statement marking the latest week of the campaign, prisoners condemned the clerical regime\u2019s increased reliance on executions, revealing that at least 1,021 people have been hanged in the past year. The statement also highlighted two new politically motivated death sentences and warned against the imminent execution of Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi<\/a>. The campaign vowed to resist and called for urgent action to stop these executions.<\/p>\n

Below is the full translated statement<\/a> of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 55th week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign across 35 prisons nationwide<\/h3>\n

The sentencing of political prisoner Pezhman Soltani to death and the campaign\u2019s warning regarding the imminent execution of Pakhshan Azizi<\/strong><\/p>\n

In these days when the clerical regime finds itself increasingly isolated both domestically and internationally, it has turned to repression and executions as its primary means of survival, intensifying this course of action. Since February 11, 2024, the regime has executed approximately 1,021 people by hanging alone.<\/p>\n

Among the latest cases, Pezhman Soltani<\/a>, a Kurdish political prisoner, who was detained in the aftermath of the 2022 nationwide uprising, has been sentenced to execution in a sham trial by Branch 1 of the Criminal Court of Urmia on charges of killing a Basij paramilitary member.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in another inhumane ruling, Pakhshan Azizi, another political prisoner whose death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court weeks ago, has been denied the right to appeal, placing her at imminent risk of execution.<\/p>\n

In response to these developments, both Amnesty International and UN Special Rapporteur Mai Sato have condemned this inhumane ruling and called for urgent intervention to prevent another state-sanctioned murder.<\/p>\n

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Deeply alarmed to receive reports that Iran's Supreme Court has rejected the judicial review request for Pakhshan Azizi's conviction&death sentence. Her imminent execution would violate int' human rights law. I urge Iranian authorities to immediately halt her execution.<\/p>\n

— Mai Sato (@drmaisato) February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n