{"id":331465,"date":"2025-05-13T10:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T09:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331465"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T10:01:06","slug":"no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign-continues-hunger-strike-across-41-prisons-amid-surge-in-death-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign-continues-hunger-strike-across-41-prisons-amid-surge-in-death-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: &#8220;No to Execution Tuesdays&#8221; Hunger Strike Spreads to 41 Prisons Amid Death Sentence Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_331466\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331466\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kerman-central-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Central Prison in Kerman, southeastern Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kerman-central-prison.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kerman-central-prison-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kerman-central-prison-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kerman-central-prison-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kerman-central-prison-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kerman-central-prison-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Central Prison in Kerman, southeastern Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">May 13, 2025 \u2014 In the 68th Week of protest, political prisoners condemn the execution of 96 individuals since late April, and demand accountability for judges behind death sentences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a powerful act of resistance against the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating use of the death penalty, political prisoners across 41 prisons in Iran are continuing their hunger strike for the sixty-eighth consecutive week as part of the <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%b4-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign<\/a>. This collective protest comes as the Iranian regime intensifies its execution spree, with more than 96 individuals, including one woman, executed since April 21, 2025\u2014an average of at least four hangings per day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In their joint statement, the prisoners participating in this campaign emphasize that the wave of executions is not merely a legal issue but a tool of political repression. They highlight the recent death sentences issued to Amin (Peyman) Farahavar Gisavandani, a poet and political prisoner in Gilan, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/save-iranian-student-sentenced-to-death-for-supporting-pmoi-urgent-action-needed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ehsan Faridi<\/a>, a student at the University of Tabriz\u2014both condemned under the charges of moharebeh (enmity against God) and baghi (armed rebellion). These verdicts, they assert, were delivered without access to independent legal counsel, violating even the most basic standards of due process.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Week 68 of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoToDeathPenalty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoToDeathPenalty<\/a> Tuesdays: hunger strikes in 41 prisons across Iran.<br \/>Political prisoners warn of rising executions and urge:<br \/>\u201cRaise the flag of resistance. Let protest be heard loud and clear.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/64JpNQ6rlz\">https:\/\/t.co\/64JpNQ6rlz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1922198368790479127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2025<\/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;\">The prisoners call on international human rights organizations and anti-death penalty activists to expose the identities of the judges responsible for these inhumane rulings, including <a href=\"https:\/\/spreadingjustice.org\/individual-violator\/sj86383\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judge Ahmad Darvish-Goftar<\/a>, and to submit formal complaints to independent judicial bodies. They urge the global community not to remain silent as the Iranian regime continues to execute prisoners\u2014many of them political detainees\u2014under vaguely defined charges and unfair trials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAt a time when the regime is incapable of resolving its internal and external crises, the pace of executions has intensified,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cWe must not allow this criminal regime to take the lives of citizens with impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement also pays tribute to <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/05\/19\/political-prisoner-barzan-mohammadi-on-hunger-strike-in-ilam-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barzan Mohammadi<\/a>, a former political prisoner and ardent supporter of the campaign who recently died in a tragic accident. The prisoners extend their condolences to his family and reaffirm their commitment to carrying his memory forward through their ongoing struggle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ehsan Faridi, a university student in Tabriz, has been sentenced to death for \u201cenmity against God\u201d\u2014with no public evidence, no fair trial.<br \/>He is the youngest political prisoner on death row in Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsinIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsinIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o9ka9Gu0rF\">https:\/\/t.co\/o9ka9Gu0rF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cer0HaJcvG\">pic.twitter.com\/Cer0HaJcvG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1921949646168949212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2025<\/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;\">The campaign\u2019s hunger strike, now in <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/05\/13\/68th-week-of-the-no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign-in-41-prisons-across-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its 68th week<\/a>, spans prisons across Iran, including but not limited to: Evin, Qezel-Hesar, Greater Tehran, Zahedan, Mashhad, Tabriz, Urmia, Khorramabad, Sanandaj, Marivan, and Rasht. Both men\u2019s and women\u2019s wards are involved, underscoring the widespread participation and solidarity among incarcerated activists from across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This growing movement reflects a broader and deepening discontent within Iranian society, where decades of state violence, authoritarianism, and systemic injustice have fueled calls for freedom, equality, and democracy. The prisoners reaffirm that \u201cfreedom is the right of a nation that has paid a heavy price for decades in its pursuit of liberty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the Iranian regime continues its lethal crackdown, the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign stands as a powerful symbol of nonviolent defiance from within prison walls\u2014a cry for justice that resonates far beyond them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 13, 2025 &mdash; In the 68th Week of protest, political prisoners condemn the execution of 96 individuals since late April, and demand accountability for judges behind death sentences. 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