{"id":333076,"date":"2025-06-17T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333076"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:28:16","slug":"no-to-execution-campaign-marks-73rd-week-amid-escalating-killings-in-irans-prisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/stop-executions-in-iran\/no-to-execution-campaign-marks-73rd-week-amid-escalating-killings-in-irans-prisons\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNo to Execution\u201d Campaign Marks 73rd Week Amid Escalating Killings in Iran\u2019s Prisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329176\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-329176 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-gohardasht-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Gohardasht Prison in Iran, renamed Rajaee Shahr Prison by the regime\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-gohardasht-prison.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-gohardasht-prison-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-gohardasht-prison-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-gohardasht-prison-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-gohardasht-prison-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-gohardasht-prison-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gohardasht Prison in Iran, renamed Rajaee Shahr Prison by the regime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the 73rd week of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/06\/17\/73rd-week-of-the-no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign-across-47-prisons-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuesdays for No to Execution<\/a>\u201d campaign, prisoners in 47 prisons across Iran staged coordinated acts of protest\u2014including hunger strikes\u2014demanding an end to state executions and the immediate release of all political and conscience prisoners. The protest comes amid what activists call a \u201csystematic campaign of state-sanctioned killings\u201d by the clerical dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The campaign\u2019s statement warns:\u00a0\u201cThe release of all political and ideological prisoners and the immediate annulment of all death sentences must become a public demand, because the lives of political prisoners and death row inmates are in serious danger. There is concern that the regime, as in the past, may lead them to the gallows to intensify repression and spread fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the statement, at least 126 people have been executed since the start of June\u201412 of them on a single day, June 10. The prisoners described these as \u201cunjust killings,\u201d noting that many occurred without fair trial or public notice. Victims reportedly include religious minorities, impoverished citizens, and political detainees.<\/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> News: Kermanshah Prison Massacre\u2014At Least 10 Killed, over 30 Wounded in Armed Crackdown Following Airstrike Panic<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MQhDzzjquu\">https:\/\/t.co\/MQhDzzjquu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1934724929712197737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 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 also reported the recent execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mizanonline.ir\/en\/news\/1530\/mossad-spy-executed-major-intelligence-strike-against-zionist-spy-network-inside-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Esmail Fekri<\/em><\/a>, a security detainee allegedly convicted of espionage, who was hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison on June 16 under total media blackout. It further named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/stop-executions-in-iran\/iran-brutal-execution-of-mojahed-korkor-on-khameneis-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mojahed Korkor<\/em><\/a>, a political prisoner arrested during the 2022 uprising and subjected to two years of imprisonment and torture, who was executed last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cExecution is not a punishment; it is a crime,\u201d the campaign statement said. \u201cWe condemn all death sentences regardless of charges, and we resist them. These are state-sanctioned murders. We will not forget the victims, we will not stay silent, and we will not back down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The campaign draws a grim parallel between war and state repression:\u00a0\u201cWar and executions are two sides of the same coin that strip people of the right to life. The people of Iran have been dragged into a war they never chose. Despite the exceptional and crisis-driven circumstances caused by the war, the machinery of death and slaughter never stops.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cExecution is not a punishment; it is a crime.\u201d <br \/>In Week 73 of their hunger strike, political prisoners in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoDeathPenaltyTuesdays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoDeathPenaltyTuesdays<\/a> campaign warn:<br \/>The threat of death looms over political and social prisoners. Just last night, Dizel Abad Prison was bombed and brutally\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WbYHIBzfmW\">pic.twitter.com\/WbYHIBzfmW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1934887714261799333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 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;\">Referring to the broader context of Iran\u2019s conflict with Israel, the statement declared:\u00a0\u201cDespite the extraordinary and critical situation caused by the war, the machinery of death and killing does not stop for a moment, and the despotic government continues to execute citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement also referenced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-news-kermanshah-prison-massacre-at-least-10-killed-over-30-wounded-in-armed-crackdown-following-airstrike-panic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 16 massacre at Dizel-Abad Prison<\/a> in Kermanshah, where, following an Israeli airstrike on nearby military facilities, panicked inmates were met not with evacuation, but gunfire from regime special units. Over 10 were reportedly killed and more than 30 injured in the brutal crackdown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Activists described the situation as a test for international human rights institutions:\u00a0\u201cNow, more than ever, the presence and solidarity of the people is critical. You, the conscious and free people, are our only support and our voice. The United Nations and the Special Rapporteur on Iran must act urgently to investigate the conditions inside Dizel-Abad Prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>  \u2014 At least 10 prisoners were killed and over 30 injured in Dieselabad Prison, Kermanshah, after Iran regime\u2019s riot forces opened fire on defenseless inmates demanding relocation to safety. The unrest followed Israeli strikes on nearby missile launchers that shook the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WuMXlSOWMY\">pic.twitter.com\/WuMXlSOWMY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1934696527248691380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 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 emphasized that many executions remain hidden from public view, with victims tried without due process and buried in silence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the death toll continues to rise, \u201cTuesdays for No to Execution\u201d has become a symbol of resistance within Iran\u2019s prison system\u2014a weekly act of defiance against a regime determined to crush dissent at any cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 73rd week of the &ldquo;Tuesdays for No to Execution&rdquo; campaign, prisoners in 47 prisons across Iran staged coordinated acts of protest&mdash;including hunger strikes&mdash;demanding an end to state executions [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":329176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,15],"tags":[240,276],"class_list":{"0":"post-333076","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stop-executions-in-iran","8":"category-human-rights","9":"tag-iran-execution","10":"tag-iran-human-rights"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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