{"id":334231,"date":"2025-07-15T13:12:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334231"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:12:29","slug":"yazd-prison-joins-no-to-execution-tuesdays-in-77th-week-of-national-anti-execution-protest-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/stop-executions-in-iran\/yazd-prison-joins-no-to-execution-tuesdays-in-77th-week-of-national-anti-execution-protest-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Yazd Prison Joins “No to Execution Tuesdays” in 77th Week of National Anti-Execution Protest Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Inside the courtyard of Yazd Prison in central Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In its 77th consecutive week, the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d campaign\u2014an unprecedented grassroots movement from within Iran\u2019s prisons\u2014marked a significant expansion as Yazd Prison officially joined the protest. This brings the number of participating prisons to 48, underscoring a growing wave of resistance against the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating use of the death penalty as a tool of political repression and social intimidation.<\/p>\n

The campaign, led by prisoners themselves and supported by families of death row inmates and justice-seekers across Iran, continues to challenge the regime\u2019s normalization of executions. In recent weeks, the regime has intensified its use of capital punishment, often targeting political and ideological prisoners, particularly those from ethnic minority groups.<\/p>\n

Political Prisoners Face Imminent Execution<\/h2>\n

The latest wave of repression has seen three political prisoners\u2014Farshad Etemadi-Far<\/a>, Masoud Jamei, and Alireza Mardasi\u2014each sentenced to death twice by Branch 1 of the so-called Revolutionary Court of Ahvaz. Meanwhile, Arab political prisoners Ali Mojaddam, Moein Khanfari, and Mohammadreza Moghaddam have been transferred to solitary confinement, raising urgent concerns about their possible secret execution. The complete lack of communication regarding their condition has intensified fears among their families and advocates, pointing to the regime\u2019s continued use of enforced disappearance.<\/p>\n

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Ms. Mai Sato, expressed<\/a> grave concern about the fate of the Ahvazi Arab prisoners and called on the international community to speak out before it is too late. \u201cThese warnings must evolve into concrete and collective action,\u201d the campaign declared, emphasizing the urgency of halting state-sanctioned killings.<\/p>\n

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Week 77 of #NoToExecutionTuesdays<\/a>: 48 prisons now join the hunger strike, including Yazd.
New death sentences, solitary confinement for 3 Arab political prisoners, 44 executions in 3 weeks.#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6lnjlSvqm6<\/a><\/p>\n

— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n