{"id":343770,"date":"2026-03-24T13:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=343770"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:23:27","slug":"hunger-strike-campaign-against-executions-enters-113th-week-across-56-iranian-prisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/hunger-strike-campaign-against-executions-enters-113th-week-across-56-iranian-prisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunger Strike Campaign Against Executions Enters 113th Week Across 56 Iranian Prisons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The front gate of the Firouz Abad Prison, southcentral Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The campaign \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d announced on Tuesday that prisoners in 56 prisons across Iran are observing a hunger strike for the 113th consecutive week, continuing their protest against executions despite war conditions, bombardment, internet blackouts, and mounting repression.<\/p>\n

In its latest statement, the campaign said the protest has not stopped even under extraordinary pressure and insecurity. The movement said its aim remains to draw urgent attention to the accelerating use of the death penalty and to the condition of prisoners who are at imminent risk of execution.<\/p>\n

The statement came as the campaign condemned a new wave of executions, including the killing of three detainees arrested during the nationwide protests of January 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe executioner regime, in the past year, has hanged more than 2,650 of our compatriots across the country,\u201d the statement said<\/a>. It added that \u201con the night of Nowruz, three brave young men \u2014 Mehdi Ghasemi, Saeed Davoudi, and Saleh Mohammadi \u2014 who had been arrested in the Dey protests, were cruelly executed in Qom,\u201d while another prisoner, Kourosh Keyvani, was hanged in Karaj Central Prison on charges of espionage.<\/p>\n

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After 3 weeks of blackout in Iran, prisoners\u2019 voices emerged<\/p>\n

In 56 prisons across Iran, political prisoners continue their hunger strike in Week 113 of the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign\u2014warning of executions, torture, and deadly conditions. Prisoners face a double threat:\u2026<\/p>\n

— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n