{"id":344871,"date":"2026-05-05T12:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=344871"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:51:52","slug":"prisoners-in-56-iranian-facilities-mark-119th-week-of-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/stop-executions-in-iran\/prisoners-in-56-iranian-facilities-mark-119th-week-of-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Prisoners in 56 Iranian Facilities Mark 119th Week of \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_327516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327516\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-semnan-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Political Prisoners Launch Nationwide Hunger Strike in 81st Week of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-semnan-prison.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-semnan-prison-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-semnan-prison-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-semnan-prison-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-semnan-prison-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-semnan-prison-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior view of Semnan Province, located in north-central Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"518\">Political prisoners across 56 prisons in Iran launched a coordinated hunger strike on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, marking the 119th consecutive week of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/stop-executions-in-iran\/prisoners-in-56-iranian-facilities-mark-118th-week-of-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No to Executions Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d campaign. In a newly released statement, the campaign warned of a sharp rise in executions, attributing it to what it described as the judiciary\u2019s increasing submission to Iran\u2019s security apparatus.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-section-id=\"1fdoxm6\" data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"570\">Security Bodies Blamed for Surge in Executions<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"946\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mojahedin.org\/i\/%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%85-%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-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%87%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85-%DB%B5%DB%B6%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The statement<\/a> asserts that the escalation in executions is \u201cthe result of the judiciary\u2019s submission to security institutions,\u201d including the Ministry of Intelligence (VAJA), the IRGC Intelligence Organization, and the Supreme Council for Intelligence Coordination. According to the campaign, these bodies are driving a broader use of capital punishment to suppress dissent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1225\">The activists emphasized that executions are not limited to political prisoners. They reported a wider increase in executions over the past week, including inmates charged with non-political offenses, reflecting what they describe as a systematic intensification of repression.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Message from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoDeathPenaltyTuesday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoDeathPenaltyTuesday<\/a> campaign across 56 prisons in Iran during the 119th week of hunger strike:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, the members of the \u2018No to Execution Tuesdays\u2019 campaign, call upon all awakened consciences and opponents of executions, human rights organizations, and the\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/2051599077813428711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-section-id=\"1quay7x\" data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1260\">Recent Executions Highlighted<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1678\">The statement recalled several recent executions, including that of 21-year-old political prisoner and karate champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/05\/01\/iran-executes-21-year-old-karate-champion-as-un-warns-of-death-penalty-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sasan Azadvar<\/a> in Isfahan. It also named three individuals executed in Mashhad\u2014Mehdi Rasouli, Mohammadreza Miri, and Ebrahim Dowlatabadi\u2014who were detained during the January 2026 uprising. Another protester, Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, arrested during the 2022 nationwide protests, was executed in Urmia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1680\" data-end=\"1778\">The campaign warned that many detainees from recent protests remain at imminent risk of execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"2134\">The statement also accused judiciary chief <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei<\/span><\/span> of threatening further executions. According to the campaign, his recent remarks included warnings directed at opponents of capital punishment and young protesters, signaling an intensification of the crackdown on dissent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kurdish protester Mehrab Abdollahzadeh has been executed in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Arrested during the 2022 protests, he was held in solitary confinement and tortured for 42 days to extract forced confessions, later used as the sole basis for a death sentence in a grossly unfair trial.<br \/>Daily\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QvkgZgdN0V\">pic.twitter.com\/QvkgZgdN0V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/2050874195257471234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-section-id=\"1dpwqba\" data-start=\"2136\" data-end=\"2176\">Retaliation Against Prison Activists<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2178\" data-end=\"2472\">The statement reported punitive measures against female prisoners in Tehran\u2019s <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Evin Prison<\/span><\/span>. Several activists affiliated with the campaign were denied visitation and phone contact after chanting \u201cNo to executions\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator\u201d during yard time last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2621\">The campaign argued that escalating repression, imprisonment, and executions will not deter public unrest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2623\" data-end=\"2888\">\u201cIt is clear to all that policies of suppression, imprisonment, and execution cannot prevent the uprising of the people against the ruling system,\u201d the statement said, adding that a government that has lost its legitimacy cannot resolve its crisis through violence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even on death row, these brave <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mojahedineng<\/a> heroes remained unbowed, unbroken, and fearless, singing a powerful Resistance anthem inside the walls of Ghezel Hesar Prison. Their voices of defiance will echo forever and inspire the fight for a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ooZx9dxKSU\">pic.twitter.com\/ooZx9dxKSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/2040345103894557043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-section-id=\"1gih6u3\" data-start=\"2890\" data-end=\"2923\">Call for International Action<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2925\" data-end=\"3205\">Concluding the statement, the campaign urged \u201call awakened consciences, opponents of the death penalty, human rights organizations, and the international community\u201d to take immediate and effective action to save the lives of prisoners\u2014both political and non-political\u2014across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3207\" data-end=\"3447\">The hunger strike spans dozens of facilities, including major prisons such as Evin, Qezel Hesar, Greater Tehran, Adelabad in Shiraz, and Urmia, underscoring the scale of the protest and the persistence of resistance inside Iran\u2019s prison system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political prisoners across 56 prisons in Iran launched a coordinated hunger strike on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, marking the 119th consecutive week of the &ldquo;No to Executions Tuesdays&rdquo; campaign. 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