March 25, 2025: The sixty-first week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign continues with a hunger strike by political prisoners across 38 prisons in Iran. In a joint statement, participating prisoners highlighted the alarming execution statistics for the Iranian year 1403 (March 20, 2024 – March 20, 2025), revealing that over 1,150 prisoners, including 38 women, were executed. Among them were 135 Baluch and 104 Kurdish compatriots. Additionally, five political prisoners were executed, while eight others were publicly hanged in a brutal, medieval-style display. Shockingly, seven juveniles were also among those executed.
The campaign’s members called on organizations and activists to take a stronger stand against executions in Iran, declaring:
“We, the members of the ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ campaign, remain steadfast in our opposition to the inhumane practice of execution. We urge all individuals, organizations, and groups committed to human rights and the right to life to take more effective and practical actions against executions. Let us strive for 1404 to mark the end of repression and executions, and the beginning of freedom for Iran.”
Execution Statistics for 1403
As the new Iranian year 1404 begins, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign has released its report on the execution crisis under the current regime. Notably, 85% of executions in 1403 took place during the presidency of Pezeshkian, demonstrating that all factions of the regime continue to engage in the mass execution of Iranian citizens.
The campaign urges activists and human rights defenders to escalate their efforts against the death penalty and advocate for justice.
Hunger Strike in 38 Prisons
On Tuesday, Farvardin 5, 1404 (March 25, 2025), prisoners in 38 detention centers will launch a hunger strike as part of the ongoing protest against executions. Participating prisons include:
Tehran: Evin Prison (women’s ward, wards 4 and 8), Qazalhesar Prison (units 3 and 4), Greater Tehran Prison, Central Karaj Prison, Khorin Varamin Prison
Isfahan: Chubin Dar Qazvin Prison, Arak Prison, Asadabad Isfahan Prison, Dastgerd Isfahan Prison
Ahvaz & Shiraz: Shiban Ahvaz Prison, Sepidar Ahvaz Prison (women’s and men’s wards), Nezam Shiraz Prison, Adelabad Shiraz Prison (women’s and men’s wards)
Other Regions: Borazjan, Ramhormoz, Bam, Kahnouj, Tabas, Jowin, Mashhad, Gonbad Kavous, Qaemshahr, Rasht, Rudsar, Haviq Talesh, Dieselabad Kermanshah, Ardabil, Tabriz, Urmia, Salmas, Khoy, Naqadeh, Miandoab, Saqqez, Baneh, Marivan, Kamyaran
This marks the sixty-first consecutive week of resistance under the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign.
