As the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign enters its 73rd week, the Iranian government continues its use of executions as a tool of systemic repression—even during wartime. Since the beginning of the Iranian month of Khordad (May 22), at least 126 people have been executed. This number—alarming by any measure—exposes the regime’s ongoing reliance on judicial violence to silence dissent and control society.

This week’s statement proclaims:

“Execution is not a punishment—it is a crime. We categorically condemn all death sentences, regardless of the charges.”

Despite the chaos and destruction of war, the apparatus of execution has not stopped. On June 10, 2025, 12 people were executed in a single day. Just days later, on June 16, political prisoner Esmail Fekri was executed in secret at Qezel-Hesar Prison without public notice.

These are not mere statistics—they represent stolen lives. The majority of those executed are denied due process and are often among society’s most marginalized: political dissidents, impoverished individuals, and religious or ethnic minorities.

One such life was that of Mojahed Kourkour, executed last week after 2.5 years of imprisonment and torture for his role in the 2022 uprising.

The campaign’s message is unwavering:
We will not remain silent. We will not forget the victims. These state-sanctioned killings are crimes. Our resistance will persist until all executions are stopped and every political prisoner is freed.

This Tuesday, June 17, 2025, political and ideological prisoners across 47 prisons have launched hunger strikes as a collective act of protest. Their lives are in danger, especially amid war conditions, and we urge both domestic and international communities to take immediate action.

In its 73rd week, the #NoToExecutionTuesdays campaign echoed from 47 prisons across Iran.
“Execution is not a punishment. Execution is a crime.”
126 hanged in weeks. 12 in one day.#StopExecutionsInIran #Iran pic.twitter.com/XcVy0pqL9h

— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) June 17, 2025

 Prisons Participating in Hunger Strikes:

• Evin Prison (Women’s Ward, Wards 4 & 8)

• Qezel-Hesar Prison (Units 3 & 4)

• Karaj Central Prison

• Fardis Karaj Prison

• Greater Tehran Central Prison

• Khorin Varamin Prison

• Choobindar Qazvin Prison

• Ahar Prison

• Arak Prison

• Khorramabad Prison

• Yasuj Prison

• Asadabad Esfahan Prison

• Dastgerd Esfahan Prison

• Sheyban Ahvaz Prison

• Sepidar Ahvaz Prison (Men’s and Women’s Wards)

• Nezam Prison of Shiraz

• Adel Abad Shiraz Prison (Men’s and Women’s Wards)

• Firouzabad Fars Prison

• Zahedan Prison (Women’s Ward)

• Borazjan Prison

• Ramhormoz Prison

• Behbahan Prison

• Bam Prison

• Kahnooj Prison

• Tabas Prison

• Mashhad Prison

• Gonbad-e-Kavus Prison

• Qaemshahr Prison

• Rasht Prison (Men’s and Women’s Wards)

• Roodsar Prison

• Haviq Talesh Prison

• Azbaram Lahijan Prison

• Dizel Abad Kermanshah Prison

• Ardabil Prison

• Tabriz Prison

• Urmia Prison

• Salmas Prison

• Khoy Prison

• Naqadeh Prison

• Miandoab Prison

• Mahabad Prison

• Bukan Prison

• Saqqez Prison

• Baneh Prison

• Marivan Prison

• Sanandaj Prison

• Kamyaran Prison