Week 71 of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign: Firouzabad Prison Joins Nationwide Protest
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign marked its 71st consecutive week of action against the death penalty in Iran. For the first time, prisoners at Firouzabad Prison in Fars Province joined the protest, further expanding the campaign’s reach to a total of 46 prisons across the country.
This week’s statement underscores a sharp and alarming increase in executions. Since the beginning of Khordad (May 22), at least 67 prisoners, including 3 women, have been executed—averaging seven executions per day. A particularly harrowing incident occurred on May 28, when 20 prisoners were executed in a single day.
The campaign highlights the systematic media silence surrounding these executions and calls on the families of those on death row to break this silence by publicly sharing information about their loved ones’ cases. It warns against the deceptive tactics and threats used by intelligence agents to enforce compliance and secrecy.
“The cry of ‘No to Execution’ must echo through every city and street,” the statement declares. “This regime continues to bring mourning to families daily. Our strength lies in unity and collective resistance.”
The campaign also expresses solidarity with Iran’s striking truck drivers, who are on the twelfth day of their protest. It encourages other marginalized groups to join the drivers and support their struggle.
Amid this dire backdrop, the execution of Pedram Madani on espionage charges—carried out in Qezel-Hesar Prison under complete media blackout—highlights the regime’s use of capital punishment as a political tool. Additionally, the Supreme Court’s rejection of a retrial request for Mohammad Amin Mahdavi-Shayesteh, also sentenced to death for espionage by Judge Salavati, places his life in imminent danger.
🔴 Week 71 of #NoToExecutionTuesdays:
With Firuzabad Prison joining, the campaign now spans 46 prisons across Iran.
At least 67 executions since June 1
20 executed in one day (May 28) pic.twitter.com/rorLDBQCTv— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) June 3, 2025
The campaign urges all families affected to resist manipulation, go public, and raise their voices together. Public exposure and international awareness are essential tools in halting the machinery of death.
Tehran, #Iran, June 3, 2025: Families of political prisoners on death row gather outside Evin Prison, joining the 71st week of the "#NoToExecutionTuesdays" campaign across 46 Iranian prisons.#StopExecutionsInIran #FreePoliticalPrisoners pic.twitter.com/7MHIfGgFEZ
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) June 3, 2025
“With gratitude and respect to all who have participated in and supported this campaign, we call once again on the public—notably the families of those at risk of execution—to amplify the message of resistance.”
List of Prisons Participating in the Week 71 Hunger Strike:
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Evin Prison (Women’s Ward, Wards 4 and 8)
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Qezel-Hesar Prison (Units 3 and 4)
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Karaj Central Prison
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Fardis Karaj Prison
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Greater Tehran Prison
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Khoreen Varamin Prison
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Choobindar Qazvin Prison
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Arak Prison
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Khorramabad Prison
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Yasuj Prison
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Asadabad Isfahan Prison
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Dastgerd Isfahan Prison
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Sheyban Ahvaz Prison
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Sepidar Ahvaz Prison (Women’s and Men’s Wards)
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Shiraz Nezam Prison
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Adelabad Shiraz Prison (Women’s and Men’s Wards)
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Zahedan Prison (Women’s Ward)
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Borazjan Prison
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Ramhormoz Prison
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Behbahan Prison
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Bam Prison
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Kahnouj Prison
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Tabas Prison
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Mashhad Prison
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Gonbad-e Kavus Prison
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Qaemshahr Prison
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Rasht Prison (Men’s and Women’s Wards)
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Roudsar Prison
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Haviq Talesh Prison
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Azbarm Lahijan Prison
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Dieselabad Kermanshah Prison
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Ardabil Prison
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Tabriz Prison
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Urmia Prison
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Salmas Prison
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Khoy Prison
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Naqadeh Prison
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Miandoab Prison
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Mahabad Prison
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Boukan Prison
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Saqqez Prison
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Baneh Prison
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Marivan Prison
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Sanandaj Prison
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Kamyaran Prison
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Firouzabad Prison (Fars Province)
