The statement of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign for its 142nd week was issued on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, announcing that Gina Romero, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, had joined the campaign in solidarity.
At Least 2,230 People Executed in Iran in the Past Year
Recalling that Saturday, October 10, was the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the statement said that the day was marked amid a devastating rise in executions in Iran.
“At least 2,230 people have been executed in Iran between October 2025 and October 2026, including 54 women, 47 political prisoners, and four children,” the statement said.
“These figures tell the story of lives lost, grieving families, and a society confronted every day with the fear of death and repression.”
Political Prisoner Amirhossein Akbari Monfared Faces Imminent Execution
This week, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence against Amirhossein Akbari Monfared, a 23-year-old political prisoner and university student, placing his life in greater danger than ever.
The continued issuance and confirmation of death sentences underscore the grave threat facing political prisoners and young people in Iran.
Iran’s Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Against PMOI Supporter Amir Hassan Akbari-Monfared #StopExecutionsInIran #NoDeathPenalty #HumanRightsViolations #FreeIran2026https://t.co/kqwwbA34y4 via @IranNewsUpdate1
— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) October 12, 2026
Teenager Found Dead After Arrest as Reports of Torture and Repression Mount
The campaign’s statement also condemned what it described as extreme repression and violence by the authorities.
Omid Ghanouni, a 17-year-old teenager, was arrested in the city of Khansar in Isfahan Province. The following day, his body was handed over to his family, with visible signs of blows and injuries.
In a similar case, another citizen, Farid Makari, was arrested in Mashhad and died after reportedly being subjected to extensive torture.
During the past week, the authorities also executed political prisoner Jaber Khosravi in Damghan and Omar Dorostaran, a Baloch citizen.
Furthermore, the recent issuance of a death sentence against Ali Zakani, a 19-year-old political prisoner, is another example of the ever-present threat of the gallows hanging over the lives of people sentenced to death in what the campaign describes as the regime’s sham courts.
UN Special Rapporteur Gina Romero Joins the Campaign
This week, Gina Romero, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, expressed her support for and solidarity with the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign.
Her support is a significant source of encouragement for prisoners who continue to stand up for human dignity under the threat of execution.
The campaign’s members welcomed this solidarity as a reminder of the importance of international support for prisoners resisting the death penalty and systematic repression.
#Iran On Tuesday the 13th, I am joining the 'No Execution Tuesdays' hunger strike.
The death penalty is being used against people for exercising their rights to freedom of assembly, association, and expression, as well as their political rights. 1/ pic.twitter.com/Ld2kAj1Djq
— Gina Romero (@Ginitastar) October 11, 2026
Campaign Calls for Urgent International Action to Stop Executions
Members of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, who have raised their voices for 142 consecutive weeks, declared:
“We, the members of the ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ campaign, who have been raising our voices for 142 consecutive weeks, declaring that no human being should become a victim of the gallows, call on all awakened human consciences, international organizations, and human rights defenders to go beyond verbal condemnations and take immediate, practical action to establish a mechanism to halt executions in Iran.
“In these dark days of repression, do not leave the people of Iran alone.”
The campaign continues to call for coordinated international action to end executions and protect the lives of prisoners facing death sentences.
Hunger Strike Continues in 66 Prisons Across Iran
On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, members of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign began their 142nd consecutive week of hunger strikes in the following 66 prisons across Iran, calling for a free Iran without torture and executions.
- Evin Prison — women’s and men’s wards
- Qezel Hesar Prison — Units 2, 3, and 4
- Karaj Central Prison
- Fardis Prison in Karaj
- Greater Tehran Prison
- Qarchak Prison
- Khorin Prison in Varamin
- Chubindar Prison in Qazvin
- Ahar Prison
- Arak Prison
- Langarud Prison in Qom
- Khorramabad Prison
- Borujerd Prison
- Yasuj Prison
- Asadabad Prison in Isfahan
- Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan
- Sheyban Prison in Ahvaz
- Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz — women’s and men’s wards
- Nezam Prison in Shiraz
- Adelabad Prison in Shiraz — women’s and men’s wards
- Firuzabad Prison in Fars Province
- Dehdasht Prison
- Zahedan Prison — women’s and men’s wards
- Borazjan Prison
- Ramhormoz Prison
- Behbahan Prison
- Bam Prison
- Yazd Prison — women’s and men’s wards
- Kahnuj Prison
- Tabas Prison
- Birjand Central Prison
- Mashhad Prison
- Gorgan Prison
- Sabzevar Prison
- Gonbad-e Kavus Prison
- Qaemshahr Prison
- Rasht Prison — men’s and women’s wards
- Rudsar Prison
- Haviq Prison in Talesh
- Azbaram Prison in Lahijan
- Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah
- 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
- Ilam Prison
- Kerman Prison
- Borujen Prison
- Neyshabur Prison
- Gachsaran Prison
- Nur Prison
- Iranshahr Prison
- Bandar Abbas Prison
- Ziabar Prison in Sowme’eh Sara
- Darreh Shahr Prison in Ilam
- Meshginshahr Prison
The campaign’s ongoing hunger strike reflects prisoners’ continued resistance to the death penalty and their call for an end to executions, torture, and repression in Iran.
