“No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign Marks Its 68th Week of Protest in Iranian Prisons

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, prisoners across Iran will engage in another coordinated hunger strike as part of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign, now in its 68th consecutive week. The movement spans 41 prisons and is a response to the sharp rise in executions, particularly of political prisoners.

In a joint statement, inmates decried the recent death sentences issued against Amin (Peyman) Farahavar Gisavandani, a poet from Gilan, and Ehsan Faridi, a university student from Tabriz. Both were convicted of moharebeh (enmity against God) and baghi (armed rebellion) without access to independently chosen legal counsel.

Since the beginning of the Persian month of Ordibehesht (April 21, 2025), more than 96 executions have been reported—an average of at least four per day. The statement describes this as an “acceleration of executions” and calls on international human rights organizations to publicly identify and pursue legal action against judges responsible for such rulings.

“In every corner of this land, the flag of resistance to executions must be raised, and the voice of protest must be heard loud and clear,” the statement urges.

This week’s campaign also honors the late Barzan Mohammadi, a former political prisoner and campaign supporter who recently died in a tragic accident. His memory is commemorated by fellow prisoners participating in the protest.

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Today marks the 68th week of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign. This coordinated hunger strike across Iran continues despite the Iranian regime’s ongoing executions. #en_simayazadi #FreeIran2025 pic.twitter.com/vZlvo1pW8T

— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) May 13, 2025

Participating prisons include:

• Qezel-Hesar (Units 3 and 4)

• Evin (Women’s Ward, Wards 4 and 8)

• Karaj Central

• Greater Tehran

• Khorein Varamin

• Choobindar Qazvin

• Arak

• Khorramabad

• Asadabad Isfahan

• Dastgerd Isfahan

• Sheiban Ahvaz

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

• Nezam Shiraz

• Adelabad Shiraz (Women’s and Men’s Wards)

• Zahedan (Women’s Ward)

• Borazjan

• Ramhormoz

• Behbahan

• Bam

• Kahnouj

• Tabas

• Mashhad

• Gonbad-e Kavus

• Qaemshahr

• Rasht (Women’s and Men’s Wards)

• Rudsar

• Haviq Talesh

• Azbarom Lahijan

• Dieselabad Kermanshah

• Ardabil

• Tabriz

• Urmia

• Salmas

• Khoy

• Naqadeh

• Miandoab

• Saqqez

• Baneh

• Marivan

• Sanandaj

• Kamyaran

In the face of escalating repression, the prisoners’ defiance continues to be a powerful call for justice and the abolition of the death penalty.

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Simultaneously with the 'No to Execution Tuesday' campaign across Iran, on May 13, families of death row political prisoners staged a protest in Tehran, demanding the immediate release of their loved ones. #StopExecutionsInIran #en_simayazadi pic.twitter.com/yUJN8pgfEP

— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) May 14, 2025