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Voices of Resistance: Week 71 of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign Echoes Across 46 Iranian Prisons

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The 71st Week of the No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign

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.

Firuzabad Prison

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.

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.

“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:

  1. Evin Prison (Women’s Ward, Wards 4 and 8)

  2. Qezel-Hesar Prison (Units 3 and 4)

  3. Karaj Central Prison

  4. Fardis Karaj Prison

  5. Greater Tehran Prison

  6. Khoreen Varamin Prison

  7. Choobindar Qazvin Prison

  8. Arak Prison

  9. Khorramabad Prison

  10. Yasuj Prison

  11. Asadabad Isfahan Prison

  12. Dastgerd Isfahan Prison

  13. Sheyban Ahvaz Prison

  14. Sepidar Ahvaz Prison (Women’s and Men’s Wards)

  15. Shiraz Nezam Prison

  16. Adelabad Shiraz Prison (Women’s and Men’s Wards)

  17. Zahedan Prison (Women’s Ward)

  18. Borazjan Prison

  19. Ramhormoz Prison

  20. Behbahan Prison

  21. Bam Prison

  22. Kahnouj Prison

  23. Tabas Prison

  24. Mashhad Prison

  25. Gonbad-e Kavus Prison

  26. Qaemshahr Prison

  27. Rasht Prison (Men’s and Women’s Wards)

  28. Roudsar Prison

  29. Haviq Talesh Prison

  30. Azbarm Lahijan Prison

  31. Dieselabad Kermanshah Prison

  32. Ardabil Prison

  33. Tabriz Prison

  34. Urmia Prison

  35. Salmas Prison

  36. Khoy Prison

  37. Naqadeh Prison

  38. Miandoab Prison

  39. Mahabad Prison

  40. Boukan Prison

  41. Saqqez Prison

  42. Baneh Prison

  43. Marivan Prison

  44. Sanandaj Prison

  45. Kamyaran Prison

  46. Firouzabad Prison (Fars Province)

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