Global Calls for Abolition, Iran’s Escalating Executions
As the world moves toward abolishing capital punishment, the Iranian regime continues to expand its use of executions. This week marks the 89th consecutive week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, spanning 52 prisons across the country.
Executions of Seven Political Prisoners
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, seven political prisoners were executed in Ahvaz and Ghezel Hesar prisons. Their names are:
Ali Mojadam, Mohammadreza Moghaddam, Moein Khanfari, Habib Deris, Adnan Mousavi Ghabishavi, Salem Mousavi Alboshoukeh, and Kurdish political prisoner Saman Mohammadi Mohammadi Khiyareh.
On the same day, the death sentence of political prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani was confirmed for the third time by Iran’s Supreme Court.
Shocking Statistics: 1,695 Executions in One Year
From October 2024 to October 2025, at least 1,695 executions have been recorded. In just the first half of 1404 (2025), 957 people were executed — a figure believed to be much higher in reality.
Amnesty International reports that while 113 countries have abolished the death penalty, Iran continues to lead the world in state-sanctioned executions.
“No to Execution” — The Voice of the People
In a society gripped by fear, the regime uses executions to silence dissent. Teachers, retirees, workers, and students now unite under a single, powerful slogan: “No to Execution.”
Remembering Teachers of Freedom
On World Teachers’ Day, the campaign honors the memories of Farzad Kamangar, Shirin Alamhouli, Farhad Vakili, Ali Heydarian, and Samad Behrangi — teachers who dedicated their lives to equality and justice.
A Call to Conscience
The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign calls on all civil society activists, writers, artists, teachers, retirees, and workers to unite their voices against the death penalty — the regime’s most powerful instrument of terror.
Only by ending executions can Iran move toward justice and liberty.
Prisons Participating in the 89th Week’s Hunger Strike
Prisoners joined the campaign in 52 prisons across the country, including:
Evin Prison; Qezel Hesar Prison (Units 3 and 4); Karaj Central Prison; Fardis Karaj Prison; Greater Tehran Prison; Qarchak Prison; Khorrin Varamin Prison; Choubindar Qazvin Prison; Ahar Prison; Arak Prison; Langeroud Qom Prison; Khorramabad Prison; Yasuj Prison; Isfahan Prisons (Asadabad & Dastgerd); Ahvaz Prisons (Sheiban & Sepidar, Women’s and Men’s Wards); Shiraz Prisons (Nezam & Adelabad, Women’s and Men’s Wards); Firouzabad Fars Prison; Dehdasht Prison; Zahedan Prison (Women’s Ward); Borazjan Prison; Ramhormoz Prison; Behbahan Prison; Bam Prison; Yazd Prison; Kahnouj Prison; Tabas Prison; Mashhad Prison; Sabzevar Prison; Gonbad-e Kavus Prison; Qaemshahr Prison; Rasht Prison (Women’s and Men’s Wards); Roudsar Prison; Haviq Talesh Prison; Ezbaram Lahijan Prison; Dizelabad Kermanshah Prison; Ardabil Prison; Tabriz Prison; Urmia Prison; Salmas Prison; Khoy Prison; Naqadeh Prison; Miandoab Prison; Mahabad Prison; Boukan Prison; Saqqez Prison; Baneh Prison; Marivan Prison; Sanandaj Prison; and Kamyaran Prison.