{"id":71806,"date":"2025-03-25T11:33:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=71806"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:38:08","slug":"nationwide-hunger-strike-in-irans-prisons-61st-week-of-the-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/03\/nationwide-hunger-strike-in-irans-prisons-61st-week-of-the-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign\/71806\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide Hunger Strike in Iran\u2019s Prisons: 61st Week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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61st Week of the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d Campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 25, 2025: <\/strong>The sixty-first week<\/a> of the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d campaign continues with a hunger strike by political prisoners across 38 prisons in Iran. In a joint statement, participating prisoners highlighted the alarming execution statistics for the Iranian year 1403 (March 20, 2024 \u2013 March 20, 2025), revealing that over 1,150 prisoners, including 38 women, were executed. Among them were 135 Baluch and 104 Kurdish compatriots. Additionally, five political prisoners were executed, while eight others were publicly hanged in a brutal, medieval-style display. Shockingly, seven juveniles were also among those executed.<\/p>\n

The campaign\u2019s members called on organizations and activists to take a stronger stand against executions in Iran, declaring:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, the members of the \u2018No to Executions Tuesdays\u2019 campaign, remain steadfast in our opposition to the inhumane practice of execution. We urge all individuals, organizations, and groups committed to human rights and the right to life to take more effective and practical actions against executions. Let us strive for 1404 to mark the end of repression and executions, and the beginning of freedom for Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

Execution Statistics for 1403<\/h3>\n

As the new Iranian year 1404 begins, the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign has released its report on the execution crisis under the current regime. Notably, 85% of executions in 1403 took place during the presidency of Pezeshkian, demonstrating that all factions of the regime continue to engage in the mass execution of Iranian citizens.<\/p>\n

The campaign urges activists and human rights defenders to escalate their efforts against the death penalty and advocate for justice.<\/p>\n

Hunger Strike in 38 Prisons<\/h3>\n

On Tuesday, Farvardin 5, 1404 (March 25, 2025), prisoners in 38 detention centers will launch a hunger strike as part of the ongoing protest against executions. Participating prisons include:<\/p>\n

Tehran:<\/strong> Evin Prison (women\u2019s ward, wards 4 and 8), Qazalhesar Prison (units 3 and 4), Greater Tehran Prison, Central Karaj Prison, Khorin Varamin Prison<\/p>\n

Isfahan<\/strong>: Chubin Dar Qazvin Prison, Arak Prison, Asadabad Isfahan Prison, Dastgerd Isfahan Prison<\/p>\n

Ahvaz & Shiraz:<\/strong> Shiban Ahvaz Prison, Sepidar Ahvaz Prison (women\u2019s and men\u2019s wards), Nezam Shiraz Prison, Adelabad Shiraz Prison (women\u2019s and men\u2019s wards)<\/p>\n

Other Regions:<\/strong> Borazjan, Ramhormoz, Bam, Kahnouj, Tabas, Jowin, Mashhad, Gonbad Kavous, Qaemshahr, Rasht, Rudsar, Haviq Talesh, Dieselabad Kermanshah, Ardabil, Tabriz, Urmia, Salmas, Khoy, Naqadeh, Miandoab, Saqqez, Baneh, Marivan, Kamyaran<\/p>\n

This marks the sixty-first consecutive week of resistance under the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n