{"id":74832,"date":"2025-06-10T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=74832"},"modified":"2025-06-10T22:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T20:33:29","slug":"the-72nd-week-of-no-to-execution-tuesdays-sees-hunger-strikes-in-47-prisons-across-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/06\/the-72nd-week-of-no-to-execution-tuesdays-sees-hunger-strikes-in-47-prisons-across-iran\/74832\/","title":{"rendered":"The 72nd Week of No to Execution Tuesdays Sees Hunger Strikes in 47 Prisons Across Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hunger Strikes Across 47 Prisons Mark the 72nd Week of No to Execution Tuesdays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Iran\u2019s No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign Enters Its 72nd Week with Growing Prisoner Protests<\/h3>\n
With the addition of Ahar Prison, the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d campaign now spans 47 prisons across Iran. On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the campaign marked its seventy-second consecutive week<\/a>, with prisoners in these facilities protesting the alarming increase in executions by staging hunger strikes.<\/p>\n
Since May 22, 2025 (the start of Khordad), over 90 people have been executed, including a staggering 16 in a single day on June 2. Among those, 8 were held in Qezel Hesar Prison. The campaign\u2019s statement emphasizes that the death penalty fundamentally violates the right to life, as enshrined in Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.<\/p>\n
This resurgence of repression and extrajudicial executions\u2014especially targeting Iranian and Afghan citizens\u2014has drawn strong condemnation from the campaign. It calls urgently on international and human rights organizations to intervene and halt this wave of injustice.<\/p>\n
The campaign reiterates its unwavering opposition to the death penalty, grounded in international legal standards and the inherent dignity of every human being. It highlights the systemic denial of fair trials under Iran\u2019s authoritarian regime, where defendants face coerced confessions and lack independent legal representation, resulting in extrajudicial executions.<\/p>\n
Executions used as tools of political repression violate principles of justice and proportionality, perpetuating cycles of violence and injustice. The campaign demands an immediate stop to all death sentences and urges global solidarity to defend the right to life.<\/p>\n
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Ahar Prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Notably, prisoners in Ahar Prison have joined the campaign as of last week, committing to hunger strikes every Tuesday alongside their fellow inmates nationwide.<\/p>\n
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Week 72 of #NoToExecutionTuesdays<\/a> | June 10, 2025
Prisoners in 47 prisons, incl. Ahar for the first time, joined the hunger strike.
\u26d3\ufe0f Over 95 executions since late May
\ud83d\udda4 16 hanged in 1 day #FreeIran2025<\/a> #en_simayazadi<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FYSCBDcQhs<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hunger Strikes Across 47 Prisons Mark the 72nd Week of No to Execution Tuesdays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Iran\u2019s No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign Enters Its 72nd Week with Growing Prisoner Protests<\/h3>\n
With the addition of Ahar Prison, the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d campaign now spans 47 prisons across Iran. On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the campaign marked its seventy-second consecutive week<\/a>, with prisoners in these facilities protesting the alarming increase in executions by staging hunger strikes.<\/p>\n
Since May 22, 2025 (the start of Khordad), over 90 people have been executed, including a staggering 16 in a single day on June 2. Among those, 8 were held in Qezel Hesar Prison. The campaign\u2019s statement emphasizes that the death penalty fundamentally violates the right to life, as enshrined in Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.<\/p>\n
This resurgence of repression and extrajudicial executions\u2014especially targeting Iranian and Afghan citizens\u2014has drawn strong condemnation from the campaign. It calls urgently on international and human rights organizations to intervene and halt this wave of injustice.<\/p>\n
The campaign reiterates its unwavering opposition to the death penalty, grounded in international legal standards and the inherent dignity of every human being. It highlights the systemic denial of fair trials under Iran\u2019s authoritarian regime, where defendants face coerced confessions and lack independent legal representation, resulting in extrajudicial executions.<\/p>\n
Executions used as tools of political repression violate principles of justice and proportionality, perpetuating cycles of violence and injustice. The campaign demands an immediate stop to all death sentences and urges global solidarity to defend the right to life.<\/p>\n
$\"\"$
Ahar Prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Notably, prisoners in Ahar Prison have joined the campaign as of last week, committing to hunger strikes every Tuesday alongside their fellow inmates nationwide.<\/p>\n
\n
Week 72 of #NoToExecutionTuesdays<\/a> | June 10, 2025
Prisoners in 47 prisons, incl. Ahar for the first time, joined the hunger strike.
\u26d3\ufe0f Over 95 executions since late May
\ud83d\udda4 16 hanged in 1 day #FreeIran2025<\/a> #en_simayazadi<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FYSCBDcQhs<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n