{"id":75113,"date":"2025-06-17T09:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=75113"},"modified":"2025-06-17T19:43:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:43:28","slug":"voices-against-execution-in-iran-the-73rd-week-of-the-no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/06\/voices-against-execution-in-iran-the-73rd-week-of-the-no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign\/75113\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices Against Execution in Iran: The 73rd Week of the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" — 73rd Week of the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d Campaign in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
As the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d campaign enters its 73rd week<\/a>, the Iranian government continues its use of executions as a tool of systemic repression\u2014even during wartime. Since the beginning of the Iranian month of Khordad (May 22), at least 126 people have been executed. This number\u2014alarming by any measure\u2014exposes the regime\u2019s ongoing reliance on judicial violence to silence dissent and control society.<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s statement proclaims:<\/p>\n
\u201cExecution is not a punishment\u2014it is a crime. We categorically condemn all death sentences, regardless of the charges.\u201d<\/h3>\n
Despite the chaos and destruction of war, the apparatus of execution has not stopped. On June 10, 2025, 12 people were executed in a single day. Just days later, on June 16, political prisoner Esmail Fekri was executed in secret at Qezel-Hesar Prison without public notice.<\/p>\n
These are not mere statistics\u2014they represent stolen lives. The majority of those executed are denied due process and are often among society\u2019s most marginalized: political dissidents, impoverished individuals, and religious or ethnic minorities.<\/p>\n
One such life was that of Mojahed Kourkour<\/a>, executed last week after 2.5 years of imprisonment and torture for his role in the 2022 uprising.<\/p>\n
The campaign\u2019s message is unwavering:
We will not remain silent. We will not forget the victims. These state-sanctioned killings are crimes. Our resistance will persist until all executions are stopped and every political prisoner is freed.<\/p>\n
This Tuesday, June 17, 2025, political and ideological prisoners across 47 prisons<\/strong> have launched hunger strikes as a collective act of protest. Their lives are in danger, especially amid war conditions, and we urge both domestic and international communities to take immediate action.<\/p>\n
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In its 73rd week, the #NoToExecutionTuesdays<\/a> campaign echoed from 47 prisons across Iran.
\u201cExecution is not a punishment. Execution is a crime.\u201d
126 hanged in weeks. 12 in one day.#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> #Iran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XcVy0pqL9h<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n