{"id":77344,"date":"2025-08-12T11:18:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=77344"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:55:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:55:27","slug":"the-81st-week-of-no-to-execution-tuesdays-hunger-strikes-in-49-prisons-against-irans-execution-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/08\/the-81st-week-of-no-to-execution-tuesdays-hunger-strikes-in-49-prisons-against-irans-execution-surge\/77344\/","title":{"rendered":"The 81st Week of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d: Hunger Strikes in 49 Prisons Against Iran\u2019s Execution Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"No — No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign in the 81st Week in 49 Different Prisons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
81st Week of the Campaign<\/strong><\/h3>\n
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025<\/strong>, the 81st week<\/a> of the \u201c No to Execution Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d\u00a0campaign takes place amid a sharp rise in executions in Iran.
In just one day\u2014August 6<\/strong>\u201420 people were hanged. Since July 23, 2025<\/strong>, more than **110 executions<\/strong> have<\/p>\n**
Political Prisoners at Risk<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Five political prisoners sentenced to death have been **forcibly transferred to Qezel Hesar Prison<\/strong>:<\/p>\n**
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**Vahid Bani-Amerian<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n**
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**Pouya Ghobadi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n**
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**Babak Alipour<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n**
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**Akbar (Shahrokh) Daneshvarkar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n**
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**Mohammad Taghavi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n**
Amnesty International has strongly condemned these actions. Prisoners warn that **Baloch detainees<\/strong> are in grave danger.<\/p>\n**
Escalating Repression<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Two more prisoners, Babak Shahbazi<\/strong> and Omid Tabari Moghadam<\/strong>, were beaten and transferred to Qezel Hesar Prison.
In Zahedan Prison, **Amer Paraki Balochzehi<\/strong> was moved to solitary confinement ahead of his execution.<\/p>\n**
Nationwide Resistance<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Despite the surge in executions, resistance grows.
In Semirom, shopkeepers and citizens closed their markets<\/strong> to protest the death sentences of **Fazel and Mehran Bahramian<\/strong>.<\/p>\n**
Call to Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The campaign urges families of death-row prisoners to:<\/p>\n
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**Publicize<\/strong> death sentences instead of hiding them.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n**
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**Gather in public<\/strong> and speak out against executions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n**
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81st week of #NoToExecutionTuesdays<\/a> \u2013 Prisoners in 49 prisons on hunger strike.
Amnesty condemns transfer of 5 political prisoners to Ghezel Hesar.
Over 110 executed in Iran since July 23.
\"Only with uprising, resistance, and a loud collective voice can we end this cycle of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VwGzSilUid<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Call to Action<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe campaign urges families of death-row prisoners to:<\/p>\n\n\nPublicize<\/strong> death sentences instead of hiding them.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n