The “No to Execution Tuesdays” weekly hunger strike continues to protest the genocidal regime’s systematic use of the death penalty as a tool of repression.
In their statement, the campaign declared: “With deep sorrow, we must report that the killing of prisoners in Iran’s dungeons of tyranny has not only continued but is accelerating. In the past month alone, the regime executed over 170 inmates—a horrifying, unprecedented number that equates to two executions every nine hours.”
The campaign highlighted the disproportionate targeting of marginalized communities, noting that approximately 19% of those executed were from the oppressed Baloch minority. “The regime’s machinery of death tramples the right to life of ethnic, religious, and ideological minorities,” the campaign stated, “sending Baloch, Kurdish, Arab, and political prisoners to the gallows without fair trials.”
As the global human rights community remains largely silent, prisoners and their families are filling the void. “Silence is not an option,” the campaign insisted. “This is a clear crime against humanity and a gross violation of international law.”
In a show of resilience, political prisoners in Evin women’s ward have launched a symbolic act of defiance: every Tuesday, they gather to chant “No to Execution” in unison with protesters outside. The campaign praised this unity, calling it “a powerful message of solidarity inside and outside prison walls.”
The campaign concluded: “We welcome the courageous decision of prisoners in Fardis Prison to join our strike this week. We call on all who believe in a free and just Iran—especially those with international platforms—to echo the cry of our people: No to Execution.”