July 1, 2025 – In the 75th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, political prisoners in 47 prisons across Iran continued their coordinated hunger strike, protesting the genocidal regime’s weaponization of the death penalty and widespread political repression.
In their weekly statement, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign cited alarming statistics: at least 17 people—including one woman—were executed over the past four days, bringing the post-Nowruz total since mid-March to 424. Last week alone saw 18 executions—an unprecedented figure in recent years, signaling what the campaign called “a horrifying escalation.”
The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign warned that new legislation recently passed by the regime’s puppet parliament aims to intensify crackdowns on political dissent through executions and harsher sentences. “This signals an explosive societal crisis governed by an illegitimate and repressive state that sacrifices the right to life for its own survival,” they stated.
Among those executed were three Kurdish porters—Azad Shojaei, Edris Ali, and Rasoul Ahmad Mohammad—whom the regime accused of espionage. The campaign described the legal proceedings as “non-transparent and unjust.”
The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign also raised concerns over a fresh wave of politically motivated arrests in various cities. “There is serious concern that many of those arrested are facing heavy charges and will be denied fair trials,” they reported, underscoring fears that the regime is preparing new waves of executions.
“In this climate, the lives of political prisoners on death row are more endangered than ever,” the campaign declared. They renewed their demands for the abolition of the death penalty and the release of all political and ideological prisoners.
The statement also called on international organizations and the global public to take action: “Be the voice of prisoners on death row,” they urged. “The regime not only failed to protect inmates during wartime bombings but is now exacting vengeance on both prisoners and the people.”
The campaign encouraged families of the newly detained to break their silence and publicly demand the unconditional release of their loved ones.
Additionally, with the closure of Evin Prison and the transfer of its inmates, Qarchak Prison will now replace Evin on the list of participating hunger strike facilities.
The campaign vowed to continue its weekly actions until executions are halted and political prisoners are freed.