September 30, 2025 – In the 88th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, prisoners in 52 prisons across Iran launched coordinated hunger strikes to protest executions carried out by the genocidal regime.
In its statement, the campaign declared:
“This week, once again, with deep sorrow and endless solidarity, we stand in memory of Somayeh Rashidi, a political prisoner who lost her life due to lack of medical care. This oppressed death is part of the policy of ‘torturing prisoners to death’ and a bitter warning about the situation of sick prisoners in the country’s prisons—prisoners who have been deprived of the most basic human rights.”
The campaign expressed “heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.”
The statement highlighted recent cases:
Execution of Bahman Choobi Asl on espionage charges on September 28 after a secretive process
Death sentences for political prisoners Hamed Validi and Nima Shahi in the Revolutionary Court of Karaj
Supreme Court approval of the execution sentence for Peyman Farahavar
According to the campaign:
“These unjust sentences are clear violations of human rights and tools of repression that must be stopped immediately.”
International attention also intensified. The campaign noted:
“The position of Ms. Mae Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights, regarding widespread violations of prisoners’ rights in Iran once again drew the attention of the world to the catastrophic situation of the prisons.”
The campaign provided alarming statistics:
“46 executions in the past week, 190 executions in September—unprecedented in the past 35 years—and 871 executions in the first six months of 2025 give a horrifying picture of the brutal violation of human rights.”
The statement concluded:
“The ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ campaign, while condemning these crimes, once again calls for the immediate halt of execution sentences and an end to this inhumane process. Our voice is a cry of solidarity with all prisoners caught in the chains of oppression and injustice. As always, while thanking all supporters of the campaign around the world, we emphasize that the execution machine can be stopped with solidarity and unity. Every act of protest against a death sentence is a step toward stopping this cruel process. We ask all opponents of execution to raise their voices against these inhuman sentences.”