April 22, 2025 – In the 65th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, political prisoners across Iran continued their weekly hunger strike against the genocidal regime’s use of the death penalty. This week, inmates from Behbahan Prison joined the movement, bringing the total number of participating prisons to 40.
The No to Execution Tuesdays campaign’s latest statement focused on two alarming developments: the execution of political prisoner Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heydaranlou and the recent death sentence issued to political prisoner Pejman Soltani.
“This scale of prisoner executions reflects the regime’s fear of social uprisings and serves as a serious warning to human rights organizations,” the campaign declared.
According to the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign’ statement, Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heydaranlou—a 40-year-old father of three arrested in April 2023—was executed after enduring severe. His case exemplifies what the campaign called “inhumane acts by the regime against the people of Iran.”
Additionally, Pejman Soltani, a Kurdish political prisoner from Bukan arrested during the 2022 protests, was recently sentenced to death. The campaign noted that since the start of the Persian year on March 20, 2024, at least 88 people have been executed in Iran. This marks a significant escalation compared to the same period last year.
The campaign emphasized that these acts are not isolated incidents but part of a systemic pattern designed to suppress dissent:
“Whenever it finds itself at an impasse, the execution-driven and authoritarian Iranian regime escalates its repression of the people… The primary targets are often helpless, defenseless prisoners.”
With Behbahan Prison now among the 40 participating facilities, the campaign reported that its ranks are growing despite threats and retaliation.
“This is a serious warning to the international community and human rights organizations not to remain silent… and to take effective and practical action to confront these inhumane executions,” the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign urged.
As Week 65 concludes, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign remains resolute in its mission to expose the regime’s crimes and pressure the international community to act.