On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign entered its seventy-eighth week, continuing this time with the participation of 48 prisons from across the country.
In this week’s statement, the prisoners, referring to at least 71 executions carried out in the month of Tir (June–July) alone and the intensifying pressure on members of the campaign, emphasized:
“Execution is not a path to justice, but a tool of intimidation.”
They have declared a hunger strike once again, demanding an immediate halt to executions, the respect of prisoners’ human rights, and an end to state violence.
The full statement of the seventy-eighth week of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign is as follows:
The “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign is Underway in 48 Prisons During Its Seventy-Eighth Week
The execution-driven regime has once again unleashed a wave of repression and violence against society—particularly targeting political prisoners. According to published reports, at least 71 executions were carried out during the month of Tir (June 21 – July 21), based on unfair trials and forced confessions, sending individuals to the gallows without due process.
Alongside this wave of executions, intensified pressure has been exerted on political activists and detained members of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign. Threats, torture, exile, arrests, and the summoning of families of campaign members, along with deprivation of basic rights, are only part of the systematic repression aimed at silencing the protesting voices of society.
Moreover, by opening direct fire on civilians, the regime exposes its true anti-people nature. The shooting of a young child, Raha Sheikhi, is just one small example of these atrocities.
The regime’s goal behind these unrelenting acts of violence is to instill fear and force society into silence. Yet, despite all the pressure, people continue to insist on their legitimate demands for justice, freedom, human dignity, and the right to self-determination.
Members of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign wholeheartedly condemn this inhuman and oppressive wave of executions and repression of prisoners. Execution is not a path to justice, but a tool of intimidation. We once again affirm that no government has the right to take a human life, especially in conditions where there is no fair trial and the fundamental rights of the accused are openly and systematically violated.
Our voice is the cry of “No to Execution”—a voice that will grow louder and more resonant every Tuesday, until the day executions are permanently abolished in Iran.
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, during the seventy-eighth week, prisoners in the following 48 prisons will be on hunger strike as part of the No to Execution Tuesdays campaign:
- Qezel Hesar Prison (Units 3 and 4)
- Karaj Central Prison
- Fardis Karaj Prison
- Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary
- Qarchak Prison
- Khorrin Varamin Prison
- Choobindar Qazvin Prison
- Ahar Prison
- Arak Prison
- Khorramabad Prison
- Yasuj Prison
- Asadabad Isfahan Prison
- Dastgerd Isfahan Prison
- Sheiban Ahvaz Prison
- Sepidar Ahvaz Prison (Men’s and Women’s wards)
- Shiraz Military Prison
- Adel Abad Shiraz Prison (Men’s and Women’s wards)
- Firouzabad Fars Prison
- Zahedan Prison (Women’s ward)
- Borazjan Prison
- Ramhormoz Prison
- Behbahan Prison
- Bam Prison
- Yazd Prison
- Kahnooj Prison
- Tabas Prison
- Mashhad Prison
- Gonbad-e Kavus Prison
- Qaemshahr Prison
- Rasht Prison (Men’s and Women’s wards)
- Rudsar Prison
- Haviq Talesh Prison
- Azbar Lāhijān Prison
- Dizel Abad Kermanshah Prison
- Ardabil Prison
- Tabriz Prison
- Urmia Prison
- Salmas Prison
- Khoy Prison
- Naqadeh Prison
- Miandoab Prison
- Mahabad Prison
- Bukan Prison
- Saqqez Prison
- Baneh Prison
- Marivan Prison
- Sanandaj Prison
- Kamyaran Prison
Seventy-Eighth Week
July 22, 2025
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