The 86th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in 52 Prisons Across Iran
On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, prisoners in 52 prisons across the country will go on hunger strike in protest against the widespread wave of executions.
This week, coinciding with the anniversary of the 2022 uprising and in remembrance of those who lost their lives—from Zhina Amini to Navid Afkari—the campaign’s statement, referring to the intensification of executions, emphasizes:
“Since that time, in these three years, more than 3,175 individuals have been executed solely by hanging, of whom 49 were political or ideological prisoners, and 95 were women.”
The full statement of the 86th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign is as follows:
Continuation of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in Its 86th Week in 52 Different Prisons
With the arrival of the anniversary of the nationwide protests of 2022, the day that shook the very foundations of the Velayat-e Faqih regime, we honor the memory of Zhina Amini and all those who lost their lives in that monumental and history-making movement.
The uprising, which the tyrannical regime attempted to suppress only by firing bullets at the youth and women and by shooting protesters in the eyes, still continues in the resistance in streets and alleys.
The regime was so terrified of the uprising that it had no choice but to reveal its inhuman nature. After the 2022 popular uprising, it horrifically intensified executions, and since then, in these three years, more than 3,175 people have been executed solely by hanging. Among them were 49 political and ideological prisoners and 95 women. Furthermore, in just the past week, at least 34 prisoners were executed, and since the beginning of September, more than 126 people have been hanged. These figures reveal, day by day, the human catastrophe and systematic violations of human rights in Iran, further deepening the responsibility of the international community and all freedom-loving people to stand against these ruthless executions.
We also commemorate champion Navid Afkari, who was executed on September 12, 2020, sacrificing his life in the cause of freedom and justice. All the sacrifices in the protests of December 2017, November 2019, and 2022 have shown that the people of Iran will never surrender to repression and tyranny.
The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign strongly condemns the death sentences issued for Pezhman Toubereh Rizi, on the fabricated charge of corruption on earth, and Naser Bekrzadeh, a Kurdish prisoner accused on “security” grounds, and calls upon all human rights defenders and the public to resist these unlawful and unjust rulings.
As members of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, while expressing solidarity with the noble people and oppressed miners of Saqqez, and with the family of Mohammad Rashidi, who was murdered last night by the regime’s repressive forces, we declare that we will not relent until the complete abolition of the death penalty and the establishment of genuine justice in Iran. Each week, with greater strength, we will raise this powerful voice for justice and the defense of human dignity and human rights.
On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in its 86th week, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign will see hunger strikes in the following 52 prisons:
- Evin Prison
- Qezel Hesar Prison (Units 3 and 4)
- Karaj Central Prison
- Fardis Prison, Karaj
- Greater Tehran Prison
- Qarchak Prison
- Khorrin Varamin Prison
- Choobin Dar Prison, Qazvin
- Ahar Prison
- Arak Prison
- Langarud Prison, Qom
- Khorramabad Prison
- Yasuj Prison
- Asadabad Prison, Isfahan
- Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan
- Sheiban Prison, Ahvaz
- Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz (men’s and women’s wards)
- Nezam Prison, Shiraz
- Adelabad Prison, Shiraz (men’s and women’s wards)
- Firuzabad Prison, Fars
- Dehdasht Prison
- Zahedan Prison (women’s ward)
- Borazjan Prison
- Ramhormoz Prison
- Behbahan Prison
- Bam Prison
- Yazd Prison
- Kahnuj Prison
- Tabas Prison
- Mashhad Prison
- Sabzevar Prison
- Gonbad-e Kavus Prison
- Qaemshahr Prison
- Rasht Prison (men’s and women’s wards)
- Roudsar Prison
- Haviq Prison, Talesh
- Ezbaram Prison, Lahijan
- Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah
- Ardabil Prison
- Tabriz Prison
- Urmia Prison
- Salmas Prison
- Khoy Prison
- Naqadeh Prison
- Miandoab Prison
- Mahabad Prison
- Boukan Prison
- Saqqez Prison
- Baneh Prison
- Marivan Prison
- Sanandaj Prison
- Kamyaran Prison
86th Week
September 16, 2025
