Following the execution of Reza Rasaei, who was accused of killing the head of the IRGC Intelligence in the city of Sahneh, reports indicate protests in the women’s ward of Evin Prison in Tehran and clashes between security forces and prisoners.
Political female prisoners in Evin Prison, Tehran, have started a campaign in recent months to oppose executions in Iran, a campaign called “No to Executions Tuesdays.”
This campaign coincided with the execution of Reza Rasaei on Tuesday, August 6, despite uncertainties in his case. Following the protest by prisoners in Evin Prison, security forces attacked them, and the phones in the ward were also cut off.
Female prisoners did not remain silent in protest against the news of Rasaei’s execution and repeatedly called on the people to shout “No to executions.”
The Iranian regime used the news of a possible war with Israel to execute Reza Rasaei without informing his family, taking advantage of the media silence.
Following the protests by female prisoners in Evin Prison against Rasaei’s execution and the attack by the prison guards, several political prisoners were injured and transferred to the infirmary. Due to the phone lines being cut off, there is no news about the condition of the prisoners in this ward.
During his imprisonment, Reza Rasaei was subjected to brutal torture by the IRGC and the Ministry of Intelligence to force him to confess against himself.
Reza Rasaei had told his cellmates that he had no role in the killing of the IRGC member but was forced to make a false confession, which led to his death sentence.
Reza Rasaei was arrested in December 2022 during the protests following the killing of Mahsa Amini by the regime’s Morality Police.
