In the 52nd week and on the eve of the anniversary of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign, prisoners in 34 prisons across the country issued a statement on Tuesday, January 21, announcing that over 110 executions had occurred in the past month, bringing the total number of executions since March 21, 2024, to 950.
The imprisoned members of the campaign stated in the statement that the removal of two notorious judges, Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini, who were responsible for issuing thousands of death sentences for political and non-political prisoners over four decades, reflects the profound aversion of the Iranian people to the death penalty and the consequences of 45 years of policies of repression and killings.
This move was widely welcomed in society, particularly among the families seeking justice for the thousands of victims of political executions.
Members of the campaign in 34 prisons nationwide warned that Malek Davarshenas (Mousavi), a 26-year-old political prisoner from the city of Karkheh, has been sentenced to death on charges of “rebellion (Baghi).”
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Detained since 2021, he was forced under psychological and physical torture to confess and now faces the imminent risk of execution.
In response to such inhumane sentences, society and prisoners continue to resist governmental violence.
Another part of the statement noted that the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has so far expanded to 34 prisons and has garnered widespread domestic and international support.
Eleven teachers’ unions in various provinces of the country, despite security pressures, have bravely supported the “No to Executions” campaign and have repeatedly raised this slogan in their weekly gatherings.
Additionally, religious leaders in various cities in Kurdistan have taken a stance against the death penalty.
The campaign once again emphasized the inhumanity of the death penalty and called on all prisoners to join this movement.
It also supported the general strike of the people of Kurdistan against executions, scheduled for Wednesday, and called on the public to participate in these protests.
