The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, in its 55th statement on Tuesday, February 11, warned that since February 10, 2024, more than 1,021 people have been executed by hanging.
Imprisoned members of this campaign in 35 prisons across the country expressed concern in the statement over the death sentence of Pejman Soltani, a Kurdish political prisoner who was arrested during the 2024 protests.
This political prisoner was sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Urmia Criminal Court in an “unfair trial” on charges of killing a “Basij officer.”
The statement also announced that the request for retrial of Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner whose death sentence has been upheld by the Supreme Court, has been denied, placing her at imminent risk of execution.
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The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign warned in its statement that if Pakhshan Azizi is transferred from the general ward for execution, more serious actions will be taken to resist this inhumane act.
The campaign has also called on all people and human rights activists to stand against this execution by any means possible, stating that “this is a test for all of us, and we must not allow ourselves to witness mourning for another prisoner again.”
The statement further emphasized that several political prisoners in the women’s ward and Ward 8 of Evin Prison, who protested and chanted slogans against the death sentences and forced transfer of two political prisoners, Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hasani, have been denied visitation rights.
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The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign statement reiterated that members of this movement in 35 prisons across the country unanimously condemn all death sentences in Iran and will continue to resist and raise their voices against executions.
The statement also warned that the government uses executions as a tool to maintain its survival and suppress society, rather than to implement justice. For this reason, the campaign has called on international organizations, human rights groups, and the global community to take urgent action to stop these crimes.
According to the statement, in the 55th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, prisoners in 35 prisons across the country will go on a hunger strike on Tuesday, February 12, 2025.
