Political prisoners in Iran condemned death sentences in the 73rd week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign. In their statement, they said:
The people of Iran have become entangled in a war they never sought. War and execution are two sides of the same coin, both stripping people of their right to life. We express our solidarity with all civilian victims and stress collective unity under the extraordinary circumstances imposed on us by two warmongering regimes.
Despite the ongoing war and crisis, the machinery of death continues relentlessly, as the oppressive regime keeps executing citizens. Since the beginning of Khordad (May 21), at least 126 people have been executed, including 12 prisoners who were hanged on June 10 alone.
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On Monday, June 16, security prisoner Esmaeil Fekri was secretly hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison on espionage charges. These shocking execution statistics are not just numbers—they tell the tragic story of lives unjustly taken.
Most of these executions occur without transparency, without fair legal process, and in total media silence. Many of the victims are the impoverished, religious minorities, and political prisoners—people whose only “crime” was seeking justice, freedom, or the right to survive.
One of them was PMOI political prisoner Mojahed Korkor, who was arrested during the 2022 nationwide uprising and, after two and a half years of imprisonment and torture, was tragically executed last week.
We, the members of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, once again emphasize in this 73rd week:
“Execution is not a punishment; it is a crime, and we strongly condemn all death sentences regardless of the charges. These executions are state-sponsored murders. We will never forget the victims, we will not stay silent, and we will not retreat.”
To the people and the international community: in these perilous times of war, the lives of many political and civil prisoners are under threat—just as seen last night in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, which was both bombed and assaulted by the prison’s brutal repressive guards. Now more than ever, public presence and solidarity matter. You, the informed and free people, are our only support and voice.
The release of all political and ideological prisoners and the immediate abolition of all death sentences must become a public demand. The lives of political prisoners and those on death row are in serious danger, and there is a real fear the regime will continue using executions to intensify repression and spread terror.
In its 73rd week, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign will include hunger strikes in 47 prisons across the country on Tuesday, June 17.
