Today, Tuesday, July 15, in the seventy-seventh week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign, Yazd Prison also joined the ranks of protesting prisons.
This campaign, which has become a symbol of resistance against the increasing and systematic executions carried out by Iran’s regime, continues through hunger strikes and protests by political and ideological prisoners.
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In its weekly statement, the campaign announced that Branch 1 of the “Ahvaz Revolutionary Court” — referred to here as a “sham court” — has issued two death sentences each for three political prisoners: Farshad Etemadifar, Masoud Jamei, and Alireza Mardasi. In addition, three Arab prisoners from Ahvaz — Ali Mojadam, Moein Khenafri, and Mohammadreza Moghaddam — have been transferred to solitary confinement, raising the possibility that their executions may be imminent. The complete lack of information about their status has heightened concerns and increased the likelihood of their “enforced disappearance.”
Meanwhile, Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, has issued a warning about the condition of these prisoners and called for an end to the current wave of repression.
At the same time, the retrial requests of Mehdi Hasani and Behrouz Ehsani, two political prisoners sentenced to death, have been rejected for the fourth time. This comes despite the fact that their cases involve serious legal ambiguities, and authorities had previously denied their lawyer access to case details under the pretext that the files were “classified” — a practice that is illegal.
Iranian Prisoners Sound Alarm as Regime Escalates Executions
In recent weeks, Iran’s regime has once again accelerated its execution machinery. Between June 22 and July 15 alone, at least 44 people were executed, including two who were publicly hanged in the cities of Miandoab and Bukan. These executions are not only clear violations of human rights, but also part of the regime’s broader policy of intimidation and social control amid internal crises.
Members and families involved in the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign have stood firm against security pressures and are demanding the immediate halt of executions, fair judicial proceedings, and widespread public solidarity to break the regime’s cycle of death.
The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has become a symbol of resistance from within Iran’s prisons and the outcry of survivors against a slow death. Public support for this campaign can amplify the voices of prisoners and justice-seekers and expose the true face of repression in Iran to the world.
