The 87th week of the “No To Execution Tuesdays” campaign was held on Tuesday, September 23, in 52 prisons across the country. Prisoners in these 52 facilities participated in the campaign by going on hunger strike.
In part of the statement for the 87th week of “No To Execution Tuesdays,” referring to the execution of Babak Shahbazi, it read:
“In this context, the brutal execution of another member of ‘No To Execution Tuesdays,’ Babak Shahbazi, on the anniversary of the 2022 popular uprising and without a final meeting with his family, is a bitter symbol of the inhumane behavior and human rights violations by this murderous regime. The abduction of Babak Shahbazi from his ward for his secret execution led to protests and sit-ins by his fellow inmates in Ghezel Hesar prison.”
The full statement of the 87th week of the “No To Execution Tuesdays” campaign is as follows:
Continuation of the “No To Execution Tuesdays” campaign in the 87th week across 52 prisons
The 87th week of the “No To Execution Tuesdays” campaign takes place as the shadow of fear and repression weighs heavier than ever on the lives of the Iranian people. In recent months, there has been an unprecedented rise in executions. From September 16 until now, at least 46 executions have been reported, including two women and six Baluch compatriots. Between August 23 and September 23, 186 executions were carried out, including seven women.
In this context, the brutal execution of another member of “No To Execution Tuesdays,” Babak Shahbazi, on the anniversary of the 2022 popular uprising and without a final meeting with his family, is a bitter symbol of the inhumane behavior and human rights violations by this murderous regime. The abduction of Babak Shahbazi from his ward for his secret execution led to protests and sit-ins by his fellow inmates in Ghezel Hesar prison.
A regime that on the one hand boasts of “pardoning” prisoners, on the other hand, exposes its bitter and inhumane reality week after week by increasing the number of executions.
This year, coinciding with the reopening of schools, once again, aware and progressive teachers and students are at the forefront of the struggle for freedom and equality. Iran’s teenagers and youth are the nightmare of this regime, and in every school and university, activists are standing firm to turn these institutions into centers of resistance and voices opposing the inhumane death sentences of their fellow citizens.
The “No To Execution Tuesdays” campaign calls out to the freedom-loving people of Iran and all human rights defenders, proclaiming that silence in the face of such violent and inhumane policies is not acceptable. Our voice must be stronger than any repression and injustice. Every week, every Tuesday, we rise up in memory of execution victims, seeking justice and defending life.
Life is a fundamental right of every human being, and execution is an unjustifiable act of violence against this right.
On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, during the 87th week, members of the “No To Execution Tuesdays” campaign in 52 prisons across the country are on hunger strike.
