On Tuesday, June 9, the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign entered its 124th week and once again emphasized its demand for an end to all executions. On this occasion, the prisoners issued a statement stressing that they call on all segments of society and their fellow compatriots to raise their voices in seeking justice against the issuance and implementation of unjust death sentences and to express their opposition in the strongest possible terms.
Full Text of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign Statement
Continuation of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign in Its 124th Week Across 56 Prisons
During the past week, aware and informed students took to the streets in various cities to defend their rights and demonstrate that they have grown weary of government policies in the field of education, which stand in clear contradiction to educational justice. The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign supports these brave and aware students. Without a doubt, Iran’s future will be bright with such passionate individuals.
Since May 22, the regime has hanged at least 49 people and, as part of its continuing campaign of intimidation and repression, has once again upheld the death sentence of political prisoner Yaghoub Derakhshan in Lakan Prison in Rasht. It has also issued death sentences against political prisoners Yasin Shahbakhsh, Hassan Mosallavi, and Ali Kamali.
In addition, four other political prisoners—Farshad Etemadifar, Alireza Mardasi, Masoud Jamei, and Reza Abdali—are facing the imminent implementation of their death sentences in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, and their lives are in danger.
The members of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign, who have stood against these inhumane executions for the 124th consecutive week, and whose members have faced execution or various forms of pressure from prison authorities and security agencies, are once again raising their voices more strongly than ever in defense of the fundamental right to life. This right is the source of all human rights, and safeguarding it is a sign of the maturity, equality, freedom, and humanity of any society. Therefore, they call on all segments of society and their fellow compatriots to raise their voices for justice against the issuance and implementation of unjust death sentences and to express their opposition in the strongest possible manner.
Freedom and justice are the right of every human being, and true justice is achieved not through death and the deprivation of the right to life, but through respect for human rights. Therefore, to obtain these rights from oppressive and authoritarian rulers, one must struggle and resist.
Political prisoners participating in the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign are on a hunger strike on Tuesday, June 10, during the 124th week of the campaign across 56 prisons throughout the country.
