On Tuesday, July 7, the “No To Executions Tuesdays campaign” continued. The campaign, which was launched to end all forms of executions in Iran, is now being carried out simultaneously in 57 prisons across the country.
The imprisoned participants in the campaign issued a statement during the 128th week of their strike, condemning the reappointment of executioner Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei as head of the judiciary and calling for global protest against executions in Iran.
The prisoners’ statement reads as follows:
Continuation of the “No To Executions Tuesdays” Campaign in Its 128th Week Across 57 Prisons
The Retention of Mohseni Ejei in Office Is a Serious Threat to Prisoners and Human Rights in Iran
On the eve of July 9, the anniversary of the killing of students during the July 9, 1999 student protests, the “No To Executions Tuesdays campaign” honors the memory of those who gave their lives for freedom and equality. It commemorates the day when the regime violently suppressed student protests and brutally attacked the University of Tehran dormitories.
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According to published figures, Iran’s illegitimate regime has executed at least 15 people since June 22 and has issued the inhumane death sentence against a number of prisoners convicted of both ordinary and political charges.
Last week, Judge Abolghasem Salavati, one of the Iranian regime’s most notorious judges who has issued numerous death sentences, handed down the medieval punishment of death to Arghavan Fallahi, a female political prisoner held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison. The sentence was issued despite the fact that the case was conducted under unfair conditions and under pressure from the regime’s security agencies.
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Death sentences have also been issued against several people arrested during the January 2026 uprising, including Kamal Khan-Babaei, who is imprisoned in Choobindar Prison in Qazvin, and Vahid Khan-Sanami, who is held in Greater Tehran Prison. They were sentenced to death through unfair judicial proceedings intended to intimidate society.
These inhumane sentences are being issued as Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the regime’s judiciary chief, was recently reappointed by Iran’s autocratic ruler Mojtaba Khamenei. Ejei has a long record of human rights violations and, over the past four years, has overseen the highest number of death sentences carried out in the past three decades.
While condemning these unjust death sentences, the “No To Executions Tuesdays campaign” calls on all international bodies and people of conscience to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Iran’s prisons. Death sentences are effectively decided behind closed doors through psychological and physical torture during interrogations. Therefore, everyone must take serious action, by every possible means, to pressure the regime to uphold the principles of fair trial, particularly by ensuring public court hearings in cases where the charges may result in capital punishment.
Finally, we would like to note that many people have created content in support of the campaign or have asked for their anti-execution content to be published through the “No To Executions Tuesdays campaign”. This is a nationwide campaign that belongs to all striking prisoners, regardless of political affiliation, and therefore represents a broad demand that transcends groups, parties, and political movements. In addition, numerous submissions are sent to the campaign’s social media pages. If we have not republished these submissions, it is primarily to ensure that the campaign remains above political factions and belongs equally to all its members, supporters, and opponents of the death penalty. Secondly, the primary purpose of the campaign’s online platforms is to publish the weekly statements and maintain an archive of them. We thank all supporters of the campaign and everyone opposing the death penalty for producing content and organizing progressive initiatives in defense of the right to life, and we warmly extend our solidarity to all of you.
Without a doubt, through resistance and collective solidarity against executions, we will prevail!
On Tuesday, July 7, imprisoned participants in the “No To Executions Tuesdays campaign” are on hunger strike for the 128th consecutive week in 57 prisons across Iran.
