Iranian Regime Backs Down on Executions Over Ghezel Hesar Prison Hunger Strike

After 16 days of a widespread hunger strike by approximately 1,500 death row prisoners in Unit 2 of Ghezel Hesar Prison, the Iranian regime’s judiciary and officials from the Prisons Organization were forced to negotiate with the prisoners’ representatives. They offered promises to halt executions, return six prisoners from solitary confinement, and review the cases … Continue reading Iranian Regime Backs Down on Executions Over Ghezel Hesar Prison Hunger Strike