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Call By 301 International Figures to Prevent a Repeat of the 1988 Massacre in Iran

Hoshang Amiri
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Call By 301 International Figures to Prevent a Repeat of the 1988 Massacre in Iran

Three hundred prominent political and legal figures, along with Nobel Prize laureates, have called for global efforts to prevent a repeat of the 1988 massacre in Iran.

These 301 international figures include:

Former world leaders, heads of state, ministers, and ambassadors, former UN officials and rapporteurs, and distinguished legal experts, lawmakers and leading human rights advocates, and Nobel Prize winners.

The statement by the 301 international figures reads:

We call on the global community to urgently confront the escalating wave of political executions and entrenched impunity in Iran. The risk of another mass atrocity, reminiscent of the 1988 massacre, is alarmingly real.

On 12 July 2025, three opposition activists—Farshad Etemadi-Far, Masoud Jamei, and Alireza Mardasi—were sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court after two years of torture, accused of ‘waging war on God’ (moharebeh) over their support for the opposition PMOI (MEK). In July 2025, the Supreme Court rejected a fourth request for judicial review for political prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, leaving them at imminent risk on death row.

There are currently dozens of political prisoners on death row on similar charges.

Since President Masoud Pezeshkian took office, executions have surged—with over 1,300 carried out, some 650 in 2025 alone.

These incitements and executions echo the horrors of 1988, when a fatwa from then-Supreme Leader Khomeini led to mass executions targeting PMOI members and other dissidents.

309 Experts Urges UN Action to Prevent Repeat of Iran’s 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners

The July 2024 report from the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran described those extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances as ongoing crimes against humanity and genocide.

Warning signs are mounting. On 4 July 2025, ten UN Special Procedures expressed alarm over the crackdown since hostilities began on 13 June 2025 and the subsequent ceasefire, noting that state-media rhetoric, including calls for ‘surveillance’ and ‘killings’, echoes the ‘1988 atrocities.

Political prisoner Saeed Masouri, a key figure in the ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign, recently smuggled out a letter from Qezel Hesar Prison after an attempt to forcibly transfer him. He warns that his removal is a prelude to executing others on death row and that, just as in 1988, ‘a crime is in progress’. We must not repeat the silence of 1988. We urge the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, Dr Mai Sato, her colleagues in the Special Procedures, and the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran (FFMI) to condemn these incitements and executions. We call on UN High Commissioner Volker Türk to speak out unequivocally against Iran’s systematic human rights violations.

We further call on Canada and other co-sponsors of the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee resolution on Iran to include an explicit reference to the 1988 massacre in this year’s resolution.

The international experts, spanning over 60 countries, warn that “the risk of another mass atrocity, reminiscent of the 1988 massacre, is alarmingly real” and urge UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Dr. Mai Sato, High Commissioner Volker Türk, and member states to condemn these incitements.

At least 74 people executed in Iran over the past month

Esmaeil Mohades
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At least 74 people executed in Iran over the past month

From June 22 to July 22, the Iranian regime hanged at least 74 people across prisons throughout the country. During this period, the judiciary issued death sentences for at least 17 others, and the Supreme Court confirmed the execution orders for at least two other individuals.

On July 23, the human rights website HRANA released its latest monthly report on the state of human rights violations in Iran. It stated that over the one-month period, it had documented 63 reports related to the right to life (executions), including 74 executions, 17 death sentences, and two confirmed execution verdicts.

HRANA cited examples of death sentences issued during this period by the Iranian regime’s judiciary, including five individuals arrested during the 2022 nationwide protests in the city of Urmia and three political prisoners in Ahvaz.

The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign continued into its 74th week across 47 prisons in Iran

HRANA stressed that violations of the right to life can have devastating consequences, including fostering a sense of insecurity and instability in society. It warned that such violations could fuel a culture of violence and further erode public trust in governmental and judicial institutions.

In addition to the executions, prison conditions have further deteriorated. HRANA reported that between June 22 and July 22, there were 2,492 cases of prisoners being held in unsuitable conditions, 102 instances of legal limbo, 100 cases of denial of communication rights, 74 instances of detainees being held incommunicado, and 52 cases of pressure and coercion against prisoners.

HRANA also recorded, during the same period, 13 cases of medical neglect, 11 transfers of prisoners to solitary confinement, 8 hunger strikes, and 1 case of a prisoner being killed.

Another part of HRANA’s report addresses the excessive and deadly use of weapons and violence by military and security forces.

According to the report, at least 12 civilians lost their lives due to gunfire by security agents during this period, and 20 others were injured.

Additionally, at least three kulbars (cross-border porters, often ethnic Kurds who carry goods across Iran’s western borders) and two fuel carriers were killed during this time. One kulbar and three fuel carriers were also injured. Landmine explosions in border areas resulted in the deaths of at least two civilians and the amputation of another.

Among the most shocking incidents this month was a shooting by guards at a military facility in Khomein (a town in central Iran), which led to the deaths of four civilians, including a four-year-old girl named Raha Sheikhi. In another incident in Tarik-Darreh, Hamedan Province, two civilians were killed, and one was injured.

HRANA concluded its report by emphasizing that the widespread human rights violations in Iran—including frequent executions, inhumane prison conditions, suppression of freedom of expression, and deadly violence by military forces—can only be curbed through reform of judicial and security structures, accountability of officials, and consistent pressure from domestic and international human rights organizations.

Danish Universities Restrict Access to Iranian Researchers Due to Security Concerns

Sia Rajabi
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Danish Universities Restrict Access to Iranian Researchers Due to Security Concerns

Citing increasing security threats, Denmark has adopted stricter policies regarding the admission of foreign researchers, with Iranian researchers in particular facing disqualification.

According to Danish media, the country’s security and academic officials have warned that access to sensitive information in fields such as quantum technology, green energy, and artificial intelligence could increase the risk of information leaking to foreign governments.

Aarhus University, one of Denmark’s most prestigious academic institutions, announced that it has rejected applications from at least 24 foreign researchers so far this year. A significant portion of these applicants held Iranian, Russian, or Chinese citizenship.

University officials stated that the primary reason for these rejections was the risk that these individuals might gain access to information that could be transferred to third countries.

Denmark’s Security and Intelligence Service (PET) has warned that countries such as Iran may use researchers for espionage purposes, including through financial inducement, threats, political pressure, or cyberattacks.

In this context, some universities, including the University of Copenhagen, have established specialized teams to conduct security screening of applicants.

Nevertheless, some academics have expressed concern that these restrictions may harm international scientific collaboration.

Denmark, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, has placed greater emphasis on protecting scientific and research infrastructure as part of its defense and security policies.

In the fall of last year, members of the Danish parliament, during a session of the immigration committee, stressed the need for stricter measures against the anti-democratic activities of Iran’s regime.

On July 1, 2025, German prosecutors announced that a Danish citizen had been arrested in Denmark on suspicion of spying for Iran’s regime. His activities were allegedly aimed at gathering information on locations and individuals connected to the Jewish community in the city of Berlin.

Concerns over espionage and sabotage activities by Iran’s regime and its affiliated elements have been growing in Europe.

The intelligence services of the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands have held the Iranian regime responsible for criminal activities and for using criminal gangs on their soil.

Protests Over Water Shortages in Iran

Mehdi Hosseini
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Protests Over Water Shortages in Iran

Residents of Sabzevar, a city in eastern Iran, took to the streets for the second consecutive night. They gathered in front of the Sabzevar Governor’s Office, chanting slogans such as “Our rights are only earned in the streets” and “Water, electricity, life are our basic rights” in protest against frequent power outages in the region.

Meanwhile, the regime declared Wednesday a public holiday. The crisis has paralyzed the country, and now people—more exasperated than ever—are faced with a government that is this time openly demonstrating its inability to govern.

According to provincial authorities across the country, on Wednesday, July 23, schools and government offices in 23 provinces will either be closed or operate remotely.

Tehran Faces the Most Severe Water Crisis in a Century

In a bizarre move, Tehran’s Water and Wastewater Company announced the distribution of bottled water to residents—but shortly afterward, retracted the statement.

Reza Sepahvand, a member of the regime’s parliament, warned about the possibility of nationwide water rationing in Tehran and other provinces. But such warnings are nothing new. For years, environmental activists have raised alarms, only to be silenced and repressed. Over the past years, Iran’s regime has imprisoned numerous environmental activists under the pretext of “national security threats.”

In response to the extreme heat, Fatemeh Mohajerani, the government spokesperson, shamelessly described Wednesday’s shutdown as “an opportunity to breathe.”

She suggests people rest, travel, and spend time with family—amid deadly heat, without water, without electricity.

Governance in Iran is structured in such a way that only a specific class is able to live comfortably.

Even Isa Kalantari, former head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization, warned that “we should be concerned about the very existence of Iran.” Masoud Pezeshkian, the current president of Iran’s regime, also admitted, “If we don’t act now, there may be no solution tomorrow.”

Iranian Regime President Calls Claims of Nuclear Program’s End a ‘Delusion’

Jubin Katiraie
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Iranian Regime President Calls Claims of Nuclear Program’s End a ‘Delusion’

Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran’s regime, stated in an interview with Al Jazeera that the regime is prepared to “strike deep into Israel.” He added that the claim that Iran’s nuclear program has ended is a “delusion.”

Following regime’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, Pezeshkian also reiterated Iran’s claimed right to enrich uranium.

On Tuesday, July 22, in an interview with the Al Jazeera television news network, Pezeshkian reiterated Tehran’s stance on its claimed right to enrich uranium and declared that the idea Iran’s nuclear program had ended is a “delusion,” because, according to him, the program “exists in the minds of scientists,” not just in “nuclear facilities.”

This was Pezeshkian’s first interview with Al Jazeera following the 12-day war between Iran’s regime and Israel.

EU Sanctions Hossein Shamkhani: A Blow to the Oil and Weapons Network of Iran’s Regime and Russia

In the interview, Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran’s regime “does not seek war but also does not rely on the permanence of a ceasefire and is prepared to defend itself.” He added that “we are ready for any Israeli military action, and our forces are prepared to strike deep into Israel again.”

He acknowledged that Israel inflicted blows on Iran but also claimed that Iran “powerfully struck deep into Israel” and alleged that Israel “conceals its own losses.”

In the interview, Pezeshkian admitted that there are “some intelligence infiltrations” within Iran’s military levels but attributed the primary cause of these infiltrations to Israel’s use of “American technology and capabilities.”

Pezeshkian Reiterates Uranium Enrichment Right One Day After Iran’s Foreign Minister’s Statement

On the evening of Monday, July 21, Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran’s regime, stated in an interview with Fox News that Tehran would not relinquish its uranium enrichment program.

He stated that it is clear they cannot abandon enrichment because it is an achievement of their scientists and a matter of national pride. According to Araghchi, any nuclear agreement that is reached must include the right to enrich uranium for Iran.

The regime’s foreign minister also acknowledged that Iran’s nuclear facilities had suffered serious damage and admitted that the enrichment program is currently halted due to the severity of these damages.

U.S. President Donald Trump reacted to Araghchi’s remarks in the Fox News interview by reposting part of his statements on his Truth Social account and issuing a warning to Tehran.

Trump had previously asserted that a U.S. military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June had resulted in the complete destruction of all three sites.

Arrest of 2,000 People During Iran-Israel War

Hoshang Amiri
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Arrest of 2,000 People During Iran-Israel War

Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, the judiciary chief of Iran’s regime, announced on the evening of Tuesday, July 22, that approximately 2,000 people had been arrested during what was described as the “12-day war between Iran and Israel.” He stated in a televised interview that the arrests continued even after Israel’s attack. While he claimed that “many” of those arrested were released after investigations, he emphasized that individuals accused of collaborating with Israel remain under interrogation and “intelligence extraction.”

Meanwhile, in a rare move, the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sent warning text messages to Iranian citizens, alleging an “increase in activities by enemy intelligence services.” It claimed these services were recruiting individuals through mobile applications to “betray the country.” These warnings come at a time when regime security officials are deeply concerned about Israel’s extensive intelligence infiltration at the highest levels of the regime, especially following the repeated assassinations of military commanders and nuclear scientists.

Mohammad Saeed Izadi, Quds Force Commander, Reportedly Killed in Israel Strikes Against Iran

In recent weeks, dozens of individuals have been arrested by security agencies in various cities across Iran. This wave of arrests has intensified alongside a rise in civil protests, worsening economic conditions, widespread public dissatisfaction with the political and economic situation, and ongoing crackdowns at universities and on social media.

Evidence suggests that in the face of severe intelligence failures, an inability to contain foreign security infiltrations, and fear of popular uprisings, Iran’s regime has resorted to an iron-fist policy marked by fear and intimidation. The use of terms like “infiltration” and “intelligence warfare” in the media and official statements, along with repression of media outlets, civil activists, and academics, indicates a regime no longer capable of maintaining control through legitimate means and instead leaning on security and deterrent measures. Observers warn that these policies will not only prove ineffective but will further fuel public discontent and increase the likelihood of a social explosion.

Iran’s Regime Uses the Pretext of Intelligence War with Israel to Intensify Repression of Its Citizens

The Iranian regime fully understands that its primary war is with the people, and that only the Iranian people are capable of ending this regime.

Water Crisis in Iran: Mismanagement, Blackouts, and Public Distrust Amid Environmental Collapse

Esmaeil Mohades
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Water Crisis in Iran: Mismanagement, Blackouts, and Public Distrust Amid Environmental Collapse

With the ongoing heatwave and severe shortages of water and electricity across Iran, officials of Iran’s regime have implemented widespread shutdowns or reduced working hours for government offices in various provinces.

As the heatwave continues and water and electricity shortages become more critical in Iran, officials of the Iranian regime have resorted to implementing full-scale closures or reduced working hours for government offices in different provinces across the country.

According to the latest decisions, Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23 will see complete shutdowns in several Iranian provinces, while others will implement reduced working hours.

Tehran Faces the Most Severe Water Crisis in a Century

According to the resolutions of provincial crisis committees, on Wednesday, July 23, government offices in Tehran, Yazd, Kerman, Mazandaran, Alborz, Qom, Khuzestan, Hormozgan, Bushehr, and North Khorasan will be completely closed.

In some provinces, including Semnan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Kermanshah, Ilam, Sistan and Baluchestan, and South Khorasan, office hours have been reduced, and government offices will operate only between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 or 12:00 noon.

Additionally, the Director General of Crisis Management for Lorestan Province announced that due to the ongoing heatwave and the necessity of managing energy consumption, all government offices, banks, and educational centers in the province will be closed on Tuesday, July 22.

Isa Kalantari, regime’s former head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization, stated on Monday, July 21, regarding the country’s water crisis: “Today we must be worried about Iran. Worried about the existence of a country whose resources are under tremendous pressure, and this is an undeniable reality.”

Masoud Pezeshkian, president of Iran’s regime, stated during the cabinet meeting on Sunday that, referring to a report by the Ministry of Energy on the “water imbalance,” he said: “The water crisis is more serious than what is being discussed today, and if we don’t take urgent action starting now, we will face conditions in the future for which there will be no remedy.”

Fatemeh Mohajerani, the government spokesperson, also announced on the same day that due to the extreme heat and the energy crisis, Wednesday would be a public holiday in Tehran province.

Officials of Iran’s regime, under these circumstances, have shifted responsibility onto the people, urging citizens to “conserve” and issuing warnings about the critical state of the country’s dam water reserves.

Iran is on the verge of environmental collapse not because of its climate, but due to structural mismanagement. Policies such as unregulated dam construction, expansion of unsustainable agriculture in arid regions, and disregard for efficient water usage have internally corroded the country’s water infrastructure.

In this regime, decisions regarding water resources have not been based on scientific assessments, but rather on political and security considerations. Many major dam construction and water transfer projects have not been carried out based on expert studies but were implemented under the supervision of military and unaccountable institutions.

The people of Iran face not only water shortages but also complete distrust toward the regime responsible for managing this crisis. The destruction of agriculture, frequent blackouts, forced migration of rural populations, and growing public discontent are all symptoms of a political and managerial condition that is neither natural nor inevitable—it is the direct result of decisions made knowingly.

At Least 56 Prisoners in Iran Face Execution on Political Charges

Jubin Katiraie
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At Least 56 Prisoners in Iran Face Execution on Political Charges

According to a report by HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency), at least 56 prisoners across Iran’s prisons currently face execution sentences on political or security-related charges.

In a report published on Monday, July 21, HRANA stated that the largest number of these death sentences were issued by Tehran’s Revolutionary Courts. Branch 15 presided over by Abolghasem Salavati; Branch 26, led by Iman Afshari; and Branch 28, headed by Mohammadreza Amoozad, played prominent roles in handing down these rulings.

Fifteen of these prisoners are supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the largest opposition group to Iran’s regime.

The 78th “No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign Held in 48 Prisons Across the Country

Multiple death sentences have also been issued against political and security prisoners in the cities of Urmia, Mashhad, Ahvaz, Rasht, Zahedan, and Mahshahr. These judicial branches have each condemned more than one political prisoner to death.

The primary charges against many of these prisoners include “armed rebellion” (baghi) and “enmity against God” (moharebeh). Several individuals, after having their verdicts overturned by the Supreme Court, were resentenced to death in parallel branches of the Revolutionary Courts.

HRANA, citing the accounts of several prisoners’ lawyers, emphasized that many of them were denied the right to a fair trial, were not granted access to independent legal counsel, and faced judicial proceedings that lacked transparency.

Names of political prisoners sentenced to death

Among the 56 political prisoners sentenced to death, Varisheh Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi are being held in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, and six people, including Akbar Daneshvar kar, Seyyed Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi, Babak Alipour, Pouya Ghobadi Bistuni, and Vahid Bani-Amarian, are being held in the Greater Tehran Prison.

 

At least 14 political prisoners sentenced to death are being held in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj, including Seyyed Abolhassan Montazer, Eidou Shahbakhsh, Abdulghani Shahbakhsh, Abdolrahim Qanbarzehi Gorgij, Soleiman Shahbakhsh, Milad Armoon, Alireza Kafaei, Amir Mohammad Khosh-eghbal, Navid Najaran, Hossein Nemati, Alireza Barmarzpournak, Behrouz Ehsani, Mehdi Hassani, and Saman Mohammadi Khiyare.

Hatem Ozdemir, Mehrab Abdullahzadeh, Razgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, Pejman Soltani, Ali Ghasemi, Kaveh Salehi, and Tifour Salimi Babamiri are in Urmia Prison, and Yousef Ahmadi is in Sanandaj Prison.

Farshid Hassanzehi, Mohammad Zein al-Dini, and Adham Narouei are imprisoned in Zahedan Prison, and Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, Isa Eidmohammadi, and Mohammad Mehdi Soleimani are imprisoned in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad.

Abbas Dris and Ali Obeidavi are being held in Mahshahr Prison, Ali Mojadam, Mohammadreza Moghadam, Moein Khanfari, and Adnan Ghobeishawi are being held in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz, and Salem Mousavi, Malik Davarshenas (Mousavi), Habib Dris, Masoud Jamei, Alireza Mardasi, and Farshad Etemadifar are being held in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz.

Three political prisoners, Manouchehr Fallah, Peyman Farah Avar, and Sharifeh Mohammadi, are also being held in Lakan Prison in Rasht.

HRANA wrote in its report that Ahmadreza Jalali, Amir Rahimpour, Roozbeh Vadi, Shahin Basami, and Afshin Ghorbani Mishaei are being held in detention centers with undisclosed locations.

At least 1,000 people were executed in Iran in 2024, a 25 percent increase over the previous year.

It is necessary for the international community, human rights organizations, and public opinion to actively pursue these cases and put pressure on the Iranian government to prevent the unjust execution of these sentences.

Over a Month of Silence After Ali Younesi’s Enforced Disappearance from Evin

Sia Rajabi
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Over a Month of Silence After Ali Younesi’s Enforced Disappearance from Evin

On Sunday, July 21, a court session was held to address new charges fabricated against Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi, two gifted students and political prisoners. These elite students from Sharif University of Technology were once again tried on the charge of “propaganda against the regime.” However, the shocking aspect of the court session was Ali Younesi’s absence—he has been transferred to an unknown location for over a month now, and there is no information about his condition.

According to Aida Younesi, sister of the political prisoner, “Sunday’s court session was held without Ali’s presence.” Aida Younesi wrote on X (formerly Twitter):

“Yesterday was the ‘court’ date for a new case against Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi, but Ali was not brought to the court session. It’s been more than a month since my brother was abducted from Ward 4 of Evin Prison, and except for a brief phone call with my mother 21 days ago, we have no news about him.”

Iranian Political Prisoner Ali Younesi Transferred from Evin Prison to an Unknown Location

She went on to explain that their mother went to the court in the hope of seeing her son, even if for a moment, but remained behind closed doors. Ali Younesi’s lawyers also protested their client’s absence in the session. Addressing judicial and security officials, Aida Younesi posed the following question:

“Where is Ali? Why are you depriving him of his most basic rights such as contact with family and lawyer?”

New case fabricated against elite students

In the new case, Amirhossein Moradi was also tried on charges of “propaganda against the regime through publishing multiple statements from prison.” The court session was held at Branch 29 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Ali Mazloum. Reports indicate that Moradi appeared in court in handcuffs and shackles and was interrogated and tried under tight security measures.

Meanwhile, there has been no official explanation from the judiciary regarding the reason for Ali Younesi’s absence or his current place of detention.

The abduction of Ali Younesi from Evin Prison

Ali Younesi, a political prisoner and computer engineering student at Sharif University of Technology, was suddenly and violently transferred on Wednesday, June 18, from Ward 4 of Evin Prison to Ward 209, which is operated under the supervision of the Ministry of Intelligence.

Unofficial reports suggest that following an attack on Evin Prison and damage to certain sections of the facility, he was moved to an unknown location. Since then, there has been no information about his health, whereabouts, or conditions.

Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi were arrested on April 10, 2020, by security agents. The arrest was carried out without a judicial warrant and involved severe violence.

Amirhossein Moradi is a physics student at Sharif University and the recipient of the national silver medal in the Astronomy Olympiad in 2017.

Ali Younesi, a computer engineering student at Sharif University, won the national silver medal in Astronomy Olympiad in 2016, the gold medal in 2017, and the gold medal in the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad held in China.

After 808 days of detention in solitary confinement and security wards, on June 26, 2022, the two elite students were transferred to Evin’s general wards following a harsh sentence of 16 years in prison.

Ali Younesi’s sister stressed in her message:

“My brother was even deprived of the fundamental right to be present at his own court session. He has been abducted for more than a month, and the authorities give us no answers. This behavior is against all legal and human standards.”

The 78th “No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign Held in 48 Prisons Across the Country

Hoshang Amiri
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The 78th “No to Executions Tuesdays” Campaign Held in 48 Prisons Across the Country

Political prisoners in 48 prisons across Iran joined the 78th week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign by going on hunger strike to protest the issuance and implementation of death sentences.

In this week’s statement, the participating prisoners condemned the wave of executions, repression, and violence against the people, stating that the regime’s goal with these acts is to instill fear and terror in society.

They reaffirmed their commitment to continuing the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign, writing: “Our voice is the cry of ‘No to executions’; a voice that will grow louder and clearer every Tuesday until the day executions are permanently abolished in Iran.”

UN Report: Iran’s Regime Guilty of Mass Executions and Repression

In their statement, they emphasized:

The execution-driven regime has once again launched a wave of repression and violence against society, particularly targeting political prisoners. According to published reports, at least 71 executions were carried out between June 22 and July 22—a one-month period. These sentences were handed down without fair trials and were based on forced confessions, leading to executions by hanging.

In addition to the execution wave, political activists and imprisoned members of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign are facing intensified pressure. Threats, torture, exile, arrests, summonses of campaign members’ families, and the denial of basic rights are only part of the systematic repression directed at the voice of protest in society.

On the other hand, by opening fire directly at the people, the regime reveals its true anti-people nature. The shooting of a small child, Raha Sheikhi, is just one small example of these crimes.

The regime’s goal with these relentless acts of violence is to spread fear and silence a society that, despite all the pressure, continues to insist on its legitimate demands for justice, freedom, human dignity, and the right to self-determination.

The members of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign wholeheartedly condemn the violent, inhumane, and unjust wave of executions and repression of prisoners. Execution is not a path to justice—it is a tool of terror. We once again emphasize that no human life should be taken by governments, especially under conditions where there is no fair trial process and the fundamental rights of the accused are blatantly and systematically violated.

Our voice is the cry of “No to executions”—a voice that will grow louder and clearer every Tuesday until the day executions in Iran are stopped forever.

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in the 78th week of the campaign, political prisoners participating in the “No to Executions Tuesdays” will go on hunger strike in 48 prisons across the country.

In the past week, Iran’s regime has significantly increased pressure on political prisoners. The regime is planning to exile Saeed Masouri, the longest-held political prisoner in Iran, to Zahedan Prison. Saeed Masouri has been imprisoned without any furlough for the past 25 years.

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