“No Execution Tuesdays” Campaign Gains Momentum as Executions in Iran Surge

The “No Execution Tuesdays” campaign, in a statement released on Tuesday, January 6, reported that Iranian authorities executed 21 individuals on January 1, marking a grim start to the new year.

According to the campaign, since December 21, 2024, the number of executions in Iran has surpassed 80. Throughout 2024, the total reached 1,000—a new and troubling record in the country’s use of the death penalty. This increase comes in stark contrast to global trends, as 128 countries have abolished the death penalty. Notably, Zimbabwe recently eliminated capital punishment entirely as part of its New Year reforms. However, in Iran, executions continue to escalate.

Hunger Strikes and Solidarity Actions

Members of the “No Execution Tuesdays” campaign announced plans to continue their hunger strike on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, coinciding with the anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 by the regime’s Revolutionary Guards on January 8, 2020. Families of the victims of the plane crash have expressed solidarity with the campaign, uniting with other protesters to oppose the regime’s policies.

In a notable expansion of the campaign, prisoners in Sepidar Ahvaz and Ramhormoz prisons have joined the protest movement. The campaign now spans 30 prisons across the country, where prisoners are engaging in hunger strikes to denounce death sentences and the regime’s oppressive policies.

A Call for Global Support

The “No Execution Tuesdays” campaign has called on Iranians and the international community to support its efforts to abolish the death penalty and resist what it describes as an inhumane policy. Organizers of the campaign emphasize that achieving this goal is both possible and essential.

Participating Prisons

The movement has now reached 30 prisons across Iran, including:

• Evin Prison
• Ghezel Hesar Prison
• Central Karaj Prison
• Fashafouyeh Prison
• Arak Prison
• Khorramabad Prison
• Asadabad Prison (Isfahan)
• Dastgerd Prison (Isfahan)
• Shiban Prison (Ahvaz)
• Nizam Prison (Shiraz)
• Bam Prison
• Kohnuj Prison
• Mashhad Prison
• Qaem Shahr Prison
• Rasht Prison
• Ardabil Prison
• Tabriz Prison
• Urmia Prison
• Salmas Prison
• Khoy Prison
• Naqadeh Prison
• Saqez Prison
• Baneh Prison
• Marivan Prison
• Kamiyaran Prison
• Tabas Prison
• Khurin Prison (Varamin)
• Sepidar Prison (Ahvaz)
• Ramhormoz Prison

Conclusion

As the “No Execution Tuesdays” campaign continues to grow, its organizers remain steadfast in their mission to challenge the Iranian regime’s use of the death penalty. Through hunger strikes, solidarity actions, and international advocacy, the campaign aims to bring an end to this inhumane practice and create a more just future for all.