In the 48th week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign, its members announced that with the participation of Rudsar Prison in Gilan Province, hunger strikes would take place in 28 prisons on Wednesday, December 24.
The statement from the “No to Executions Tuesdays” prisoners reads:
“On the eve of the New Year, we celebrate the birth of Christ, the harbinger of peace and freedom, and wish a year free from oppression, executions, and killings for all nations, especially Iranians who suffer under the rule of the Supreme Leader’s regime.”
“In 2024, the authoritarian regime in Iran has executed at least 953 individuals via hanging; among them, approximately 33 were women, and 8 were political prisoners. Additionally, 96 Kurdish compatriots and 101 Baluchi compatriots were executed within this year.”
The statement from the hunger striking “No to Executions Tuesdays” prisoners further stated:
“Out of the total executions in 2024, 158 occurred at the Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.”
“The ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ campaign has sought to amplify the voices of anonymous prisoners and those on death row by exposing parts of the atrocities and executions carried out in prisons across the country. The campaign, along with other political and human rights organizations, has revealed these crimes, which led to Ghezel Hesar Prison being placed on international sanctions lists after years of executions and killings.”
“Last week, on Wednesday, December 18, the execution regime hanged a Kurdish political prisoner named Rahim Barin in Mahabad Prison after 19 years of torture.”
“Additionally, another political prisoner in Urmia Prison, Rezgar Bigzadeh Babamiri, who was arrested during the 2022 protests in Bukan, has been charged with ‘waging war against God’ and rebellion by Branch 10 of the Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Urmia, putting him at risk of receiving the death penalty.”
The hunger-striking prisoners’ statement also reads:
“As we have repeatedly emphasized, it is evident that the regime uses suppression and executions to prevent public protests, and all executions in Iran have political implications. Therefore, the members of this campaign once again urge all organizations and human rights institutions, both inside and outside the country, to make serious efforts to stop executions in Iran. The key to victory and halting the execution machinery lies in solidarity and collective unity. We can and must stand against executions to put an end to this systematic killing.”