News Center – Campaign participants have denounced the Iranian authorities’ use of systematic violence against prisoners in the country’s jails, describing it as evidence of a judiciary that has lost all legitimacy in society.

On Tuesday, August 19, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign entered its 82nd week, with protests taking place in 49 prisons against the surge in executions and ongoing repression. Participants called on the international community to condemn the sentences and show solidarity through all available channels.

In a statement, the campaigners said: “The continued lack of information about six political prisoners sentenced to death, as well as other campaign members, is clear evidence of severe human rights violations and escalating threats to prisoners’ lives. The Supreme Court’s reaffirmation of the death sentence against political prisoner Sharifeh Mohammadi once again exposes the depths of injustice and the brutality of the judicial system, highlighting a repressive regime that has entirely lost its legitimacy in society.”

Tragedy inside Iranian prisons

The statement described the surge in executions as a humanitarian tragedy, noting that 136 people were executed in August alone and 627 since the start of the year. These numbers, it stressed, are not just statistics but represent lives lost and families plunged into grief and suffering.

Campaign members condemned the accelerating pace of executions and the systematic repression of prisoners, calling it a flagrant violation of human rights. They commended the courage and resilience of families who have stood outside prisons to raise their voices in defense of loved ones, urging citizens to support them and not leave them to face this ordeal alone—particularly under such harsh conditions.

The statement further called on citizens to use every available means to protest unjust death sentences and Iran’s execution policy, and to demonstrate solidarity against systemic violence. This, it emphasized, includes public gatherings and accompanying the families of those facing execution.

Meanwhile, prisoners participating in the campaign continue their protest through hunger strikes in 49 prisons across the country. Facilities involved include Evin Prison, Qezel Hesar Prison (Units 3 and 4), Central Karaj Prison, Fardis Karaj Prison, Grteater Tehran Prison, Qarchak Prison, Khorein Varamin Prison, Qazvin Prison, Ahar Prison, Arak Prison, and Khorramabad Prison, along with dozens of others in cities across Iran.