The protest gathering of the families of death row prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison turned into violence with the intervention of plainclothes agents and special police guards.
The families of death row prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison gathered on Friday, May 18, 2023, outside this prison in Karaj. With chants of “Do not execute,” they urged the authorities to refrain from executing their loved ones.
Several women in this protest were brutalized. The security forces used tear gas to disperse the crowd. They also used pellet guns and fired at the protesters, a few of whom were wounded.
The violence by security forces led to the closure of shopping malls and shops in the Second Square of the city of Gohardasht.
The clerical regime has executed over 120 prisoners over the past month to deter the uprisings.
On Friday, May 18, they executed three young protesters in the Dastgerd Prison of Isfahan despite widespread domestic and international outcries, leading to anti-regime protests in dozens of cities nationwide.
The three young protesters executed in Isfahan were Saleh Mir-Hashemi, Majid Kazemi, and Saeid Yaghoubi.