Iranian political prisoners in Qezal Hesar Prison held their 9th round of hunger strike in protest to the regime’s spate of executions on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
A number of political prisoners in the women’s ward of Evin Prison as well as prisoners in wards 4, 6, and 8 joined the hunger strike as before. Political detainees in the prisons of Khorramabad, Mashhad, Saqqez, Naghadeh, Khoy, and the Central Prison of Karaj also went on hunger strike.
On Tuesday, January 30, several death-row prisoners in Qezel Hesar made an announcement: “In order to amplify our voices, we will commence a hunger strike every Tuesday. We have chosen Tuesdays because this day often marks the final moments for our fellow inmates, who are usually transferred to solitary confinement a few days prior.”
The ongoing resistance of Iranian political prisoners against the clerical regime’s killing machine persists amidst a concerning escalation in the issuance of death sentences.
