In the 71st week of the nationwide campaign “No to Execution Tuesdays,” women political prisoners in the women’s ward of Tehran’s Evin Prison once again raised their voices in protest to express solidarity with the movement.
Chanting slogans such as “No to repression, no to execution, no to threats — it no longer works!” and “This is the final message: executions will lead to an uprising!”, the prisoners once again drew public attention to the resistance against the cycle of state violence and capital punishment.
Protests Against the Death Penalty Spread Across 22 Cities in Iran
Protests against the death penalty apread across 22 cities in Iran. This coordinated action took place on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, amid a wave of protests in 22 cities across the country. Citizens took to the streets to demand an end to the death penalty, denouncing its use as a tool of political and social repression.
Protest rallies were held in Tehran, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Rasht, Shiraz, Izeh, Anzali, Isfahan, Ramsar, Dezful, Tabriz, Bushehr, Zanjan, Shabestar, Shahroud, Sari, Kermanshah, Kerman, Mahabad, Lahijan, Gorgan, and Kangavar.
Demonstrators carried placards bearing images of individuals sentenced to death and chanted slogans such as “Stop executions,” “Political prisoners must be freed,” demanding the “Immediate abolition of death sentences.”
In many cities, protests were staged in public squares and central locations. While some protesters appeared with uncovered faces, others wore masks, standing fearlessly against the regime and voicing their opposition to the accelerating wave of executions that claim dozens of lives weekly.
Week 71 of “No to Execution Tuesdays”: Hunger Strikes in 46 Prisons
The 71st week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign saw widespread hunger strikes across 46 prisons in Iran. Notably, Firoozabad Prison in Fars Province joined the campaign for the first time this week.
In a statement issued by striking prisoners, they expressed solidarity with the nationwide truck drivers’ strike, now in its 12th day, and called for broader unity among oppressed segments of Iranian society.
