The nationwide campaign “No to Execution Tuesdays” entered its 93rd week. Hundreds of prisoners in 54 prisons across Iran went on hunger strike in protest against the escalating wave of executions.
In a joint statement, the prisoners declared that they will not remain silent in the face of this “unbridled surge of executions,” urging the public and the families of those sentenced to death to raise their voices in the streets and on social media with the cry: “No to execution!” — to stop what they described as the regime’s systematic killing machine.
Mothers and Families Protest the Death Penalty
One of the most powerful human aspects of this movement is the courageous presence of mothers and families of death row prisoners.
During the most recent gathering, mothers raised portraits of their children and chanted:
“We support “No to Execution Tuesdays!” — a slogan that has become a symbol of endurance and defiance.
The mother of Shahrokh Daneshvarkar, a political prisoner sentenced to death, held a placard bearing the faces of other political detainees as she cried out “No to execution.” Nearby, the mother of Vahid Bani-Amerian was seen holding a handwritten sign reading “No, no, no to execution.” These faces now stand as the voice of thousands of families across the country.
Names That Have Become Symbols of Resistance
In recent rallies, names such as Ehsan Faridi, Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, Manouchehr Fallah, Peyman Farahavar, Yaghoub Derakhshan, and Mohammad Javad Vafaee Sani echoed through the chants of protesters — prisoners who are now facing imminent execution.
Protesters emphasized that their outcry — with slogans like “No to Ehsan Faridi’s execution” and “We condemn the sentence of Zahra Tabari” — goes far beyond opposing individual cases. It is a collective stand against the regime’s systemic policy of silencing dissent and eliminating opponents through fear and death.
