Mass Executions in Iran: How the Regime Turned the Death Penalty into a Tool of Political Survival

No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign Reaches Its 100th Week in 55 Prisons Across Iran

100 weeks of resistance — No to Execution Tuesdays in 55 prisons across Iran. On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign marked its 100th consecutive week, as prisoners in 55 prisons across Iran launched coordinated hunger strikes in protest against the death penalty and the ongoing wave of executions. With the joining of the women’s ward of Yazd Prison, the campaign has expanded further, underscoring the persistence …

The 100th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in 55 Prisons Across Iran

On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign marks its 100th week, and with the women’s ward of Yazd Prison joining, this protest movement now continues in 55 prisons across the country. The prisoners participating in this campaign, continuing their 100 weeks of relentless struggle against the regime’s “killing machine” and in protest of the wave of executions, which has surpassed 2,000 people in the current calendar ye…

Mass Executions in Iran: How the Regime Turned the Death Penalty into a Tool of Political Survival

With more than 1,700 executions in 2025, the Iranian regime is using capital punishment as a calculated mechanism of repression, fear, and ideological control Executions in the Iranian regime of Iran have long stood at the center of international concern over human rights violations. In 2025, however, this practice has reached unprecedented and alarming dimensions. Reports by human rights organizations indicate that more than 1,400 executions w…