Iran Prisoners Stage Protest, Hunger Strike Against Executions: Activists

Iran Prisoners' Hunger Strike Against Executions

By Stuart Williams Inmates detained inside one of Iran's largest prisons have for the last two days staged a sit-in protest and a hunger strike against the growing number of executions in the Islamic republic, rights groups said Wednesday. Ghezel Hesar is notorious for the large numbers of hangings inside the prison. Photo: Wikimedia Commons The protest at Ghezel Hesar prison in the city of Karaj outside Tehran was triggered by the transfer of u…

Iran prisoners stage protest, hunger strike against executions: activists

Iran is the world’s second most prolific executioner after China, which is believed to execute thousands each year although no precise figures are available, rights groups say

Iran prisoners stage protest, hunger strike against executions

Inmates detained inside one of Iran's largest prisons have for the last two days staged a sit-in protest and a hunger strike against the growing number of executions in the Islamic republic, rights groups said Wednesday. The protest at Ghezel Hesar prison in the city of Karaj outside Tehran was triggered by the transfer of up to 16 inmates to solitary confinement ahead of execution, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and US-based Human Rig…

1,500 Death-Row Prisoners Go on Mass Strike as Executions Surge

About 1,500 death-row inmates in Ghezel Hesar Prison launched a hunger strike against mass executions, declaring: “Our patience has run out from this endless cruelty.” Around 1,500 death-row prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj—one of Iran’s largest and most notorious detention centers near Tehran—have launched a hunger strike in one of the broadest collective protests inside the country’s prisons in recent years. The action began on Monday, …

Protest Against the Wave of Executions; Prisoners at Ghezel Hesar Continue Sit-In and Hunger Protest

HRANA – Since Monday, October 13, hundreds of prisoners in Karaj’s Ghezel Hesar Prison, at least in wards 1 and 2, have refused to accept their prison meals and begun a sit-in inside their ward halls to protest the sharp rise in executions. Recently, HRANA reported that 1,537 people had been executed in Iran over the past year, marking an increase of more than 86% compared to the previous year. During this period, 183 executions took place in Gh…