Petition for Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death in Iran

Petition for Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death in Iran

Several people from Eastern Kurdistan and the diaspora have launched a petition calling for the death sentence handed down to Pakshan Azizi to be overturned. The organizers of the campaign emphasized that Azizi’s life is in serious danger and called on all segments of society, institutions, and individuals to support the campaign. The petition calling for action for Azizi reads as follows: “Let's not forget Pakhshan Azizi. The risk of execution …

Berlin Exhibition Highlights Iran’s Human Rights Abuses and Rise in Political Executions - Iran Freedom

Berlin, Germany – May 6, 2025 Berlin, Germany – May 6, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a powerful exhibition and rally in Berlin to expose the worsening human rights crisis in Iran, with a spotlight on the sharp increase in executions of political prisoners. The exhibition featured visuals and information panels documenting decades of repression by the Iranian regime, including recent cases of deat…

Iran Executes Two Afghan Nationals Amid Rising Use of Death Penalty

Iran has executed two Afghan nationals in recent days, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based group monitoring human rights violations in the country. The post Iran Executes Two Afghan Nationals Amid Rising Use of Death Penalty appeared first on KabulNow.

The continuation of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign enters its sixty-seventh week across 41 prisons in Iran

While Iran’s regime continues its policy of repression through executions, the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has launched a hunger strike for the sixty-seventh consecutive week in 41 prisons across Iran. According to the campaign’s statement, “The regime of execution and repression hanged 29 prisoners over the past week. On April 30, 15 prisoners, and on May 4, nine prisoners were executed. As a result, since March 21 (the beginning of th…

67th Week of "No to Execution Tuesdays": A Nationwide Protest Against State Violence in Iran - Iran News Update

On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, political prisoners across 41 prisons in Iran will once again join the 67th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign—a grassroots, prison-led initiative that has become a powerful voice against the Islamic Republic’s systematic use of the death penalty. This week’s protest comes amid a sharp escalation in state violence: at least 29 prisoners were executed in just the past week, and one citizen, Azim Farrokhvand, …

67th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in 41 Prisons Across Iran

On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, the 67th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign will be held in 41 prisons throughout the country. This week, coinciding with the execution of at least 29 prisoners and the killing of a protesting citizen, the Campaign has issued a warning about the regime’s use of executions as “the primary tool of repression” and has called for concrete responses from human rights organizations. A section of the Campaign’s sta…