Ghezel Hesar Inmates Extend Hunger Strike Over Iran Executions
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July 23, 2026
Shahada Square arrests and torture claims: Months after the Isfahan violence, 16 people were charged with moharebeh and held in solitary in Dastgerd and Dovlatabad prisons; rights groups and court records cited in July (including a July 21 HRANA statement and July 23 comments from Iran Human Rights Monitor) say confessions were extracted under torture, lawyers were denied case files, and trials were held in revolutionary courts with harsh judges overseeing the cases.
July 13, 2026
Ghezel Hesar hunger strike begins: According to reports, a mass hunger strike at Ghezel Hesar Prison near Tehran began on July 13, 2026 after six inmates sentenced to death for drug offenses were moved to solitary confinement; footage circulated showing inmates protesting and one reportedly sewing another's lips shut six days into the strike.
February 28, 2026
Executions surge after war start: Since the start of the war with the United States and Israel on February 28, rights groups reported a marked increase in executions—including of demonstrators and alleged spies—accompanied by widespread rights concerns over torture and lack of due process.
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July 23, 2026
Shahada Square arrests and torture claims: Months after the Isfahan violence, 16 people were charged with moharebeh and held in solitary in Dastgerd and Dovlatabad prisons; rights groups and court records cited in July (including a July 21 HRANA statement and July 23 comments from Iran Human Rights Monitor) say confessions were extracted under torture, lawyers were denied case files, and trials were held in revolutionary courts with harsh judges overseeing the cases.
July 13, 2026
Ghezel Hesar hunger strike begins: According to reports, a mass hunger strike at Ghezel Hesar Prison near Tehran began on July 13, 2026 after six inmates sentenced to death for drug offenses were moved to solitary confinement; footage circulated showing inmates protesting and one reportedly sewing another's lips shut six days into the strike.
February 28, 2026
Executions surge after war start: Since the start of the war with the United States and Israel on February 28, rights groups reported a marked increase in executions—including of demonstrators and alleged spies—accompanied by widespread rights concerns over torture and lack of due process.
