‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ Marks 106th Week Amid Mass Detentions and Escalating Executions in Iran
As thousands remain disappeared after the January uprising, political prisoners and detainees across 56 prisons launch another nationwide hunger strike against state executions and repression
Written by
Safora Sadidi Mohammadi
More than three weeks after Iran’s January nationwide uprising was met with lethal force, mass arrests, and sweeping disappearances, families across the country remain in the dark about the fate of their detained loved ones. Against this backdrop, the ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ campaign has announced the continuation of its resistance for the 106th consecutive week, spanning 56 prisons across Iran, through a coordinated hunger strike on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
In a strongly worded statement, the campaign directly attributes responsibility for the unfolding human rights catastrophe to the highest levels of power, stating that: “More than three weeks have passed since the brutal massacre of people in the alleyways and streets of Iran and the detention of tens of thousands of defenseless citizens, yet large segments of the Iranian population remain in complete unawareness about the fate and condition of their loved ones.”
The statement leaves no ambiguity regarding accountability:
“These actions by the repressive regime constitute state-sanctioned murder and enforced disappearance, for which the Supreme Leader is primarily responsible.”
بچه های ایران را اعدام نکنید/ سه شنبه های نه به اعدام در شهرهای مختلف
Secret Trials, Silenced Lawyers, and the Threat of Execution
According to the campaign, many detainees from the January uprising are being prosecuted in secrecy, stripped of basic legal protections, and placed at imminent risk of execution.
“Many of the detainees are being tried secretly without the right to a fair trial and are at risk of heavy sentences and execution.”
The statement further reveals systematic intimidation of the legal profession: “Security agencies have threatened many independent lawyers, telling them they are not allowed to represent the detainees of the Dey (January) uprising.”
Such measures, long documented by human rights organizations, point to an institutionalized strategy aimed at accelerating executions while preventing public scrutiny.
Call to Families and Civil Society
In response to the regime’s efforts to impose silence, the campaign issues an urgent appeal:
“We, the members of the ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ campaign, call on all families of the detained and the victims to raise their voices and publicize the names of their loved ones.”
The statement also calls on broader society to act: “We also ask all honorable people and human rights, union, civil, and political activists to be the voice of the prisoners and recent detainees more than ever before.”
زندانی سیاسی آزاد باید گردد/ سه شنبه های نه به اعدام در شهرهای مختلف
Executions at an Alarming Scale
The campaign highlights what it describes as a hysterical acceleration of executions: “The despotic regime is recklessly and hysterically carrying out executions, having hanged 123 individuals so far in the month of Bahman (since January 21) and more than 2,350 people since the beginning of the year 1404 (March 21).”
These figures underscore Iran’s position as one of the world’s leading executioners, with political repression increasingly enforced through capital punishment.
EU Terror Listing of the IRGC: A Turning Point
The statement situates recent international developments within the broader struggle of the Iranian people, explicitly linking domestic resistance to global accountability: “The rightful protest of the Iranian people and the thousands of blossoming flowers—girls, boys, and children—whose blood was unjustly shed by the bullets and axes of the ruling religious-fascist suppressors—ultimately led to the main perpetrator of this crime, the IRGC, being placed on the European Union’s terrorist list.”
The campaign emphasizes that this designation reflects a long-standing national demand: “This is something that has not only been the demand of the members of this campaign and all political prisoners but has also been the demand of all freedom-loving and equality-seeking people of Iran for many years.”
Hunger Strike Across 56 Prisons
On February 3, 2026, the 106th week of resistance will be marked by a hunger strike in 56 prisons, including major detention centers such as Evin, Qezel Hesar, Greater Tehran Penitentiary, Adelabad of Shiraz, Vakilabad of Mashhad, Urmia, Sanandaj, Zahedan, and dozens of others spanning nearly every region of Iran.
The breadth of participation reflects both the scale of repression and the persistence of organized resistance behind prison walls.
A Campaign That Refuses to Be Silenced
Now in its 106th week, the ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ campaign has become one of the longest-running collective acts of prison-based resistance in Iran’s history. Its continuation amid mass executions, enforced disappearances, and intensified censorship stands as a direct challenge to the regime’s strategy of fear.
As the statement concludes, this struggle is no longer confined to prison walls—it is a call to society, the Iranian diaspora, and the international community to confront a system that relies on executions as a tool of governance.