Simultaneously with the 39th week of the 'No to Execution Tuesdays' campaign in Iranian prisons, a group of citizens gathered in front of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) chanting 'Do not execute' to protest the issuance and implementation of the death penalty in Iran. According to a citizen report published on Tuesday, November 1, a group of citizens, including families of prisoners sentenced to death, marched in front of the Parliament building in Baharestan, Tehran, holding placards and shouting: 'Do not execute!' Previously, families of prisoners sentenced to death have held protests in front of various institutions, including the judiciary of the Islamic Republic. Prisoners participating in the 'No to Execution Tuesdays' campaign, which is ongoing in over 22 prisons in Iran, went on hunger strike for the 39th consecutive week on the first day of Aban. This week's statement from the 'No to Execution Tuesdays' campaign emphasized that amidst the 'widespread internal and external crises' of the Islamic Republic, executions have increased with 'accelerating speed,' noting that 'in just the month of Mehr, more than 140 individuals,' including five women, have been executed. On October 17 alone, judicial authorities executed 17 individuals in various prisons across Iran. The 'No to Execution Tuesdays' campaign condemns the 'systematic executions' by the Islamic Republic government and calls for 'resistance against these repressions,' addressing 'all political, civil, syndical, and human rights activists and all awakened consciences both inside and outside.' It stated that 'today, standing against the issuance and execution of death sentences must be part of the social demand.' Previously, Shirin Ebadi, head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, stated that 'the approach of the Islamic Republic to all challenges and problems is nothing but physical elimination and repression, and year after year, the number of executions rises because death is the true identity of the government.'
Protesters Demand: Do Not Execute
A protest was held in front of the Iranian Parliament where citizens, including families of death row inmates, demanded an end to executions. This rally coincides with the ongoing 'No to Execution Tuesdays' campaign, highlighting the increasing number of executions in Iran amidst internal crises. The situation raises significant human rights concerns.
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📰 What Happened
Citizens protested in Tehran against death penalty executions by the Iranian government.
- citizens protest Iranian government
- Iranian government execute 140 individuals
- families of prisoners protest Iranian government
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The protest signifies growing dissent against the Iranian government's use of the death penalty.
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