Iran Prisoners Stage Protest, Hunger Strike Against Executions: Activists

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…

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…

Hunger Strike in Ghezel Hesar Prison Enters Third Day as Khamenei Escalates Executions - Iran News Update

Prisoners protest mass executions amid Iran’s worsening repression and international isolation As the Iranian regime intensifies its nationwide campaign of executions to suppress dissent and intimidate society, prisoners in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj have entered the third day of a hunger strike. The protest, which began in Unit 2 of the prison, is a direct response to the transfer of at least 11 inmates to solitary confinement in preparation …

Mass Hunger Strike in Qezel Hesar Prison Iran Against Wave of Executions

1500 death-row prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison have launched one of the largest collective hunger strikes in recent years to protest a renewed wave of executions across Iran. The strike began on Monday, October 13, when inmates in Ward 2 refused food after 11 cellmates were transferred for imminent execution; by the following day prisoners in Ward 3 and additional halls had joined, expanding the protest across Unit 2. Inmates staged sit-ins insi…