Iran: 207 Executions In Three Weeks As ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Expands To 56 Prisons In 107th Week – OpEd
On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, political prisoners across Iran marked the 107th consecutive week of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign. The hunger strike, which began as a protest within prison walls, has now expanded to 56 detention facilities nationwide, including Evin, Ghezel Hesar, and prisons in major provincial capitals. This expansion comes in the immediate aftermath of the nationwide uprising in January 2026, posing a direct challenge to the clerical regime’s intensified crackdown.
In a statement released for the 107th week, the striking prisoners highlighted a dramatic surge in capital punishment aimed at quelling public dissent. According to the campaign, in the first three weeks of the current Persian month (starting January 21, 2026), the regime has executed over 207 individuals, including two women. The statement notes that thousands of detainees face the threat of execution without due process. Specifically, the prisoners raised the alarm for Kurdish political prisoner Naser Bekrzadeh, who has been sentenced to death for the third time and faces imminent execution.
The crackdown has extended beyond protesters to include professionals aiding the injured. The statement reports that security forces have arrested numerous lawyers, doctors, and medical staff, a move the prisoners describe as indicative of the regime’s “growing terror” following the January uprising.
Despite the repression, the prisoners emphasized that the path forward is resistance, not submission. “Compatriots, in these conditions, silence is not an option; the only option and path to salvation is outcry and protest,” the statement read. They further articulated their vision for the future: “In these sensitive conditions, we desire a free and equal Iran, devoid of violence and executions, and the ‘right to self-determination’ by the people.”
The campaign has transcended prison walls, finding a “new stage” of social expansion. In tandem with the hunger strikes inside, residents in dozens of cities—including Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, Rasht, Zahedan, and Kermanshah—have staged protests supporting the prisoners. The slogan “No to Executions” has become a common chant in street demonstrations.
Protesters have adopted radical slogans linking the executions to the survival of the Supreme Leader’s regime. Chants documented during these protests include “Fire is the answer to execution,” “Freedom for political prisoners is the national slogan,” and “Khamenei’s crime: thousands of martyrs of the January uprising.”
Families of the incarcerated and those killed during protests have become the “stable pillars” of this movement, rallying with photos of their loved ones and chanting “Do not execute.” This solidarity has effectively bridged the gap between individual grievances and a collective national demand for the abolition of the death penalty.
The participating prisons in the 105th week of the hunger strike include: Evin Prison (women’s and men’s wards), Ghezel Hesar Prison (units 2, 3, and 4), Karaj Central Prison, Fardis Prison in Karaj, Greater Tehran Prison, Qarchak Prison, Khorin Prison in Varamin, Chobindar Prison in Qazvin, Ahar Prison, Arak Prison, Langerud Prison in Qom, Khorramabad Prison, Borujerd Prison, Yasuj Prison, Asadabad Prison in Isfahan, Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz (women’s and men’s wards), Nezam Prison in Shiraz, Adelabad Prison in Shiraz (women’s and men’s wards), Firuzabad Prison in Fars, Dehdasht Prison, Zahedan Prison (women’s and men’s wards), Borazjan Prison, Ramhormoz Prison, Behbahan Prison, Bam Prison, Yazd Prison (women’s and men’s wards), Kahnuj Prison, Tabas Prison, Birjand Central Prison, Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, Gorgan Prison, Sabzevar Prison, Gonbad-e Kavus Prison, Qaemshahr Prison, Rasht Prison (men’s and women’s wards), Rudsar Prison, Haviq Prison in Talesh, Azbaram Prison in Lahijan, Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Ardabil Prison, Tabriz Prison, Urmia Prison, Salmas Prison, Khoy Prison, Naqadeh Prison, Miandoab Prison, Mahabad Prison, Bukan Prison, Saqqez Prison, Baneh Prison, Marivan Prison, Sanandaj Prison, Kamyaran Prison, and Ilam Prison.