From 7 PM on Saturday, July 27, 2024, a group of female political prisoners in Evin Prison staged a sit-in to protest the death penalty and the execution sentences, particularly the death sentence issued for political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi. This sit-in continued until the early hours of Sunday, with the prisoners remaining in the prison yard.
Slogans of the Protesters
The female political prisoners participating in this sit-in chanted slogans such as: “Death to the Execution Regime,” “Death to the Dictator,” “No to Execution,” “Freedom for Political Prisoners,” “You are a dictator, I am Arash, Fire Responds to Fire,” and “Evin Women’s Ward United, Standing Together Until the Death Penalty is Revoked.”
Failed Efforts of Prison Authorities
An hour after the sit-in began, the prison’s State Security Force commander and his deputy went to the prison yard and attempted to end the protest. However, the female prisoners insisted on their demands against the death penalty and continued their sit-ins.
Last Tuesday, the “No to Execution” strike, which has been ongoing for months, was also in effect in various prisons nationwide.