The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has entered its 119th week across 56 prisons, despite threats and punishment against women political prisoners in Evin. At the same time, laid-off Ilam Gas Refinery workers and Kish Choub factory workers are protesting unemployment and months of unpaid wages.
In 2025 alone, at least 1,270 workers were killed and 8,264 injured in unsafe workplaces. The regime is attacking lives, livelihoods, and basic freedoms — but protests continue:
6 May 2026
“No to Executions Tuesdays” continues in 56 prisons
On Tuesday, 5 May, the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign continued for its 119th week across 56 prisons in Iran.
In its weekly statement, the campaign referred to daily executions carried out under charges such as espionage, the rise in executions on other charges, and the danger of execution facing many prisoners and detainees from recent protests. The campaign stressed that it will continue until executions are stopped and the death penalty is abolished.
The statement also condemned Ejei’s latest threats against opponents of execution, young people, and opponents of the government, calling this an escalation of repression against protesting people and prisoners.
The campaign declared that repression, imprisonment, and execution cannot stop people’s uprisings against a government that has lost legitimacy among the people. It called on all opponents of execution, human rights bodies, and the international community to take immediate and effective action to save the lives of political and non-political prisoners in Iran.
Women political prisoners in Evin punished
According to reports, seven women political prisoners in Evin Prison have been denied family visits for three weeks because of their participation in protest actions linked to the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign.
The prisoners are Zahra Safaei, Forough Taghipour, Marzieh Farsi, Elaheh Fouladi, Arghavan Fallahi, Shiva Esmaili, and Golrokh Iraee.
Prison officials reportedly imposed the punishment because the prisoners sang and chanted slogans against the death penalty, including “No to executions” and “Death to the dictator.” Families say the prisoners had previously been threatened with denial of visits, restricted phone calls, and even solitary confinement if they continued supporting the campaign.
The Worker-communist Party of Iran once again declares its firm support for the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign and strongly condemns the intensified pressure on women political prisoners in Evin.
We must be the voice of these prisoners and of the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign with all our strength. This campaign is a point of strength for the movement against executions in Iran, and its voice has become international. We must work to strengthen and expand it.
Laid-off Ilam gas refinery workers protest
A group of laid-off workers from Phase 2 of the Ilam Gas Refinery project have been protesting since 5 May in front of the provincial Labour Office, demanding clarification of their employment status.
According to reports, around 350 workers were employed on this project under the Jahanpars contracting company. From the beginning of October 2025 to April 2026, more than 150 of them were dismissed in three stages. These workers had previously held protests over the same issue, including a gathering on 18 April.
Reports also indicate that, following damage to gas infrastructure, around 230 million cubic metres of gas production capacity has been lost, with only 50 million cubic metres restored so far. Full restoration may take between 12 and 24 months. As a result, industries may face shutdowns or suspension of activity for more than three months.
This points to further layoffs and a worsening employment and living situation for thousands of workers in oil and gas centres. The Islamic Republic is responsible for the war and all its consequences, and it is responsible for the lives and livelihoods of workers and society as a whole.
Kish Choub factory workers protest five months of unpaid wages
According to reports, on 6 May, workers at the Kish Choub factory held a protest over five months of unpaid wages and delays in the payment of wage and insurance claims.
More than 120 directly contracted workers are employed at this company, producing kitchen systems, building doors, home furniture, and other wood products.
Shocking figures on workplace deaths
Published reports show that in 2025, at least 1,270 workers lost their lives in unsafe workplaces, while 8,264 workers suffered physical injuries.
Workplaces are claiming lives every day because of the criminal profiteering of capitalists and the government that supports them. In Iran today, people speak of “death mines.” At the same time, workers are deprived of basic insurance coverage.
Workplace safety and an end to these crimes in workplaces are nationwide demands of all workers.
Saeed Madani released
Saeed Madani, sociologist and researcher, was released from Damavand Prison on 20 April after four years in prison. He has been repeatedly arrested on security charges because of his political and research activities.
According to reports published on 4 May, a group of current and retired teachers, social activists, and student activists visited Madani and his family at their home. During the visit, they discussed the sensitive situation in the country and expressed appreciation for the struggles of Saeed Madani and his wife.
Worker-communist Party of Iran
6 May 2026
