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Iranian Regime Losing Control: Ghezel Hesar Prison Resistance Forces Retreat on Executions  

Mohammad Yousefi, Activist for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran (X)  In a dramatic turn of events, the Iranian regime has been forced to retreat in the face of unprecedented resistance from death-row inmates and their families. On Sunday, October 19 (27 Mehr), after seven days of hunger strike by 1,500 prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison, six inmates who had been transferred to solitary confinement for imminent execution were returned to their ward. This marked a rare concession by a regime known for its brutal repression.  Judiciary representative Asadi—appeared before the inmates. Asadi claimed executions would be halted for several months and promised legal reforms regarding drug-related death sentences. He also attempted to discredit the hunger strike, suggesting it was orchestrated by the opposition (MEK). Prisoners responded defiantly: “Change the law. Iran doesn’t belong only to you. This law was wrong from the beginning.”  Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the NCRI, saluted the prisoners and their families declared:  “Resistance is the only path forward against a regime built on executions and massacres, a regime that will never abandon repression willingly. Collective persistence and protest…

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