Mass protests have erupted in 18 prisons across Iran under the banner “Tuesday Without Execution”, Report informs via Iran International.

These protests have been ongoing for 29 weeks.

The movement began in Evin Prison in Tehran and has since spread to prisons in Karaj, Khurramabad, Shiraz, Khoy, Naghadeh, Tabriz, Urmia, Ardabil, Salmas, Saqqez, Ban, Marivan, Kamaran, Rasht, and Mashhad starting from August 13.