16 May 2026 News Category: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Eight female political prisoners have been deprived of the right to contact and meet with their families and lawyers due to their participation in “protest activities.” According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, eight […]
6 May 2026 News Category: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Forough Taghipour, a political prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to an additional one year of imprisonment following the opening of a new case against her by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet […]
15 May 2026News Category: Arrests Breathing in Confinement: Amirhossein Rezaei, a political science student at the University of Tehran and a journalist, has been arrested. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Amirhossein Rezaei was arrested on 6 May following a raid by security forces on his […]
14 May 2026 Category: Executions – Breathing in Confinement: The execution sentence of a prisoner, who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on charges of “murder”, has been carried out at Karaj Central Penitentiary. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was […]
URGENT ACTION HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ON HUNGER STRIKE IN IRAN Human rights activist Latif Hasani, a member of Iran’s Azerbaijani minority who is serving a nine-year prison sentence, has been on hunger strike since 18 May in protest at the treatment of political prisoners in Iran. He is a prisoner of conscience who must be […]