Breathing in Confinement

Execution of Juveniles
July 29th, 2019

A juvenile offender executed in Noor prison

Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner who was 17 at the time of arrest has been executed in Noor prison. According to a report obtained by Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI), Tooraj Azizi who had been arrested when he was 17 years old, was executed on 28 July 2019 in the prison of Noor.

April 18th, 2017

Amnesty International: Iran Must Halt Imminent Execution of 2 Men Arrested as Teenagers

Breathing in Confinement – The Iranian authorities must urgently stop the imminent execution of two long-time death row prisoners who were children at the time of their arrest, Amnesty International said today. According to the statement of Amnesty International, one of the men, Mehdi Bahlouli, is due to be executed tomorrow morning in Karaj’s Raja’i […]

May 25th, 2016

22 Prisoners Executed During 2 Days in Iran

Breathing in Confinement – At least 22 prisoners were hanged during two days in 3 different prisons in Iran. Human rights sources have reported that only on 5 May 25, 11 prisoners have been hanged in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj.

May 20th, 2016

69 Executions in the 2nd Iranian Month Including 3 Public Hangings

Breathing in Confinement – With another executed prisoner in the central prison of Qazvin, the number of death sentences carried out reached 69 in May 2016. However, 68 death sentences had been announced or reported by the state media or human rights organisations until May 20, and on the last day of Iranian months, May […]

April 27th, 2016

10 Prisoners Executed in 3 Cities of Iran

Breathing in Confinement – By 10 more executions in 3 cities of Iran, the number of executions in current month has reached to 13. According to official and unofficial sources, during the recent days, 1 prisoner was executed in Sary, 1 in Qazvin and 8 were hanged in Zahedan.