Breathing in Confinement

Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj
November 17th, 2019

Prisoner commits suicide in Rajaii Shahr prison in Karaj, shortly before implementation of “an eye-for-an-eye retaliation” sentence

Breathing in Confinement – On Monday, November  20, 2019, shortly before the implementation of his “an eye-for-an-eye retaliation” sentence, a prisoner hanged himself and was found dead in Correction Center number 2 of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. Breathing in Confinement- the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, has identified the prisoner as […]

November 13th, 2019

Farhad Meysami was transferred to Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – on Saturday night, November 9, 2019, Farhad Meysami- a civil activist, was transferred from Evin to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.

November 15th, 2018

At Least 10 Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – At least 10 prisoners were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj yesterday. According to the reports obtained by Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI), in addition to Vahid Mazlumin, known as “Lord of Coins” and his cooperator, Mohammad Esmail Ghasemi, at least 8 other prisoners were executed on charge of […]

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 […]

July 21st, 2016

43 Prisoners Executed Since Beginning of June

Breathing in Confinement – By the publication of the reports of 13 executions in recent days, the number of executed death sentences in July has reached to 43. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, these 13 prisoners have been hanged in Karaj.

July 17th, 2016

At Least 28 Prisoners Executed Since July 11th

Breathing in Confinement – By the report of five more executed in Arak prison, the number of executions in Iran in the past week rose to at least 28. HRANA News Agency has announced in a report that five people have been executed in Arak prison on July 11.