Two University of Tehran Students Face Expulsion; Cases Under Appeal
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 17 August 2026: Amirmohammad Karimi and Mahyar Eftekhari, two undergraduate polymer engineering students who entered the University of Tehran in…
Arrest of Bafrin Ahmadoush, a Child from Urmia, by IRGC Intelligence Forces and Transfer to an Unknown Location
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 17 August 2026: Bafrin Ahmadoush, a child from Kachaleh village near Urmia, was arrested on the morning of Sunday, 16…
Execution of a Prisoner in Zahedan Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 17 August 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on a charge of…
Mohammadreza Balhour, January 2026 Protester, Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 16 August 2026: Mohammadreza Balhour, a father of three and resident of Sarayan in South Khorasan Province who was arrested…
Labour Activist and Former Political Prisoner Younes Azadbar Arrested at Retirees’ Protest in Rasht
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 16 August 2026: Younes Azadbar, a labour activist and former political prisoner, was arrested during a labour protest by retirees…
Baha’i Citizen Moein Mohammadi Dehaj Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison and Additional Punishments
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 16 August 2026: Moein Mohammadi Dehaj, a Baha’i citizen residing in Yazd, has been sentenced by Branch 1 of the…
Death-Row Prisoner Transferred to Solitary Confinement in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 15 August 2026: At least one prisoner who had been arrested on a charge of “murder” and sentenced to death…
Death-Row Prisoner Facing Imminent Execution in Sanandaj Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 15 August 2026: Kaveh Rafoosheh, a prisoner held in Sanandaj Prison who was previously sentenced to death in a case…
Death-Row Prisoner Transferred to Solitary Confinement in Qezel Hesar Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 15 August 2026: At least one death-row prisoner, who had previously been arrested on a charge of “murder” and sentenced…
Qezel Hesar Authorities Seek to Separate Strike Organisers Through Forced Transfers of Prisoners
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 15 August 2026: Authorities at Qezel Hesar Prison are seeking to transfer prisoners held in Hall 4 of Unit 2…