Report on the Execution of Six Prisoners, Including a Political Prisoner and a Woman, in Qezel Hesar Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 16 July 2026: The death sentences of at least six prisoners, including a political prisoner and a woman, who had…
Prisoner Executed in Khorramabad Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 16 July 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested on charges related to…
Number of Executions in Tabriz Prison Rises
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 16 July 2026: The death sentences of at least two prisoners who had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and…
Death Row Prisoner Dies in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 15 July 2026: A prisoner sentenced to death died after attempting suicide in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. According to reporters…
Qezel Hesar Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike After Six Death Row Inmates Transferred to Solitary Confinement
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 13 July 2026: Prisoners in Unit 2 of Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj have begun a hunger strike in protest…
Tensions in Evin Prison Women’s Ward Following Prisoners’ Protest Over Detention Conditions
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 13 July 2026: A collective protest by political and prisoners of conscience held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison…
At Least 100 Alzahra University Students Barred from Campus and Expelled from Dormitories
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 12 July 2026: At least 100 students at Alzahra University have reportedly been barred from entering the university under opaque…
Execution of Two Prisoners in Shiraz Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 12 July 2026: The death sentences of at least two prisoners, who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death…
Political Prisoner Varisheh Moradi Refuses to Attend Retrial, Rejecting the Legitimacy of the Court
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 11 July 2026: The retrial hearing for political prisoner Varisheh Moradi, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, 11…
Vahid Khan Sanami, One of the Detainees from This Year’s January Protests, Sentenced to Death
Breathing in Confinement: Political prisoner Vahid Khan Sanami, one of those arrested during the nationwide protests of January 2026 (Dey 1404), has been sentenced…