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…
Death Sentence Issued for Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi, Held in Evin Prison
Breathing in Confinement: Arghavan Fallahi, a 25-year-old political prisoner detained in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Tehran…
Execution in the Shadow of War: At Least 877 Executions in the First Half of 2026
3 July 2026 News Category: Executions Breathing in Confinement — The Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran has released its statistical…
Execution of a Prisoner in Sanandaj Prison
1 July 2026 News Category: Executions Breathing in Confinement: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, previously arrested on charges of murder and…
Death Sentence Issued Against Peyman Ganji in Connection with the January 2026 Protests
13 June 2026 News Category: Death Sentences Breathing in Confinement: Political prisoner Peyman Ganji, one of those arrested during the nationwide protests in January…