Execution of a juvenile inmate in Lakan Prison in Rasht
Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, December 31, 2020, after 13 years in prison, Mohammad Hassan Rezaei, who was only 16 at the time of…
A sentence of ten years in prison for Arash Ganji
Breathing in Confinement, December 30, 2020: Arash Ganji, translator, and secretary of the board of directors of the Iranian Writers Association, was sentenced by…
After 30 days in solitary confinement, Shohreh Hosseini transferred to the political women ward of Evin Prison
Breathing in Confinement: On December 27, 2020, after appearing in Evin court, Shohreh Hosseini, a civil activist who had been detained since November 28,…
Evin prison’s guards beat the political prisoners Hamid Manafi and Afshin Shahsavari
Breathing in Confinement: On Friday, December 25, 2020, two political prisoners, Hamid Manafi and Afshin Shahsavari, were beaten by Evin Prison guards and as…
Unawareness of the fate of the Baloch prisoner, Hamzeh Bilrani
Breathing in Confinement, December 26, 2020: There is no information available on the fate of a Baluch citizen who was arrested in April this…
Rajai Shahr Prison; CCTV cameras in Hall 10, Ward 4, to monitor the political prisoners
Breathing in Confinement, December 21, 2020: Twenty three political prisoners are being held in in Rajai Shahr Prison, Hall 10, Ward 4, and…
Transfer of Mohammad Benazadeh Amirkhizi and Payam Shakiba to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj; their release is sabotaged by the Ministry of Intelligence
Breathing in Confinement: October 19, 2020, in protest against being forced to wear prison uniforms and shackles, Mohammad Amirkhizi, Payam Shakiba, and Majid Asadi,…
Zahedan Prison, at least 5 prisoners transferred to solitary confinement for execution
Breathing in Confinement, December 18, 2020: The lawyer, Mostafa Nili, announced the transfer of at least five prisoners to solitary confinement to serve their…
Summoning a Baloch citizen to the intelligence office in the City of Konarak
Breathing in Confinement, December 17, 2020: A Baloch citizen named “Shahab Dashti” was summoned to the Konarak Intelligence Office. According to the Baloch…
Continuing pressures on Navid Afkari’s family; Detention of his father and brother for several hours
Breathing in Confinement, December 17, 2020: Today, Hossein Afkari, the father of the executed wrestler, Navid Afkari, and Hamid Afkari, Navid’s brother, were…