Death Sentence Communicated in the “Shandiz Case”; Growing Concerns Over the Fate of Nine Other Detainees
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 1 August 2026: The formal notification of a death sentence issued against Mehdi Zarif, one of those arrested during the…
Violent Raid by Evin Prison Guards on Ward 7; Three Political Prisoners Beaten and Transferred to an Unknown Location
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 1 August 2026: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Evin Prison guards raided the hall housing political prisoners in Ward…
Execution of Two Prisoners in Damghan Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 1 August 2026: The death sentences of at least two prisoners who had previously been arrested on charges related to…
Report on the Execution of Abbas Abdolmaleki in Qezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
Breathing in Confinement, Friday, 31 July 2026: A prisoner who had been arrested on a charge of “murder” following a group altercation and sentenced…
Children’s Rights Activist Afshin Heyratian Sentenced to 31 Years in Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 30 July 2026: Afshin Heyratian, a children’s rights activist currently held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced by Branch 26…
Identity of Second Prisoner Executed in Qezel Hesar Prison Confirmed
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 30 July 2026: The death sentences of at least two prisoners who had previously been arrested on charges of “murder”…
Risk of Imminent Execution of Political Prisoner Kaveh Arabiyan Following Transfer to an Unknown Location
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 30 July 2026: Kaveh Arabiyan, a political prisoner sentenced to death and one of those arrested during the protests in…
New Prison Sentence Imposed on Political Prisoner Yoroush Mehralibeyglu in Tabriz Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 29 July 2026: Yoroush Mehralibeyglu, a Turkish (Azerbaijani) activist and political prisoner held in Tabriz Prison, has been sentenced to…
Successful End to Hunger Strike by 1,500 Death-Row Prisoners in Qezelhesar Following Pledge to Temporarily Halt Executions
Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 29 July 2026: A hunger strike by approximately 1,500 death-row prisoners in Unit 2 of Qezelhesar Prison, launched in protest…
Execution of Two Prisoners in Qezelhesar Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 29 July 2026: The death sentences of at least two prisoners, who had previously been arrested on murder charges and…