Death Sentence Issued Against Mehdi Roshani, Arrested During the January 2026 Protests in Malekshahi
Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, 4 August 2026: Mehdi Roshani, a Kurdish citizen and one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests, has been…
Monthly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran – 20 June to 20 July 2026: At Least 55 Prisoners Executed
Breathing in Confinement: The Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran has published its monthly report on human rights violations in Iran…
Execution of Two Prisoners in Shiraz Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 2 August 2026: The death sentences of at least two prisoners who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death…
Secret Execution of 19-Year-Old Arvin Kheirkhahan, Arrested During the January 2026 Protests
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 1 August 2026: The death sentence of Arvin Kheirkhahan, a 19-year-old arrested during the nationwide protests in January, has been…
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”…