Death Sentence Against Arghavan Fallahi, Political Prisoner Held in Evin Prison, Upheld by Supreme Court
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 22 August 2026: The death sentence against Arghavan Fallahi, a 25-year-old political prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been upheld…
Prisoner Dies in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz, Following Delay in Medical Care
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 22 August 2026: A prisoner held in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz, who had previously been arrested and imprisoned on non-political…
Execution of Mohammad Rezaei Kan-Kat in Khorramabad Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 22 August 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on charges related to…
Citizen Killed in Khorramabad Following Unregulated Gunfire by Intelligence Ministry Officer
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 22 August 2026: Mojtaba Babaei, a resident of Khorramabad, was shot and killed during an attempt by an Intelligence Ministry…
Increase in Number of Prisoners Executed in Ilam Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Friday, 21 August 2026: The death sentences of at least two prisoners, including a woman, who had previously been arrested on…
Execution of Mostafa Bikas in Meshgin Shahr Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 20 August 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on a charge of…
Death Sentence Issued for Pouria Hosseinifard, Detained During January Protests in Mashhad
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 20 August 2026: Pouria Hosseinifard, who was detained during the January protests in Mashhad, has been sentenced to death by…
Vahid Valizadeh, Azerbaijani Turk Cultural and Civil Activist, Arrested in Tabriz
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 20 August 2026: Vahid Valizadeh, an Azerbaijani Turk cultural and civil activist, was arrested after Ministry of Intelligence agents raided…
Mohammadreza Rezaei, Prisoner Sentenced to Death, Transferred to Solitary Confinement for Execution
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 20 August 2026: At least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on charges related to “drug offences” and sentenced…
Student Coalition from Seven Universities: “Execution Is Not Justice; It Is the Deliberate Killing of a Human Being Legitimised by the State”
Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 19 August 2026: A coalition of student activists and media groups from the universities of Tehran, Beheshti, Allameh Tabataba’i, Iran…