January Protester Morteza Yousefzadeh Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, 29 September 2026: Morteza Yousefzadeh, one of those arrested during the nationwide protests in January, has been sentenced to 10…
Report on the Execution of Four Prisoners in Qezel Hesar and Karaj Central Prisons
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 28 September 2026: The death sentences of at least four prisoners, who had previously been sentenced to death in separate…
Mehdi Ahangari Executed in Malayer Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 28 September 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested on a charge of…
Resumption of Executions of Prisoners Convicted of Drug Offences in Qezel Hesar; Two Prisoners Executed
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 27 September 2026: The death sentences of at least two prisoners, who had previously been arrested on charges related to…
Milad Zeinali Executed in Qezel Hesar Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 27 September 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested on charges related to…
Ali Younesi’s Five-Year Sentence Upheld; Imprisoned Student to Remain in Prison as Expected Release Approaches
Breathing in Confinement, Friday, 25 September 2026: A sentence previously issued against imprisoned student Ali Younesi by Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court…
Nine Ahwazi Arab Women Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison; Sentence Reduction Conditional on Mandatory Ideological Course
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 24 September 2026: The Ahvaz Revolutionary Court has sentenced nine Arab women to a combined total of 45 years’ imprisonment…
Continued Judicial Pressure on Lawyers: Nine Lawyers in Gilan Sentenced to Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 24 September 2026: Nine lawyers in Gilan Province have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 14 years…
Prison Sentence and Additional Punishments Issued for Lawyer Hassan Younesi
Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 23 September 2026: Hassan Younesi, a lawyer and member of the Central Bar Association, has been sentenced by Branch 26…
Execution of Emad Mirdoraghi in Dezful Prison After 10 Years of Imprisonment
Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 23 September 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested on a charge of…