Alireza Nami, Detainee from the January Protests, Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 21 September 2026: Alireza Nami, who was detained in connection with the January protests, has been sentenced to 30 years…
Erfan Haj-Bonyan Dehaghani, Detained During January Protests, Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 12 September 2026: Erfan Haj-Bonyan Dehaghani, 26, who was detained during the January protests, has been sentenced by Branch Five…
Facing Imminent Execution; Alireza Sepahi Badjani, Detained During January 2026 Protests, Transferred to Solitary Confinement
Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, 12 September 2026: Alireza Sepahi Badjani, a political prisoner sentenced to death who was arrested during the 8 January protests…
Nasimeh Eslamzehi Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison; Denied Lawyer of Choice Amid Questions Over Evidence
Breathing in Confinement, Friday, 11 September 2026: Nasimeh Eslamzehi, a Sunni prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.…
Death Sentence Issued for Marzieh Ebrahimi Shamsabadi, Political Prisoner with MS in Bandar Abbas
Breathing in Confinement, Friday, 11 September 2026: Marzieh (Soda) Ebrahimi Shamsabadi, a 32-year-old political prisoner held in Bandar Abbas Central Prison who suffers from…
Parisa Kamali Abruptly Transferred from Yazd Prison to Bandar Abbas Without Family Notification
Breathing in Confinement, Friday, 11 September 2026: Parisa Kamali, a political prisoner held in Yazd Central Prison, was removed from her ward on the…
Prisoner Dies in Qezel Hesar Prison Following Cardiac Complications and Delayed Medical Care
Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, 8 September 2026: A prisoner held in Qezel Hesar Prison died after suffering cardiac complications amid delays in receiving medical…
Prisoner Executed in Behshahr Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, 8 September 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death…
Shaker Bouri, Abadan-Based Satirist, Sentenced to 13 Months and 20 Days in Prison and a Fine
Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, 8 September 2026: Shaker Bouri, a satirist residing in Abadan, has been sentenced to imprisonment and a fine following judicial…
Several Sunni Arab Citizens Arrested Following Security Forces’ Raid on a Home in Ahvaz
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 7 September 2026: Several Sunni Arab citizens were arrested and transferred to an unknown location following a raid by security…