Flogging Sentences Carried Out Against Two Kurdish Women Activists; Continued Use of Corporal Punishment and Violation of Human Dignity
Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, 25 August 2026: The sentences of 31 lashes imposed on Neda Dadejani and Setayesh (Behnoush) Sarabi, two Kurdish women activists…
Execution of a Prisoner in Dehdasht Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, 25 August 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on a charge of…
Increase in Number of Prisoners Executed in Ilam Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 24 August 2026: The death sentences of at least three prisoners who had previously been arrested on charges related to…
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…