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…
Execution of a Prisoner in Qezel Hesar Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 19 August 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on a charge of…
Expulsion of Alireza Jafarzadeh, Master’s Student at Beheshti University, Upheld on Appeal
Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, 18 August 2026: The Appeals Council of Beheshti University has upheld the expulsion of Alireza Jafarzadeh, a master’s student in…
Two University of Tehran Students Face Expulsion; Cases Under Appeal
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 17 August 2026: Amirmohammad Karimi and Mahyar Eftekhari, two undergraduate polymer engineering students who entered the University of Tehran in…
Arrest of Bafrin Ahmadoush, a Child from Urmia, by IRGC Intelligence Forces and Transfer to an Unknown Location
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 17 August 2026: Bafrin Ahmadoush, a child from Kachaleh village near Urmia, was arrested on the morning of Sunday, 16…
Execution of a Prisoner in Zahedan Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 17 August 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on a charge of…
Mohammadreza Balhour, January 2026 Protester, Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 16 August 2026: Mohammadreza Balhour, a father of three and resident of Sarayan in South Khorasan Province who was arrested…
Labour Activist and Former Political Prisoner Younes Azadbar Arrested at Retirees’ Protest in Rasht
Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 16 August 2026: Younes Azadbar, a labour activist and former political prisoner, was arrested during a labour protest by retirees…