20 April 2026News Category: Arrests Breathing in Confinement: Sara Shahbazi, a university lecturer, has been arrested by security forces in Sabzevar. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Sara Shahbazi, a university lecturer and a Bakhtiari citizen from Khuzestan, was arrested on 16 March 2026 in the […]
20 April 2026 News Category: Executions Breathing in Confinement: The death sentences of Hamed Validi and Mohammad Masoum (Nima) Shahi, who had been prosecuted on charges including “enmity against God” (moharebeh) and “membership in the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organisation of Iran,” were carried out in the early hours of 20 April. According to Breathing in Confinement, […]
18 April 2026 News category: Arrest Breathing in Confinement: Mr Arash Amiri Farsani has been arrested by security forces in the city of Isfahan. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, officers from the Isfahan Intelligence Department raided the private residence of Arash Amiri Farsani on 13 […]
16 April 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Abbas Yavari, one of those detained during the January 2026 protests, has died in custody as a result of torture. Additionally, two other prisoners in a joint case have been sentenced to death on charges of killing two Basij members. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news […]
14 April 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Four political prisoners, including one woman, who were detained during the January 2026 protests, have been sentenced by the Islamic Republic’s judiciary to severe punishments including death, imprisonment, and confiscation of property. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]
15 April 2026 News category: Arrest Breathing in Confinement: Mohammad Parsa Golchin, a literature student at the University of Tehran and a gold medalist in the Literary Olympiad, has been arrested in Mashhad. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mohammad Parsa Golchin, a 2024-entry student in […]
12/04/2026 Breathing in Confinement:The statistical centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran publishes its annual report on human rights violations for 2025 (20 March 2025 to 20 March 2026). Summary Death Penalty At least 2,616 executions were carried out, including 35 political and ideological prisoners. Death sentences were issued for 107 prisoners. Death sentences […]
8 April 2026 News Group: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, Ms Maryam Akbari Monfared, after 17 years of imprisonment without even a single day of leave, was released from Qarchak Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Maryam Akbari Monfared, a […]
2 April 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Five political prisoners connected to the case of Amir Hossein Hatami are being held in solitary confinement while awaiting execution. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, five co-defendants in the case of Amir Hossein Hatami are currently being […]
1 April 2026News category: Political prisoners’ hunger strike – Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Political prisoners held in Qezel Hesar Prison have gone on hunger strike in protest against executions and the separation of their fellow prisoners. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, political prisoners held in […]