Breathing in Confinement: Mostafa Salehi, who had been arrested during the protests in December 2017, was executed in Isfahan prison at dawn on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Mostafa Salehi, was one of the December 2017 protesters, from the Conty of Kahriz Sang, in the Central District of Najafabad City, in Isfahan Province. He had been […]
Breathing in Confinement: Three prisoners who had previously been sentenced to death by Hamadan Criminal Court on rape charges, were executed in the last week.
Breathing in Confinement: On August 1, 2020, Ms. Michel Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed her concern about the growing pressure on and the threats against the Iranian NGO, and warned against the arrest of its founder. “Iranian authorities have pressured Imam Ali Popular Students’ Relief Society (IAPSRS) to change its structure, in what […]
Breathing in Confinement: The detention custody of Sharmin Meymandinejad, the founder of Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society, was extended. He has been in detention since June 21, 2020
Breathing in Confinement: Shahnaz Akmali, the mother of Mostafa Karimbeigi, one of the killed protesters in 2009 uprisings, was released from prison. Mrs. Akmali had been sentenced to prison for seeking justice for her son.
Breathing in Confinement: Being pardoned by the victim’s families, three prisoners who were sentenced to death for murder in separate cases and were being held in prison in Andimeshk, Khorramdareh, and Rasht, were released from execution.
Breathing in Confinement: The detention custody of Sharmin Meymandinejad, the founder of Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society, was extended. He has been in detention since June 21, 2020.
Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, Payam Shakiba, Mohammad Amirkhizi, and Majid Asadi, three political prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison, were transferred to an unknown location. So far, no information has been released about their situation.
Breathing in Confinement: On the night of July 20, 2020, the police commander in Khuzestan Province said: “All the instigators for an illegal and norm-breaking rally in Behbahan were identified and arrested.”
Breathing in Confinement: Two prisoners who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on murder charges in two separate cases, were released from prison after being pardoned by the victims’ families. According to the ISNA news agency, with the consent of the blood owners, two prisoners were saved from execution while one […]