Amnesty International – Zeynab Jalalian, a member of Iranian’s Kurdish minority, currently serving a life sentence in Kermanshah Prison, western Iran, is at risk of losing her eyesight and she is in urgent need of medical care. Zeynab Jalalian has had eye problems for a number of years, possibly as a result of beatings she […]
Breathing in Confinement – During the first year of Hassan Rohani’s presidency, at least 745 death sentences have been conducted in the prisons of Iran. According to the Central Statistics of “Breathing in Confinement”, Rohani’s cabinet is going to be one year old while from June 14, 2013 until today, at least 745 prisoners in […]
Amnesty International: Four Sunni prisoners on death row, Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani and Kamal Molaee, have been transferred to solitary confinement and are scheduled to be executed on Sunday 15 June on the charge of “enmity against God” (moharebeh), only days after reports of the secret execution of Ali Chebieshat and Sayed Khaled […]
Breathing in Confinement – Mashallah Haeri, an aged political prisoner of Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj, was transferred to Hospital. According to a report of “Breathing in Confinement”, this 58 years old political prisoner was transferred to Loghman Hospital due to his health condition deterioration.