28 April 2026News Category: Death Sentences Issued Breathing in Confinement: Ebrahim Dowlatabadi, one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests, has reportedly been sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh (“enmity against God”) by the Revolutionary Court of Mashhad. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]
28 April 2026 News group: Arrest – Breathing in Confinement: Mohammad Mehdi Hatef, a well-known researcher and translator in the field of philosophy, was arrested in Tehran on 22 April by security forces. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, agents confiscated a number of his […]
28 April 2026 News group: Arrest – Breathing in Confinement: Fariborz Kohanzad, a student at Sharif University, has been arrested. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the Student Council of Sharif University of Technology has reported the arrest of Fariborz Kohanzad, an undergraduate student of […]
28 April 2026 News group: Hunger strike of political prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The hunger strike of political prisoners, “Tuesdays Against Execution”, has reached its 118th week across 56 prisons in the country. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the campaign “Tuesdays Against Execution”, […]
27 April 2026News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Branch 39 of the Supreme Court has rejected the appeal request in the case of Mohammad Abbasi, a political prisoner held in Ghezel Hesar Prison, and has upheld his death sentence. In addition, the 25-year discretionary prison sentence issued for his daughter, Fatemeh Abbasi, who is detained […]
26 April 2026 News Group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Four individuals arrested during the January 2026 protests have been sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges including “participation in murder” and “arson.” According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Maryam Hadavand, Ehsan […]
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 […]