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 […]
30 March 2026 News Group: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: On the eve of the execution of two political prisoners, Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi and Akbar Daneshvar Kar, reports indicate that special guard forces at Ghezel Hesar Prison have raided the political prisoners’ ward and transferred a number of inmates to undisclosed locations. According to Breathing in […]
24 March 2026 News Category: Political Prisoners’ Hunger Strike Breathing in Confinement — The hunger strike campaign “Tuesdays Against Execution” by political prisoners has reached its 113th week across 56 prisons in Iran. Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, reports that on the eve of the Persian […]
3 March 2026News outlet: Repression Breathing in Confinement — Growing concern has emerged regarding the physical condition and safety of political prisoners following their transfer to undisclosed locations. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, reports received indicate that a number of political prisoners from Ward 209 […]
3 March 2026 News Category: Political prisoners’ hunger strike – Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – The hunger strike of political prisoners participating in the “Tuesdays Against Execution” campaign has reached its 110th week in 56 prisons across Iran. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, amid […]