15 February 2026News category: Execution Breathing in Confinement – The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to execution has been carried out in Shiraz Prison. According to information received by reporters from Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]
14 February 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – At least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death has been transferred to solitary confinement at Adelabad Prison in Shiraz in preparation for the execution of the sentence. According to information received by reporters from Breathing in Confinement, […]
14 February 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – Abbas Rashidi, a 35-year-old man from Semirom, has died after presenting himself to security forces in Isfahan and being detained in the city’s detention centre. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Abbas Rashidi had been injured during […]
12 February 2026 News Group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – Dr Fariba Hosseini, a dentist and former political prisoner, has been arrested on the charge of “propaganda against the regime.” According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Dr Fariba Hosseini, a 36-year-old dentist and child […]
12 February 2026 News Group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – The death sentence of Yaqub Karimpour, a security prisoner held in Urmia Prison, has been upheld by the Supreme Court. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the death sentence of Yaqub Karimpour, a follower […]
11 February 2026News category: Arrest Breathing in Confinement – Abolfazl Ghasemi Amoudizej, an 18-year-old teenager from Tabriz, has been subjected to enforced disappearance for more than one month since the January 2026 protests. To date, no official information has been provided regarding his place of detention or his physical condition. According to Breathing in Confinement, […]
10 February 2026 News category: Protests Breathing in Confinement – Ali Heydari, a 20-year-old young man, was injured during popular protests on 8 January 2026 in Mashhad after being shot directly in the leg by security forces. According to accounts from his friends, he was arrested while in critical physical condition. From that point […]
10 February 2026 News category: Political Prisoners’ Hunger Strike Breathing in Confinement – The hunger strike of political prisoners participating in the “Tuesdays Against Execution” campaign has reached its 107th consecutive week across 56 prisons nationwide. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the escalating wave […]
8 February 2026News Category: Prison Sentence – Breathing in Confinement – Ms Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights activist, has been sentenced to imprisonment, internal exile, and a ban on leaving the country. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mostafa Nili, Ms […]
6 February 2026News Category: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – Nasser Bekarzadeh, a security prisoner held at Urmia Prison, has been sentenced to death for the third time by Branch Two of the Urmia Revolutionary Court on charges of “espionage,” even though the previous death sentences in his case had been overturned twice by the […]