25 January 2026News Category: Arrest – Breathing in Confinement – Following a protest gathering held in recent days by residents of Najafabad outside the city’s courthouse—organised to protest the arrest of demonstrators and to seek information on the legal status of their detained children—security forces intervened and dispersed the crowd. According to reports from local […]
4 September 2025News Group: Arrests – Breathing in Confinement – Over the past ten days, at least ten lawyers have been arrested by security forces in Gilan Province. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, these arrests were carried out without clear justification and without families or […]
7 August 2025 News Category: Arrests – Labour and Trade Unions Breathing in Confinement – Masoud Bakhtiari, a labour and union activist, has been arrested by the Cyber Police (FATA) in Markazi Province after publishing critical remarks about the Friday Prayer Imam and several municipal officials in Arak, as well as highlighting labour-related grievances. According […]
5 August 2025News Category: Arrests Breathing in Confinement – Three citizens have been arrested in Pakdasht on charges of “disturbing public order and security.” According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, quoting the Pakdasht prosecutor, three individuals identified as members of resistance cells affiliated with the People’s […]
26 July 2025 News Categories: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Executions – Ethnic Minorities – Sexual Minorities – Arrests – Pensioners – Women – Prisoners – Repression – Workers and Guilds – Teachers Breathing in Confinement – The Statistical Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran has published its report on human rights […]
3 July 2025News Category: Freedom of Expression – Arrests Breathing in Confinement – At least 54 citizens have been arrested in Khuzestan Province on charges of “disrupting public psychological security” and “collaborating with Mossad.” According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, information obtained from local sources and […]
2 July 2025 News Category: Arrests – Workers and Guilds Breathing in Confinement – The head of the Saqqez Bakers’ Union, along with 10 other bakers, has been arrested. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Yadollah Elmi, the head of the Bakers’ Union in Saqqez, […]
28 June 2025 Categories: Freedom of Expression Protests Executions Arrests Prisoners Amputation Breathing in Confinement Following escalating tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Israeli government, Israeli airstrikes on Iran began on Friday, 13 June, resulting in the deaths of a significant number of Iranian regime-affiliated forces, […]
28 June 2025Category: Arrests Breathing in Confinement – Behnaz Mahjoubi, sister of the late Behnam Mahjoubi, a Gonabadi dervish, has been arrested in Kerman. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Behnaz Mahjoubi — a justice-seeking activist and sister of Gonabadi dervish Behnam Mahjoubi — was arrested […]
25 June 2025 Category: Freedom of Expression – Arrests Breathing in Confinement – Over 700 citizens have been arrested by intelligence and security forces during the 12-day conflict between the Iranian regime and Israel. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, and citing Fars News Agency, more […]