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, […]
2 February 2026News Category: Arrest – Breathing in Confinement – Dr Shamsi Abbasalizadeh, a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology, sustained a traumatic brain injury as a result of severe beating during her arrest for participating in popular protests in Tabriz, and was subsequently hospitalised at Mahalati Hospital. Dr Abbasalizadeh is a well-known and widely respected […]
4 February 2026News Category: Arrest – Breathing in Confinement – Amid the continued wave of widespread arrests following the violent crackdown on the nationwide protests of January 2026, Somayeh Heydari, 23 years old and a physics student at Tabriz University, has been arrested by security forces in the city. According to Breathing in Confinement, the […]
4 February 2026News Category: Arrest – Breathing in Confinement – Mahtab Salehi, a student of French language at Tabriz University, has been arrested in connection with the protests of January 2026 in Tabriz. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mahtab Salehi, 23 years old and a […]
31 January 2026News Category: Arrest – Breathing in Confinement – Three members of the family of Babak Alipour, a political prisoner sentenced to death, were arrested by security forces while returning from a visit with him. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Omm-ol-Banin Dehghan (mother), Maryam […]
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 […]