Breathing in Confinement

executions
October 18th, 2021

Imminent danger of execution; The accused child, Arman Abdolali, again transferred to solitary confinement in Rajai Shahr Prison to serve his death sentence.

18-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Children –   Breathing in Confinement: Yesterday, for the second time in the last ten days, Arman Abdolali, a child accused in Rajai Shahr Prison, was transferred to solitary confinement to serve his death sentence.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]

October 16th, 2021

A report on the execution of a prisoner in Amol

16-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on August 1, 2021, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder was executed in Amol Prison.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder was hanged in Amol Prison at dawn […]

October 13th, 2021

Special report on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty; Execution statistics in the past one year in Iran

Breathing in Confinement: Writing about execution in Iran is not limited to the International Day Against the Death Penalty. The day, however, is an opportunity for Iranian human rights activists, as well as the opponents of the death penalty, to raise their voices against execution. The occasion also is a good time to present comprehensive […]

October 12th, 2021

The child-accused Arman Abdolali, is at risk of imminent execution in Rajai Shahr Prison

11-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution –   Breathing in Confinement: Arman Abdolali, a child-accused sentenced to death in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, is in imminent danger of being executed.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Arman Abdolali, a child-accused sentenced to death, is at risk of […]

September 29th, 2021

Execution of a prisoner in Isfahan, after spending 20 years in prison

29-September-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: After spending 20 years in prison, a 42-year-old prisoner named Abbas Gholi Salehi, who had been sentenced to death for drug offenses, was executed on the morning of September 29, 2021.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]

September 27th, 2021

Statistics on human rights violations in Iran from August 20 to September 20, 2021

26-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners –   Implementation 115 death sentences over the last 6 months Execution of 31 prisoners, including 3 women and two Afghan nationals, in the past one month Issuance and upholding of the 12 death sentences Detention at least 115 activists Issuance of 56 years, 4 months […]

September 12th, 2021

Arrest of Saeed Afkari on the eve of the anniversary of the execution of Navid Afkari

12-September-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, September 12, on the eve of the anniversary of the execution of Navid Afkari, Saeed Afkari, Navid’s brother, was arrested at the entrance to Shiraz, after being beaten by the  plainclothes agents and taken to an unknown location. According to Breathing in Confinement, the […]

August 24th, 2021

A statistical report on the violation of human rights in Iran over the past one month (July 20 to August 20, 2021)

23-August-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The examples of the ongoing human rights violations by the authorities of the Islamic Republic over the past month, included the executions, arrests, imprisonment, and floggings.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]

August 18th, 2021

A report on the statistics of the executions carried out during Hassan Rouhani’s two terms in office (August 3, 2013 – August 3, 2021)

18-August-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: Gross violations of human rights, including detention, imprisonment, and deportation of civil, political, and ideological activists; expulsion and detention of teachers and students; repression of the journalists and reporters; repression of religious and ethnic minorities; as well as the brutal treatment of the protesters in December 2017, August […]

August 16th, 2021

Reduction of the death sentences of three prisoners arrested in November 2019, to a total of 75 years and three days in prison

15-August-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The death sentences of three detainees of the November 2019 protests were reduced to a total of 75 years and three days in prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on August 14, 2021, on the appeal […]