Breathing in Confinement

executions
October 9th, 2020

A prisoner spared from execution in Tabriz

Breathing in Confinement: Being pardoned by the blood owners, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder was saved from death.

October 9th, 2020

A prisoner saved from execution in Sari

Breathing in Confinement: A prisoner who was sentenced to death for murder, returned to life with the consent of the victim’s family.

October 5th, 2020

Execution of a prisoner in Rajaei Shahr Prison in Karaj

Breathing in Confinement: A young man who for 4 years had been in prison for murder, was executed in Rajaei Shahr Prison.

October 5th, 2020

Thirty six prisoners saved from execution in Fars province

Breathing in Confinement: Since the beginning of this year, being pardoned by the blood owners, thirty-six prisoners sentenced to death for murder were rescued from the gallows.

October 1st, 2020

Forty seven countries condemn human rights violations in Iran at UN Human Rights Council

Breathing in Confinement: On Friday, September 25, in an unprecedented event, 47 countries present at the UN Human Rights Council meeting, released a joint statement read by the German representative, condemning the repeated human rights violations in Iran. These countries expressed grave concern over “arbitrary detentions, unfair trials, forced confessions and torture” against the prisoners […]

October 1st, 2020

Execution of a prisoner in Gonbad-e Kavus

Breathing in Confinement: On Monday morning, September 28, the death sentence of a prisoner was carried out in Gonbad-e Kavus. The prisoner had twice a death sentence for murder.

October 1st, 2020

Father of the political prisoner sentenced to death Amir Hossein Moradi, attempts suicide

Breathing in Confinement: On Monday morning, September 28, father of the political prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi sentenced to death, died by suicide.

September 21st, 2020

The lives of four Arab prisoners are in danger

Breathing in Confinement: Four Arab political prisoners were transferred from Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz to an unknown location. The death sentences for three of them have already been upheld by the Supreme Court, which is raising the concerns about them being executed.   According to Ahvaz Human Rights Sources, quoting Khakzadegan, on September 20, 2020, […]

September 12th, 2020

Iran executes Navid Afkari, a wrestling national champion from the City of Shiraz

Breathing in Confinement: Despite the global protest campaign, Navid Afkari, a wrestler from the City of Shiraz, was executed in Shiraz Prison this morning (September 12, 2020). He had been arrested during the November 2018 protests and had been sentenced to death on several charges. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the […]

August 30th, 2020

Shiraz protests; issuance and upholding two times execution for a wrestler as well as imprisonment and flogging for two of his brothers

Breathing in Confinement: Navid, Vahid, and Habib Afkari Sangari, three brothers who had been arrested in the City of Shiraz at the time of the nationwide protests in August 2018, were tried in both the Revolutionary Court and the Criminal Court in Shiraz. According to the verdicts, Navid Afkari has sentenced to death twice plus […]