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executions
November 2nd, 2019

Three prisoners in East Azarbaijan province saved from the execution

Breathing in Confinement – ” Three families in East Azerbaijan pardoned murderers of their children” said director-general of the State Prisons Organization. According to Rokna, in the presence of the director-general of the State Prisons Organization and Security and Corrective Measures,  withdrawing their claims against the murderers, three Azerbaijani families granted them a second life. […]

November 1st, 2019

Public execution in Khomein county

Breathing in Confinement – On Thursday, October 31, a death penalty was carried out in public in Khomein county. According to IRNA, a prisoner convicted of murdering a police officer during a robbery was hanged in public in Khomein. The prisoner’s identity has yet to be released by the state news agencies. It needs to […]

October 31st, 2019

After 7 years of imprisonment, an inmate saved from execution

Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner on the charge of Murder, was forgiven by the victim’s next of kins after spending 7 years in a prison in Tehran.

October 30th, 2019

Risk of being executed for an inmate of Lakan prison in Rasht

Breathing in Confinement – Family members of a prisoner who is sentenced to death, have been called for the last visit at Lakan Prison in Rasht city. An inmate of Lakan Prison in Rasht, who has been previously arrested on the charge of murder, and so far failed to come to a settlement with the […]

October 15th, 2019

World Day Against the Death Penalty: 280 executions over the last one year in Iran

Breathing in Confinement _ On the occasion of World Day Against the Death Penalty, the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran annually reports the number of executions carried out in Iran. All of the figures are gathered by the League’s Statistics Center and other trusted human rights activists and institutions.

October 3rd, 2019

Majid Sarpanah was hanged in public in the student’s park in Rasht.

Breathing in Confinement – In the morning of Wednesday, October 23rd, a prisoner named Majid Sarpanah was hanged in public in the student’s park in Rasht. According to a report received by Breathing in Confinement, Majid Sarpanah, 27, was accused of murdering a “policeman” during a scuffle in about 11 months ago. His friends and […]

September 26th, 2019

Execution of 123 prisoners in the six months duration of chairmanship of Ibrahim Raisi in judiciary system

Breathing in Confinement – At least 123 prisoners have been executed in Iran in the past six months. The Center of Statistics of Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI) has published a report on the first half of the Shamsi year from March 20 to September 20, 2019, while Ibrahim Raisi has been appointed as […]

July 29th, 2019

A juvenile offender executed in Noor prison

Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner who was 17 at the time of arrest has been executed in Noor prison. According to a report obtained by Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI), Tooraj Azizi who had been arrested when he was 17 years old, was executed on 28 July 2019 in the prison of Noor.

February 26th, 2019

11 Prisoners Scheduled to Be Executed Tomorrow in Iran

Breathing in Confinement – At least 11 prisoners have been transferred to solitary confinements of Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj to be executed. According to the reports obtained by Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI), these prisoners are scheduled to be executed tomorrow, February 27th.

November 15th, 2018

At Least 10 Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – At least 10 prisoners were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj yesterday. According to the reports obtained by Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI), in addition to Vahid Mazlumin, known as “Lord of Coins” and his cooperator, Mohammad Esmail Ghasemi, at least 8 other prisoners were executed on charge of […]