Breathing in Confinement

executions
October 12th, 2020

A young woman is executed in Mashhad prison for killing her two children in the hopelessness of poverty

  Breathing in Confinement: On October 11, 2020, a woman who in loneliness and poverty, had killed her two children, aged 4 and 8, was executed in Mashhad prison.   According to Rokna News Agency, “Razieh”, an unfortunate and lonely woman, under the economic and social pressures, after being separated from her second husband, Killed […]

October 9th, 2020

A prisoner saved from execution in Hamedan

Breathing in Confinement: After being pardoned by the victim’s family, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder, escaped the death penalty.

October 9th, 2020

A prisoner saved from execution in Golestan province

Breathing in Confinement: Being pardoned by the blood owners, a prisoner sentenced to retaliation for murder, escaped the death penalty.

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.