Breathing in Confinement

executions
June 11th, 2022

To serve their death sentences, three prisoners transferred to solitary confinement in Urmia Prison 

10-June-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in a Confinement: On Thursday, June 9, 2022, three prisoners sentenced to death for drug-related offenses were transferred to solitary confinement in Urmia Prison to serve their sentences. According to Breathing in a Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, On Thursday, June 9, 2022, three […]

June 7th, 2022

Execution of a prisoner on drug-related charges in Dastgerd prison in Isfahan

June 7, 2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, a prisoner sentenced to death on drug-related charges was executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, a prisoner was executed […]

May 28th, 2022

Fencing with concrete walls and installation of CCTV cameras around Khavaran Cemetery

27-May-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: In recent days, the authorities of the Islamic Republic have started fencing around the mass graves of Khavaran with concrete walls. They have also built metal pillars around the walls to install CCTV cameras.   According to the reports, on Friday, May 27, 2022, the mass graves of […]

May 28th, 2022

Execution of Abdullah Brahui in Zahedan Prison

May 25, 2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Ethnic Minorities – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, May 21, a prisoner sentenced to death on drug charges was executed in Zahedan Prison. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was executed for drug-related charges in Zahedan […]

May 28th, 2022

Execution of at least 6 prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj; Tehran prosecutor confirmed one

May 25, 2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at least six prisoners sentenced to death for “murder” or “moharebeh through armed robbery” were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. Tehran prosecutor confirmed execution of one prisoner.     According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ […]

May 27th, 2022

A Report on Human Rights Violations, Work Accidents, and Protest Rallies in the Past Month (April 20 – May 20, 2022)

Breathing in Confinement: The Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (Breathing in Confinement) publishes a report on human rights violations, work accidents, and protests rallies over the past month (April 20-May 20, 2022). In the past month, the alarming increase in the issuance and execution of death sentences, along with the widespread […]

May 24th, 2022

A prisoner accused of murder was executed in Shirvan Prison

24-May-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Sunday, May 22, 2022, the death sentence of a prisoner convicted of murder was carried out in Shirvan Prison in North Khorasan Province. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Sunday, May 22, 2022, a prisoner […]

May 23rd, 2022

Execution of a prisoner accused of killing two rangers in Zanjan prison

23-May-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Monday, May 23, 2022, a prisoner accused of killing two rangers in Zanjan province, whose death sentence had been upheld by the Supreme Court, was executed in Zanjan Central Prison. Sadeghi Niaraki, the Chief Justice of Zanjan Province, told Fars News Agency: “The case was […]

May 22nd, 2022

Execution of a prisoner in Isfahan prison

20-May-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, May 18, 2022, the death sentence of a prisoner arrested for the murder of a police officer was carried out in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Thursday, May 18, 2022, a […]

May 19th, 2022

Since the beginning of this year (March 20, 2022), at least 4 public death sentences have been issued

18-May-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: Since the beginning of this Persian year (March 20, 2022), at least 4 public death sentences have been issued by the courts of the Islamic Republic. Mohammad Ghaedi and Sadegh Mahmoudi were both executed in public in Fooladshahr, Isfahan, for the murder of a police officer. An unidentified […]