Breathing in Confinement

executions
May 11th, 2020

Execution of a prisoner in Gonbad-e- Kavous

Breathing in Confinement: A prisoner, previously sentenced to death for murder, was executed in Gonbad-e Kavous Prison. According to Fars News Agency, on Tuesday morning, May 5, 2020, a prisoner who was arrested in Ahvaz for killing a 4-year-old child was executed in Gonbad-e-Kavous Prison. So far the prisoner has remained unidentified and there is […]

April 23rd, 2020

Maryam Ebrahimvand is on hunger strike in Evin prison

Breathing in Confinement: To protest against her prolonged detention and her uncertain condition, Maryam Ebrahimvand, has been on a hunger strike at Evin Prison since Tuesday, April 22.

April 21st, 2020

Despite the efforts of civil rights activists, Shayan Saeedpour was executed

Breathing in Confinement: Tuesday, April 21, 2020, Shayan Saeedpour, who was a child when arrested as a murderer, was executed in Saqqez Prison.

April 20th, 2020

Shayan Saeedpour, and at least six other prisoners, are on the verge of execution

Breathing in Confinement: Sunday, April 19, 2020, at least seven prisoners sentenced to death in Sanandaj Prison have been transferred to solitary confinement for sentence implementation.

April 20th, 2020

A prisoner in the City of Qom is released from execution

Breathing in Confinement: A prisoner arrested previously on a charge of murder, being pardoned by the victim’s family members,  was released from execution. He was 16 at the time of the attributed crime.

April 18th, 2020

A 23-year-old man is sentenced to execution in public

Breathing in Confinement: A 23-year-old man was sentenced to death in public for premeditated murder at Branch 6 of Khorasan Razavi Criminal Court.

April 18th, 2020

A prisoner in Golestan prison, was released from the execution

Breathing in Confinement: A prisoner who had previously been sentenced to death for murder was released from the execution on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, after being pardoned by the victim’s family.

April 18th, 2020

Execution of a prisoner in Hamadan prison

Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday morning, April 15, 2020, “4 times execution sentence” was carried out for a prisoner in Hamadan prison.

April 11th, 2020

Execution of a Kurdish political prisoner Mustafa Salimi

Breathing in Confinement: After being held in prison for 17 years, the political prisoner Mustafa Salimi, who had been transferred to solitary confinement since yesterday, was executed on Saturday morning, April 11, 2020.

April 10th, 2020

A death sentence is issued in Tehran

Breathing in Confinement: Branch 7 of Tehran Criminal Court, sentenced a man to death for murder.