Breathing in Confinement

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November 25th, 2021

A report on the violations of human rights in Iran in the past one month (October 20 – November 20, 2021)

23-November-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Over the past one month, systematic violations of human rights in Iran have continued. Execution, death sentence, arrest, imprisonment, and flogging were examples of human rights violations committed by the authorities of the Islamic Republic. The government’s failure in providing Covid-19 vaccine […]

November 11th, 2021

Mohsen Nafari, a prisoner on death row in Isfahan prison, asks for help

November 8, 2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: Mohsen Naafri, a prisoner in Isfahan Prison who has been sentenced to death for murder, insisted on his innocence and called on the head of the judiciary to investigate his case.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in […]

November 6th, 2021

Execution of a prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

5-November-2021 Newsgroup: executions Breathing in Confinement: On the morning of Wednesday, November 3, 2021, a prisoner arrested on murder charges was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on the morning of Wednesday, November 3, 2021, a prisoner who […]

October 28th, 2021

September 20 – October 20, 2021; The highest number of executions per month in the last 7 months

26-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The ongoing violations of human rights by the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in terms of repression and pressure against dissidents and opponents of the government and even ordinary citizens, have raised to a new level. During the past one month, the treatment of […]

October 18th, 2021

Imminent danger of execution; The accused child, Arman Abdolali, again transferred to solitary confinement in Rajai Shahr Prison to serve his death sentence.

18-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Children –   Breathing in Confinement: Yesterday, for the second time in the last ten days, Arman Abdolali, a child accused in Rajai Shahr Prison, was transferred to solitary confinement to serve his death sentence.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]

October 16th, 2021

A report on the execution of a prisoner in Amol

16-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on August 1, 2021, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder was executed in Amol Prison.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder was hanged in Amol Prison at dawn […]

October 13th, 2021

Special report on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty; Execution statistics in the past one year in Iran

Breathing in Confinement: Writing about execution in Iran is not limited to the International Day Against the Death Penalty. The day, however, is an opportunity for Iranian human rights activists, as well as the opponents of the death penalty, to raise their voices against execution. The occasion also is a good time to present comprehensive […]

October 12th, 2021

The child-accused Arman Abdolali, is at risk of imminent execution in Rajai Shahr Prison

11-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution –   Breathing in Confinement: Arman Abdolali, a child-accused sentenced to death in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, is in imminent danger of being executed.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Arman Abdolali, a child-accused sentenced to death, is at risk of […]

September 29th, 2021

Execution of a prisoner in Isfahan, after spending 20 years in prison

29-September-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: After spending 20 years in prison, a 42-year-old prisoner named Abbas Gholi Salehi, who had been sentenced to death for drug offenses, was executed on the morning of September 29, 2021.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]

September 27th, 2021

Statistics on human rights violations in Iran from August 20 to September 20, 2021

26-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners –   Implementation 115 death sentences over the last 6 months Execution of 31 prisoners, including 3 women and two Afghan nationals, in the past one month Issuance and upholding of the 12 death sentences Detention at least 115 activists Issuance of 56 years, 4 months […]