Breathing in Confinement

Freedom of Expression
June 19th, 2025

Crackdown on Freedom of Expression Under Pretext of Wartime Conditions: Citizen Arrested Over Satirical Content

  19 June 2025 News Category: Freedom of Expression – Arrests Breathing in Confinement – On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, a resident of Behbahan was arrested for publishing a satirical video related to the Israeli attack. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Ali Shahbazi, a Behbahan […]

June 15th, 2025

Warning Over Intensifying Repression: Sixteen Citizens Arrested in Isfahan for Social Media Posts

  15 June 2025 News Category: Freedom of Expression – Arrests Breathing in Confinement – Sixteen citizens have been arrested in Isfahan for allegedly offering “media support” to Israel by expressing views on social media about the recent Israeli airstrikes. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]

June 15th, 2025

Escalating Repression and Increasing Restrictions on Freedom of Expression Under Security Crackdown

  15 June 2025 News Category: Freedom of Expression Breathing in Confinement – A citizen in Shahr-e Kord has been arrested on charges of causing “psychological insecurity” after posting comments on social media regarding Israeli airstrikes. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, quoting Rokna, the Deputy […]

June 15th, 2025

Violation of Freedom of Expression: Citizen Arrested in Rumeshkan for “Disturbing Public Opinion”

15 June 2025 News Category: Freedom of Expression Breathing in Confinement – A citizen in Rumeshkan has been arrested on charges of “disturbing public opinion” after expressing views online regarding Israeli airstrikes. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, quoting Young Journalists Club, following a recent Israeli […]

June 14th, 2025

Arrest of Two Citizens in Kerman over Online Comments

  14 June 2025 News Category: Freedom of Expression Breathing in Confinement – Two citizens in Kerman have been arrested for expressing their opinions online regarding the Israeli airstrikes. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, quoting the Student News Agency, two individuals in Kerman Province were […]

June 14th, 2025

Arrest of Motahareh Gonaei for Commenting on Israeli Airstrikes

  14 June 2025 News Category: Freedom of Expression Breathing in Confinement – On Saturday, 14 June 2025, Motahareh Gonaei was arrested and taken to an undisclosed location after posting a critical opinion regarding the Israeli airstrikes. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Gonaei was arrested […]

June 14th, 2025

Arrest of Several Dezful Citizens for Comments on Israeli Airstrikes

  14 June 2025 News Category: Freedom of Expression Breathing in Confinement – Several citizens in Dezful were arrested solely for publishing videos and making comments on social media about the recent Israeli airstrikes. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, quoting Mehr News Agency, Dezful’s public […]

June 1st, 2025

Human Rights Violations in Iran from 20 April to 20 May: One Execution Every Four Hours

27 May, 2025 News Category: Freedom of Expression Protests Religious Minorities Ethnic Minorities Arrests Pensioners Suicides Students Women Prisoners Repression Labourers and Guilds Breathing in Confinement Tuesday, 27 May 2025 According to data recorded by the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners Rights League […]

April 27th, 2025

Human Rights Violations Report in Iran — First Month of 1404 (March 20 – April 20, 2025)

26 April 2025 News Group: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Executions – Religious Minorities – Arrests – Pensioners – Women – Prisoners – Repression Breathing in Confinement – Saturday, 26 April 2025: The past month witnessed an alarming and unprecedented surge in the issuance and execution of death sentences in Iran — even during […]

April 4th, 2025

Annual Human Rights Report in Iran – At Least 1,170 Prisoners Executed During the Solar Year 1403- 20 March 2024- 20 March 2025

  31 March 2025 News Categories: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Executions – Religious Minorities – Arrests – Retirees – Students – Women – Prisoners – Repression – Fuel Carriers – Amputations – Workers and Unions – Children – Porters – Teachers Breathing in Confinement – 30 March 2025: The Statistics Centre of the […]