Breathing in Confinement

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December 30th, 2025

Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran (20 November–20 December 2025): At Least 354 Prisoners Executed

29 December 2025 News Categories: Freedom of Expression – Executions – Religious Minorities – Ethnic Minorities – Students – Women – Prisoners – Workers and Trades – Children   Breathing in Confinement – The past month marked one of the bloodiest periods on record in the Islamic Republic’s history with regard to violations of the […]

November 30th, 2025

Monthly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran – 20 October to 20 November 2025: 305 Executions in 30 Days

30 November 2025 News categories: Freedom of Expression – Executions – Religious Minorities – Ethnic Minorities – Women – Prisoners – Labour and Workers’ Rights Breathing in Confinement – The Statistical Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran has released its monthly report on human rights violations in Iran, based on investigations and verified […]

November 9th, 2025

At Least 19 Protest Gatherings Held in Various Parts of the Country

8 November 2025News Category: Workers & Guilds Breathing in Confinement — At least 19 protest gatherings were held in various cities across the country by different groups, including nurses, workers, drivers, retirees, and housing applicants. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, in Yasuj a group of […]

November 2nd, 2025

Bloodiest Month of the Year: Human Rights Violations in Iran — 20 September to 20 October 2025

26 October 2025 News group: Freedom of Expression – Executions – Religious Minorities – Ethnic Minorities – Women – Prisoners – Workers & Guilds Breathing in Confinement — This report reviews the gravest violations of the right to life and other fundamental human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran over the past month. Based […]

October 29th, 2025

Hunger strike of “No to Execution Tuesdays” in 54 prisons, concurrent with 14 protest gatherings

  28 October 2025 News category: Prisoners – Workers and Guilds Breathing in Confinement – Concurrent with the “No to Execution Tuesday” hunger strike in 54 prisons across the country, at least 14 protest gatherings were held by various groups of people in different parts of Iran. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet […]

October 27th, 2025

At Least Nine Protest Gatherings Held Across Iran

26 October 2025 Category: Workers and Guilds Breathing in Confinement – At least nine protest gatherings were held by various social groups in different parts of Iran. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, in Tehran, families of prisoners sentenced to death gathered in front of the […]

October 13th, 2025

Eleven Protest Gatherings Held

12 October 2025News group: Protests – Pensioners – Workers & Guilds – Breathing in Confinement – At least eleven protest gatherings were held by various groups across the country. Social Security pensioners in Shush, Haft-Tappeh and Karkheh rallied outside the Shush governor’s office, while Social Security pensioners in Tehran, Ahvaz, Rasht and Shushtar gathered outside […]

October 6th, 2025

Eleven Protest Gatherings Held

  5 October 2025 News Group: Protests – Workers and Trade Unions – Breathing in Confinement – At least eleven protest gatherings were held across various parts of the country by different social groups. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, steel and mine retirees in Isfahan […]

October 4th, 2025

Human Rights Violations in Iran, 20 August–20 September: At Least 196 Prisoners Executed

29 September 2025 News group: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Hunger Strikes by Political Prisoners – Executions – Ethnic Minorities – Students – Breathing in Confinement – According to the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 196 prisoners were executed over the past month (20 August to 20 September […]

October 4th, 2025

Six Protest Gatherings Held

4 October 2025News group: Protests – Workers & Guilds – Breathing in Confinement – At least six protest gatherings were held by different groups across the country. Staff of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) in the Bahregan operational area protested over incomplete wage payments, pay discrimination, inflation and rising costs, the failure to implement […]