Breathing in Confinement

Labor and guilds
August 18th, 2025

At Least 10 Protest Gatherings Held Across Iran

  17 August 2025 News category: Protests – Pensioners, Workers, and Other Groups – Breathing in Confinement – At least 10 protest gatherings and demonstrations were held in different cities across the country. These protests were organised by pensioners, workers, and other groups in response to livelihood hardships, discrimination, delays in wage payments, and government […]

August 8th, 2025

Arrest of Labour Rights Activist in Arak for Criticising Local Officials

7 August 2025 News Category: Arrests – Labour and Trade Unions Breathing in Confinement – Masoud Bakhtiari, a labour and union activist, has been arrested by the Cyber Police (FATA) in Markazi Province after publishing critical remarks about the Friday Prayer Imam and several municipal officials in Arak, as well as highlighting labour-related grievances. According […]

August 7th, 2025

80th Week of the “Tuesdays Against Executions” Campaign Marked by Nationwide Hunger Strike

6 August 2025News category: Protests – Prisoners – Labour and Civil Movements Breathing in Confinement – On the 80th week of the “Tuesdays Against Executions” campaign, political prisoners in 48 prisons across Iran went on hunger strike. At the same time, families of death row political prisoners held gatherings demanding a halt to executions and […]

July 27th, 2025

June 20 – July 20: Human Rights Violations Report in Iran; At Least 83 Prisoners Executed

26 July 2025 News Categories: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Executions – Ethnic Minorities – Sexual Minorities – Arrests – Pensioners – Women – Prisoners – Repression – Workers and Guilds – Teachers Breathing in Confinement – The Statistical Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran has published its report on human rights […]

July 3rd, 2025

Arrest of Saqqez Bakers’ Union Head and 10 Striking Bakers Following Labour Protest

  2 July 2025 News Category: Arrests – Workers and Guilds Breathing in Confinement – The head of the Saqqez Bakers’ Union, along with 10 other bakers, has been arrested. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Yadollah Elmi, the head of the Bakers’ Union in Saqqez, […]

June 10th, 2025

Protests Held by Various Social Groups; Ongoing Two-Year Demonstrations by Telecommunications Retirees

  9 June 2025 News Categories: Protests – Retirees – Workers and Trades Breathing in Confinement – On Monday, at least 15 protest gatherings and demonstrations took place across the country. According to the Statistical Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Breathing in Confinement, retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran, who have […]

June 8th, 2025

Workers, Pensioners, Defrauded Investors, and Other Groups Stage Sixteen Protests Across Iran

8 June 2025 News Categories: Protests – Pensioners – Workers and Trades – Teachers Breathing in Confinement – On Sunday, 8 June 2025, at least 16 protest gatherings and demonstrations took place across various parts of Iran. According to Breathing in Confinement, Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, groups from different sectors […]

June 7th, 2025

Six Protest Gatherings Held on Saturday

7 June 2025 News Category: Protests – Workers and Guilds Breathing in Confinement – On Saturday, 7 June 2025, at least six protest gatherings and demonstrations were held across various parts of Iran. According to the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Breathing in Confinement, the gatherings were held by Khuzestan Water […]

June 4th, 2025

The 71st Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign Coincides with Nationwide Protests

  Date: 3 June 2025 News Categories: Protests – Pensioners – Prisoners – Workers and Labour Groups Breathing in Confinement On Tuesday, 3 June 2025, political prisoners in 46 prisons across Iran went on hunger strike as part of the 71st week of the nationwide campaign “No to Execution Tuesdays.” Meanwhile, families of death row […]

June 2nd, 2025

Sixteen Protest Gatherings Held on Monday

2 June 2025 News Category: Protests – Pensioners – Workers and Trades Breathing in Confinement – Report on the protests held on Monday, 2 June 2025: According to the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Breathing in Confinement, at least 16 protest gatherings and demonstrations took place across the country on Monday, […]