Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
December 10th, 2024

Qezel Hesar Prison: Transfer of 11 Death Row Inmates to Solitary Confinement for Execution

10 December 2024 News Category: Prisoners “Breathing in Confinement”: On Monday, 9 December 2024, 11 prisoners convicted of “murder” and drug-related crimes were transferred to solitary confinement in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj to await execution. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, these 11 inmates were […]

December 7th, 2024

Report on the Death of Ali-Asghar Beheshti Under Torture at Faridan Police Station

December 7, 2024 News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, December 3, a detainee accused of drug-related offenses died under torture at Faridan Police Station. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Human Rights League of Iranian Prisoners, Ali-Asghar Beheshti, who had been arrested on charges of drug-related crimes, lost his […]

November 30th, 2024

Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a 2022 Uprising Detainee, Sentenced to Death

November 30, 2024 Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a political prisoner held in Urmia Prison, has been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Urmia. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mehrab Abdollahzadeh was sentenced to death by the First Branch of the Revolutionary […]

November 30th, 2024

Death Sentences for Six Political Prisoners; Two Co-Defendants Sentenced to Imprisonment

November 30, 2024 Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement, Saturday, November 30, 2024: Six political prisoners held in Evin Prison have been sentenced to death by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the six political […]

November 28th, 2024

Death Sentences Issued for Two Political Prisoners in Urmia Prison

November 27, 2024 News Category: Protests – Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Hamid Abdollahzadeh and Mehran Hassanzadeh, two political prisoners held in Urmia Prison, have been sentenced to death by the Second Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the Revolutionary […]

November 24th, 2024

Monthly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran – October 20 – November 20, 2024

Categories: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Executions – Religious Minorities – Sexual Minorities – Arrests – Retirees – Suicides – Students – Women – Prisoners – Repression – Fuel Carriers – Amputation – Workers and Trade Unions – Children – Border Couriers – Teachers   Summary of Human Rights Violations in Iran from October […]

November 24th, 2024

Karaj Central Prison: At Least Three Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinement for Execution. November 23, 2024

News Group: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, November 23, 2024, at least three prisoners, including one convicted of drug-related offenses, were transferred to solitary confinement cells at Karaj Central Prison in preparation for their execution. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, three prisoners were transferred […]

November 21st, 2024

Malekan: Report of a Prisoner’s Death Under Torture

  November 20, 2024 Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, November 16, 2024, Ghaffar Akbari, a 48-year-old prisoner from the village of Yulqunlu-ye Jadid, died due to torture in the Malekan Intelligence Office. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Akbari was arrested on October 29 […]

November 20th, 2024

Tuesday, November 19, 2024: At Least 31 Gatherings and Protests Held; 43rd “No to Execution Tuesdays” Continued by Prisoners

  Category: Protests – Retirees – Prisoners – Workers and Professions Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at least 31 gatherings and protests movements took place in various cities across Iran by different social groups. According to Breathing in Confinement, the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, in the 43rd […]

November 5th, 2024

Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj: Transfer of 5 Prisoners to Solitary Confinement for Execution

November 4, 2024 News Category: Execution – Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: At least five prisoners, convicted of drug-related charges and murder, have been transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison for the execution of their sentences. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least five […]