Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
August 19th, 2025

Prisoner Transferred to Solitary Confinement in Isfahan Central Prison for Execution

19 August 2025News group: Prisoners –Breathing in Confinement – At least one prisoner who had been arrested on a charge of “murder” and sentenced to death has been transferred to solitary confinement in Isfahan Central Prison in preparation for the implementation of his sentence. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ […]

August 14th, 2025

Uncertainty Over Fate of Five Political Prisoners Amid Imminent Execution Risk

14 August 2025News group: Prisoners –Breathing in Confinement – More than a week has passed since the forced and violent transfer of five political prisoners, yet there is still no precise information on their condition or whereabouts. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Friday, 8 […]

August 14th, 2025

Ali Younesi Transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj

13 August 2025 News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – Imprisoned student Ali Younesi was transferred from Qom Prison to Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on 13 August 2025. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, political prisoner Ali Younesi was moved […]

August 12th, 2025

81st Week of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” Campaign in 49 Prisons Against the Machinery of Execution

12 August 2025 News Group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – While the execution machinery of the Islamic Republic relentlessly takes lives, the voice of resistance rises from behind bars and from within 49 prisons across the country. In the 81st week of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” campaign, political prisoners — through a hunger strike, […]

August 9th, 2025

Silencing Elite Voices: New Sentences for Moradi and Younesi on Vague Charges and Additional Punishments

9 August 2025 News Group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – Amir Hossein Moradi and Ali Younesi, two elite students and political prisoners who had already been handed heavy prison sentences, have once again been targeted by judicial pressure through the issuance of new court rulings while in prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the […]

August 9th, 2025

Physical Violence and Death Threats During Forced Transfer of Hundreds of Political Prisoners to Evin

8 August 2025 News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – In the early hours of the morning, more than 600 political and security prisoners from the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh) were forcibly transferred to wards 7 and 8 of Evin Prison without prior notice, using security forces and physical violence. The transfer, which took place […]

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 […]

August 5th, 2025

Rushed Confirmation of Babak Shahbazi’s Death Sentence Without Observing Legal Standards

5 August 2025News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Babak Shahbazi, previously issued by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of “espionage.” According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Babak Shahbazi had been sentenced to […]

August 4th, 2025

Prisoner Transferred to Solitary Confinement in Saveh Prison Ahead of Execution

  4 August 2025 News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – At least one prisoner sentenced to death on murder charges has been transferred to solitary confinement in Saveh Prison in preparation for the implementation of his sentence. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Monday, […]

August 4th, 2025

Transfer of Three Prisoners to Solitary Confinement in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan, Ahead of Execution

  4 August 2025 News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – At least three prisoners sentenced to death on drug-related charges have been transferred to solitary confinement in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan, in preparation for the implementation of their sentences. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]