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June 10th, 2025

Transfer of Five Prisoners to Solitary Confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison for Execution

  9 June 2025 News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – At least five prisoners sentenced to death on charges related to drug offences and murder have been transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj in preparation for the implementation of their sentences. According to reporters from Breathing in Confinement, the news […]

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

Rise in the Number of Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinement for Execution in Karaj Central Prison

7 June 2025News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – On Saturday, 7 June 2025, at least three prisoners sentenced to death on drug-related charges were transferred to solitary confinement in Karaj Central Prison in preparation for the implementation of their death sentences. According to reporters from Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ […]

June 7th, 2025

Transfer of Two Prisoners to Solitary Confinement in Karaj Central Prison for Execution

  7 June 2025 News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – At least two prisoners sentenced to death on drug-related charges have been transferred to solitary confinement in Karaj Central Prison in preparation for their execution. According to reporters from Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, two prisoners […]

June 4th, 2025

Hearing Held for Four Azerbaijani Activists at Tabriz Revolutionary Court

4 June 2025 News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – On Tuesday, 4 June 2025, a court hearing was held at Branch 15 of the Tabriz Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abdi, to examine the charges against four Azerbaijani (Turk) citizens. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]

June 4th, 2025

Death Sentence of Azad Shojaei, Kurdish Porter from Sardasht, Upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court

4 June 2025 News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – The death sentence of Azad Shojaei, a prisoner held in Urmia Prison who was arrested on charges of “espionage for Israel,” has been upheld by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court, presided over by Judge Ghasem Hosseini Kouhkamari. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news […]

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, […]

June 2nd, 2025

11th Day of Truck Drivers’ Strike and at Least 12 Protest Gatherings Across the Country

1 June 2025 News outlet: Protests – Pensioners – Workers and Trades Breathing in Confinement – Sunday, 1 June 2025: The nationwide truck drivers’ strike has entered its 11th consecutive day, spreading to 155 cities despite arrests, security pressure, and state media efforts claiming the strike had ended. Reports from freight terminals indicate that trucks […]

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 […]