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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 […]

May 28th, 2025

Widespread Wave of Labour and Political Protests in Iran: From Prisons to the Streets

27 May 2025 News Categories: Protests – Prisoners – Workers and Guilds Breathing in Confinement – Tuesday, 27 May 2025 Political Prisoners in 45 Prisons Go on Hunger Strike in the 70th Week of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” Campaign In the 70th week of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” campaign, political prisoners in 45 prisons across […]

May 26th, 2025

Increase in Number of Death Row Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison

25 May 2025 News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – Monday, 5 Khordad 1404 (25 May 2025): At least six prisoners convicted of charges related to drug offenses, murder, and espionage have been transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for the implementation of their death sentences. According to reporters from Breathing […]

May 25th, 2025

At Least One Prisoner Transferred to Solitary Confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison for Execution

25 May 2025News outlet: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – Sunday, 25 May 2025 – At least one prisoner who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on charges related to drug offences has been transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj, in preparation for the execution of the sentence. According to the […]

May 21st, 2025

Third Retrial Request for Death Row Political Prisoner Mehdi Hassani Rejected

20 May 2025 News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, the Supreme Court of Iran rejected, for the third time, the retrial request for Mehdi Hassani, a political prisoner sentenced to death. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Amin Adel Ahmadian, […]