Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
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 […]

October 31st, 2024

Execution of Finger Amputation Sentence for Two Defendants Who Were Minors at the Time of Arrest

October 30, 2024 News Category: Prisoners – Finger Amputation Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, in a brutal and inhumane act, the amputation sentence for two brothers was carried out in Urmia Prison. Both defendants were under 18 years old at the time of their arrest. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news […]

October 31st, 2024

At Least 32 Protest Rallies  and Demonstrations Held on Tuesday / Protests Against Executions in Front of Parliament

October 30, 2024 News Category: Protests – Retirees – Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, October 29, at least 32 protests and demonstrations took place. According to the Statistical Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran Breathing in Confinement), in the 40th week of political prisoners’ hunger strike across 24 prisons under the campaign […]

October 1st, 2024

Two prisoners transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for execution

September 30, 2024 News Category: Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Monday, September 30, 2024, at least two prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for the execution of their death sentences. According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]

August 26th, 2024

Human Rights Violations Report in Iran for August 2024

26 August 2024 News Categories: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Executions – Religious Minorities – Ethnic Minorities – Pensioners – Students – Women – Suppression – 2022 Uprising – Workers and Unions Breathing in Confinement: According to the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 126 prisoners were executed during […]

August 26th, 2024

Behrad Ali Kanari, a protest rapper, was sent to Qom prison to serve his sentence

August 26, 2024 News Group: Arrest – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, August 24, 2024, Behrad Ali Kanari, a rap singer, was arrested and transferred to Qom prison to serve his 6-month prison sentence on charges of “collaborating with hostile media to promote propaganda against the regime. According to “Breathing in Confinement,” a […]

August 2nd, 2024

A Statistical Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran in July 2024

August 1, 2024 News Group: Freedom of Speech, Protests, Execution, Religious Minorities, Ethnic Minorities, Sexual Minorities, Arrests, Pensioners, Women, Prisoners, Suppression, Sukhtbars, Uprising 2022, Workers and Unions, Children. Breathing in Confinement: Human rights violations in Iran continued in July. This month, the judicial authorities paused executions for two weeks because of the early presidential elections. […]

July 31st, 2024

Ongoing Arrest and Unknown Whereabouts of Ali Adinezadeh, Father of Abolfazl Adinezadeh in Ghuchan

31-July-2024 News Group: Arrest Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, a week after the arrest of Ali Adinezadeh, the father of Abolfazl Adinezadeh, one of the victims of the 2022 uprising in Ghuchan, no information has been provided to his family about his whereabouts or the reason for his arrest. According to “Breathing […]