30 March 2026 News Group: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: On the eve of the execution of two political prisoners, Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi and Akbar Daneshvar Kar, reports indicate that special guard forces at Ghezel Hesar Prison have raided the political prisoners’ ward and transferred a number of inmates to undisclosed locations. According to Breathing in […]
26 February 2026News outlet: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement — The death sentence of Peyman Farah-Avar Gisavandani, a poet and political prisoner held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, has been upheld for a second time by Iran’s Supreme Court. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Branch 39 […]
14 February 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – At least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death has been transferred to solitary confinement at Adelabad Prison in Shiraz in preparation for the execution of the sentence. According to information received by reporters from Breathing in Confinement, […]
14 February 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – Abbas Rashidi, a 35-year-old man from Semirom, has died after presenting himself to security forces in Isfahan and being detained in the city’s detention centre. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Abbas Rashidi had been injured during […]
12 February 2026 News Group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – Dr Fariba Hosseini, a dentist and former political prisoner, has been arrested on the charge of “propaganda against the regime.” According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Dr Fariba Hosseini, a 36-year-old dentist and child […]
12 February 2026 News Group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – The death sentence of Yaqub Karimpour, a security prisoner held in Urmia Prison, has been upheld by the Supreme Court. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the death sentence of Yaqub Karimpour, a follower […]
8 February 2026News Category: Prison Sentence – Breathing in Confinement – Ms Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights activist, has been sentenced to imprisonment, internal exile, and a ban on leaving the country. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mostafa Nili, Ms […]
22 January 2026 News Group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement– Armin Nourmohammadi, a political prisoner currently held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death on the charge of “moharebeh” (enmity against God). According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Ali Sharifzadeh Ardakani, his defence lawyer, […]
6 January 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement — The hunger strike of political prisoners under the “Tuesdays Against Execution” campaign has reached its 102nd week, spanning 55 prisons across the country. At a time of repression and injustice, when the voices of courageous, freedom-seeking people are met not with dialogue but with bullets and […]
6 January 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement — At least 14 adolescents have been arrested by security forces in the cities of Ilam, Dehloran, Sarableh, Karzan, and Badreh. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, amid nationwide protests across various parts of the country and widespread […]