Breathing in Confinement

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November 30th, 2025

Monthly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran – 20 October to 20 November 2025: 305 Executions in 30 Days

30 November 2025 News categories: Freedom of Expression – Executions – Religious Minorities – Ethnic Minorities – Women – Prisoners – Labour and Workers’ Rights Breathing in Confinement – The Statistical Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran has released its monthly report on human rights violations in Iran, based on investigations and verified […]

November 26th, 2025

Continuation of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” Campaign by Political Prisoners — Week 96, Across 55 Prisons

  25 November 2025 News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran – reports on the continuation of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” hunger-strike campaign by political prisoners, now reaching its 96th week across 55 prisons. According to Breathing in Confinement, in the 96th week of the […]

November 19th, 2025

Death of a Prisoner of Conscience in Sheiban Prison Due to Medical Neglect and Delayed Treatment

  19 November 2025 News group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner of conscience held in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz has died due to deprivation of medical care and a significant delay in being transferred to medical facilities. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]

November 18th, 2025

Transfer of Two Prisoners to Solitary Confinement for Execution

18 November 2025News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement — At least two prisoners who had been arrested on the charge of “murder” and sentenced to death were transferred to solitary confinement in the prisons of Khorramabad and Jiroft for the implementation of their sentences. According to reporters from Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of […]

November 18th, 2025

Continuation of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” Campaign in Its Ninety-Fifth Week Across 54 Different Prisons

  18 November 2025 News Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement– The “Tuesdays Against Execution” campaign, led by political prisoners, continued in its ninety-fifth week across fifty-four prisons in the country, emphasising popular solidarity in the face of the wave of executions. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in […]

November 11th, 2025

A Prisoner Held in Malayer Prison Dies by Suicide Following Severe Pressure

  11 November 2025 News Category: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – On Tuesday, 11 November 2025, a prisoner held in Malayer Prison died by suicide after enduring severe psychological and physical pressure. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the prisoner—identified as Abolfazl Hosseini—took his own […]

November 11th, 2025

Ninety-Fourth Week of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” Campaign Across 54 Prisons

  11 November 2025 News Category: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – The political prisoners’ “Tuesdays Against Execution” hunger-strike campaign continued into its ninety-fourth week across 54 prisons nationwide. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on the eve of the anniversary of the bloody November 2019 […]

November 10th, 2025

Violent Transfer of Ehsan Afrashteh Following a Raid by Evin Prison Guards on Ward 7; Imminent Risk of Execution

  10 November 2025 News Category: Executions – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – On Monday morning, the special guard unit of Evin Prison raided Ward 7 with the intention of transferring Ehsan Afrashteh, a death-row prisoner. They violently removed him from the hall and transferred him to an unknown location. During the raid, Afrashteh […]

November 8th, 2025

Approval of the death sentence of political prisoner Reza Abdali by the Supreme Court

7 November 2025 News category: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – The death sentence of political prisoner Reza Abdali, held in Ahvaz Prison, has been upheld by the Supreme Court. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Thursday, 6 November 2025, the death sentence of Reza […]

November 6th, 2025

Three-week visitation ban for political prisoner Mir-Yousef Younesi

  5 November 2025 News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – Political prisoner Mir-Yousef Younesi has been banned from family visits for three weeks after taking part in a collective action to prevent the transfer of Ehsan Afrashteh for the execution of his death sentence. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the […]