Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
October 13th, 2025

Report on the Arrest of Ms Manizheh Hassani-Fard in Karaj

  12 October 2025 News group: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement — the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran — reports that Ms Manizheh Hassani-Fard, a 62-year-old citizen originally from Tabriz and residing in Karaj, has been in custody for over two months and is being held at Fardis Prison […]

October 12th, 2025

Transfer of Three Prisoners Sentenced to Death to Solitary Confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison

  12 October 2025 Category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – At least three prisoners convicted of “enmity against God (moharebeh) through armed robbery” have been transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for the implementation of their death sentences. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]

October 11th, 2025

Execution of Finger-Amputation Sentence: A Sign of the Islamic Republic’s Inhumane and Regressive Penal System

10 October 2025News group: Prisoners – Amputation of Fingers – Breathing in Confinement – The inhumane sentence of amputating four fingers of the right hand of a prisoner previously arrested on a charge of “theft” was carried out in Isfahan Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, on 10 October 2025, the amputation sentence against Mohsen […]

October 9th, 2025

Collective Transfer of Women Political Prisoners from Qarchak to Evin after Weeks in Critical Conditions

  9 October 2025 News category: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – Women political prisoners who had been transferred to Qarchak Varamin Prison after the Israeli military attack on Evin Prison and the destruction of parts of its facilities were collectively returned to Ward 6 of Evin Prison on Thursday, 9 October 2025. According to […]

October 9th, 2025

Death Sentence of Political Prisoner and 22-Year-Old Student Ehsan Faridi Upheld by the Supreme Court

  9 October 2025 News category: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – The death sentence of Ehsan Faridi, a 22-year-old political prisoner and student at the University of Tabriz, has been upheld by the Supreme Court of Iran. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, citing lawyer […]

October 6th, 2025

Death of a Death-Row Prisoner in Nowshahr Prison Due to Pressure and Denial of Medical Care

6 October 2025News group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner at Nowshahr Prison has died due to the lack of timely medical attention and delays in transfer to external medical facilities. According to Breathing in Confinement, Kiomars Ghorbankhani (Davari), a death-row prisoner previously arrested on drug-related charges for carrying ten kilograms of heroin, […]

October 4th, 2025

Human Rights Violations in Iran, 20 August–20 September: At Least 196 Prisoners Executed

29 September 2025 News group: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Hunger Strikes by Political Prisoners – Executions – Ethnic Minorities – Students – Breathing in Confinement – According to the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 196 prisoners were executed over the past month (20 August to 20 September […]

October 4th, 2025

Supreme Court, under non-judicial interference, Upholds the Death Sentence of Mohammad-Javad Vafaee Sani

4 October 2025News group: Prisoners– Breathing in Confinement – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of political prisoner Mohammad-Javad Vafaee Sani. According to Breathing in Confinement, Babak Paknia, an attorney-at-law, announced on social media: “The death sentence of Mr Mohammad-Javad Vafaee Sani on the charge of efsad-e fel-arz (‘corruption on earth’) through arson […]

October 3rd, 2025

Deliberate Neglect by Prison Authorities and Denial of Medical Care to Manouchehr Fallah, Political Prisoner on Death Row

3 October 2025News group: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – Denial of medical care and violations of the rights of a political prisoner sentenced to death: growing concern over the condition of Manouchehr Fallah in Lakan Prison, Rasht. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Manouchehr Fallah, […]

October 2nd, 2025

Denial of Medical Care and Inhumane Treatment of a Sick Prisoner

  2 October 2025 News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement – Denial of medical treatment and violation of the rights of political prisoner Seyed Abolhassan Montazer in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Seyed Abolhassan Montazer, a 66-year-old political prisoner held in […]