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April 15th, 2025

“No to Execution Tuesdays”: Hunger Strike by Political Prisoners Expands to 40 Prisons Nationwide, Accompanied by Protests from Families of Death Row Inmates in Tehran and Saqqez

15 April 2025News Group: Protests Breathing in Confinement – On Tuesday, 15 April 2025, as the hunger strike by political prisoners expanded to 40 prisons across the country, families of political prisoners sentenced to death also held protest gatherings in Tehran and Saqqez. According to the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran […]

April 15th, 2025

From Rasht to Nahavand: Resurgence of Labour Demands Amid Economic Crisis

14 April 2025 News outlet: Protests – Retirees According to Breathing in Confinement, citing the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least nine protest gatherings were held across various cities in Iran on Monday, 14 April 2025. These demonstrations largely centred around labour demands and opposition to economic injustices. In one […]

April 4th, 2025

Annual Human Rights Report in Iran – At Least 1,170 Prisoners Executed During the Solar Year 1403- 20 March 2024- 20 March 2025

  31 March 2025 News Categories: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Executions – Religious Minorities – Arrests – Retirees – Students – Women – Prisoners – Repression – Fuel Carriers – Amputations – Workers and Unions – Children – Porters – Teachers Breathing in Confinement – 30 March 2025: The Statistics Centre of the […]

February 6th, 2025

Public Protests: Expansion of “No to Executions Tuesdays” Hunger Strike to 35 Prisons and Families’ Gathering Outside Evin Prison

  February 5, 2025 News Category: Protests – Retirees – Workers and Trade Groups, Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at least 41 protests and demonstrations were held by the public and political prisoners. According to Breathing in Confinement, the Statistical Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the hunger strike of […]

January 21st, 2025

Sixteen Protests and Demonstrations Held Across Iran on Sunday

January 20, 2025 News Category: Protests – Pensioners – Workers and Guilds Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, January 19, 2025, at least 16 protests and demonstrations were held in various parts of Iran, highlighting public discontent over dire living conditions, discrimination, and injustice. These protests reflect the deep dissatisfaction of different social groups with the […]

January 17th, 2025

Expansion of Political Prisoners’ Hunger Strike in the 51st Week of “Tuesdays Against Execution” to 34 Prisons Across the Country

January 16, 2025 News Category: Protests – Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, January 14, at least 36 demonstrations and protest actions were carried out by citizens and political prisoners. According to Breathing in Confinement, the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the hunger strike by political prisoners, titled “Tuesdays Protest Against […]

January 7th, 2025

The 50th Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Across 30 Prisons, Accompanied by 8 Protests and Demonstrations

  January 7, 2025 News Group: Protests – Prisoners – Workers and Guilds Breathing in Confinement: on Tuesday, January 7, at least 38 protests and demonstrations were held by various groups of people and political prisoners. According to the Statistical Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the 50th week of the political prisoners’ […]

January 5th, 2025

Human Rights Violations Report in Iran: Focus on Executions in 2024

January 4, 2025 News Categories: Protests – Executions – Ethnic Minorities   Execution Statistics for 2024 The Statistical Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran has released a report detailing human rights violations in Iran during 2024. This comprehensive report provides an in-depth analysis of the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran throughout 2024. […]

November 28th, 2024

Death Sentences Issued for Two Political Prisoners in Urmia Prison

November 27, 2024 News Category: Protests – Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Hamid Abdollahzadeh and Mehran Hassanzadeh, two political prisoners held in Urmia Prison, have been sentenced to death by the Second Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the Revolutionary […]

November 24th, 2024

Monthly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran – October 20 – November 20, 2024

Categories: Freedom of Expression – Protests – Executions – Religious Minorities – Sexual Minorities – Arrests – Retirees – Suicides – Students – Women – Prisoners – Repression – Fuel Carriers – Amputation – Workers and Trade Unions – Children – Border Couriers – Teachers   Summary of Human Rights Violations in Iran from October […]