Here is a clear and accurate translation in your preferred style: 7 May 2026 News Category: Death Sentences Issued Breathing in Confinement: Ali Pishevarzadeh, one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests, has been sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh (“enmity against God”). According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the […]
April 2026 News category: Death Sentences Breathing in Confinement: Mohammadreza Tabari, one of those detained during the nationwide protests of January 2026, has been sentenced to death by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on the charge of “enmity against God” (moharebeh). According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights […]
14 April 2026News category: Prisoners Breathing in Confinement: Four political prisoners, including one woman, who were detained during the January 2026 protests, have been sentenced by the Islamic Republic’s judiciary to severe punishments including death, imprisonment, and confiscation of property. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]
12/04/2026 Breathing in Confinement:The statistical centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran publishes its annual report on human rights violations for 2025 (20 March 2025 to 20 March 2026). Summary Death Penalty At least 2,616 executions were carried out, including 35 political and ideological prisoners. Death sentences were issued for 107 prisoners. Death sentences […]
16 February 2026News category: Arrests – Students Breathing in Confinement – Amid continued repression and security crackdowns at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, five students have been arrested. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on the morning of Monday, 16 February 2026, four students of Tabriz […]
6 February 2026News Category: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement – Nasser Bekarzadeh, a security prisoner held at Urmia Prison, has been sentenced to death for the third time by Branch Two of the Urmia Revolutionary Court on charges of “espionage,” even though the previous death sentences in his case had been overturned twice by the […]
2 December 2025 News outlet: Prisoners – Uncategorized Breathing in Confinement – The hunger strike of political prisoners participating in the Tuesdays Against Execution campaign has continued into its 97th week, now involving detainees in 55 prisons across the country. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]
26 November 2025News category: Executions Breathing in Confinement – The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on the charge of “relationship out of marriage” and subsequently sentenced to death has been carried out in Isfahan Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]
11 November 2025News Category: Prisoners – Workers & Guilds Breathing in Confinement — Concurrent with the ninety-fourth week of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” hunger-strike campaign, political prisoners in 54 prisons across the country went on hunger strike, and at the national level at least 19 protest gatherings and marches were held. According to Breathing in […]
22 October 2025News group: Executions – Breathing in Confinement – The death sentences of at least three prisoners convicted on drug-related charges were carried out in Isfahan Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, at dawn on Wednesday, 22 October 2025, three prisoners were hanged in Isfahan Prison. The identities of Saman Talebi and Habib Haq-Shenas […]