A Prisoner Held in Malayer Prison Dies by Suicide Following Severe Pressure
11-November-2025
Category: Prisoners
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 life on Tuesday following sustained pressure and died as a result.
The report states that Hosseini had previously been arrested on charges of aggravated theft and sentenced by the judiciary to ten years’ imprisonment. Sources close to his family indicated that he had recently been promised clemency and conditional release.
According to informed sources, because of his personality traits, Hosseini was subjected to bullying, harassment, and mistreatment both outside the prison and among fellow inmates. He had also been summoned and interrogated several times in the past by the Intelligence Office and the Security Police (NAJA).
Reports indicate that in the most recent incident, prison officers severely beat him. Following the assault, Hosseini attempted suicide by consuming pills. He was transferred to a hospital outside the prison with delay and negligence, and due to the late transfer, he ultimately died in hospital.
Under Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules), safeguarding the life and physical and mental health of prisoners is the legal and moral duty of the state and prison authorities. Any negligence, delay, or misconduct that results in harm or death of a prisoner constitutes a clear violation of human rights, for which prison authorities bear direct responsibility.