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October 23rd, 2022

On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty; A report on the statistics of the executions carried out in Iran over the last one year

October 15, 2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the Statistical Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran publishes the statistics of executions carried out in Iran during the last one year (October 10, 2021-October 10, 2022).   As per the statistics, at […]

August 9th, 2022

A report on the statistics of Executions in the first year of Ebrahim Raisi’s presidency (August 3, 2021-August 2, 2022)

Breathing in Confinement: Ebrahim Raisi, a member of the “Death Committee” and one of the perpetrators of the killing of thousands of political prisoners in the summer of 1988, was appointed as the president of Iran last year on August 3, 2021His presidency provoked widespread protests from human rights entities worldwide. Before Raisi’s presidency, another […]

June 29th, 2022

Monthly report on human rights violations, labor accidents, and protest rallies in Iran from May 20 to June 20, 2022

The Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (Breathing in Confinement) has published its monthly report on human rights violations, labor accidents, and protest rallies held by various groups of people. – Execution of at least 101 prisoners – Detention of political and trade union activists, and protesters – Issuance the sentences of […]

May 27th, 2022

A Report on Human Rights Violations, Work Accidents, and Protest Rallies in the Past Month (April 20 – May 20, 2022)

Breathing in Confinement: The Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (Breathing in Confinement) publishes a report on human rights violations, work accidents, and protests rallies over the past month (April 20-May 20, 2022). In the past month, the alarming increase in the issuance and execution of death sentences, along with the widespread […]

March 27th, 2022

Report on human rights violations in Iran last year

Introduction The following report is the conclusion of yearlong efforts of the colleagues of Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (Breathing in Confinement), which has been provided on the basis of the direct and indirect information collected from numerous human rights sources in the Solar Hijri year of 1400 (corresponding to the period between March 21, […]

February 3rd, 2022

A report on the number of executions in Iran in 2021

Breathing in Confinement: In its latest report, the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, publishes the statistics on death penalties carried out in Iran in 2021. According to this report, during 2021, at least 377 death sentences were carried out in prisons of 47 cities in Iran.   Introduction This report provides […]

November 25th, 2021

A report on the violations of human rights in Iran in the past one month (October 20 – November 20, 2021)

23-November-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Over the past one month, systematic violations of human rights in Iran have continued. Execution, death sentence, arrest, imprisonment, and flogging were examples of human rights violations committed by the authorities of the Islamic Republic. The government’s failure in providing Covid-19 vaccine […]

October 13th, 2021

Special report on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty; Execution statistics in the past one year in Iran

Breathing in Confinement: Writing about execution in Iran is not limited to the International Day Against the Death Penalty. The day, however, is an opportunity for Iranian human rights activists, as well as the opponents of the death penalty, to raise their voices against execution. The occasion also is a good time to present comprehensive […]

August 18th, 2021

A report on the statistics of the executions carried out during Hassan Rouhani’s two terms in office (August 3, 2013 – August 3, 2021)

18-August-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: Gross violations of human rights, including detention, imprisonment, and deportation of civil, political, and ideological activists; expulsion and detention of teachers and students; repression of the journalists and reporters; repression of religious and ethnic minorities; as well as the brutal treatment of the protesters in December 2017, August […]

November 23rd, 2020

After 24 years in in Miandoab prison , a prisoner saved from execution

Breathing in Confinement: After twenty-four years of being under the death sentence, a prisoner in Miandoab Prison, returned to life with the consent of the victim’s family.