Breathing in Confinement

Rasht
August 6th, 2020

Execution of a prisoner in Lakan prison in Rasht

Breathing in Confinement: A prisoner who more than 4 years ago was arrested and sentenced to death on the charge of murder, was executed on the morning of August 6, 2020, in Lakan Prison in Rasht.

July 25th, 2020

Three prisoners released from execution in Andimeshk, Khorramdareh and Rasht prisons

Breathing in Confinement: Being pardoned by the victim’s families, three prisoners who were sentenced to death for murder in separate cases and were being held in prison in Andimeshk, Khorramdareh, and Rasht, were released from execution.

October 3rd, 2019

Majid Sarpanah was hanged in public in the student’s park in Rasht.

Breathing in Confinement – In the morning of Wednesday, October 23rd, a prisoner named Majid Sarpanah was hanged in public in the student’s park in Rasht. According to a report received by Breathing in Confinement, Majid Sarpanah, 27, was accused of murdering a “policeman” during a scuffle in about 11 months ago. His friends and […]

August 10th, 2014

4 prisoners hanged in Rasht / 24 executions in one week

Breathing in Confinement – 4 prisoners were hanged in the central prison of Rasht. There have been 24 prisoners hanged in Iran during last one week. According to the report of the official website of the judiciary of Gilan province, 4 prisoners were hanged at the central prison of Rasht on August 10th.