Breathing in Confinement

Tehran
January 5th, 2021

Two prisoners in Khorramshahr and Tehran saved from execution

Breathing in Confinement, January5, 2021: Being pardoned by the victims’ families, two prisoners in Khorramshahr and Tehran who were under execution on charge of murder, were saved from the death penalty.

November 18th, 2020

Tehran, security forces arrest Arsham Rezaei

Breathing in Confinement: Arsham Rezaei, a civil activist, and his nephew, Vahid Rezaei were arrested by security forces at Arsham’s home on November 17, 2020. Arsham had previously been arrested in January 2018 to be later released on bail awaiting the trial to be finalized.

November 12th, 2020

A prisoner in Greater Tehran Prison saved from execution

Breathing in Confinement: A prisoner who had been sentenced to retaliation for killing his fellow inmate in Greater Tehran Prison was saved from the death penalty by paying a ransom to and obtaining consent from the victim’s family.

October 27th, 2020

A prisoner in Tehran saved from execution

Breathing in Confinement: Being pardoned by the blood owners, a prisoner named Reza, who had been on death row for murder, was saved from the death penalty.

April 10th, 2020

A death sentence is issued in Tehran

Breathing in Confinement: Branch 7 of Tehran Criminal Court, sentenced a man to death for murder.

January 10th, 2020

Two defendants in Isfahan and Tehran were released from execution

Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner in Tehran and a child offender in Isfahan who was previously sentenced to death in separate cases, being pardoned by the victims’ relatives were released from execution. According to Javan Online, a prisoner sentenced to death in Tehran province was saved from death with the consent of the victim’s […]

December 12th, 2019

Suicide in Tehran, Sanandaj and Sardasht

Breathing in Confinement – On Thursday, December 5, in Tehran, two 17 and 18-year-old girls, throwing themselves before a train committed suicide and lost their lives. And in another report, on December 4, two young men committed suicide in Sanandaj and Sardasht and died. “On December 5, at around 14:30, at the time of train arrival in […]

November 6th, 2019

Two people were arrested on alleged charge of intending to host a party

Breathing in Confinement -Social Deputy of Police Commander in West of Tehran Province announced that 2 people were arrested in Tehran, on the charge of intending to host a party.

November 4th, 2019

A prisoner in Tehran saved from the execution

Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner convicted of murder was saved from execution in Tehran. According to Rokna, a prisoner sentenced to death, being pardoned by the victim’s relatives, was saved from execution in Tehran. Based on this report, in September 2014, Ahmad- a man with two wives, was accused of killing his first wife […]

October 31st, 2019

After 7 years of imprisonment, an inmate saved from execution

Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner on the charge of Murder, was forgiven by the victim’s next of kins after spending 7 years in a prison in Tehran.