June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, May 29, 2022, the Court of Appeals in Tehran upheld the sentences of three Christian citizens, Anoushavan Avadian, Abbas Souri and Maryam Mohammadi. They had previously been sentenced to 10 years in prison, deprivation from social rights, and ban on leaving the […]
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 […]
11-January-2022 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On January 11, Saba Sefidi, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was arrested after appearing in Branch 2 of the Evin Courthouse. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Saba Sefidi, a Baha’i […]
26-December-2021 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Breathing in Confinement: Pedram Abhar, a Baha’i citizen, was temporarily released on bail on December 25, 2021, awaiting the trial. Mr. Abhar who lives in Tehran was arrested on November 21, 2021, on his way home from Shiraz and returned to his parents’ place of residence in Shiraz. […]
23-November-2021 News Group: Religious Minorities – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, November 21, 2021, Pedram Abhar, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was arrested by security forces at his father’s house in Shiraz. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Pedram Abhar, a […]
24-September-2021 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Women – Breathing in Confinement: Hayedeh Forootan and her son, Mehran Mosallanejad, two Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were arrested on September 23, 2021, after appearing at the City’s Police Department. On Wednesday, September 22, before their arrest, the intelligence agents raided their home and confiscated some of their personal […]
2-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Religious Minorities – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Arsalan Yazdani, a Baha’i citizen, was arrested by security forces in Tehran and transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement the news organ of the prisoners rights league in Iran, Arsalan Yazdani, a […]
27-April-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Religious Minorities Breathing in Confinement: On April 25, in a raid by security forces on the homes of 14 Baha’i families, at least nine were arrested. After searching the homes of these citizens, security officers confiscated their personal belongings, including laptops, cell phones, books and pamphlets related to the Baha’i […]
3-April-2021 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, March 27, through an official notification, Nika Pakzadan, Faraneh Daneshgari, Sanaz Ishaqi, Nakisa Hajipour and Naghmeh Zabihian, five Baha’i citizens living in Mashhad, were summoned to the Judgment Enforcement Unit of Mashhad Prosecutor’s Office to serve their prison sentences. In September last year, […]
Breathing in Confinement: The UN Human Rights Council released a statement calling for a full and transparent investigation into the death of Behnam Mahjoubi. The organization emphasized that the death of Mahjoubi reveals that Iranian prisoners are repeatedly denied medical treatment and demanded immediate access of all prisoners to medical treatment Behnam Mahjoubi, a Gonabadi […]