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Appeal Court sentences three members of the Board of Directors of Qazvin Teachers’ Trade Association to pay fine

Breathing in Confinement – Appeal court sentenced Mohammad Reza Behnamnejad, Maryam Zirak, and Soheila Zalbeigi, three members of the Board of Directors of Teachers’…

Freedom of Expression February 16, 2020
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More than 41 years in prison and 200 lashes for seven guild activist teachers in North Khorasan

Breathing in Confinement – On charges of “forming an illegal group aimed at disrupting the national security and propaganda against the system,” seven guild…

Freedom of Expression February 12, 2020
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Unawareness of the situation of Alireza Toumar one of the detainees of the November uprising

Breathing in Confinement – On November 16, 2019, in the nationwide demonstrations, Alireza Toumar has been detained at Vanak Square in Tehran but there…

Freedom of Expression February 2, 2020
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Eleven arrested in Marvdasht for writing critical posts on Instagram

Breathing in Confinement – on Thursday, January 16, 2020, police commander of  Mardvdasht County announced arresting the administrators of an Instagram page. He described…

Freedom of Expression January 18, 2020
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Arrest of Hojjat Emami, a teacher living in the County of Shahin Dezh

Breathing in Confinement – Hojjat Emami, an activist living in the County of Shahin Dezh, was arrested by security forces within the last few…

Freedom of Expression January 15, 2020
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Jafar Ebrahimi was arrested and was transferred to Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – Concurrently with the 40th day of November protesters’ martyrdom, Jafar Ebrahimi, a teacher and a member of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade…

Freedom of Expression January 5, 2020
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Freedom of Expression

In a letter, twelve female prisoners in Evin Prison protest the crackdown in the prison ward

Breathing in Confinement – In the wake of the transfer of Narges Mohammadi and Athena Daemi from the women’s ward of Evin prison, their…

Freedom of Expression January 2, 2020
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Arresting the November 2019 protesters is on going

Breathing in Confinement – After more than 40 days from the November demonstrations, while the Islamic Republic’s authorities have not provided any official and…

Freedom of Expression January 2, 2020
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Freedom of Expression

Intense security atmosphere in several cities and arrest of participants on 40th day of Pouya Bakhtiari’s death

Breathing in Confinement – On Thursday, December 26, security forces arrested a number of participants gathering on the occasion of the 40th day of…

Freedom of Expression December 29, 2019
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Freedom of Expression

Arrest of Arash Ganji, a member of the Iranian Writers’ Association

Breathing in Confinement: Sunday, December 22, Arash Ganji, a translator and secretary of the Iranian Writers’ Association, being arrested by security forces in Tehran…

Freedom of Expression December 27, 2019