The student activist, Saha Mortezaei is sentenced to six years in prison
Breathing in Confinement: Saha Mortezaei, a student activist and former secretary of Tehran University Trade Union Council, has been sentenced to 6 years in…
Yasaman Ariani catches Covid-19 in Kachuei prison in Karaj
Breathing in Confinement: Yasaman Ariani, a 23-year-old civil activist has caught Covid-19 in Kachuei Prison in Karaj. On October 21, 2020, for unknown reasons,…
Prison guards harass female prisoners in Hamadan prison
Breathing in Confinement: Female prisoners in Hamadan Central Prison are being harassed and tortured by prison guards.
The detained translator and researcher, Mohammad Khani, released from prison
Breathing in Confinement: Mohammad Khani, translator, researcher, and doctoral student at Allameh University, who had been detained by security forces since October 1, 2020,…
Prison sentence in Kermanshah for sheltering a person injured in November 2019 protests
Breathing in Confinement: A citizen of Kermanshah named Mohieddin Asghari was sentenced to one year suspended imprisonment for sheltering a wounded protester during November…
Mohammad Amirkhizi, Payam Shakiba and Majid Asadi; refuse to appear in the court with prison uniform
Breathing in Confinement: October 19, 2020, in protest against being forced to wear prison uniforms and shackles, Mohammad Amirkhizi, Payam Shakiba, and Majid Asadi,…
In a statement, Pen Australia protests the prison sentence for three members of the Iranian Writers’ Association (IWA)
Breathing in Confinement: In a statement, Pen Australian, reacted to the prison sentence for three members of the Iranian Writers’ Association, Reza Khandan Mahabadi,…
To serve their jail sentences, Ashraf Nafari and Alieh Motalebzadeh are arrested and transferred to Evin Prison
Breathing in Confinement: On October 12, 2020, after appearing at Evin Prison Prosecutor’s Office, Ashraf Nafari, a mathematics student at Khajeh Nasir University…
Security forces detain a citizen in Urmia
Breathing in Confinement: In the past few days, a citizen from Urmia was arrested by the security forces, being taken to an unknown location.…
The political prisoner, Soheil Arabi is transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison
Breathing in Confinement: On Friday, September 18, 2020, the political prisoner, Soheil Arabi was transferred from Great Tehran Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison in…