Breathing in Confinement

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May 20th, 2020

Fariba Adelkhah was sentenced to 6 years in prison

Breathing in Confinement: Fariba Adelkhah, a dual-national prisoner in Evin Prison, was sentenced to six years in prison by Tehran Revolutionary Court

May 20th, 2020

Amir Chamani, was released

Breathing in Confinement: On May 19, 2020, after a month and a half of being in detention, the civil activist Amir Chamani, was released on bail from the IRGC Intelligence Detention Center in Tabriz.

May 16th, 2020

Payam Derafshan, Attorney at Law, convicted to two years in prison and a license suspension of 2 years

Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, May 10, 2020: The lawyer, Payam Derafshan, was sentenced to two years in prison and two years of license suspension.

May 16th, 2020

Three hundred twenty were arrested on charges of spreading Covid-19 related news

Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, May 9, 2020, the country’s chief police announced that during the outbreak of the Coronavirus virus infection, FATA police penalizes the people who spread related rumors in the cyberspace. And that so far more than 1,300 websites have been identified and 320 people were been arrested.” 

May 11th, 2020

Suspicious death of Ali Ajami, a human rights activist in the United States

Breathing in Confinement, Friday, May 8, 2020: Ali Ajami, an Iranian human rights activist, died at the age of 37 in Texas. According to Breathing in Confinement, news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, quoting the social media posts: “Mr. Ajami’s body was found on Wednesday morning, May 6, in a lake in […]

May 11th, 2020

Execution of a prisoner in Gonbad-e- Kavous

Breathing in Confinement: A prisoner, previously sentenced to death for murder, was executed in Gonbad-e Kavous Prison. According to Fars News Agency, on Tuesday morning, May 5, 2020, a prisoner who was arrested in Ahvaz for killing a 4-year-old child was executed in Gonbad-e-Kavous Prison. So far the prisoner has remained unidentified and there is […]

April 23rd, 2020

Maryam Ebrahimvand is on hunger strike in Evin prison

Breathing in Confinement: To protest against her prolonged detention and her uncertain condition, Maryam Ebrahimvand, has been on a hunger strike at Evin Prison since Tuesday, April 22.

April 22nd, 2020

Atena Daemi refused to appear in the court

Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, April 18, 2020, Branch 24 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, headed by Mohammad Reza Amouzadeh, summoned the Civil Rights Activist, Atena Daemi, imprisoned in Evin, in relation to the case which has been opened against her while in prison. She, however, refused to appear in the court.

April 22nd, 2020

Ismail Abdi was arrested and returned back to prison

Breathing in Confinement: On Monday, April 20, Ismail Abdi the teacher prisoner, was detained in Evin Prison where he had gone to Prosecutor’s Office to extend his leave and to find out more about the Judiciary’s circular on releasing the prisoners.

April 21st, 2020

Despite the efforts of civil rights activists, Shayan Saeedpour was executed

Breathing in Confinement: Tuesday, April 21, 2020, Shayan Saeedpour, who was a child when arrested as a murderer, was executed in Saqqez Prison.