Breathing in Confinement

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June 8th, 2022

To serve his prison sentence, Yashar Tohidi arrested and transferred to Evin Prison

June 8, 2022 Newsgroup: Students – Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, after appearing in Branch 1 of the Evin Court, Yashar Tohidi, an aerospace student at the Azad University of Tehran, was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison to serve his sentence. Yashar had previously been sentenced to 2 years and 9 […]

June 8th, 2022

Jafar Ismailzadeh arrested by security forces in Tabriz

June 8, 2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Ethnic Minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Jafar Ismailzadeh, a civil activist living in Tabriz, was arrested after security agents raided his home. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, June […]

June 7th, 2022

Execution of a prisoner on drug-related charges in Dastgerd prison in Isfahan

June 7, 2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, a prisoner sentenced to death on drug-related charges was executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, a prisoner was executed […]

June 7th, 2022

Jabbar Dousti arrested in the City of Marivan

June 7, 2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Jabbar Dousti, a teacher and teacher union activist living in Marivan, was arrested by security agents and taken to an unknown location.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in […]

June 7th, 2022

The Court of Appeals upholds the 16-year prison sentence for Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi

June 6, 2022 Newsgroup: Students – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Mustafa Nili, lawyer of Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, the two imprisoned students of Sharif University, announced that the sentences of these students had been upheld by the Court of Appeal. Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi each had previously been sentenced to […]

June 4th, 2022

Court of Appeals sentenced three Christian citizens to prison and fines

  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 […]

June 4th, 2022

Rasoul Bodaghi was transferred to the general ward of Evin Prison June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, June 2, 2022, Rasoul Bodaghi , a teacher and teacher union activist, was transferred to the public ward in Evin Prison after completing his interrogation in Ward 209 of the Ministry of Intelligence. […]

June 4th, 2022

Sentence of imprisonment and flogging for Hojjat Esmatzadeh

June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Ethnic Minorities – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: In recent days, Hojjat Esmatzadeh, a civil activist living in Naghadeh, was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison as well as 50 lashes. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the civil […]

June 4th, 2022

Ayyub and Davood Shiri were released from Tabriz Prison on bail

June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, June 2, 2022, Ayyub and Davood Shiri, the activists from Azerbaijan-Iran , were temporarily released from Tabriz Prison awaiting the court’s decision. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iranian, on Thursday, June 2, Ayyub and […]

June 3rd, 2022

Extension of detention warrant for Jafar Ebrahimi and Mohammad Habibi 

  June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, detention warrant for Mohammad Habibi and Jafar Ebrahimi, members of the Tehran Teachers’ Union, who are in the custody of security forces, was extended. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners ‘Rights […]