Breathing in Confinement

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May 24th, 2022

Court of Appeals sentenced Hasti Amiri to one year in prison  

24-May-2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Students – Women – Breathing in Confinement: Hasti Amiri, a student activist at Allameh Tabatabai University, was sentenced by the the Court of Appeals in Tehran to one year in prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, in addition to […]

May 24th, 2022

A prisoner accused of murder was executed in Shirvan Prison

24-May-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Sunday, May 22, 2022, the death sentence of a prisoner convicted of murder was carried out in Shirvan Prison in North Khorasan Province. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Sunday, May 22, 2022, a prisoner […]

May 23rd, 2022

Execution of a prisoner accused of killing two rangers in Zanjan prison

23-May-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Monday, May 23, 2022, a prisoner accused of killing two rangers in Zanjan province, whose death sentence had been upheld by the Supreme Court, was executed in Zanjan Central Prison. Sadeghi Niaraki, the Chief Justice of Zanjan Province, told Fars News Agency: “The case was […]

May 22nd, 2022

Akbar Jahani arrested by security forces in Tabriz

21-May-2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Ethnic Minorities – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: On May 19, 2022, Akbar Jahani, a poet and civil activist from Tabriz, was arrested by security forces. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, concurrently with the football match between the teams […]

May 22nd, 2022

At the end of his sentence, Mehdi Farahi Shandiz released from Karaj Central Prison 

21-May-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Friday, May 20, after serving ten years in prison, the political prisoner Mehdi Farahi Shandiz was released from Karaj Central Penitentiary. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the political prisoner Mehdi Farahi Shandiz was released on Friday, May […]

May 22nd, 2022

Execution of a prisoner in Isfahan prison

20-May-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, May 18, 2022, the death sentence of a prisoner arrested for the murder of a police officer was carried out in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Thursday, May 18, 2022, a […]

May 22nd, 2022

Security forces arrested Davood and Ayyub Shiri in Tabriz

  20-May-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, May 19, Davood and Ayyub Shiri, 2 activists from Azerbaijan- Iran, were detained by security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Thursday, May 19, 2022, Davood and Ayyub […]

May 19th, 2022

Since the beginning of this year (March 20, 2022), at least 4 public death sentences have been issued

18-May-2022 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: Since the beginning of this Persian year (March 20, 2022), at least 4 public death sentences have been issued by the courts of the Islamic Republic. Mohammad Ghaedi and Sadegh Mahmoudi were both executed in public in Fooladshahr, Isfahan, for the murder of a police officer. An unidentified […]

May 17th, 2022

Protest rallies against rising prices; Four of the detainees in Junaqan were identified

May 16, 2022 Newsgroup: Reppression – Breathing in Confinement: In recent days, as people protested the unprecedented rise in prices, a large number of protesters were arrested and taken to an unknown locations in various cities, including Junaqan. It is estimated that more than 100 people have been arrested in the City of Junaqan in […]

May 16th, 2022

Widespread protests against inflation; High security state in Junaqan and detention of hundreds of protesters

May 14, 2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: In recent days, the people of Junaqan in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, along with other cities, took to the streets to protest the poor economic situation and the high cost of basic goods. On May 13, 2022, Habib Fadai and several members […]