Breathing in Confinement

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December 23rd, 2019

Execution of a prisoner in the City of Boroujerd

Breathing in Confinement – On Monday morning, December 9, the death sentence of a prisoner on charges of “drug trade” was implemented at Boroujerd Central Prison.

December 23rd, 2019

Execution of a prisoner in the City of Bandar Abbas

Breathing in Confinement – On December 15, a prisoner convicted of murder was executed in Bandar Abbas prison. According to the Iranian Human Rights Organization, a 37-year-old prisoner named Davood Shams (known as Davoud Bolbol), from the City of Sari, was executed at Bandar Abbas Prison at dawn on Sunday, December 15. He had been […]

December 23rd, 2019

Arrest of Zohreh Sayadi, a child rights activist

Breathing in Confinement -Zohreh Sayadi, a children’s rights activist (whose activity is focused on the problem of children without identification document) was arrested by the security forces. According to ILNA News Agency, Ms. Sayyadi has detained last week and her family members awaiting her charges and date of trial to be announced. “Last Tuesday around […]

December 23rd, 2019

Commemoration of the martyrs of the November uprising at Yalda Night – Evin Prison Political Women Ward

Breathing in Confinement – Women political prisoners in Evin Prison announced in a statement that they would turn Yalda’s night into a commemoration of the martyrs of the November uprising.

December 16th, 2019

Acid attack in the County of Saqqez

Breathing in Confinement – on Saturday, December 14, a mother and daughter were attacked with acid by unknown people on Saadi Street in the County of Saqqez, in Kurdistan province. They were then taken to a hospital. The two women are said to have been injured in the back, but their general condition has been […]

December 16th, 2019

Release from execution after 8 years of imprisonment in Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – December 12, a prisoner convicted of murder in Karaj, being pardoned by the victim’s relatives, saved from execution. According to IRNA, on Thursday, December 12, 2019, in Karaj, the victim’s family members’ consent rescued a prisoner sentenced to death after 8 years of imprisonment. “In  2011, a prisoner killed his friend […]

December 16th, 2019

An inmate saved from execution after 5 years of imprisonment in the County of Kavar

Breathing in Confinement – In the County of Kavar in Fars province, a prisoner sentenced to death on the charge of murder, after being pardoned by the victim’s family, was rescued from execution. “After 8 years of hard efforts of the members of the second Branch of Dispute Resolution Council, as well as the local […]

December 16th, 2019

An execution in Mashhad prison

Breathing in confinement – December 10, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder, was executed in Mashhad prison. According to Khorasan daily, at dawn on Tuesday, December 10, an inmate was executed in Mashhad prison. “Based on preliminary investigations, at 19:50, April 13, 2017, on Hor 13 Street, three young motorcyclists shot a hairdresser’s customer. […]

December 12th, 2019

After 11 years in jail, Hassan Sishakhti was released from Evin Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Late last week, after being kept in jail for 11 years, the political prisoner Hassan Sishakhti was released from prison. He had been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in 2010. His sentence, however, was eventually reduced to life in prison.

December 12th, 2019

A prisoner was saved from execution in Qom province

Breathing in Confinement- On Tuesday, December 10, a prisoner convicted of murder in Qom province, was saved from death with the consent of the victim’s family. ” On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, an inmate who previously was sentenced to death for murder, was saved from the noose with the consent of the victim’s relatives,” ISNA […]