Breathing in Confinement

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May 2nd, 2022

Ongoing pressure on teachers and their detention; Ali Haji was temporarily released and Latif Rozikhah was transferred to Jolfa Prison

2-May-2022 Newsgroups: Repression – Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: In line with the ongoing pressure on teachers and their repression, Ali Haji and Latif Rozikhah, the two Teachers’ Union activists in Jolfa, and members of the Board of Directors of the East Azerbaijan Teachers’ Union were arrested on May 1, during the teachers’ rally. Ali […]

May 2nd, 2022

At least 6 teachers arrested in a rally in Bushehr

1-May-2022 Newsgroup: Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, May 1, 2022, following the Coordinating Council of Teachers’ Unions’ call for nationwide rallies, the employed and retired teachers in various cities in Iran gathered in front of the cities’ Education Department Buildings. The teachers in Bushehr gathered in a high security atmosphere in the presence […]

April 30th, 2022

Four members of the Tehran Teachers’ Union were arrested on the eve of National Teacher’s Day

  30-April-2022 Newsgroups: Repression – Teachers   Breathing in Confinement: On the morning of Saturday, April 30, 2022, on the eve of National Teacher’s Day, four members of the Tehran Teachers’ Union were arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. Rasoul Bodaghi, Jafar Ibrahimi, Mohammad Habibi and Ali Akbar Baghbani were arrested […]

April 30th, 2022

The secret execution of four prisoners in Dastgerd prison in Isfahan

April 30 -2022 News Group: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: On April 21, 2022, four prisoners were secretly executed in Dastgerd prison in Isfahan. One of the prisoners had been charged with “drug related offences”.   According to the Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Thursday, April […]

April 30th, 2022

The secret execution of a prisoner in Dezful on charge of killing the commander of the Hussein Abad Police Station in Shoush

April 30 -2022 News Group: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: On March 3, 2022, after seven years in prison, the authorities of the Islamic Republic executed a prisoner in Dezful Prison on charge of killing the commander of the Hosseinabad Police Station in Shoush.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the […]

April 29th, 2022

Nooshin Keshavarznia, a women’s rights activist, was arrested in Tehran

27-April-2022 Newsgroup: Women – Breathing in Confinement: Nooshin Keshavarznia, a social researcher and women’s rights activist, was arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Noushin Keshavarznia was arrested on Monday, April 25, after being summoned by security […]

April 29th, 2022

Ali Kajbaf sentenced to 1.5 years in prison

27-April-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court in Ahvaz sentenced Ali Kajbaf to one year and six months in prison.   On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Ali Kajbaf was sentenced by Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court to one year and six months in prison. If the sentence is […]

April 29th, 2022

After 18 days of peaceful protests; Beating and arresting protesters in Saravan and transferring them to an unknown location by ambulance + Videos of the scene

28-April-2022 Newsgroup: Suppression – Breathing in Confinement: On April 28, 2022, Special Forces in Gilan Province. using tear gas and batons attacked the protesters in the village of Saravan, wounding some, and arresting some others. The violence erupted after 18 days of peaceful rallies of people in Saravan to prevent the transfer of garbage and […]

April 27th, 2022

Security forces beat Ali Hassan Bahamin in front of Yasuj University + video

25-April-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On April 25, 2022, Ali Hassan Bahamin, a teacher union activist, was beaten by security forces in front of Yasuj University. Without presenting an arrest warrant, security forces attempted to detain Mr. Bahamin  but faced his resistance. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of […]

April 27th, 2022

Seventh day of hunger strike; Sudden transfer of Behnam Moosivand to Evin Prison

25-April-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Behnam Moosivand, a political prisoner imprisoned in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, was suddenly transferred to Evin Prison on the seventh day of his hunger strike and was admitted to the Evin’s infirmary. Mr. Moosivand has been on a hunger strike since Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in protest […]