Breathing in Confinement

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January 6th, 2020

In 2019, 274 death sentences have been carried out in Iran under the rule of the Islamic Republic

Breathing in Confinement – According to the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights in Iran, over the past year, 274 inmates have faced the death penalty in prisons and occasionally in public. In spite of widespread international protests, the Islamic Republic’s authorities have not taken any action to improve the human rights situation in Iran. […]

January 5th, 2020

Jafar Ebrahimi was arrested and was transferred to Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – Concurrently with the 40th day of November protesters’ martyrdom, Jafar Ebrahimi, a teacher and a member of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association, was arrested on December 26 in Behesht-e-Sakineh cemetery in Karaj and was transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]

January 5th, 2020

Sepideh Farahan was arrested and transferred to the Women’s Ward of Evin Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Sepideh Farahan, one of the detainees of the December 2017 protests was arrested on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, and was transferred to Evin Prison. According to the information received by Breathing in Confinement- the news organ of  Prisoners ‘Rights League in Iran,  yesterday January 1, to serve her 2 years sentence, […]

January 2nd, 2020

In a letter, twelve female prisoners in Evin Prison protest the crackdown in the prison ward

Breathing in Confinement – In the wake of the transfer of Narges Mohammadi and Athena Daemi from the women’s ward of Evin prison, their fellow inmates protested this illegal decision.

January 2nd, 2020

Arresting the November 2019 protesters is on going

Breathing in Confinement – After more than 40 days from the November demonstrations, while the Islamic Republic’s authorities have not provided any official and accurate figures on the number of detainees, arresting the protesters is daily ongoing.   Breathing in Confinement-  the news organ of Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, quoted Mohsen Khancherli, the West […]

December 29th, 2019

Narges Mohammadi was beaten and transferred to Zanjan prison

Breathing in Confinement – Narges Mohammadi Deputy Director of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), has been transferred to Zanjan prison. She was among the women who had been on a sit-in at Evin prison protesting the killing of protesters in November. She along with 7 other inmates had announced in a letter on […]

December 29th, 2019

Intense security atmosphere in several cities and arrest of participants on 40th day of Pouya Bakhtiari’s death

Breathing in Confinement – On Thursday, December 26, security forces arrested a number of participants gathering on the occasion of the 40th day of Pouya Bakhtiari’s death in Behesht-e- Sakineh cemetery in the City of Karaj. Videos released on the internet show security forces arresting attendees in the ceremony. Radio Farda quoting  Huriya Tarani- a political […]

December 27th, 2019

Three prisoners saved from execution in Kerman

Breathing in Confinement -Three inmates who (in separate cases) had previously been sentenced to death for murder,  were saved from execution with the consent of the victims’ relatives.

December 27th, 2019

Arrest of Arash Ganji, a member of the Iranian Writers’ Association

Breathing in Confinement: Sunday, December 22, Arash Ganji, a translator and secretary of the Iranian Writers’ Association, being arrested by security forces in Tehran was taken to an unknown location. The officers searched his home during the arrest and confiscated some of his personal belongings.

December 27th, 2019

Prosecution rejected the conditional release of Nazanin Zaghari and Narges Mohammadi

Breathing in Confinement: Mahmoud Behzadi Rad, lawyer of Nazanin Zagheri- a British citizen, and Narges Mohammadi- Deputy Director of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), said the prosecution has rejected his client’s request for parole and furlough. In an interview with IRNA, he said that his clients are legally subject to parole, but the […]