Breathing in Confinement

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October 30th, 2019

Six workers’ right activists who had been arrested during Haft-Tapeh protests and World Labor Day, were temporarily released

Breathing in Confinement – On Saturday, October 26, Six workers’ rights activists who had been arrested during Haft-Tappeh protests and World Labor Day, were temporarily released on bail from Evin and Qarchak prisons awaiting their trials to be finalized.

October 15th, 2019

Statement of political prisoners in Evin prison in support of Nazanin Zaghari

Breathing in Confinement _ ” Over the last many years, the persistence of the imposed separations and pressures on women prisoners, rather than being an effective factor to break them, has been clear evidence of their resistance and steadfastness as well as their determination in their struggle.”

October 15th, 2019

World Day Against the Death Penalty: 280 executions over the last one year in Iran

Breathing in Confinement _ On the occasion of World Day Against the Death Penalty, the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran annually reports the number of executions carried out in Iran. All of the figures are gathered by the League’s Statistics Center and other trusted human rights activists and institutions.

October 3rd, 2019

Majid Sarpanah was hanged in public in the student’s park in Rasht.

Breathing in Confinement – In the morning of Wednesday, October 23rd, a prisoner named Majid Sarpanah was hanged in public in the student’s park in Rasht. According to a report received by Breathing in Confinement, Majid Sarpanah, 27, was accused of murdering a “policeman” during a scuffle in about 11 months ago. His friends and […]

September 26th, 2019

Execution of 123 prisoners in the six months duration of chairmanship of Ibrahim Raisi in judiciary system

Breathing in Confinement – At least 123 prisoners have been executed in Iran in the past six months. The Center of Statistics of Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI) has published a report on the first half of the Shamsi year from March 20 to September 20, 2019, while Ibrahim Raisi has been appointed as […]

September 26th, 2019

Three political prisoners were transferred to political women ward of Evin Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Three political prisoners, Giti Pour Fazel, Shahla Entesari and Shahla Jahanbin were transferred last night to the political women ward of Evin prison. The three political activists, after a month of being kept in detention and under interrogation, were transferred to the women’s ward of Evin Prison on September 22. Giti […]

September 20th, 2019

Motalleb Ahmadian was transferred from Evin to Rajai Shahr prison

Breathing in Confinement – Motalleb Ahmadian a Kurdish political prisoner was transferred from Evin to Rajai Shahr prison on Sunday, September 15, 2019. Ahmadian accused of being related to one of the Kurdish groups has been imprisoned over the last 11 years. This prisoner (from Saqez city), was previously kept in Sanandaj prison while having […]

August 21st, 2019

Maryam Akbari Monfared’s Daughter: “My Mother Is on the Right Side of the History!”

Breathing in Confinement – The authorities of Evin prison have recently told to the imprisoned women that their weekly meetings with their children was canceled. Prison authorities have also stated that their family visits will be once in a month but when they were asked about the source of this order, they have said that […]

August 19th, 2019

Imprisoned Women’s Weekly Visit with Their Children Canceled

Breathing in Confinement – The weekly prison visit of imprisoned women in Evin prison with their children has been terminated. According to the reports obtained by Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI), the prisoners of women’s ward of Evin prison have been informed on August 19, 2019 that their weekly visits with their children will […]

August 17th, 2019

The Newest List of Female Political Prisoners in Evin Prison

Breathing in Confinement – The number of political prisoners in the women’s ward of Evin prison have reached to 41 after a number of prisoners were transferred to this ward from Qarchak prison of Varamin. Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI) published the newest list of these prisoners and their executable sentences: