Breathing in Confinement

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December 20th, 2021

Raising concern about Leila Hosseinzadeh’s condition; Deprivation from her medication and having been beaten during her transfer from Shiraz to Tehran

  18 December-2021 Newsgroup: Students – Repression –   Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, December 18, 2021, in a short phone call to her family, Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student union activist, reported her poor physical condition. Ms. Hosseinzadeh stated that following her arrest, she had not been given the ampoule she was regularly taking. She […]

December 18th, 2021

Saeed Soltani receives a sentence of 2 years in prison

  17-December-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: Saeed Soltani, a civil activist living in Jolfa, was sentenced to two years in prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court of Tabriz, headed by Judge Fatahnejad, sentenced Saeed Soltani […]

December 17th, 2021

Roozbeh Piri receives a sentence of 6 years in prison

15-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression -Breathing in Confinement: The civil activist, journalist and translator, Roozbeh Piri, living in Tabriz, was sentenced to 6 years in prison by Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court in Tabriz. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Branch 3 of the Revolutionary […]

December 17th, 2021

Babak Kiomarsi receives a two-year prison sentence

16-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Babak Kiomarsi, a civil activist living in Jolfa, was sentenced to two years in prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court of Tabriz, headed by Judge Fatah Nejad, sentenced […]

December 17th, 2021

Sajjad Shokri released from Evin Prison

16-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the labor activist, Sajjad Shokri, was released on parole from Evin Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the labor activist, Sajjad Shokri, was released on parole from Evin Prison. […]

December 14th, 2021

A report on nationwide protests held by teachers; Security forces beat the teachers 

14-December-2021 Newsgroups: Repression – Teachers –   Breathing in Confinement: In response to a previous call, teachers across the country began their three-day protest rallies on Saturday, December 11th. On Saturday and Sunday, December 11 and 12, 2021, teachers staged sit-ins in at least 200 educational centers in more than 120 cities and regions. Teachers […]

December 13th, 2021

The issue of housing in Iran: an aspect of human rights violations

10-December-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized –   Breathing in Confinement: On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, we extend our respect to the political and civil prisoners in Iran, as well as our gratitude for their activities in the field of human rights.   The following article is about deprivation of the right to housing as […]

December 9th, 2021

The student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh, arrested in Shiraz

8-December-2021 Newsgroups: Women – Prisoners – Repression –   Breathing in Confinement: Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student activist and former political prisoner, was arrested in Shiraz.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student activist and former political prisoner, was arrested on December 7, […]

December 7th, 2021

Appeal Court upholds the sentence of 5 years in prison for Leila Hosseinzadeh

6-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Students – Women – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: Branch 36 of the Revolutionary Court sentenced Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student activist, and a member of Tehran University Students’ Union, to five years in prison. The sentence had been issued by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, for […]

December 7th, 2021

A soldier died by suicide in Marvdasht 

6-December-2021 Newsgroup: Suicide – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, December 4, 2021, a soldier shot himself and died in the police headquarter of Marvdasht city in Fars province. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Saturday, December 4, 2021, a soldier named Alireza Mokhtari died by […]