Breathing in Confinement

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November 6th, 2021

On the eve of the anniversary of Sattar Beheshti’s death, his mother, sister and brother-in-law were arrested by security forces

4-November-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday night, November 3, 2021, Sahar Beheshti, her mother and her husband were arrested by security agents at their home. The arrest was made on the eve of the anniversary of Sattar Beheshti’s death, in order to prevent a memorial service for him. According to Breathing in […]

November 6th, 2021

Tabriz: Mohammad Mardi received prison and flogging sentence

4-November-2021 Newsgroup: Ethnic Minorities – Breathing in Confinement: Mohammad Mardi, a civil activist living in Tabriz, was sentenced to 3 months in prison as well as 74 lashes.   According to “Breathing in Confinement” the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Branch 111 of the Criminal Court 2 in East Azerbaijan, headed […]

November 4th, 2021

Hearing at Azerbaijan criminal court for the civil activists Nader Sadeghian and Shahin Barzegar

3-November-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On November 1, 2021, a hearing on the charges against Nader Sadeghian and Shahin Barzegar, the civil activists from Azerbaijan Province, was held in Branch 111 of the Criminal Court of East Azerbaijan, chaired by Judge Reza Foroughi.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of […]

November 4th, 2021

Ongoing detention of Wadud Asadi in unawareness of his condition

3-November-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Five days after the arrest of Wadud Asadi, a civil activist from Azerbaijan, Iran, living in Rasht, his whereabouts are still unknown. Mr. Asadi was arrested by security forces on October 30, 2021.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in […]

October 31st, 2021

After spending twenty-one years in prison without a single day off, Saeed Sangar released from Urmia Prison

30-October-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On October 30, 2021, the political prisoner Saeed Sangar, was released from Urmia Prison.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, On Saturday, October 30, 2021, after serving 21 years without leave, the political prisoner Saeed Sangar was released […]

October 30th, 2021

Mehdi Darini set himself on fire at Evin prison

29-October-2021 Newsgroup: Suicide – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, Mehdi Darini, a political prisoner in Evin Prison, set himself on fire to protest the lack of attention to his case and the ineffectiveness of his efforts.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]

October 28th, 2021

Temporarily release of Amir Hossein Moradi, one of the detainees of November 2019 nationwide protests

26-October-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On October 26, Amir Hossein Moradi, one of the detainees of November 2019 protests, was temporarily released from the Greater Tehran Prison on bail of 4 billion tomans, awaiting the court’s decision. Amir Hossein was admitted to Razi Hospital in Tehran when he received the court’s order for […]

October 28th, 2021

September 20 – October 20, 2021; The highest number of executions per month in the last 7 months

26-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The ongoing violations of human rights by the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in terms of repression and pressure against dissidents and opponents of the government and even ordinary citizens, have raised to a new level. During the past one month, the treatment of […]

October 22nd, 2021

Davood Rahmani, the main perpetrator of inhumane torture against political prisoners in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj dies at a hospital

20-October-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized –   Breathing in Confinement: On October 20, 2021, Davood Rahmani, the former director of Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, died at a hospital. Rahmani was the main perpetrator of the most inhumane torture methods against political prisoners.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]

October 18th, 2021

Imminent danger of execution; The accused child, Arman Abdolali, again transferred to solitary confinement in Rajai Shahr Prison to serve his death sentence.

18-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Children –   Breathing in Confinement: Yesterday, for the second time in the last ten days, Arman Abdolali, a child accused in Rajai Shahr Prison, was transferred to solitary confinement to serve his death sentence.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]