17-October-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Payam Derafshan, the lawyer of political prisoners and human rights activists, was arrested on June 7, 2020 and transferred to an unknown location. After enduring a period of physical, mental and psychological torture, he was transferred to Ward 4 of Evin and was sentenced to 2 years and […]
17-October-2021 Newsgroup: Suicide – Breathing in Confinement: On Friday, October 15, 2021, a soldier in the naval barracks in Rasht, shot himself and lost his life. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a soldier named Mohammad Jamali, while guarding the barracks, shot himself and died. […]
16-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on August 1, 2021, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder was executed in Amol Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder was hanged in Amol Prison at dawn […]
15-October-2021 Newsgroup: Kulbars – Breathing in Confinement: On the evening of Thursday, October 14, a Kulbar from the City of Sardasht named Zhian Alipour, was shot dead by a Border Force Police officer in the Alan border highlands while he was carrying goods across the border. Zhian was the brother of political prisoner, Hushmand Alipour. […]
15-October-2021 Newsgroup: Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, October 14, 2021, in response to the call of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association, and demanding equalization of salaries, employed and retired teachers, held a nationwide rally. Teachers in at least 22 provinces and more than 50 cities staged protest rallies in front of the Provincial […]
Breathing in Confinement: Writing about execution in Iran is not limited to the International Day Against the Death Penalty. The day, however, is an opportunity for Iranian human rights activists, as well as the opponents of the death penalty, to raise their voices against execution. The occasion also is a good time to present comprehensive […]
11-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: Arman Abdolali, a child-accused sentenced to death in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, is in imminent danger of being executed. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Arman Abdolali, a child-accused sentenced to death, is at risk of […]
11-October-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Breathing in Confinement: On October 10, 2021, Khadijeh Mehdipour, a civil activist living in Ilam, 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, on Sunday, October 10, 2021, Khadijeh Mehdipour, 34, a citizen […]
8-October-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Farzad Samani and Sakar Eini, detained on January 2021, have been held in prison for 8 months in a state of uncertainty. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Farooq Samani, Farzad Samani’s brother, referring to the ongoing detention […]
8-October-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Nasser Hemmati, a psychologist doctor, writer and poet from Abdanan, was sentenced to one year in prison by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Isfahan for a new case opened against him while in prison. On Tuesday, August 7, Nasser Hemmati who had been summoned to Branch […]