Breathing in Confinement

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December 6th, 2014

A young man shot by Police in Tabriz and wounded severely

Breathing in Confinement – A young man was wounded by the shot of a police officer in Tabriz and was taken to hospital. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”; at 9 p.m. on 4th December, police officers in the region of Tabriz Train Station gave a freeze order to a young man because […]

December 5th, 2014

Behnam Ebrahimzadeh transferred to ward 1 of Rajai Shahr Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, labour activist imprisoned in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj, was transferred to ward 1 of that prison. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, this member of Committee for following the establishment of independent labour organizations had been transferred to the court on 4th December and after the […]

December 4th, 2014

18 prisoners hanged in 3 different prisons in 1 day

Breathing in Confinement – 3 prisoners in the Central Prison of Bandar Abbas, and 11 prisoners in Ghezelhesar, Karaj prison, were executed by the gallows on December 3rd. Accourding to a report by HRANA, Ali Akbar Nooreddini, Alireza Ghorbani and Hossein Shahoo zehi were executed due to drug-related charges at the Central Prison of Bandar […]

December 4th, 2014

4 prisoners including a woman were hanged at Uremia Prison

Breathing in Confinement – 3 male and 1 female prisoners were hanged in the Central Prison of Uremia. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, in the early morning of 2nd December, 4 alleged drug dealers were executed in the Central Prison of Uremia (Darya).

December 4th, 2014

Koot Abdullah residents protested at their poor life conditions

Breathing in Confinement – On Monday, 1st December, people of Koot Abdullah region, gathered in front of the governor’s office to protest at the ignorance of this region’s residents’ rights by the government officials. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Ahvaz demonstrators complained about the high unemployment rate, lack of basic civil services […]

December 3rd, 2014

Prison guards inspected political prisoners’ room at Uremia Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Prison guards of Uremia prison, at the eleventh day of political prisoners’ hunger strike in that prison, inspected one of the rooms of these prisoners. According to the report of “Breath in Confinement”; At 12 p.m. of the first of November, the prison warden of Uremia prison, along with 5 soldiers […]

December 3rd, 2014

Human Rights Watch: Imminent Risk of Execution for ‘Insulting the Prophet’

Breathing in Confinement – Iran’s judiciary should vacate the death sentence of a 30-year-old man who faces imminent execution for Facebook posts linked to his account. On November 24, 2014, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a criminal court ruling sentencing Soheil Arabi to hang. The court transferred his file to the judiciary’s implementation unit, opening the […]

December 2nd, 2014

A juvenile prisoner hanged at Tabriz Prison

Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner who has been accused of murder and was arrested at 14-year-old, has been hanged in Tabriz Central Prison. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Rahim Norullahzadeh, who in a street fight at the age of 14 had killed one of his friends, was executed in Tabriz Central […]

December 2nd, 2014

Hunger strike at Uremia Prison is still going on

Breathing in Confinement – The hunger strike at Central Prison of Uremia is still continuing after 10 days. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, 29 political prisoners of ward 12 of the Central Prison of Uremiahave gone on Hunger strike from 20th November in protest at the “dissolve of political prisoners’ ward” and […]

September 30th, 2014

Political Prisoners in Critical Health Condition because of Parasites at Rajai Shahr Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Political prisoners of section 12 of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj are in critical health condition because of the increasing amount of parasites at this section. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, since the beginning of this week the number of the facilities that spread parasites in section 12 […]