Breathing in Confinement

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August 7th, 2022

Mahmoud Mahmoudi’s released on bail

  August 6, 2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Mahmoud Mahmoudi, a civil activist from Kalibar city in East Azerbaijan Province, was released on bail. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mahmoud Mahmoudi, a resident of Kalibar city, was recently released from prison after posting […]

August 1st, 2022

Security agents search the homes of at least 30 Baha’i citizens, confiscate their personal belongings, and arrest at least 7 

  July 31, 2022 News group: religious minorities – Breathing  in Confinement: On July 31, security forces raided the homes of at least 30 Baha’i citizens in the cities of Karaj, Tehran, Sari, Qazvin and Shiraz. The agents searched their homes and seized their electronic devices along with their other personal belongings. In addition, security […]

August 1st, 2022

ُSecurity agents in Tehran arrested Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Shahriari

July 31, 2022 News group: ethnic minorities – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, July 31, Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Shahriari, members of the Leaders Board of Baha’i Community in Iran, were arrested by security forces at their home in Tehran and taken to an unknown location. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of […]

July 31st, 2022

Security agents in Karaj search the homes and workplaces of some of Bahai’s citizens, seizing  their personal belongings, and arresting two of them.

  July 31, 2022 News group: Freedom of expression – Religious minorities – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, July 31, 2022, security agents in Karaj searched the homes and workplaces of some Baha’i citizens and arrested two of them and took them to an unknown location. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of […]

July 31st, 2022

Evin Prison: 120 political prisoners are being kept in Ward 8/ their names and length of conviction

  July 30, 2022 News group: Freedom of expression – Religious minorities – Ethnic minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The number of political prisoners in Ward 8 of Evin Prison has increased to 120, while this ward lacks the minimum facilities, and the prisoners are denied the hygienic equipment as well as medical […]

July 29th, 2022

Arrest of Omid Ansarifar, another member of Ansarifar family in Behbahan

July 27, 2022 Newsgroup: suppression – Breathing in Confinement: On July 27, 2022, to arrest Farzaneh Ansarifar, the sister of Farzad Ansarifar, one of the victims of the November 2019 protests, the security forces in Behbahan raided her home. However, because Ms. Ansari Fard was not at home, the agents after searching the home, and […]

July 27th, 2022

Report on human rights violations in Iran from June 20 to July 20, 2022; Execution of at least 49 prisoners

July 27, 2022 Newsgroup: Protests – Execution – Women – Prisoners – Suppression – Sukhtbars- Breathing in Confinement: Widespread violations of human rights with massive arrests and violent treatment of protesting citizens continued in the past month. In particular a significant intensification of repressive acts of the so called “Gasht Ershad” (police agents who arrest […]

July 27th, 2022

Milad Eftekhari sentenced to 3 years in prison for his activities on social media

July 26, 2022 News group: Freedom of expression – Breathing in Confinement: Milad Eftekhari, born in 1996, from the City of Beirom, graduated in Communication Sciences from Tehran University, was sentenced by the Revolutionary Court in Shiraz to 3 years in prison. He as well was banned from activities on social media. According to “Breathing […]

July 25th, 2022

Political prisoners from Qarchak and Great Tehran Prisons transferred to Evin 

  July 25, 2022 News group: freedom of expression – women – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: In recent days, female political prisoners have been transferred from Qarchak and male political prisoners from Great Tehran prison to Evin.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]

July 25th, 2022

The Ministry of Intelligence is framing Maryam Akbari Monfared and intensifying pressure on her

July 25, 2022 News group: women – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner in Semnan Prison who is spending the 13th year of her sentence, has faced a new case filed against her by the Ministry of Intelligence for “propaganda against the regime”. The trial, which was scheduled for Tuesday, […]