Breathing in Confinement

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October 1st, 2021

Execution of a prisoner in Yazd

1-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: A prisoner sentenced to death for murder of his wife, was executed in Yazd Prison on the morning of September 30, 2021. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder of his wife in […]

September 30th, 2021

Arsham Rezaei catches Coronavirus in Rajai Shahr prison

29-September-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: After being tested positive for Covid-19, Arsham Rezaei, the political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison, was transferred to the safe ward (quarantine) of Rajai Shahr Prison on Wednesday, September 29, 2021.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]

September 29th, 2021

Ongoing detention and unawareness of the condition of Aziz Ghasemzadeh, the spokesman for Teachers’ Trade Association in Gilan

29-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Breathing in Confinement: Three days after the arrest of Aziz Ghasemzadeh, the spokesman for Teachers’ Trade Association in Gilan, his whereabouts and condition are still unknown.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Aziz Ghasemzadeh was arrested by security forces […]

September 29th, 2021

Execution of a prisoner in Isfahan, after spending 20 years in prison

29-September-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: After spending 20 years in prison, a 42-year-old prisoner named Abbas Gholi Salehi, who had been sentenced to death for drug offenses, was executed on the morning of September 29, 2021.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]

September 27th, 2021

Sentence of thirteen months in prison for Payam Shakiba, without any legal evidence

27-September-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Payam Shakiba, a former political prisoner, was sentenced by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran to thirteen months in prison, ban from leaving the country for 2 years, prohibition of membership in groups and parties, and seizing his cell phones and laptops. Mr. Shakiba was arrested […]

September 27th, 2021

Statistics on human rights violations in Iran from August 20 to September 20, 2021

26-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners –   Implementation 115 death sentences over the last 6 months Execution of 31 prisoners, including 3 women and two Afghan nationals, in the past one month Issuance and upholding of the 12 death sentences Detention at least 115 activists Issuance of 56 years, 4 months […]

September 26th, 2021

Suspicious death of another prisoner in Greater Tehran Prison; Amir Hossein Hatami’s family and relatives gather in front of the prison

26-September-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners –   Breathing in Confinement: Following the death of a prisoner due to torture and beatings by officers in the Greater Tehran Prison, his family members and acquaintances gathered in front of the Greater Tehran Prison and demanded the accountability of the authorities. On Thursday, September 23, 2021, the news of the […]

September 25th, 2021

Arrest of a mother and son, 2 Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz

24-September-2021 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Women – Breathing in Confinement: Hayedeh Forootan and her son, Mehran Mosallanejad, two Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were arrested on September 23, 2021, after appearing at the City’s Police Department. On Wednesday, September 22,  before their arrest, the intelligence agents raided their home and confiscated some of their personal […]

September 23rd, 2021

Confusion over the reopening of universities; “One third” of Iranian students have lost some of their family members

22-September-2021 Newsgroup: Students – Breathing in Confinement: The Director General of Health and Counseling Office of the Organization of Student Affairs stated that during the Coronavirus epidemic, one third of the students have lost some of their family members. He added that limited and gradual reopening of the universities is on the agenda of the […]

September 23rd, 2021

Tomaj Salehi was released from Isfahan prison

22-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression –   Breathing in Confinement: The protest rapper, Tomaj Salehi was released on bail from Isfahan Central Prison on Tuesday evening, September 21. He had been arrested by security agents on September 13 and transferred to the Intelligence Office in Isfahan.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ […]