June 27, 2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression- Prisoners- Execution Every Iranian with a history of even a day in detention is a victim of torture. Breathing in Confinement: With the aim of vanishing all types of torture, the UN General Assembly has designated June 26 as the World Day in Support of Victims […]
June 27, 2021 Newsgroup: Suicide – Students – Breathing in Confinement: On the morning of Saturday, June 26, 2021, a postdoctoral student at Ferdowsi University in Mashhad, attempted suicide by hanging himself to death. According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Saeed Gholi Beiglou, a postdoctoral […]
June 25, 2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: A young man living in Qom was arrested by security forces after he spoke at a so called Free Election Tribune. He criticized the government for the killings and executions, including the execution of Navid Afkari as well as the November 2019 […]
June 24, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Payam Shakiba, a former political prisoner who was arrested on June 14, 2021, a few days before the presidential election, has been transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Payam […]
23-June-2021 Newsgroup: Workers and Guilds – From March 20 to May 20, 2021, at least 800 protests were held in the country. In the last 30 days, from May 20 to June 20, 2021 also, people continued to protest. These protests have taken place despite the spread of Covid-19, and its high number of daily […]
23-June-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Prisoners – Execution of at least 12 prisoners, including two women (43 prisoners were executed from March 20 to May 20, 2021) Issuing or upholding of at least 7 death sentences on murder charges Detention of at least 204 citizens, including those who protested the election results in […]
22-June-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: Deputy prosecutor of the Criminal Court 1 in Tehran, requested a death penalty for a middle-aged man because of drinking alcohol. Previously also the defendant had been arrested three times on charge of drinking alcohol for which he had inflicted 240 lashes. According to “Breathing in Confinement” […]
19-June-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution Breathing in Confinement: Ebrahim Raisi, a member of “death delegate” in the massacre of political prisoners in 1988, was announced as the eighth president of the Islamic Republic. As usual, the officials of the Islamic Republic, after manipulating the votes and the statistics of the election, announced that […]
17-June-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: At the threshold of the 13th presidential election in Iran, the officials of the Prisons Organization have announced that all Rajaei Shar prison personnel should be in standby status from Thursday, June 17, 2021, and that participation in the election is mandatory. According […]
17-June-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The political prisoner Saeed Masouri, in his 21st year of imprisonment, wrote a letter on the occasion of the presidential election in Iran. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Saeed Masouri, one of the most long-standing political prisoners, […]