Breathing in Confinement

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June 1st, 2021

Iran convicts a French tourist of propaganda against the regime and espionage

1-June-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Saeed Dehghan, a lawyer, announced the conviction of Benjamin Briere, a detained French tourist.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Benjamin Briere, a detained French tourist, was convicted in court. He had been arrested last year by security […]

June 1st, 2021

Iranian police chief threatens election boycotters

1-June-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized – Breathing in Confinement: The commander of the Iranian police force said: “People who invite others to boycott the elections will be dealt with.”   Hossein Ashtari called the people who ask the others “not to participate in the elections,” as “norm-breakers” and said: “The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, in […]

June 1st, 2021

Babak Khorramdin’s body was buried in the Artists’ Section in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery; Legal considerations of the case

  28-May-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized – Breathing in Confinement: On May 27, 2021, ten days after the shocking news of the murder of Babak Khorramdin, a film director and university lecturer by his parents, his body was buried in the Artists’ Section in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery.   On May 16, a few hours after Babak Khorramdin’s […]

May 31st, 2021

To serve his sentence, Amir Mohammad Sharifi transferred to Evin Prison

29-May-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, May 25, Amir Mohammad Sharifi, a student at the University of Tehran, was transferred to Evin Prison to serve his sentence. Mr. Sharifi along with his friend, Seyed Mostafa Hashemizadeh, had been summoned on May 15, to serve their prison sentences.   According to Breathing in […]

May 27th, 2021

Release of political prisoner Sajjad Zare from Adelabad prison in Shiraz

May 26, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Monday, May 24, after 18 months in prison, the political prisoner, Sajjad Zare, was granted a furlough followed by release from Adelabad Prison in Shiraz.   Sajjad Zare was one of the political prisoners who went on a hunger strike since late March, after releasing […]

May 25th, 2021

Arzhang Davoodi transferred to Rajaei Shahr prison

24-May-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Political prisoner Arzhang Davoodi was transferred from Zabol Prison to Rajaei Shahr Prison in Karaj. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Arzhang Davoodi has been transferred to Rajaei Shahr Prison and is currently being held in quarantine. Arzhang Davoodi, […]

May 24th, 2021

Three years in prison for Peyman Farhangian

23-May-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Peyman Farhangian, a poet and labor activist, on charges such as “forming a four-member telegram group”, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, 7 years of which will be suspended, and therefore, he has to spend three years in prison.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the […]

May 24th, 2021

After 405 days of being held in temporary detention, Ali Younesi meets his lawyer

23-May-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, May 20, 2021, after 405 days of being held in temporary detention in Evin Security Ward 209, Ali Younesi met his lawyer, Mr. Mostafa Nili.   Ali Younesi’s brother, confirming the news on his personal Twitter page, announced that the Ministry of Intelligence agents had been […]

May 23rd, 2021

Monthly report on human rights violations in Iran from April 20 to May 20, 2021

22-May-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners –   From April 20 to May 20, 2021 Execution of at least 13 prisoners and issuance of 3 death sentences Detention of at least 195 civil, political, and social media activists Sentencing 15 political and ideological activists to 99 years, 8 months and 6 days […]

May 22nd, 2021

From April 20 to May 20, 2021, different groups of people held at least 323 protest rallies in different cities in Iran

22-May-2021 Newsgroup: Workers and Guilds – Breathing in Confinement: From April 20 to May 20, 2021, with continuing economic and social problems in Iran and despite the widespread repression, various groups of people staged large-scale protest rallies to pursue their demands. At least 323 protest movements have been held in different cities of the country. […]