Breathing in Confinement

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July 11th, 2021

Arrest of a retired teacher in Mahabad

11-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Hossein Hassankhani, a retired teacher and member of the School of Quran in Mahabad, was arrested by security forces on July 10, 2021.   The Board of Directors of the School of Quran, confirming the news announced that: “A case was filed against Kak Hussein on the false […]

July 10th, 2021

More than 1600 elevator accidents, in just 6 days in Tehran

9-July-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized – Breathing in Confinement: Over 1600 elevator accidents have occurred in the past 6 days in Tehran, due to recurrent power cuts.   Jalal Maleki, the spokesman for the Fire Department of Tehran Municipality, said that because of the repeated power cuts, the past six days were “unprecedented in the fire department’s […]

July 10th, 2021

Execution of a prisoner in Mashhad

10-July-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: On Monday, July 5, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder, was executed in Mashhad Prison.   According to Khorasan newspaper, at dawn on Monday, July 5, 2021, a prisoner was executed in Mashhad prison. The report has identified the prisoner as Ali-P, 45. Ali’s sentence had been […]

July 8th, 2021

Unawareness of the condition of Sina Kamali in Adelabad prison in Shiraz

8-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Sina Kamali, a Baha’i citizen who was detained by IRGC intelligence agents at his home, on June 14, 2021, is still being held in an undetermined status in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. While his family members have no information on his condition.   According to Breathing in Confinement, […]

July 8th, 2021

More than 2 months after detention of Manouchehr Bakhtiari, no information has been released on his condition

7-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Seventy days after his arrest, Manouchehr Bakhtiari, a civil activist and the father of Pouya Bakhtiari, one of the protesters killed in the November 2019 nationwide uprisings, is still being held in detention, while no information has been released on his condition. Manouchehr Bakhtiari was arrested on April […]

July 8th, 2021

The political prisoner Mohammad Nourizad was granted a sick leave

8-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Today, Thursday, July 8, the political prisoner  in Evin Prison, Mohammad Nourizad, was granted a sick leave on bail.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, today, Thursday, July 8, 2021, the political prisoner, Mohammad Nourizad, was sent on […]

July 8th, 2021

A 7-year-old child drowns in a Hutag (water reservoir) in the village of Down Gozani

7-July-2021 Newsgroup: Children – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, July 4, in the village of Down Gozani , a 7-year-old girl who just wanted to drink water from a Hutag drowned and lost her life.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Tayyebeh Pilehvar, daughter of […]

July 7th, 2021

Mahan Jalaldoost sentenced to 1 year in prison

7-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals in Tehran upheld the sentence of one year in prison for Mahan Jalaldoost, a citizen living in Tehran. Mr. Jalaldoost had previously been sentenced by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran to 1 year in prison as well as […]

July 6th, 2021

A report + videos and photos on the gatherings of people in at least 10 cities, in protest against frequent power shutdown

  6-July-2021 Newsgroup: Workers and Guilds – Breathing in Confinement: On the night of July 5, 2021, people in at least 10 cities, gathered in front of the electricity offices and chanted slogans against the power shutdown. Over the last few days power shutdowns have been routinely happened for 2-3 times a day, lasting about […]

July 6th, 2021

Yasman Ariani sent on leave

6-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Today, July 6, Yasman Ariani, an objector to compulsory hijab, was sent on leave from Kachuei Prison in Karaj. This political prisoner, was arrested along with her mother, on April 10, 2019, following their protest against the compulsory hijab. Yasaman was later sentenced to 9 years and 7 […]