Breathing in Confinement

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March 31st, 2021

Despite the state media’s report on the release of 4 security prisoners, they are still in Rajai Shahr prison

30-March-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Monday, March 29, the state media announced that four security prisoners, have been pardoned and released. After twenty-four hours however, the prisoners are still being held in Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, 24 hours […]

March 27th, 2021

Arash Nasri is denied the right to attend his daughter’s funeral; political prisoners protested

March 24, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: After the sudden death of the young daughter of the political prisoner Arash Nasri, he was barred from attending her daughter’s funeral. And as a result, the political prisoners in ward 4 of Hall 10 protested and covered all the cameras in the hall. According to […]

March 27th, 2021

A report on the situation of the political prisoner, Maryam Akbari Monfared

March 25, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement, March 25, 2021: Two weeks after the deportation of the political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared, the prison authorities refuse to hand over her personal belongings. In addition, on the first day of her deportation, Ms. Akbari, without having access to her personal belongings, was illegally held […]

March 27th, 2021

Unawareness of the situation of the detainee, Mohammad Irannejad

March 27, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: After more than a month since the arrest of the civil activist, Mohammad Irannejad, his family is still unaware of his condition. Mohammad Irannejad was arrested by security agents on February 22 at his bookstore near Tehran’s Enghelab Square and was taken to an unknown location. […]

March 26th, 2021

Death of a prisoner in West Islamabad Central Prison

March 24, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday March 21, 2021, following a severe Gastrointestinal bleeding, and as a result of being neglected the prison infirmary staffs, a 35-year-old prisoner died in the Central Prison of West Islamabad in Kermanshah province. According to Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the identity of this […]

March 26th, 2021

Detention of some Kurdish citizens for holding and participating in Nowruz ceremonies

March 24, 2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Ethnic Minorities – Breathing in Confinement: Over the past two days, security agents in Marivan, Sanandaj and Saqez have detained more than ten citizens for participating in Nowruz ceremonies. According to Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the evening of Monday, March 22, 2021, security forces raided […]

March 26th, 2021

Special Clerical Court sentences a Kurdish cleric to three years in prison

March 24, 2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Ethnic Minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Rasoul Hamzehpour, a Kurdish cleric from Piranshahr, was sentenced to 3 years in prison by the Special Clerical Court of Urmia. The cleric had been arrested in the fall of 2020 and was released on a 1 billion toman […]

February 23rd, 2021

Revolutionary Guards kill and injure at least 15 fuel carriers (sukhtbar) in Sistan and Baluchestan

Breathing in Confinement: On February 22, 2021, at least 10 Sukhtbars have been killed and 5 others have been seriously injured after their protest gathering was attacked by security forces of Revolutionary Guards. According to Baloch activists’ campaign, the Revolutionary Guards blocked the way of Baluch fuel carriers by closing the road and digging large […]

February 22nd, 2021

UN Human Rights Council calls for a full investigation into the death of Behnam Mahjoubi

Breathing in Confinement: The UN Human Rights Council released a statement calling for a full and transparent investigation into the death of Behnam Mahjoubi. The organization emphasized that the death of Mahjoubi reveals that Iranian prisoners are repeatedly denied medical treatment and demanded immediate access of all prisoners to medical treatment Behnam Mahjoubi, a Gonabadi […]

February 22nd, 2021

Mohammad Irannejad was arrested in Tehran

Breathing in Confinement: On Monday, February 22, 2021, Mohammad Irannejad was arrested by security forces at his bookstore in Tehran and was taken to an unknown location. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Monday, February 22, 2021, Mohammad Irannejad was arrested by security forces at […]