Breathing in Confinement

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December 2nd, 2020

Transfer of Ahmad Reza Jalali to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj for execution

Breathing in Confinement: On December 1, 2020, the lawyer of Ahmad Reza Jalali, the Iranian-Swedish, physician, and researcher, imprisoned in Evin, was informed that her client would be transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj at 5:00 PM Iranian time. Judicial officials said the reason for the transfer was the execution of this dual-national prisoner.

December 2nd, 2020

Twenty five years prison sentence for 5 political prisoners in Urmia prison

Breathing in Confinement, December 1, 2020: Five Kurdish citizens from Urmia, imprisoned in the city’s central prison for one year, were sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison.

December 1st, 2020

Arrest of Amin Moradi, a member of the Iranian Writers Association

Breathing in Confinement, November 30, 2020: Amin Moradi, a poet and a member of the Iranian Writers Association, was arrested.

December 1st, 2020

An eight-year-old girl takes her life in Bandar Abbas

Breathing in Confinement, November 30, 2020: An eight-year-old girl hanged herself in Bandar Abbas and unfortunately died.

December 1st, 2020

A female worker dies in Shahroud

Breathing in Confinement, November 30, 2020: A female worker in Shahroud Cardboard Box Factory, lost her life as a result of workplace safety failings.

December 1st, 2020

A prisoner saved from execution in exchange for giving an Olympic medal to the victim’s brother

Breathing in Confinement, November 30, 2020: A young man, under execution sentence, on a charge of murder during a quarrel, was saved from the death penalty with the consent of the victim’s family.

November 30th, 2020

Two years in prison for a citizen in Marivan

Breathing in Confinement, November 29, 2020: A citizen from Marivan was sentenced to two years in prison.

November 30th, 2020

Three prisoners in Semnan saved from execution

Breathing in Confinement, November 29, 2020: Three prisoners who on charges of murder, were awaiting execution in Semnan Prison, were saved from the death penalty with the consent of the victims’ families.

November 28th, 2020

A 15-year-old girl takes her life in the Health House of Welfare Department in Mashhad

Breathing in Confinement, November 28, 2020: A 15-year-old girl hanged herself to death in the Health House of Welfare Department in Mashhad.

November 27th, 2020

Police force in Zahedan kills a Baloch citizen

Breathing in Confinement, November 27, 2020: A Baluch citizen was shot to death by security agents in Zahedan.