Breathing in Confinement

ethnic minorities
January 23rd, 2021

A Baloch citizen injured by landmine blast left in place after a military Manoeuvre in the City of Jask

Breathing in Confinement, January 23, 2021: A Baloch citizen was seriously injured after explosion of a landmine left over from a military Manoeuvre held in Jask.     According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, on January 20, 2021, a Baloch citizen named “Ebrahim Ali” from the village of Nagar in Jask, was seriously injured after […]

January 21st, 2021

Executions of two Baloch Sunni clerics halted

Breathing in Confinement: Two Baloch clerics who on January 16, had been transferred to solitary confinement for execution, were returned back to the prison’s general ward.   According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, two Sunni Baloch clerics, named “Amanullah Balochi” and “Hafez Abdul Rahim Koohi”, who on Monday, January 16, had been transferred to quarantine […]

January 20th, 2021

After being tortured, a Baloch prisoner executed in Zahedan Prison

Breathing in Confinement: On January 19, 2021, a Baloch prisoner named Anwar Aalizehi, was executed in Zahedan Prison.   According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, Anwar had been arrested two years ago on drug charges.   “Being unemployed and having poor living condition, Anwar was transferring drugs, before which he had no criminal record,” said […]

January 11th, 2021

Simultaneous arrest of at least 13 Kurdish citizens in different cities

Breathing in Confinement, January 11, 2021: On Saturday, January 9, 2021, two Kurdish students of Kharazmi University in Karaj, who were staying in the university’s dormitory, were arrested by the security forces. Five other Kurdish citizens also were concurrently arrested in the cities of Marivan and Mahabad.   According to “Breathing in Confinement “, the […]

December 30th, 2020

Security agents in Saravan, arrest two Baloch Sunni Religion Students

Breathing in Confinement, December 30, 2020: Security forces arrested two Baloch Sunni Religion Students in Saravan.

December 28th, 2020

The Turk activist Ali Azizi sentenced to 6 years in prison

Breathing in Confinement, December 28, 2020: A sentence of 6 years imprisonment for Ali Azizi, a 19-year-old Turk activist, was verbally notified to his lawyer, Mr. Asghar Mohammadi. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Ali Azizi was sentenced to six years in prison by the Revolutionary […]

December 21st, 2020

Execution of a Baluch prisoner in Zahedan Central Prison

Breathing in Confinement, December 21, 2020: After spending eight years in death row, a Baloch prisoner was executed in Zahedan Central Prison.     According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, on December 20, 2020, a Baloch prisoner named “Abdolbaset Khasht”, the son of Pir Mohammad from the village of Banest in the city of Konarak, […]

December 20th, 2020

A Baloch citizen was killed by security agents in Iranshahr

Breathing in Confinement, December 20, 2020: Security forces shot dead a Baloch citizen in Iranshahr.

December 16th, 2020

Security forces shoot dead a Baloch citizen on the Mashkid border

Breathing in Confinement, December 15, 2020: Security agents shot dead a Baloch citizen on the Mashkid border.

December 16th, 2020

Security forces kill two Baloch fuel transporter workers in Espakeh

Breathing in Confinement, December 15, 2020: Two Baloch Sukhtbars (fuel transporter workers) lost their lives after being chased and shot by security officers in Espakeh.