Breathing in Confinement

ethnic minorities
December 2nd, 2020

Two years of suspended imprisonment for Fouad Enayati

Breathing in Confinement, December 2, 2020: Fouad Enayati, a civil activist from Sanandaj, was sentenced to two years suspended imprisonment by the Court of Appeals in Kurdistan.   According to the Kurdistan Center for Democracy and Human Rights, Fouad Enayati, a civil activist from Sanandaj, was sentenced to two years suspended imprisonment by the Court […]

December 2nd, 2020

Detention of a Baluch citizen by security forces in the City of Dashtiari

Breathing in Confinement, December 2, 2020: A Baluch citizen was arrested by security forces in the City of Dashtiari.   According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, a Baloch citizen named “Yaser Hut”, the son of Babu from Polan District in Dashtiari, was arrested by security forces on Thursday, November 25, 2020.   “Yaser was in […]

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 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.

November 27th, 2020

A Baloch citizen was killed by border guards in the city of Hirmand

  Breathing in Confinement, November 27, 2020: A Baloch citizen was killed by border guards in the city of Hirmand.       According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, on Monday, November 23, 2020, a Baloch citizen named “Mahdi Alizehi” from the village of Saeed Abad in the city of Hirmand, was shot to death […]

November 18th, 2020

A Baloch citizen’s car caught fire while being chased by security agents

Breathing in Confinement: The chase of a fuel carrying vehicle by security officers led to the car being overturned and caught fire.

November 8th, 2020

Iran’s police kills a Kulbar in the border heights of Chaldoran

Breathing in Confinement: A Kulbar was shot to death by Border Force in the border heights of Chaldoran.

October 27th, 2020

A Baloch widow who had slept with a stranger in exchange for drinking water for her children, ended her life

Breathing in confinement: A widow who had prostituted herself for providing drinking water for her children, took her own life by suicide.

September 21st, 2020

The lives of four Arab prisoners are in danger

Breathing in Confinement: Four Arab political prisoners were transferred from Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz to an unknown location. The death sentences for three of them have already been upheld by the Supreme Court, which is raising the concerns about them being executed.   According to Ahvaz Human Rights Sources, quoting Khakzadegan, on September 20, 2020, […]

September 8th, 2020

Eighteen months after he was arrested, unawareness about Obaidullah Arbabi’s destination

Breathing in Confinement: After more than 18 months since Obaidullah Arbabi, a Baloch citizen, was arrested, still, no information has been released about his situation. According to the Baloch Rights Activists Campaign, on March 31, 2019, a Baloch citizen named “Obaidullah Arbabi” from Nakhach village in Nikshahr was arrested by the intelligence agents. His destiny, […]