Breathing in Confinement

ethnic minorities
July 14th, 2020

Execution of two Kurdish political prisoners in Urmia prison

Breathing in Confinement: Two Kurdish political prisoners, Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh Abdullah, were executed in Urmia Prison on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 1:00 AM. The two political prisoners had been transferred to solitary confinement yesterday.

June 6th, 2020

Four Christian converts are summoned to prison, to serve their five years sentence

Breathing in Confinement: To serve their sentences, four Christian citizens who had previously been sentenced to five years in prison, received a summon from the court, on May 28. According to the summons, for each of these citizens, the same sentences were upheld, and they must appear at the prison within five days of receiving the summons.

June 4th, 2020

Mohammad Ghaderi, a citizen from Piranshahr, is threatened to death while under the torture

Breathing in Confinement, May 29, 2020: Mohammad Ghaderi, a citizen from Piranshahr, being detained by the security forces since May 4, is subjected to severe torture to the point of going unconscious.

May 20th, 2020

Security forces arrested a citizen in Piranshahr

Breathing in Confinement: A citizen named Abbas Sedighi from Piranshahr, being arrested by the security forces for unknown reasons was transferred to an unknown location.

November 13th, 2019

Detention of a Sunni cleric

Breathing in Confinement – Molavi Ibrahim Habashi, Friday Imam in the village of Bazgar Sirik, was arrested at Bandar Abbas Airport, before traveling to the United Arab Emirates. According to the Baloch Human Rights Activists’ Campaign, on Saturday, November 10,  Molavi Ibrahim Habashi- Friday Imam and teacher of Darikul Quran in the village of Bazgar […]

July 28th, 2019

3 Arab activists arrested in Ahwaz

Breathing in Confinement – Three Arab activists from Hamidiyye have been arrested by the intelligence office of Ahwaz. According to a report obtained by Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (PRLI), Said Sayyahi, Masoud Sayyahi and Morteza Shakhi have been arrested by the intelligence office of Ahwaz on 27 July 2019.

September 10th, 2016

An Arab Woman Arrested in Shoosh

Breathing in Confinement – Ministry of Intelligence’s agents arrested an Arab woman in Shoosh. According to the report obtained by “Breathing in Confinement,” the Intelligence Bureau’s agents arrested an Arab woman named Basneh Debat, 56, from Shoosh, at 10 pm on September 16.

September 7th, 2016

Latif Hassani Sent to Furlough

Breathing in Confinement – Latif Hassani, political prisoner was sent on leave for 3 days. According to the report obtained by “Breathing in Confinement,” this Azerbaijani political prisoner was sent on leave for 3 days after more than a year of imprisonment in Raji Shahr prison in Karaj on September 7.

August 22nd, 2016

At Least 20 Arab Activists Arrested in Dezful

Breathing in Confinement – At least 20 Arab activists were arrested during the Intelligence Agents’ attack on Hamzeh Town in Dezful. According to the reports obtained by “Breathing in Confinement,” during a night invasion by the Intelligence Agents on the houses of a number of Arab activists in Hamzeh Town in Dezful, 20 people were […]

June 28th, 2016

Shahab Abbasi and Hadi Albukhanfarnezhad Released from Ardabil Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Shahab Abbasi and Hadi Albukhanfarnezhad, from Falahieh (Shadegan) were released from Ardabil central prison, by finishing their sentences. According to the reports obtained by “Breathing in Confinement,” these two Arab activists were released from Ardabil cetreal prison on Monday, June 27.