Breathing in Confinement

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July 1st, 2020

Detention of two civil activists in Kurdistan

Breathing in Confinement: Frank Jamshidi, a civil and environmental activist and a member of the Kurdistan Green Association, was arrested on Sunday, June 28,2020, at her home in Sanandaj. She was then taken to an unknown location. Security forces searched Ms. Jamshidi’s home and confiscated some of her personal belongings, including a computer, cell phone, […]

May 25th, 2020

In the holy month of Ramadan, Friday Imam in the County of Pashamag is Summoned and interrogated

Breathing in Confinement, May 22, 2020: Hafez Akram Koohi, the Friday Imam of Pashamag County in Zahedan, was summoned to and interrogated in the IRGC Intelligence Office in Zahedan.

May 20th, 2020

Amir Chamani, was released

Breathing in Confinement: On May 19, 2020, after a month and a half of being in detention, the civil activist Amir Chamani, was released on bail from the IRGC Intelligence Detention Center in Tabriz.

May 16th, 2020

Payam Derafshan, Attorney at Law, convicted to two years in prison and a license suspension of 2 years

Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, May 10, 2020: The lawyer, Payam Derafshan, was sentenced to two years in prison and two years of license suspension.

May 16th, 2020

Three hundred twenty were arrested on charges of spreading Covid-19 related news

Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, May 9, 2020, the country’s chief police announced that during the outbreak of the Coronavirus virus infection, FATA police penalizes the people who spread related rumors in the cyberspace. And that so far more than 1,300 websites have been identified and 320 people were been arrested.” 

May 11th, 2020

Suspicious death of Ali Ajami, a human rights activist in the United States

Breathing in Confinement, Friday, May 8, 2020: Ali Ajami, an Iranian human rights activist, died at the age of 37 in Texas. According to Breathing in Confinement, news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, quoting the social media posts: “Mr. Ajami’s body was found on Wednesday morning, May 6, in a lake in […]

April 16th, 2020

Admin of a Telegram channel is detained in Kermanshah

Breathing in Confinement: Saeed Ahmadi, admin, and director of Telegram news channels in the City of Paveh in Kermanshah Province was arrested by the security forces.

February 17th, 2020

Arrest of a telegram channel admin in Semnan

Breathing in Confinement – On Thursday, February 13, a telegram channel admin was arrested in Semnan.

February 16th, 2020

Appeal Court sentences three members of the Board of Directors of Qazvin Teachers’ Trade Association to pay fine

Breathing in Confinement – Appeal court sentenced Mohammad Reza Behnamnejad, Maryam Zirak, and Soheila Zalbeigi, three members of the Board of Directors of Teachers’ Trade Association in Qazvin Province to pay fine. The three had previously been sentenced to 24 months in prison by Qazvin Revolutionary Court on charges of “propaganda against the government”.

February 12th, 2020

More than 41 years in prison and 200 lashes for seven guild activist teachers in North Khorasan

Breathing in Confinement – On charges of “forming an illegal group aimed at disrupting the national security and propaganda against the system,” seven guild activist teachers in North Khorasan convicted of a total of 41 years and 8 months in prison plus 222 lashes and a fine of 3 million toman by Bojnourd Revolutionary and […]