Breathing in Confinement

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February 2nd, 2020

Unawareness of the situation of Alireza Toumar one of the detainees of the November uprising

Breathing in Confinement – On November 16, 2019, in the nationwide demonstrations, Alireza Toumar has been detained at Vanak Square in Tehran but there has been no information on his status since.

January 18th, 2020

Eleven arrested in Marvdasht for writing critical posts on Instagram

Breathing in Confinement – on Thursday, January 16, 2020, police commander of  Mardvdasht County announced arresting the administrators of an Instagram page. He described the reason for their arrest  as “creating skepticism towards some of the officials in the city.”

January 15th, 2020

Arrest of Hojjat Emami, a teacher living in the County of Shahin Dezh

Breathing in Confinement – Hojjat Emami, an activist living in the County of Shahin Dezh, was arrested by security forces within the last few days.

January 5th, 2020

Jafar Ebrahimi was arrested and was transferred to Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – Concurrently with the 40th day of November protesters’ martyrdom, Jafar Ebrahimi, a teacher and a member of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association, was arrested on December 26 in Behesht-e-Sakineh cemetery in Karaj and was transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]

January 2nd, 2020

In a letter, twelve female prisoners in Evin Prison protest the crackdown in the prison ward

Breathing in Confinement – In the wake of the transfer of Narges Mohammadi and Athena Daemi from the women’s ward of Evin prison, their fellow inmates protested this illegal decision.

January 2nd, 2020

Arresting the November 2019 protesters is on going

Breathing in Confinement – After more than 40 days from the November demonstrations, while the Islamic Republic’s authorities have not provided any official and accurate figures on the number of detainees, arresting the protesters is daily ongoing.   Breathing in Confinement-  the news organ of Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, quoted Mohsen Khancherli, the West […]

December 29th, 2019

Intense security atmosphere in several cities and arrest of participants on 40th day of Pouya Bakhtiari’s death

Breathing in Confinement – On Thursday, December 26, security forces arrested a number of participants gathering on the occasion of the 40th day of Pouya Bakhtiari’s death in Behesht-e- Sakineh cemetery in the City of Karaj. Videos released on the internet show security forces arresting attendees in the ceremony. Radio Farda quoting  Huriya Tarani- a political […]

December 27th, 2019

Arrest of Arash Ganji, a member of the Iranian Writers’ Association

Breathing in Confinement: Sunday, December 22, Arash Ganji, a translator and secretary of the Iranian Writers’ Association, being arrested by security forces in Tehran was taken to an unknown location. The officers searched his home during the arrest and confiscated some of his personal belongings.

December 23rd, 2019

Arrest of Zohreh Sayadi, a child rights activist

Breathing in Confinement -Zohreh Sayadi, a children’s rights activist (whose activity is focused on the problem of children without identification document) was arrested by the security forces. According to ILNA News Agency, Ms. Sayyadi has detained last week and her family members awaiting her charges and date of trial to be announced. “Last Tuesday around […]

December 12th, 2019

Twenty people were arrested at a private party

Breathing in Confinement – On Saturday, December 7, twenty girls and boys were arrested at a private party in the County of Masal to be referred to the county’s judiciaries. Violating the privacy of citizens and intrusively interfering with their personal affairs are among the critics who apply to the Iranian judicial system and police. […]