Breathing in Confinement

Freedom of Expression
January 8th, 2022

The political prisoner and member of the Iranian Writers’ Association, Baktash Abtin dies because of being denied medical care

  January 8, 2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, January 8, 2022, Baktash Abtin, a political prisoner and member of the Iranian Writers’ Association, died in a hospital in Tehran after contracting Covid-19 in Evin Prison and because of being denied on time medical care and […]

January 8th, 2022

Security agents arrest Yashar Tabrizi

  January 8, 2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, January 8, 2022, the civil activist, Yashar Tabrizi, was arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location for lighting a candle in Shahedshahr, the site of the Ukrainian plane crash.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ […]

January 8th, 2022

Afshar Moheb ends his hunger strike in Ardabil prison

7- January – 2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Ethnic Minorities – Breathing in Confinement: Afshar Moheb, an Azeri activist in Ardabil Prison, ended his hunger strike on Wednesday, January 5th. He had gone on  hunger strike on Sunday, January 2, in protest of the case investigator’s refusal to accept his bail and temporary release. […]

January 3rd, 2022

To serve her sentence, Bahareh Soleimani goes to Evin Prison

  2-January-2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Women – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, January 2, 2022, Bahareh Soleimani was sent to Evin Prison to serve her 6-year sentence.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Sunday, January 2, 2022, Bahareh Soleimani was transferred to […]

January 2nd, 2022

To serve her sentence, Nazanin Mohammadnejad was transferred to Evin Prison 

  1-January-2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Students – Women – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, January 1, 2022, Nazanin Mohammadnejad, a student at Allameh Tabatabai University and a former student activist at the University of Tehran, was transferred to Evin Prison to spend her 3 year and 4 month-sentence.   According to […]

December 27th, 2021

Arash Kaykhosravi was temporarily released on bail

26-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, December 25, 2021, the imprisoned lawyer, Arash Kaykhosravi was temporarily released from Evin Prison on bail, awaiting the trial. Mr. Kaykhosravi along with some other citizens and lawyers, including Mostafa Nili, was arrested on August 14, in a meeting at the office […]

December 24th, 2021

A report on the violation of human rights in Iran from November 20 to December 20; At least 248 prisoners have been executed since the beginning of this year (Hijri Shamsi)

22-December-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Women – Repression – Workers and guilds – Teachers –   Breathing in Confinement: The deteriorating situation of human rights in Iran has raised many concerns, especially at a time when Western countries ignoring the human rights situation in Iran are continuing the nuclear negotiations. The inaction of Western countries has […]

December 17th, 2021

Roozbeh Piri receives a sentence of 6 years in prison

15-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression -Breathing in Confinement: The civil activist, journalist and translator, Roozbeh Piri, living in Tabriz, was sentenced to 6 years in prison by Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court in Tabriz. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Branch 3 of the Revolutionary […]

December 17th, 2021

Babak Kiomarsi receives a two-year prison sentence

16-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Babak Kiomarsi, a civil activist living in Jolfa, was sentenced to two years in prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court of Tabriz, headed by Judge Fatah Nejad, sentenced […]

December 17th, 2021

Sajjad Shokri released from Evin Prison

16-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the labor activist, Sajjad Shokri, was released on parole from Evin Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the labor activist, Sajjad Shokri, was released on parole from Evin Prison. […]