Breathing in Confinement

Freedom of Expression
December 9th, 2021

The student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh, arrested in Shiraz

8-December-2021 Newsgroups: Women – Prisoners – Repression –   Breathing in Confinement: Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student activist and former political prisoner, was arrested in Shiraz.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student activist and former political prisoner, was arrested on December 7, […]

December 7th, 2021

Appeal Court upholds the sentence of 5 years in prison for Leila Hosseinzadeh

6-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Students – Women – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: Branch 36 of the Revolutionary Court sentenced Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student activist, and a member of Tehran University Students’ Union, to five years in prison. The sentence had been issued by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, for […]

December 3rd, 2021

A report on the protest rallies of the employed as well as retired teachers in at least 80 cities

2-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Teachers –   Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, December 2, 2021, in response to a previous call, teachers in at least 80 cities in Iran staged protest rallies in front of their city’s education department. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in […]

December 3rd, 2021

Announcing an unofficial military law to prevent the rallies called by the farmers and the people in Isfahan

2-December-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: Isfahan Rahvar Police Chief announced that all the roads leading to Khajoo Bridge and Zayandehrud River would be blocked on Friday, December 3, 2021. The Isfahan prosecutor also announced that any gathering in Isfahan was prohibited. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ […]

November 25th, 2021

A report on the violations of human rights in Iran in the past one month (October 20 – November 20, 2021)

23-November-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Over the past one month, systematic violations of human rights in Iran have continued. Execution, death sentence, arrest, imprisonment, and flogging were examples of human rights violations committed by the authorities of the Islamic Republic. The government’s failure in providing Covid-19 vaccine […]

November 24th, 2021

Pedram Abhar arrested in Shiraz

  23-November-2021 News Group: Religious Minorities – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, November 21, 2021, Pedram Abhar, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was arrested by security forces at his father’s house in Shiraz.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Pedram Abhar, a […]

November 20th, 2021

Increased pressure on the families of those killed in November 2019; Short-term detention of Pejman Gholipour’s family

18-November-2021 Newsgroup: Repression – Breathing in Confinement: On November 18, the family members (mother, father and brother) of Pejman Gholipour, one of the victims of the November 2019 uprisings, were detained by security forces and released after several hours of interrogation. During the arrest, security forces confiscated the family’s cell phones and made their social […]

November 14th, 2021

Afshin Hossein Panahi was summoned to the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Sanandaj

  13-November-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Repression –   Breathing in Confinement: Afshin Hossein Panahi was summoned to Branch 2 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Sanandaj.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Afshin Hossein Panahi was […]

November 14th, 2021

The case of Tomaj Salehi, a protest rapper, was referred to the Shahinshahr Revolutionary Court

14-November-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The case of Tomaj Salehi, a protest rapper, was referred to Shahinshahr Revolutionary Court. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, he has been accused of “propaganda against the regime and insulting the Supreme Leader” and […]

October 4th, 2021

Court hearing for Yousef Salahshour

3-October-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Ethnic Minorities – Breathing in Confinement: The trial of Yousef Salahshour, an artist and civil activist from Azerbaijan-Iran, was held in Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court in Tabriz.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on the morning of […]