Breathing in Confinement

Freedom of Expression
August 11th, 2021

Sweden tries Hamid Nouri over the massacre of political prisoners in 1988

10-August-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The trial of Hamid Nouri, Assistant Prosecutor of Gohardasht Prison in the 1980s, began on Tuesday, August 19, 2021, in Stockholm, Sweden, on charges of “participating in the mass executions of political prisoners in the summer of 1988,” as well as “murder, […]

August 10th, 2021

Three months ban from coaching as well as paying a fine of 300 million Toman for Amir Ghalehnnoei because of criticizing the “42 years of injustice”

9-August-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Breathing in Confinement:  Amir Ghalehnoei, the head coach of Golgohar football team was sentenced by the Ethics Committee of the Iranian Football Federation to three months ban on coaching, as well as paying a fine of 300 million Tomans for saying that: “In the past 42 years there has […]

August 5th, 2021

Filing cases against 9 civil activists in Evin Court for supporting the protests in Khuzestan

4-August-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Nine civil activists received a message from the Sana Electronic System on August 3, saying that a case had been filed against them in Branch 2 of the Evin Prosecutor’s Office. These civil activists were arrested on July 20, 2021, after staging a rally […]

August 3rd, 2021

More than two weeks of widespread protests in 57 cities of Iran; A report on the uprisings in Khuzestan and the afterward protests in other provinces

2-August-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Ethnic Minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, July 15, 2021, people in various cities in Khuzestan staged rallies to protest the water crisis. From Thursday evening, people took to the streets in the cities of Susangerd, Mahshahr, Ahvaz, Abadan, Bostan, Hamidiyeh, Zoviyeh alley and Dasht-e Azadegan. […]

July 24th, 2021

Monthly report on the violation of human rights in Iran from June 20 to July 20, 2021

24-July-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners – Execution of at least 34 prisoners Arrest of more than 90 civil, ideological and political activists in various cities Issuance/confirmation of at least 127 years, 11 months and 18 days of imprisonment for civil rights activists, religious minorities, labor and human rights activists   Breathing […]

July 1st, 2021

Ali Khamenei appoints Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, another human rights violator, as the head of the judiciary

1-July-2021 Newsgroup: Execution, Prisoners, Freedom of Expression – Breathing in Confinement: On July 7, 2021, Ali Khamenei appointed Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei as the head of the judiciary.   According to Fars News Agency, Ali Khamenei, in his decree, referred to Mohseni Ejei as the one who is “having valuable experiences as well as profound […]

June 28th, 2021

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: A veteran torturer in Iran becomes president

June 27, 2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression- Prisoners- Execution   Every Iranian with a history of even a day in detention is a victim of torture.   Breathing in Confinement: With the aim of vanishing all types of torture, the UN General Assembly has designated June 26 as the World Day in Support of Victims […]

June 27th, 2021

Arrest of the young man who at a so called Free Election Tribune in Qom, referred to Raisi as a murderer

June 25, 2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: A young man living in Qom was arrested by security forces after he spoke at a so called Free Election Tribune. He criticized the government for the killings and executions, including the execution of Navid Afkari as well as the November 2019 […]

May 23rd, 2021

Monthly report on human rights violations in Iran from April 20 to May 20, 2021

22-May-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Prisoners –   From April 20 to May 20, 2021 Execution of at least 13 prisoners and issuance of 3 death sentences Detention of at least 195 civil, political, and social media activists Sentencing 15 political and ideological activists to 99 years, 8 months and 6 days […]

February 22nd, 2021

Mohammad Irannejad was arrested in Tehran

Breathing in Confinement: On Monday, February 22, 2021, Mohammad Irannejad was arrested by security forces at his bookstore in Tehran and was taken to an unknown location. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Monday, February 22, 2021, Mohammad Irannejad was arrested by security forces at […]