Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
August 28th, 2022

Kasri Nouri was transferred from Adel Abad prison to an unknown location

August 27, 2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, August 27, Kasra Nouri, a master’s student in human rights and a Gonabadi Dervish imprisoned in Adel Abad prison in Shiraz, was transferred from the political ward of this prison to an “unknown location”. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the […]

August 7th, 2022

The flames of August still burns our hearts; A letter from Maryam Akbari Monfared from Semnan prison on the anniversary of the massacre of political prisoners in the summer of 1988

  August 7, 2022 News group: freedom of expression – women – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: In a letter on the anniversary of the massacre of political prisoners in 1988, Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner in Semnan prison, expressed her satisfaction with the conviction of Hamid Nouri, one of the perpetrators of the […]

August 7th, 2022

Mahmoud Mahmoudi’s released on bail

  August 6, 2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Mahmoud Mahmoudi, a civil activist from Kalibar city in East Azerbaijan Province, was released on bail. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mahmoud Mahmoudi, a resident of Kalibar city, was recently released from prison after posting […]

August 1st, 2022

ُSecurity agents in Tehran arrested Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Shahriari

July 31, 2022 News group: ethnic minorities – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, July 31, Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Shahriari, members of the Leaders Board of Baha’i Community in Iran, were arrested by security forces at their home in Tehran and taken to an unknown location. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of […]

July 31st, 2022

Evin Prison: 120 political prisoners are being kept in Ward 8/ their names and length of conviction

  July 30, 2022 News group: Freedom of expression – Religious minorities – Ethnic minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The number of political prisoners in Ward 8 of Evin Prison has increased to 120, while this ward lacks the minimum facilities, and the prisoners are denied the hygienic equipment as well as medical […]

July 27th, 2022

Report on human rights violations in Iran from June 20 to July 20, 2022; Execution of at least 49 prisoners

July 27, 2022 Newsgroup: Protests – Execution – Women – Prisoners – Suppression – Sukhtbars- Breathing in Confinement: Widespread violations of human rights with massive arrests and violent treatment of protesting citizens continued in the past month. In particular a significant intensification of repressive acts of the so called “Gasht Ershad” (police agents who arrest […]

July 25th, 2022

Political prisoners from Qarchak and Great Tehran Prisons transferred to Evin 

  July 25, 2022 News group: freedom of expression – women – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: In recent days, female political prisoners have been transferred from Qarchak and male political prisoners from Great Tehran prison to Evin.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]

July 25th, 2022

The Ministry of Intelligence is framing Maryam Akbari Monfared and intensifying pressure on her

July 25, 2022 News group: women – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner in Semnan Prison who is spending the 13th year of her sentence, has faced a new case filed against her by the Ministry of Intelligence for “propaganda against the regime”. The trial, which was scheduled for Tuesday, […]

July 17th, 2022

Suri Babaei Chegini was arrested in Qazvin; she went on hunger strike

July 15, 2022 News group: women – prisoners – Breathing in a Confinement: Suri Babaei Chegini, a civil activist living in Qazvin, was arrested on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, following the raid of security agents on her brother’s house and transferred to Evin Prison. Later, on a phone call to her family, she announced her […]

July 15th, 2022

Melika Gharagozlu arrested by the security forces

July 14, 2022 News group: women – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, Melika Gharagozlu, a student at Allameh Tabatabaei University, was arrested by the security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Wednesday, July […]