Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
June 8th, 2022

Jafar Ismailzadeh arrested by security forces in Tabriz

June 8, 2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Ethnic Minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Jafar Ismailzadeh, a civil activist living in Tabriz, was arrested after security agents raided his home. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, June […]

June 7th, 2022

The Court of Appeals upholds the 16-year prison sentence for Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi

June 6, 2022 Newsgroup: Students – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Mustafa Nili, lawyer of Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, the two imprisoned students of Sharif University, announced that the sentences of these students had been upheld by the Court of Appeal. Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi each had previously been sentenced to […]

June 4th, 2022

Rasoul Bodaghi was transferred to the general ward of Evin Prison June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, June 2, 2022, Rasoul Bodaghi , a teacher and teacher union activist, was transferred to the public ward in Evin Prison after completing his interrogation in Ward 209 of the Ministry of Intelligence. […]

June 4th, 2022

Ayyub and Davood Shiri were released from Tabriz Prison on bail

June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, June 2, 2022, Ayyub and Davood Shiri, the activists from Azerbaijan-Iran , were temporarily released from Tabriz Prison awaiting the court’s decision. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iranian, on Thursday, June 2, Ayyub and […]

June 2nd, 2022

Court of Appeals sentenced Rasoul Bodaghi to five years in prison

1-June-2022 Newsgroup: Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, Rasoul Bodaghi, a teacher and activist of the Teachers’ Union of Iran, imprisoned in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, was sentenced to five years in prison by the Court of Appeals in Tehran. According to Breathing in Confinement, quoting Mr. Bodaghi’s lawyer, Ramin Safarnia, […]

June 2nd, 2022

Siavash Emami arrested by security forces in the City of Noor 

1-June-2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Breathing in Confinement: Siavash Emami from Amol was arrested by security forces at his workplace in the City of Noor on Tuesday, May 31, and taken to an unknown location. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, May 31, […]

May 27th, 2022

A Report on Human Rights Violations, Work Accidents, and Protest Rallies in the Past Month (April 20 – May 20, 2022)

Breathing in Confinement: The Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (Breathing in Confinement) publishes a report on human rights violations, work accidents, and protests rallies over the past month (April 20-May 20, 2022). In the past month, the alarming increase in the issuance and execution of death sentences, along with the widespread […]

May 24th, 2022

New sentence of one year in prison for Zartusht Ahmadi Ragheb

24-May-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Zartusht Ahmadi Ragheb, a civil activist imprisoned in the Greater Tehran Prison, was sentenced in absentia to one year in prison by Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court in Shahriar. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, while in Greater […]

May 22nd, 2022

At the end of his sentence, Mehdi Farahi Shandiz released from Karaj Central Prison 

21-May-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Friday, May 20, after serving ten years in prison, the political prisoner Mehdi Farahi Shandiz was released from Karaj Central Penitentiary. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the political prisoner Mehdi Farahi Shandiz was released on Friday, May […]

May 22nd, 2022

Security forces arrested Davood and Ayyub Shiri in Tabriz

  20-May-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, May 19, Davood and Ayyub Shiri, 2 activists from Azerbaijan- Iran, were detained by security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Thursday, May 19, 2022, Davood and Ayyub […]