Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
December 28th, 2021

Without an appeals court being held, Payam Shakiba was summoned to serve his sentence

27-December-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners –   Breathing in Confinement: On Monday, December 27, 2021, the former political prisoner, Payam Shakiba was summoned by Branch 1 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office- District 33, to serve his sentence in Evin Prison. On September 20, 2021, Mr. Shakiba had been sentenced by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary […]

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 21st, 2021

Mohammad Najafi goes on sick leave

19-December-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, December 19, the lawyer, Mohammad Najafi, was sent on sick leave from Arak Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer imprisoned in Arak prison, was sent on sick leave. Mr. Najafi had been […]

December 21st, 2021

Hunger strike of 47 political prisoners in Urmia Prison is ongoing

  20-December-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Since Sunday, December 12, forty-seven political prisoners in Urmia Prison have been on hunger strike. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, since Sunday, December 12, 47 political prisoners in Urmia Prison have been on a hunger strike. The hunger […]

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. […]

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 6th, 2021

Meysam Kazemi arrested in Behbahan

4-December-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Meysam Kazemi, a civil activist from Behbahan, who had been summoned to Branch 4 of the Revolutionary Court in Behbahan, on Saturday, December 4, was arrested and transferred to prison. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, after appearing in […]

December 2nd, 2021

Arash Johari’s mother seeks for help

1-December-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The family of Arash Johari, a labor activist, reported that about two months ago, Mr. Al-Ghaazi Mehr, the then Tehran Prosecutor, in a metting with some political prisoners, including Mr. Johari, in Evin Prison, promised Arash that his leave would be approved and told him to ask his […]