Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
September 8th, 2021

Shahriar Shams goes on leave from Evin Prison

7-September-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Shahriar Shams, a political prisoner and one of the detainees of the January 2018 protests, was sent on leave from Evin Prison on Saturday, September 4.     According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Saturday, September 4, 2021, […]

September 8th, 2021

At the end of his leave period, Kianoosh Aslani returned to Evin Prison

7-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Ethnic Minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On September 6, 2021, after completing his leave period, Kianoosh Aslani, an activist from Azerbaijan Province, returned to Evin Prison. He was sent on leave on August 15 this year with a deposit of 350 million Tomans bail.   According to […]

September 4th, 2021

To serve his sentence, Peyman Farhangian was summoned to prison

3-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: To serve his 3- year sentence, Peyman Farhangian, a poet and labor activist, was summoned on Monday, August 29, by the Sentence Enforcement Branch of the court in Astaneh Ashrafieh. Mr. Farhangian must appear in prison within 5 days of receiving the summon.   […]

September 4th, 2021

At the end of her leave period, Giti Pourfazel returns to Evin Prison

4-September-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Friday, September 3, at the end of her leave period, Giti Pourfazel, a retired lawyer and political prisoner, returned to Evin Prison. She was previously sent on leave from Evin Prison on July 25 this year, following contracting Covid-19.   According to Breathing in Confinement, […]

August 31st, 2021

At the end of her leave period,  Alieh Motalebzadeh returns to Evin Prison

31-August-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Yesterday, Alieh Motalebzadeh, a women’s rights activist, returned to Evin Prison at the end of her sick leave.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Monday, August 30, at the end of her leave period, Alieh […]

August 31st, 2021

Release of Maryam Afrafraz and Mohammad Reza Faghihi on bail

30-August-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On August 29, 2021, Maryam Afrafaraz, a civil activist and a member of Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society, and Mohammad Reza Faghihi who is a lawyer, were released on bail awaiting the court’s decision. They had been arrested on August 14, along with a number […]

August 30th, 2021

The political prisoner, Zahra Zehtabchi returns to Evin Prison at the end of her leave period

29-August-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On August 29, 2021, Zahra Zehtabchi, a political prisoner sentenced to ten years in prison, returned to Evin Prison by the end of her leave period.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Zahra Zehtabchi, a political prisoner who […]

August 27th, 2021

Akbar Azad goes on leave from Greater Tehran Penitentiary

26-August-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On August 26, 2021, Akbar Azad, a writer and activist imprisoned in Greater Tehran Penitentiary, was sent on leave on a bail of 500 million Toman.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Akbar Azad, a writer and activist […]

August 27th, 2021

Ghaemshahr- Iran, Ali Ahmadi arrested to serve his sentence

27-August-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: At noon on August 26, 2021, without a prior notice, Ali Ahmadi, a Baha’i citizen living in Ghaemshahr, was arrested and transferred to the prison to serve his one-year prison sentence.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, without […]

August 24th, 2021

A statistical report on the violation of human rights in Iran over the past one month (July 20 to August 20, 2021)

23-August-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The examples of the ongoing human rights violations by the authorities of the Islamic Republic over the past month, included the executions, arrests, imprisonment, and floggings.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]