Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
July 29th, 2021

Arrest of Saleh Ekrami and Babak Rezaei, two Azerbaijani activists in Tehran

29-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, July 27, 2021, Babak Rezaei and Saleh Ekrami were arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. The two activists are from Azerbaijan who live in Akbarabad, Tehran.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]

July 29th, 2021

Temporarily release of Olduz Ghasemi

29-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Yesterday 28, July, the  activist Olduz Ghasemi was released on bail from Tabriz prison awaiting the court’s decision. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, after 4 days in detention, Olduz Ghasemi was released from Tabriz prison  on 100 million […]

July 29th, 2021

Detention of a Kurdish citizen in the city of Diwandreh

29-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, July 27, a Kurdish citizen from Diwandareh named Fouad Habibi, was detained by security forces and taken to an unknown location.   So far, his family’s effort to obtain information about Fouad’s condition have been unsuccessful.   As of this writing, no information is available on […]

July 27th, 2021

Mohammad Mahmoudi was transferred to Tabriz Central Prison after his detention sentence was commuted to bail

26-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On July 25, Mohammad Mahmoudi called his family saying that he had been transferred to Tabriz Central Prison. He had been detained the same day by security forces.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mohammad Mahmoudi, who had […]

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 23rd, 2021

Amir Sattari Raouf was arrested

23-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Amin Sattari Raouf, a civil activist from Tabriz, was arrested by security forces on the evening of July 22, 2021.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Amin Sattari Raouf, a civil activist from Tabriz in Azerbaijan, was arrested […]

July 23rd, 2021

Akbar Naeimi arrested and transferred to Evin Prison

23-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: After being arrested in Tabriz, Akbar Naeimi was transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran. He was arrested by security forces on July 19, 2021, in Tabriz. Mr. Naeimi had previously been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court in Tehran to a total of 9 years and 8 months in […]

July 21st, 2021

Zeinab Hamrang goes on sick leave

20-July-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The retired teacher Zeinab Hamrang, who was being held in the quarantine section of women political ward in Evin Prison, was granted a sick leave.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, […]

July 20th, 2021

Complementary report to the Covid-19 crisis in the political women’s ward of Evin prison; Three sick prisoners go on leave

20-July-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the political women’s ward of Evin Prison, more prisoners got sick. Concurrently, the political prisoners Alieh Motalebzadeh, Sepideh Kashani and Zahra Jamali, were granted leave because of their deteriorating condition.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of […]

July 18th, 2021

A call to the International Community: Covid -19 is threatening the lives of Female Political Prisoners in Evin Prison

18-July-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: With four women political prisoners in Evin Prison having captured Covid-19, the situation in the ward, is chaotic and the lives of all prisoners are in imminent danger.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, four of […]