Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
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 […]

July 16th, 2021

Rahela Ahmadi’s mother passed away, while she was not granted a leave for the last visit

16-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Despite the deteriorating condition of the mother of Raheleh Ahmadi, a civil activist imprisoned in Evin Prison, judicial authorities refused to grant a leave to her and her daughter, Saba Kordafshari for the last visit. Raheleh Ahmadi, the mother of Saba Kordafshari, a civil and anti-compulsory Hijab activist, […]

July 16th, 2021

After 77 days in detention, Manouchehr Bakhtiari transferred to the Central Penitentiary of Karaj

16-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: After 77 days in detention, Manouchehr Bakhtiari, the father of Pouya Bakhtiari, one of the protesters  killed in the November 2019 uprisings, called his family to let them know that he was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison as well as 2 years and 6 […]

July 15th, 2021

Retrial for Amirsalar Davoodi

15-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Amirsalar Davoodi’s trial was held on Tuesday, July 13, in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. The lawyer, Amirsalar Davoodi had been sentenced to 30 years in prison as well as 111 lashes, in June 2019, by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, and his sentence was […]

July 12th, 2021

Release of Sina Kamali from Adelabad prison in Shiraz

12-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, July 11, the Baha’i  prisoner Sina Kamali, was released on bail from Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mr. Kamali was arrested by security forces in front of his home on June 14, […]

July 11th, 2021

Arrest of a retired teacher in Mahabad

11-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Hossein Hassankhani, a retired teacher and member of the School of Quran in Mahabad, was arrested by security forces on July 10, 2021.   The Board of Directors of the School of Quran, confirming the news announced that: “A case was filed against Kak Hussein on the false […]

July 8th, 2021

Unawareness of the condition of Sina Kamali in Adelabad prison in Shiraz

8-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Sina Kamali, a Baha’i citizen who was detained by IRGC intelligence agents at his home, on June 14, 2021, is still being held in an undetermined status in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. While his family members have no information on his condition.   According to Breathing in Confinement, […]

July 8th, 2021

The political prisoner Mohammad Nourizad was granted a sick leave

8-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Today, Thursday, July 8, the political prisoner  in Evin Prison, Mohammad Nourizad, was granted a sick leave on bail.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, today, Thursday, July 8, 2021, the political prisoner, Mohammad Nourizad, was sent on […]