Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
May 1st, 2021

Summoning of Farzaneh Ansarifar to Behbahan Revolutionary Court

30-April-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Farzaneh Ansarifar, the sister of Farzad Ansarifar, one of the protesters killed in the November 2019 uprisings, was summoned to the Behbahan Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday, April 25. Earlier, in November 2020, she along with 70 other citizens had been summoned to the […]

April 28th, 2021

Detention of at least 9 Baha’i citizens in Baharestan city in Isfahan

  27-April-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Religious Minorities Breathing in Confinement: On April 25, in a raid by security forces on the homes of 14 Baha’i families, at least nine were arrested. After searching the homes of these citizens, security officers confiscated their personal belongings, including laptops, cell phones, books and pamphlets related to the Baha’i […]

April 28th, 2021

The new sentence of one year in prison as well as a ban from leaving the country for Nazanin Zaghari

27-April-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The lawyer of Nazanin Zaghari, an Iranian-British citizen whose five-year sentence for espionage ended in March 2021, announced that his client has been sentenced to another year in prison as well as a one-year ban from leaving the country in her second case. According to “Breathing […]

April 15th, 2021

Transfer of Amirsalar Davoodi from Evin Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj

13-April-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The imprisoned lawyer, Amirsalar Davoodi, was transferred from Evin Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the imprisoned lawyer, Amirsalar  Davoodi, was transferred from Evin Prison to Rajai […]

April 12th, 2021

The labor activist, Jafar Azimzadeh, released from prison

11-April-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, April 10, Jafar Azimzadeh was released from Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Jafar Azimzadeh was released from Rajai Shahr Prison on Saturday, April 10, at the completion of his sentence.

April 12th, 2021

Transfer of Abdolrasoul Mortazavi to Ward 4 of Rajai Shahr Prison

11-April-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, April 10, Abdolrasoul Mortazavi was transferred to Ward 4 of Hall 10 (Political Prisoners’ Hall) of Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Saturday, April 10, Abdolrasoul Mortazavi was transferred to Ward 4 of […]

April 11th, 2021

Iranian Writers Association: The lives of Baktash Abtin and other political and ideological prisoners are in danger

11-April-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: In a statement, Iranian Writers Association expressed its concern over the critical condition of Baktash Abtin as well as the endangering lives of other political and ideological prisoners. The association called for immediate and unconditional release of Baktash Abtin and all of the other political and ideological prisoners. […]

April 9th, 2021

A female political prisoner undergoes 74 lashes, despite the conversion of her whipping sentence to payment of a fine

April 8, 2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: After being flogged, Zohreh Sarv, a political prisoner and media activist, was granted a leave from Qarchak prison in Varamin on Monday, April 4. This political prisoner inflicted 74 lashes despite the fact that her sentence had previously been converted to a fine and […]

April 9th, 2021

One day after their detention in Isfahan, release of the family members of the victims of November 2019 protests

April 8, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On April 7, about 30 family members of those killed in the November 2019 protests were arrested on their way back from visiting Sardar Asaad Bakhtiari’s tomb in Isfahan and transferred to Isfahan Prison. They however, were released a day later on April 8. According to […]

April 7th, 2021

Transfer of Saeed Eghbali to Ward 4 of Rajai Shahr Prison.

7-April-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, April 6, the political prisoner, Saeed Eghbali, was transferred to Ward 4, Hall 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison. He had been arrested on May 31, 2020, after appearing in the Judgment Enforcement Unit of Evin Court and to serve his sentence, was transferred to Evin Prison. […]