Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
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. […]

April 5th, 2021

Five Baha’is summoned to prison

3-April-2021 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, March 27, through an official notification, Nika Pakzadan, Faraneh Daneshgari, Sanaz Ishaqi, Nakisa Hajipour and Naghmeh Zabihian, five Baha’i citizens living in Mashhad, were summoned to the Judgment Enforcement Unit of Mashhad Prosecutor’s Office to serve their prison sentences. In September last year, […]

April 5th, 2021

Security forces arrested Ismail Gerami

April 4, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, April 3, Ismail Gerami, a retired worker, was arrested by security forces at his home in Tehran and transferred to Branch 2 of Evin Prison’s Interrogation Center. His whereabouts however, remained unknown. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights […]

April 5th, 2021

Baktash Abtin, a member of the Iranian Writers Association, catches Covid-19

April 4, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in a Confinement: Baktash Abtin, a member of the Iranian Writers Association, who is serving his six-year sentence in Evin, has Caught Covid-19 disease and is currently admitted to Evin Prison’s Infirmary with a positive Covid test. According to Breathing in a Confinement, the news organ of the […]