Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
November 17th, 2020

Amnesty International calls for the release of Saba Kurd Afshari

Breathing in Confinement: Amnesty International called for the immediate release of Saba Kurd Afshari.

November 17th, 2020

A prisoner dies under torture in Khorramabad Prison

Breathing in Confinement: An inmate named Farhad Vosoughi, died under torture in Khorramabad Prison.

November 16th, 2020

Covid-19 crisis in Evin, Gholamreza Avanloo and Mohammadreza Jahanbani catch Covid-19

Breathing in Confinement: Yesterday November 15, political prisoner Gholamreza Avanloo and an ordinary prisoner named Mohammad Reza Jahanbani, son of Ali, were transferred from Hall 3, Ward 4 of Evin Prison to the quarantine ward of the prison’s medical center.

November 14th, 2020

The student activist, Saha Mortezaei is sentenced to six years in prison

Breathing in Confinement: Saha Mortezaei, a student activist and former secretary of Tehran University Trade Union Council, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.

November 13th, 2020

Yasaman Ariani catches Covid-19 in Kachuei prison in Karaj

Breathing in Confinement: Yasaman Ariani, a 23-year-old civil activist has caught Covid-19 in Kachuei Prison in Karaj. On October 21, 2020, for unknown reasons, Yasaman Ariani and her mother Monireh Arabshahi were transferred from Evin Prison to Kachuei Prison in Karaj.

November 13th, 2020

Prison guards harass female prisoners in Hamadan prison

Breathing in Confinement: Female prisoners in Hamadan Central Prison are being harassed and tortured by prison guards.

November 12th, 2020

The fired workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Factory return back to work

Breathing in Confinement: As a result of their own and their colleagues’ determination and standing in solidarity, the fired workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Factory returned back to work.

November 11th, 2020

The detained translator and researcher, Mohammad Khani, released from prison

Breathing in Confinement: Mohammad Khani, translator, researcher, and doctoral student at Allameh University, who had been detained by security forces since October 1, 2020, was released on bail on November 11, 2020, for his trial finalized.

November 8th, 2020

Two prisoners saved from execution in Tabriz and Ilam

Breathing in Confinement: In Tabriz prison, a young man sentenced to death for murder, was saved from the death penalty by the consent of the victim’s family.

November 7th, 2020

Prison sentence in Kermanshah for sheltering a person injured in November 2019 protests

Breathing in Confinement: A citizen of Kermanshah named Mohieddin Asghari was sentenced to one year suspended imprisonment for sheltering a wounded protester during November 2019 uprising. According to the Kurdistan Center for Democracy and Human Rights, Mohieddin Asghari, from Kermanshah, has been sentenced to one year suspended impriosonment by the city’s criminal court. As per […]