Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
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 […]

November 7th, 2020

A prisoner saved from execution in Ardabil

Breathing in Confinement: Being pardoned by the blood owners, a young inmate in Ardabil prison, who had been sentenced to death for murder, returned to life. According to Rokna News Agency, quoting Nasser Atabati, Chief Justice of the City of Ardabil, a 24-year-old man who since 2017, being convicted of murder, was in death row, […]

November 7th, 2020

The sentence of Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane laborers is appealed against their will

Breathing in Confinement: The bail sentences of 50 million Tomans for Haft Tappeh sugar Cane laborers have been appealed against their will.   According to the Telegram channel of Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Laborers Union, quoting Farzaneh Zeilabi, the detained laborers’ lawyer, their sentences were 50 million Tomans for each one of the detained workers. […]

October 18th, 2020

In a statement, Pen Australia protests the prison sentence for three members of the Iranian Writers’ Association (IWA)

Breathing in Confinement: In a statement, Pen Australian, reacted to the prison sentence for three members of the Iranian Writers’ Association, Reza Khandan Mahabadi, Baktash Abtin, and Keyvan Bazhan.