Shortly after being admitted to Evin Prison Medical Centre with the diagnosis of Covid-19, Behnam Moosivand, a political prisoner in Ward 8 of Evin Prison, was transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Behnam Moosivand, having symptoms of the Corona-virus infection, was […]
Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, August 6, 2020, to serve her 3 years and 9 months sentence, for participating in the November 2019 protests, Fatemeh Davand was arrested and transferred to Urmia Prison.
Breathing in Confinement: On August 1, 2020, Ms. Michel Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed her concern about the growing pressure on and the threats against the Iranian NGO, and warned against the arrest of its founder. “Iranian authorities have pressured Imam Ali Popular Students’ Relief Society (IAPSRS) to change its structure, in what […]
Breathing in Confinement: Shahnaz Akmali, the mother of Mostafa Karimbeigi, one of the killed protesters in 2009 uprisings, was released from prison. Mrs. Akmali had been sentenced to prison for seeking justice for her son.
Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, Payam Shakiba, Mohammad Amirkhizi, and Majid Asadi, three political prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison, were transferred to an unknown location. So far, no information has been released about their situation.
Breathing in Confinement: The death sentence of a prisoner who had previously been arrested on charges of murder was carried out on the morning of April 18, 2020, in Khorramabad Central Prison.
Breathing in Confinement: Zeinab Jalalian and Soheila Hijab went on a hunger strike to protest the poor conditions in Qarchak Prison, and requesting for transfer.
Breathing in Confinement: Alireza Nouri, a poet, writer and member of the Iranian Writers Association, receiving a summon to serve his two-year sentence, was arrested on June 23, on his visit to Branch 5 of Isfahan Court and was transferred to Isfahan Prison.
Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, June 15, 2020, Iraj Hatami, a security prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison, having symptoms of Coronavirus infection such as; fever and chills, severe headache, muscle pain and shortness of breath, visited a doctor at Prison’s Medical Center. Hatami after being diagnosed with Covid-19 was sent on leave.
Breathing in Confinement: Ali Younesi, a computer engineering student at Sharif University of Technology, and a gold medalist in the International Astronomy Olympiad has captured Covid-19 in Ward 209 at Evin Prison.