Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
September 7th, 2020

Navid Afkari; TV broadcasting of forced confessions and transfer to an unknown location in Shiraz prison

Breathing in Confinement: Navid Afkari, a political prisoner in Shiraz Prison, sentenced to death twice, has been transferred to an unknown location on Thursday, September 3, 2020 by the prison guards, and his communication with the outside world has been cut. Two of his brothers also, who were trying to defend Navid and to prevent […]

September 6th, 2020

Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, two student detainees are under pressure for forced confessions

Breathing in Confinement: Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, two elite students at Sharif University who have been under detention for more than five months, are under pressure for forced confessions.

September 4th, 2020

The fired journalist Mohammad Mosaed is sentenced to prison as well as being banned from journalism

Breathing in Confinement: Mohammad Mosaed, a fired journalist, was sentenced to prison plus being banned from journalism by the Revolutionary Court.

September 1st, 2020

Catching Coronavirus infection and being transferred to Rajai Shahr prison; Behnam Moosivand’s concerning situation in prison

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 […]

August 10th, 2020

Detention of Fatemeh Davand; Amnesty International, condemning the detention of Fatemeh Davand, called for her release

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.

August 2nd, 2020

High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses her concern about the threats against founder of Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society

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 […]

July 25th, 2020

Shahnaz Akmali is released from prison

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.

July 23rd, 2020

Sudden transfer of Payam Shakiba, Mohammad Amirkhizi and Majid Asadi, political prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison to an unknown location

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.

July 1st, 2020

A report on execution of a prisoner in Khorramabad Central Prison

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.

June 29th, 2020

Zeinab Jalalian and Soheila Hijab are on hunger strike in Qarchak 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.