Breathing in Confinement

Prisoners
December 14th, 2014

One of the Hunger Strikers at Uremia Prison Threatened to Death by Prison Officer

Breathing in Confinement – Ali Afshari, a political prisoner in the central prison of Urema in the twenty-first day of his hunger strike was transferred to hospital and was threatened to death by the officer who accompanied him in the hospital. According to the report of “Breathing in a Confinement”, Ali Afshari was transferred to […]

December 10th, 2014

Vahid Asgahri sentenced to 18 years in prison

Breathing in Confinement – After nearly seven years of detention and uncertainty, Vahid Asghari has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. According to the report of “Breathing in a Confinement”, the student of informatics who is imprisoned in Rajai Shahr prison, was notified of his sentence on 7th December, last Sunday evening, by Branch […]

December 10th, 2014

Day 17 of hunger strike at Uremia Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Four political prisoners of ward 12 in the central prison of Uremia in the seventeenth day of hunger strike were transferred to the prison hospital. According to the report of “Breathing in a Confinement”, Ali Reza Rasouli, Shirko Hasanpoor, Sirvan Nezhavi and Abdullah Hamoudi, on 7th of December were transferred to […]

December 6th, 2014

Hunger Strike at Uremia Prison goes on after 15 days

Breathing in Confinement – This is more than fifteen days that Prisoners of Uremia prison are on hunger strike. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”; prisoners of ward 12 at the Central Prison of Uremia continue their hunger strike while all of them are suffering from low blood pressure and general weakness during […]

December 3rd, 2014

Prison guards inspected political prisoners’ room at Uremia Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Prison guards of Uremia prison, at the eleventh day of political prisoners’ hunger strike in that prison, inspected one of the rooms of these prisoners. According to the report of “Breath in Confinement”; At 12 p.m. of the first of November, the prison warden of Uremia prison, along with 5 soldiers […]

December 3rd, 2014

Human Rights Watch: Imminent Risk of Execution for ‘Insulting the Prophet’

Breathing in Confinement – Iran’s judiciary should vacate the death sentence of a 30-year-old man who faces imminent execution for Facebook posts linked to his account. On November 24, 2014, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a criminal court ruling sentencing Soheil Arabi to hang. The court transferred his file to the judiciary’s implementation unit, opening the […]

September 30th, 2014

Political Prisoners in Critical Health Condition because of Parasites at Rajai Shahr Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Political prisoners of section 12 of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj are in critical health condition because of the increasing amount of parasites at this section. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, since the beginning of this week the number of the facilities that spread parasites in section 12 […]

September 8th, 2014

Khaled Hardani on Day 8 of Hunger Strike

Breathing in Confinement – Khaled Hardani, political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison is on 8th day of hunger strike. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, he has gone on hunger strike since August 30th and is in critical condition at the moment.

August 23rd, 2014

6 political activists are detained in Central Prison of Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – 6 members of an organization named as “The organization of Justice and Truth” who have been arrested on April 9th in Shahriar in Karaj are still under detention. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Hassan Ibrahimi, Mehdi Ibrahimi, Mohammadreza Zabihi, Manuchehr Yousefi, Somayye Khalili and Mahin Sayar Sharabi are […]

August 23rd, 2014

Mohammadreza Pourshajai was released after serving 4 years in prison

Breathing in Confinement – Mohammadreza Pourshajari, imprisoned blogger, was released after serving 4 years in prison. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Mohammadreza Pourshajari (Siamak Mehr), was released from Central Prison of Karaj on August 23rd, after serving 4 years in prison.