Breathing in Confinement

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October 7th, 2022

The labor activist Neda Naji arrested in Tehran

October 3, 2022 News group: protests – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On the evening of Sunday, October 2, the labor activist and former political prisoner, Neda Naji,  was arrested by security agents in Tehran. According to  “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on the evening of Sunday, […]

October 7th, 2022

The third week of protests in Iran; Massacre in Zahedan, attack on students at Tabriz University and Sharif University

  October 4, 2022 News group: freedom of speech – protests – Breathing in Confinement: Nationwide protests of Iranian people continued in the third week after the killing of “Mahsa Amini”, a 22-year-old girl from Saqqez. The Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran has released information about protests in more than 150 […]

September 26th, 2022

University students go on a nationwide strike  in protest against arrests and widespread suppression of students

September 26, 2022 News group: protests – students – Breathing in Confinement: Concurrently with the nationwide protests in Iran and the escalating detentions, students at various universities in Iran went on strike. They announced that they won’t attend the classrooms in protest of the suppressions and the arrest of the protesting students and also the […]

September 25th, 2022

A report on the 8th and 9th days of protests; Despite the violent  suppressions and internet shutdown, protests are ongoing

  September 25, 2022 News group: Protests – Breathing in Confinement: Despite the internet outage and the high security situation in various cities, on Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24, nationwide protests continued for the 8th and 9th consecutive days following the killing of Mahsa Amini. Concurrently, widespread arrests continued, and a large number […]

September 25th, 2022

There is no way but the streets; The imprisoned student, Mohammad Khani, supports the Iranian uprisings

September 24, 2022 News group: Protests – Breathing in Confinement: Mohammad Khani, imprisoned PhD student at Allameh Tabatabaei University, translator and social researcher, in a letter condemned the killing of Mahsa Amini and supported the uprisings all over Iran. Khani was arrested on June 22, 2022 and transferred to Evin prison to serve his sentence. […]

September 25th, 2022

Ongoing protests in Iran; Two protesters were arrested in Yazd and Tehran

September 24, 2022 News group: Protests – Breathing in Confinement: Despite the widespread and violent repression and arrests, the protests are ongoing. In recent days, two citizens were arrested in Yazd and Tehran and taken to unknown locations. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, two protesters […]

September 23rd, 2022

A report on the seventh day of protests; Despite the violent  suppressions and internet shutdown, protests are ongoing in at least 35 cities

September 23, 2022 News group: Protests – Breathing in Confinement: Despite the internet outage and the high security situation in various cities, on Thursday, September 22, nationwide protests continued for the seventh consecutive day following the killing of Mahsa Amini. At the same time, widespread arrests continued and a large number of protesters were shot […]

September 23rd, 2022

Protests against the killing of Mahsa Amini; Arrest of at least 20 students in various cities September 23, 2022 News group: Protests – Breathing in Confinement: Over the past few days, concurrently with the protests against the killing of Mahsa Amini, a large number of citizens were arrested in various cities. In the meantime, the […]

September 23rd, 2022

Asghar Akbarzadeh and Saeed Sadeghifar were arrested by security forces in Ardabil

September 23, 2022 News group: Protests – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, September 22, Asghar Akbarzadeh and Saeed Sadeghifar were arrested by the security forces in Ardabil and taken to an unknown location. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Thursday, September 22, 2022, Asghar Akbarzadeh […]

September 22nd, 2022

A report of the sixth day of protests; Internet shutdown, uprisings in more than 50 cities with more than 35 killed protesters

September 22, 2022 News group: Protests – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, September 21, nationwide protests continued for the sixth consecutive day following the killing of Mahsa Amini. Compared to the previous days, protests took place in more cities. The protests following the killing of Mahsa Amini, which provoked public anger against the government, began […]