May 28, 2024 News Categories: Freedom of Speech – Protests – Executions – Religious Minorities – Sexual Minorities – Women – Prisoners – Repression – Workers and Guilds – Kulbar – Breathing in Confinement Summary: – Execution of at least 126 prisoners – Issuance of death sentences for 9 prisoners and […]
May 5, 2024 News Group: Protests – Execution – Prisoners – Suppression Breathing in Confinement: Mahmoud Mehrabi, a political prisoner in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, has been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Isfahan Province. Mr. Mehrabi was arrested in February 2022. According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news organ of the Prisoners’ […]
April 3, 2024 News Category: Protests – Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Samaneh Asghari, a student at Kharazmi University, was transferred to Evin Prison to serve her sentence. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Wednesday, April 3, Samaneh […]
January 10, 2024. Breathing in Confinement: Mehdi Yarahi has been sentenced to two years and eight months of imprisonment and the endurance of 74 lashes by the Tehran Revolutionary Court According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mehdi Yarahi was condemned to imprisonment and lashes by […]
September 1, 2023 News Category: Protests – Executions – 2022 Uprising – Breathing in Confinement: On the verge of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death and the onset of the 2022 uprising in September, the authorities of the Islamic Republic have intensified their widespread crackdown. The detention of political and social activists, including relatives […]
July 10, 2023 News group: protests – repression – uprising 2022 – Breathing in Confinement: On July 9, 2023, Zahra Saidian Jou, sister of Milad Saidian Jou, one of the victims of the 2022 nationwide uprising in Izeh, was arrested by the security forces in Tehran. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ […]
July 11, 2023 News group: women – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner in detention for more than 13 years, is facing two new cases filed against her by security entities. Her court hearing date has been scheduled t be held on July 19, 2023, in the Revolutionary Court. […]
July 4, 2023 News group: protests – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The death sentence of Abbas Drees, one of the detainees of the November 2019 uprising in Mahshahr, was upheld by the Supreme Court. Abbas Drees, one of the witnesses of the massacre in Mahshahr’s canebrake, was sentenced to death on charge of “moharebeh”. […]
July 2, 2023 News group: freedom of speech – protests – Breathing in Confinement: Golrokh Iraei, a former political prisoner, was sentenced to five years in prison as well as additional punishments by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal in Tehran Province. She had previously been sentenced to seven years in prison and additional […]
Introduction: The year 1401 ended while the second half of it coincided with massive and nationwide uprisings against the Islamic Republic. During the uprisings, the repressive forces resorted to violent suppression and killed at least 700 protesters of who at least 70 were children. According to the authorities of the Islamic Republic, at least 80,000 […]