Breathing in Confinement

religious minorities
September 15th, 2022

To serve her sentence, Zhila Shahriari arrested and transferred to Evin prison 

September 12, 2022 News group: religious minorities – women – prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, September 11, 2022, Zhila Shahriari, a Baha’i citizen, was arrested as per the order of a judge in branch 1 of the Evin prison’s Prosecution Office. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights […]

August 1st, 2022

Security agents search the homes of at least 30 Baha’i citizens, confiscate their personal belongings, and arrest at least 7 

  July 31, 2022 News group: religious minorities – Breathing  in Confinement: On July 31, security forces raided the homes of at least 30 Baha’i citizens in the cities of Karaj, Tehran, Sari, Qazvin and Shiraz. The agents searched their homes and seized their electronic devices along with their other personal belongings. In addition, security […]

August 1st, 2022

ُSecurity agents in Tehran arrested Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Shahriari

July 31, 2022 News group: ethnic minorities – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, July 31, Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Shahriari, members of the Leaders Board of Baha’i Community in Iran, were arrested by security forces at their home in Tehran and taken to an unknown location. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of […]

July 31st, 2022

Security agents in Karaj search the homes and workplaces of some of Bahai’s citizens, seizing  their personal belongings, and arresting two of them.

  July 31, 2022 News group: Freedom of expression – Religious minorities – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, July 31, 2022, security agents in Karaj searched the homes and workplaces of some Baha’i citizens and arrested two of them and took them to an unknown location. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of […]

July 31st, 2022

Evin Prison: 120 political prisoners are being kept in Ward 8/ their names and length of conviction

  July 30, 2022 News group: Freedom of expression – Religious minorities – Ethnic minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The number of political prisoners in Ward 8 of Evin Prison has increased to 120, while this ward lacks the minimum facilities, and the prisoners are denied the hygienic equipment as well as medical […]

July 27th, 2022

Report on human rights violations in Iran from June 20 to July 20, 2022; Execution of at least 49 prisoners

July 27, 2022 Newsgroup: Protests – Execution – Women – Prisoners – Suppression – Sukhtbars- Breathing in Confinement: Widespread violations of human rights with massive arrests and violent treatment of protesting citizens continued in the past month. In particular a significant intensification of repressive acts of the so called “Gasht Ershad” (police agents who arrest […]

June 4th, 2022

Court of Appeals sentenced three Christian citizens to prison and fines

  June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, May 29, 2022, the Court of Appeals in Tehran upheld the sentences of three Christian citizens, Anoushavan Avadian, Abbas Souri and Maryam Mohammadi. They had previously been sentenced to 10 years in prison, deprivation from social rights, and ban on leaving the […]

May 27th, 2022

A Report on Human Rights Violations, Work Accidents, and Protest Rallies in the Past Month (April 20 – May 20, 2022)

Breathing in Confinement: The Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (Breathing in Confinement) publishes a report on human rights violations, work accidents, and protests rallies over the past month (April 20-May 20, 2022). In the past month, the alarming increase in the issuance and execution of death sentences, along with the widespread […]

January 12th, 2022

Detention of a Baha’i citizen named Saba Sefidi

  11-January-2022 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On January 11, Saba Sefidi, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was arrested after appearing in Branch 2 of the Evin Courthouse.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Saba Sefidi, a Baha’i […]

December 27th, 2021

Pedram Abhar released on bail

  26-December-2021 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Breathing in Confinement: Pedram Abhar, a Baha’i citizen, was temporarily released on bail on December 25, 2021, awaiting the trial. Mr. Abhar who lives in Tehran was arrested on November 21, 2021, on his way home from Shiraz and returned to his parents’ place of residence in Shiraz.   […]