Breathing in Confinement

religious minorities
August 9th, 2020

Simultaneous arrest of five civil activists by security forces in Saqqez

Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, security forces simultaneously arrested five Kurdish civil activists from Saqqez, named: Armia Ranjbari, Ali Ghaderi, Heiman Karimi, Hiva, and Varia Amini. They were all transferred them to an unknown location. According to Kurdpa, These before being arrested, their homes were searched and their personal belongings were confiscated. […]

June 11th, 2020

Detention of three Baha’i citizens in Rafsanjan

Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, June 7, security officers raided the homes of three Baha’i citizens in Rafsanjan, confiscated their personal belongings, including mobile phones and books, and then transferred them to an unknown location.

May 20th, 2020

Seven Baha’i citizens in Shiraz were sentenced to a total of 39 years in prison

Breathing in Confinement May 16, 2020: Seven Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were sentenced to a total of 39 years in prison based on a ruling issued by the Branch-1of the City’s Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Sadati. They are convicted on charges of “propaganda against the regime and membership in anti-regime groups aimed […]

December 23rd, 2019

Fourteen Dervish prisoners are in dangerous condition on their Forty-eighth day of hunger strike

Breathing in Confinement: Physical conditions of 14 Gonabadi Dervish inmates who have been on hunger strike since 48 days in Great Tehran and other cities prisons, have been reported as seriously dangerous. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, fourteen dervish prisoners who have been on hunger strike […]

November 13th, 2019

Detention of a Sunni cleric

Breathing in Confinement – Molavi Ibrahim Habashi, Friday Imam in the village of Bazgar Sirik, was arrested at Bandar Abbas Airport, before traveling to the United Arab Emirates. According to the Baloch Human Rights Activists’ Campaign, on Saturday, November 10,  Molavi Ibrahim Habashi- Friday Imam and teacher of Darikul Quran in the village of Bazgar […]

November 11th, 2019

A group hunger strike in the Evin and Great Tehran prisons

  Breathing in Confinement -72 Dervish inmates in Evin and Great Tehran prisons, have been on medication and hunger strike since 7 days ago, protesting against the increased security pressures.

August 3rd, 2016

Additional Information / The Number of Executed Sunni Prisoners Reached to 25

Breathing in Confinement – The number of executed Sunni prisoners reached to 25. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Defenders Association, 25 of the 36 people who had been transferred from ward 10 in Rajai Shahr to solitary confinements were executed.

August 2nd, 2016

At Least 16 Sunni Prisoners Executed in Iran

Breathing in Confinement – At least 16 Sunni prisoners were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, at least 16 of 36 Sunni death row prisoners who had been transferred to the solitary confinements were executed this morning.

August 2nd, 2016

Dozens of Sunni Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinements to Be Executed

Breathing in Confinement – Dozens of Sunni prisoners of ward 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison were taken to the solitary confinements after the prison guard raided the ward. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, 36 Sunni death row political prisoners of ward 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison were taken to solitary confinements with […]

May 23rd, 2016

No Information about Bagher Gholami after 3 Months of Detention

Breathing in Confinement – Family of Bagher Gholami, Ahwazi activist, after nearly three months of his detention, still has no information of his fate. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Bagher Gholami, son of Eshagh, born on 04.12.1980, married and father of a daughter named Salma (3 years old) and a son named […]