Breathing in Confinement

religious minorities
January 11th, 2021

Simultaneous arrest of at least 13 Kurdish citizens in different cities

Breathing in Confinement, January 11, 2021: On Saturday, January 9, 2021, two Kurdish students of Kharazmi University in Karaj, who were staying in the university’s dormitory, were arrested by the security forces. Five other Kurdish citizens also were concurrently arrested in the cities of Marivan and Mahabad.   According to “Breathing in Confinement “, the […]

December 26th, 2020

Unawareness of the fate of the Baloch prisoner, Hamzeh Bilrani

Breathing in Confinement, December 26, 2020: There is no information available on the fate of a Baluch citizen who was arrested in April this year.

December 2nd, 2020

Twenty five years prison sentence for 5 political prisoners in Urmia prison

Breathing in Confinement, December 1, 2020: Five Kurdish citizens from Urmia, imprisoned in the city’s central prison for one year, were sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison.

November 23rd, 2020

In various provinces in Iran, police forces search the homes of Baha’i families and confiscate their personal belongings

Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, November 22, 2020, security forces raided the homes of a large number of Baha’i families in various provinces in Iran and confiscated their personal belongings including computers, laptops, cell phones, and books.

November 8th, 2020

A Baloch child from Dashtiari drowned to death in a Hutag (marsh)

Breathing in Confinement: A Baloch child drowned to death in a Hutag (marsh).

October 5th, 2020

Security forces in Sanandaj detain two citizens

Breathing in Confinement: Bahram Ghasemi and Keyhan Shirini, two Kurdish citizens were arrested by security forces and were taken to an unknown location.

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 […]