Breathing in Confinement

religious minorities
March 4th, 2015

Ministry of Intelligence Prohibits Sunnis from Holding Funeral of 6 Executed Prisoners

Breathing in Confinement – Ministry of Intelligence in City of Sanandaj, has put Sunni preachers in under pressure to prevent them from attending the funeral of Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshid and Jahangir Dehghani, Kamal Molaei, Hadi Hosseini and Sadigh Mohammadi. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Ministry of Intelligence office in Sanandaj has summoned […]

March 4th, 2015

6 Sunni Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – 6 Sunni Prisoners were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshid and Jahangir Dehghani, Kamal Molaei, Hadi Hosseini and Sadigh Mohammadi who were taken on 3rd March, from Hall 10 of ward 4 in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj to […]

March 3rd, 2015

6 Death Row Sunni Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinements

Breathing in Confinement – 6 death row Sunni prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj have been transferred to solitary confinements to be executed. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, on 3rd March 2015, prison guards guided by intelligence officers entered the Hall 10 of ward 4 in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj […]

January 26th, 2015

A Sunni Prisoners Open Letter

Breathing in Confinement – Fowad Ahmed Nouri, prisoner of conscience in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj shared with the public just a part of his and his family’s problems through an open letter. According to the report of “Breath in Confinement”, Fowad Ahmad Noori, who has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment on charges of […]

January 10th, 2015

Two Psychologically Ill Sunni Prisoners Awaiting Execution Transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Syed Hadi Hosseini and Seddigh Mohammadi, two Sunni prisoners with psychological illnesses on death-row in Iran, were transferred to Rajai Shahr prison earlier today. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, the two men, who had been sentenced to death for ‘Moharabeh [enmity against God] through supporting Salafi groups’, had […]

December 28th, 2014

Letter from Prisoners Marking 2 Years since the Execution of 6 Sunni Preachers in Iran

Breathing in Confinement – The Sunni prisoners of conscience held in Rajai Shahr prison have released a letter, leaked from the prison, about six Sunni preachers who were executed in 2012. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Sunni preachers Bahram Ahmadi, Behnam Rahimi, Asghar Rahimi, Hoshyar Mohammadi, Kayvan Zand Karimi and Mohammad Zaher […]

December 20th, 2014

Officers Prevent 2 Sunni Prisoners from Receiving Medical Treatment

Breathing in Confinement – Two Sunni prisoners of conscience in Iran who had been transferred to hospital on Tuesday after a deterioration in their condition were prevented from receiving medical treatment by officers in charge of their case. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”; Jamshed Dehghani and Ghasem Abesteh were transferred from Rajai […]

August 25th, 2014

64-year old Sunni prisoner in critical condition, denied medical treatment

Breathing in Confinement – Prison officials at Iran’s Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj have prevented a 64-year old Sunni prisoner from receiving adequate medical care despite his rapidly deteriorating health condition. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Sunni prisoner of conscience Keykhosro Sharifipour has been suffering from an unknown illness since 6 August […]

August 23rd, 2014

Sunni prisoner Ghasem Abesteh deprived of medical treatment

Breathing in Confinement – Sunni prisoner of conscience Ghasem Abesteh, who is suffering from a kidney infection, is being deprived of proper medical care by officials at Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, despite suffering from intense pain in his kidneys that has left him mostly confined to […]

August 19th, 2014

Sunni prisoner with psychological illness severely beaten by prison guards and taken to unknown location

Breathing in Confinement – There is no news about the condition of a Sunni prisoner awaiting execution in Iran who was taken to an unknown location last week after being beaten by prison guards in Iran’s Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Seddigh Mohammadi, a Sunni prisoner of […]