Breathing in Confinement

Students
September 23rd, 2021

Confusion over the reopening of universities; “One third” of Iranian students have lost some of their family members

22-September-2021 Newsgroup: Students – Breathing in Confinement: The Director General of Health and Counseling Office of the Organization of Student Affairs stated that during the Coronavirus epidemic, one third of the students have lost some of their family members. He added that limited and gradual reopening of the universities is on the agenda of the […]

July 4th, 2021

Court of Appeals upholds the sentence of 4 years in prison for Mohammad Khani

3-July-2021 Newsgroup: Students – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, July 3, 2021, Court of Appeals upheld the sentence of 4 years in prison for Mohammad Khani, an author and researcher. Mohammad Khani was arrested by security forces of Sarallah Corps affiliated to the Ministry of Intelligence on October 1, 2020, and after 41 days, he […]

February 22nd, 2021

Leila Hosseinzadeh was sentenced to 5 years in prison

Breathing in Confinement: Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student union activist and former political prisoner, was sentenced by Branch 28 of Revolutionary Court in Tehran to five years in prison as well as two years of ban from social media activities. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Leila […]

February 10th, 2021

To serve his sentence, Hossein Jandaghian arrested and transferred to Evin Prison

    Breathing in Confinement, February 9, 2021: On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, after appearing in Evin’s Sentence Implementation Unit, Hossein Jandaghian, a student activist was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison to serve his six-month sentence.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Hossein Jandaghian […]

February 10th, 2021

Court of Appeal upholds the sentence of 6 years imprisonment for Suha Mortezaei

Breathing in Confinement: The prison sentence for Suha Mortezaei, the student activist and former secretary of the Tehran University Guild Council, was upheld in Tehran Court of Appeals- Branch 54. Suha Mortezaei had previously been sentenced to six years in prison by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.   According to Breathing in […]

February 9th, 2021

To serve his sentence, Hossein Jandaghian arrested and transferred to Evin Prison

Breathing in Confinement, February 9, 2021: On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, after appearing in Evin’s Sentence Implementation Unit, Hossein Jandaghian, a student activist was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison to serve his six-month sentence.

November 25th, 2020

Arrest of Elham Samimi, a student at the University of Tehran

  Breathing in Confinement, November 24, 2020: Elham Samimi, a student at the University of Tehran, was arrested by security forces.   According to the news channel of Iranian students’ union council, on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, Elham Samimi, an anthropology student at the University of Tehran, was arrested by security forces.   According to […]

November 18th, 2020

Tehran, security forces arrest Arsham Rezaei

Breathing in Confinement: Arsham Rezaei, a civil activist, and his nephew, Vahid Rezaei were arrested by security forces at Arsham’s home on November 17, 2020. Arsham had previously been arrested in January 2018 to be later released on bail awaiting the trial to be finalized.

June 14th, 2020

Corona virus threatens prisoners’ lives; Ali Younesi, a detained university student captured Covid-19

Breathing in Confinement: Ali Younesi, a computer engineering student at Sharif University of Technology, and a gold medalist in the International Astronomy Olympiad has captured Covid-19 in Ward 209 at Evin Prison.

December 8th, 2019

Student suicide at Chamran University in Ahvaz

Breathing in Confinement – Two students at the University of Chamran in the City of Ahvaz lost their lives: an 18-year-old student who was found hanged to death and a 19-year-old student whose body was found in a semi-finished building. “Distrust of the future and lack of enthusiasm has become a trend among students across […]