Breathing in Confinement

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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 […]

November 28th, 2019

A provisional arrest warrant was issued for Soha Mortezaei

Breathing in Confinement – A provisional arrest warrant has been reportedly issued for Soha Mortezaei, a so-called “starred student” at the University of Tehran. According to VOA news agency, on Wednesday, November 27, Mustafa Nili, Soha’s lawyer, wrote on his Twitter page: “I went to Muqddas Court yesterday, to find out about Soha Mortazai’s condition. […]

November 19th, 2019

Detention of a student activist, Soha Mortezaie

Breathing in Confinement – Soha Mortezaie, a master’s degree graduate, was arrested in the student dormitory along with two other students. According to IRNA, Soha Mortezaie, the previous secretary of the Central Student Council of Tehran University Students, was arrested on Sunday, November 17, 2019. Over the last 21 days, in protest against being deprived […]

May 1st, 2016

The 2 Detained Activists Released from Evin Prison

Breathing in Confinement – The 2 activists, who had been arrested in protests in Tehran, were released from Evin prison. According to the report of “Breathing in a Confinement”, Hossein Azargashsb, children’s rights activist and workers activist, and Reza Hajian, student activist were released from Evin prison, in Tehran in the morning of May 1, […]