Breathing in Confinement

Teachers
June 4th, 2022

Rasoul Bodaghi was transferred to the general ward of Evin Prison June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, June 2, 2022, Rasoul Bodaghi , a teacher and teacher union activist, was transferred to the public ward in Evin Prison after completing his interrogation in Ward 209 of the Ministry of Intelligence. […]

June 3rd, 2022

Extension of detention warrant for Jafar Ebrahimi and Mohammad Habibi 

  June 3, 2022 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, detention warrant for Mohammad Habibi and Jafar Ebrahimi, members of the Tehran Teachers’ Union, who are in the custody of security forces, was extended. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners ‘Rights […]

June 2nd, 2022

Court of Appeals sentenced Rasoul Bodaghi to five years in prison

1-June-2022 Newsgroup: Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, Rasoul Bodaghi, a teacher and activist of the Teachers’ Union of Iran, imprisoned in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, was sentenced to five years in prison by the Court of Appeals in Tehran. According to Breathing in Confinement, quoting Mr. Bodaghi’s lawyer, Ramin Safarnia, […]

May 27th, 2022

A Report on Human Rights Violations, Work Accidents, and Protest Rallies in the Past Month (April 20 – May 20, 2022)

Breathing in Confinement: The Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran (Breathing in Confinement) publishes a report on human rights violations, work accidents, and protests rallies over the past month (April 20-May 20, 2022). In the past month, the alarming increase in the issuance and execution of death sentences, along with the widespread […]

May 12th, 2022

Teachers’ nationwide protest rallies; Detention of dozens of teachers in Yasuj as well as various other cities

12-May-2022 Newsgroup: Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On May 12, 2022, concurrently with the teachers’ nationwide protest rallies in various cities, security forces raided the homes of dozens of teachers in the city of Yasuj, arrested them and took them to an unknown location.   On May 11, 2022, the employed and retired teachers gathered […]

May 2nd, 2022

Ongoing pressure on teachers and their detention; Ali Haji was temporarily released and Latif Rozikhah was transferred to Jolfa Prison

2-May-2022 Newsgroups: Repression – Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: In line with the ongoing pressure on teachers and their repression, Ali Haji and Latif Rozikhah, the two Teachers’ Union activists in Jolfa, and members of the Board of Directors of the East Azerbaijan Teachers’ Union were arrested on May 1, during the teachers’ rally. Ali […]

May 2nd, 2022

At least 6 teachers arrested in a rally in Bushehr

1-May-2022 Newsgroup: Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, May 1, 2022, following the Coordinating Council of Teachers’ Unions’ call for nationwide rallies, the employed and retired teachers in various cities in Iran gathered in front of the cities’ Education Department Buildings. The teachers in Bushehr gathered in a high security atmosphere in the presence […]

April 30th, 2022

Four members of the Tehran Teachers’ Union were arrested on the eve of National Teacher’s Day

  30-April-2022 Newsgroups: Repression – Teachers   Breathing in Confinement: On the morning of Saturday, April 30, 2022, on the eve of National Teacher’s Day, four members of the Tehran Teachers’ Union were arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. Rasoul Bodaghi, Jafar Ibrahimi, Mohammad Habibi and Ali Akbar Baghbani were arrested […]

April 27th, 2022

Security forces beat Ali Hassan Bahamin in front of Yasuj University + video

25-April-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Teachers – Breathing in Confinement: On April 25, 2022, Ali Hassan Bahamin, a teacher union activist, was beaten by security forces in front of Yasuj University. Without presenting an arrest warrant, security forces attempted to detain Mr. Bahamin  but faced his resistance. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of […]

April 24th, 2022

A report on the situation of human rights in Iran over the past one month (March 20 to April 20, 2022)

  23-April-2022 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Workers and Guilds – Teachers In an attempt to reveal the violations of human rights in Iran, the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, publishes the gathered data regarding the human rights violations over the past one month (March 20 to April 20, 2022).   Executions Despite […]