Breathing in Confinement

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June 13th, 2021

Farzin Rezaei Roshan transferred from the quarantine ward of Rajaei Shahr prison to the political ward

13-June-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: One month after his transfer to Rajaei Shahr Prison, the political prisoner Farzin Rezaei Roshan, was transferred to political ward. On Monday, May 10, Mr. Rezaei Roshan was taken out of Evin Prison under the pretext of being transferred to the hospital. He instead, was transferred to one […]

June 10th, 2021

 The prisoners of Rajaei Shahr prison are being forced to participate in the presidential election

10-June-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On June 9, 2021, Heshmatollah Hayat al-Gheib, the Director General of the Tehran Prisons Organization, went to Rajaei Shahr Prison and announced to all prisoners that participation in the presidential election was mandatory.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in […]

June 8th, 2021

Being denied of medical care, the Political prisoner Sasan Niknafas  died in the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary

June 7, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Being denied of medical care, the political prisoner Sasan Niknafas died after being transferred  to a hospital from the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, according to his cellmates, 48 hours after […]

June 4th, 2021

Hossein Hashemi one of the detainees of November 2019 nationwide protests is on hunger and thirst strike

June 2, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The political prisoner, Hossein Hashemi, one of the detainees of the November 2019 nationwide protests, has been on hunger and thirst strike since Tuesday, June 1, 2021, protesting his transfer to Section 4 of the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary.   Hossein Hashemi, referring to the  political […]

June 3rd, 2021

After spending 100 days in detention, Mohammad Irannejad was released on bail

June 3, 2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On June 2, 2021, 100 days after his detention by IRGC intelligence agents, Mohammad Irannejad was released on bail, awaiting the court’s decision.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mohammad Irannejad was arrested on February 22, […]

June 3rd, 2021

Iraj Hatami is on hunger strike in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

1-June-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Iraj Hatami, a security prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, has been on a hunger strike since Sunday, May 30, to protest non- consideration of the period he spent in detention, in duration of his prison sentence.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of […]

June 1st, 2021

Court of Appeal in Ahvaz sentences Maziar Seyednejad to 3 years in prison

1-June-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Branch 16 of Ahvaz Court of Appeals upheld the three-year prison sentence for Maziar Seyednejad, a labor activist arrested along with some of Haft Tappeh workers during their protests. Mr. Seyednejad had previously been sentenced by Branch 4 of Ahvaz Revolutionary Court to 3 years in prison.   […]

June 1st, 2021

Iran convicts a French tourist of propaganda against the regime and espionage

1-June-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Saeed Dehghan, a lawyer, announced the conviction of Benjamin Briere, a detained French tourist.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Benjamin Briere, a detained French tourist, was convicted in court. He had been arrested last year by security […]

June 1st, 2021

Iranian police chief threatens election boycotters

1-June-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized – Breathing in Confinement: The commander of the Iranian police force said: “People who invite others to boycott the elections will be dealt with.”   Hossein Ashtari called the people who ask the others “not to participate in the elections,” as “norm-breakers” and said: “The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, in […]

June 1st, 2021

Babak Khorramdin’s body was buried in the Artists’ Section in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery; Legal considerations of the case

  28-May-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized – Breathing in Confinement: On May 27, 2021, ten days after the shocking news of the murder of Babak Khorramdin, a film director and university lecturer by his parents, his body was buried in the Artists’ Section in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery.   On May 16, a few hours after Babak Khorramdin’s […]