Breathing in Confinement

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September 7th, 2020

Attempt to deceive Ali Younesi by using the title of Swedish Embassy in Iran

Breathing in Confinement: Reza Younesi, brother of Ali Younesi, a detained student at Sharif University, reported that security forces were trying to trick Ali Younesi into obtaining a forced confession under the pretext of meeting with the Swedish ambassador or officials. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in […]

September 4th, 2020

Execution of at least three prisoners in Isfahan prison

Breathing in Confinement: At least three prisoners who in separate cases had previously been sentenced to death were executed in the end of July and the beginning of August 2020 in Isfahan Central Prison.

August 29th, 2020

Right to housing; Security forces attack the people of Abolfazl village in Ahvaz

Breathing in Confinement: Following a complaint filed against the residents by Bonyad-e Mostazafan (Foundation of the Oppressed), and after the law enforcement agents along with the municipality staffs were deployed to”Hazrat Abolfazl” village in Ahvaz, to demolish the houses, the residents protested the decision and fought with the police.   “In this clash, the unarmed […]

August 29th, 2020

A woman’s ex-husband kills her in the village of Sepidar in Yasuj

Breathing in Confinement: While on leave from prison, an inmate killed his ex-wife and afterward,   went to the police station to confess. He was in prison on a charge of unpaid dowry (the amount of money that at the time of marriage, is mutually agreed to be paid or being committed to be paid by […]

August 9th, 2020

Death sentence of a Kurdish political prisoner in Sanandaj prison is upheld

Breathing in Confinement: On Thursday, August 7, 2020, the death sentence of Haidar Ghorbani, a political prisoner from Kamyaran, was upheld by Branch 27 of the Supreme Court, and his lawyer was notified of this.

July 25th, 2020

The detention custody of Sharmin Meymandinejad, the founder of the Imam Ali Society, was extended

Breathing in Confinement: The detention custody of Sharmin Meymandinejad, the founder of Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society, was extended. He has been in detention since June 21, 2020

July 25th, 2020

The detention custody of Sharmin Meymandinejad, the founder of the Imam Ali Society, was extended

Breathing in Confinement: The detention custody of Sharmin Meymandinejad, the founder of Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society, was extended. He has been in detention since June 21, 2020.

May 25th, 2020

Appeals court upheld the sentence of 25-year in prison for seven trade union activist teachers in North Khorasan

Breathing in Confinement, May 20, 2020: The Court of Appeals in North Khorasan, upheld the sentence of 25 years in prison for seven activists and directors of North Khorasan Teachers’ Union.

February 20th, 2020

Family visit is denied for Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner in Evin Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner serving her 11th year in Evin Prison, was denied a family visit for three weeks.

February 17th, 2020

Election boycott; statement by eight political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

Breathing in Confinement – Eight political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in a statement condemned the Islamic Republic’s parliamentary elections. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, eight political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison releasing a statement on boycott of the forthcoming election, announced that “Participating in […]