Breathing in Confinement

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December 18th, 2021

Saeed Soltani receives a sentence of 2 years in prison

  17-December-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Repression – Breathing in Confinement: Saeed Soltani, a civil activist living in Jolfa, was sentenced to two years in prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court of Tabriz, headed by Judge Fatahnejad, sentenced Saeed Soltani […]

December 14th, 2021

A report on nationwide protests held by teachers; Security forces beat the teachers 

14-December-2021 Newsgroups: Repression – Teachers –   Breathing in Confinement: In response to a previous call, teachers across the country began their three-day protest rallies on Saturday, December 11th. On Saturday and Sunday, December 11 and 12, 2021, teachers staged sit-ins in at least 200 educational centers in more than 120 cities and regions. Teachers […]

December 13th, 2021

The issue of housing in Iran: an aspect of human rights violations

10-December-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized –   Breathing in Confinement: On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, we extend our respect to the political and civil prisoners in Iran, as well as our gratitude for their activities in the field of human rights.   The following article is about deprivation of the right to housing as […]

December 2nd, 2021

Farhad Salmanpour Zahir stabbed in Greater Tehran Prison

1-December-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Farhad Salmanpour Zahir was stabbed by a security guard on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iranian ,on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, Farhad Salmanpour Zahir’s lawyer, announced that this political prisoner had been […]

December 1st, 2021

 Sentence of imprisonment, flogging, and paying a fine for Mohammad Emami, a civil activist from Tabriz

29-November-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized – Breathing in Confinement: Mohammad Emami, a civil activist who was arrested during a rally in Tabriz in support of the uprisings in Ahwaz, was sentenced to imprisonment, flogging, and paying a fine. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mohammad Emami, a civil […]

November 27th, 2021

With the intervention of the security forces, the uprising of the people in Isfahan against water crisis turned violent; Mobile internet is cut off

26-November-2021 Newsgroups: Repression – Workers and Guilds – Breathing in Confinement: On November 26, the people and farmers of Isfahan gathered at the Khajou Bridge on the Zayandehrud River to protest for their water rights as well as the government’s policies which have led to the water crisis.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the […]

November 26th, 2021

Legal contexts of violence against women  in Iran

25-November-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Breathing in Confinement: On the occasion of November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women:   Since the designation of November 25, as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by the UN, women’s rights activists in various communities report on the situation of women […]

November 24th, 2021

The child-accused Arman Abdulali, arrested on murder charges, was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj

  24-November-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized –   Breathing in Confinement: The death sentence of the child-accused, Arman Abdolali,  was carried out in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj on charges of murder.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights league in Iran, Arman Abdolali, a child accused in Rajai Shahr Prison […]

November 18th, 2021

Mohammad Nourizad was released from prison; His son Ali Nourizad, however, was returned to the Greater Tehran Prison after completing his two days leave

17-November-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On November 17, after his sentence was suspended, the political prisoner Mohammad Nourizad was released from Evin Prison. On the same day before the release of Mohammad Nourizad, his son Ali Nourizad was returned to the Greater Tehran Prison at the end of his leave.   According to […]

November 18th, 2021

Arrest of Samku Maroufi, to serve his prison sentence

17-November-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, November 10, 2021, Samku Maroufi, a civil activist, and founder of the Walat Environmental Association in Bukan, was arrested to serve his one-year sentence in prison.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Samku Maroufi was arrested […]