4-September-2021 Newsgroup: Ethnic Minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Yesterday, September 4, 2021, at the end of his leave period, Abbas Lesani, a political prisoner and activist from Azerbaijan Province, returned to Evin Prison. He was previously sent on sick leave from Ardabil prison on Monday, August 30. According to Breathing in Confinement, […]
3-September-2021 Newsgroup: Ethnic Minorities – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Siamak Mirzaei, an activist from Azerbaijan Province in Iran, was released from Evin Prison on Thursday, September 2. He has been serving his one-year prison sentence since January 2021. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, […]
28-August-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Saba Kordafshari, a civil activist and opponent of the compulsory hijab, returned to Qarchak prison in Varamin on Saturday, August 28, 2021, by the end of her leave. Rahela Ahmadi, Saba’s mother also, had previously returned to Evin Prison on August 24, at the end of […]
28-August-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, August 28, 2021, after appearing in Sentence Enforcement Unit of the Revolutionary Court in Semnan, Alireza Nabavi Chashmi, a former political prisoner, was arrested and transferred to the prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]
24-August-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Following the release of videos showing the torture of prisoners in Evin, after its CCTV cameras were hacked, Mohammad Mehdi Haj Mohammadi, the chief of the Prisons Organization, confirmed the validity of the videos and admitted the existence of torture in Evin Prison. According to Breathing in […]
15-August-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Women – Breathing in Confinement: On August 14, 2021, five lawyers, along with two civil activists and a journalist, were arrested at the Association for the Protection of Civil Rights Office in Tehran. Two of them were released a few hours later, and five others are still in custody. […]
13-August-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The civil activist , Akbar Azad, via a phone call informed his family that he had been transferred to the quarantine ward of the 2nd Hall of the Type 6 of Greater Tehran Prison, and that he would be held there for two weeks. According to Breathing […]
13-August-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Two civil activists in Tabriz, Saeed Rezaei and Mehdi Danaei, were arrested by security forces on August 10, 2021. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Saeed Rezaei and Mehdi Danaei were arrested on August 10, 2021. After […]
14-August-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Breathing in Confinement: Yesterday, four lawyers and a journalist were arrested by security forces in Tehran and taken to an unknown location. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the lawyers, Arash Keikhosravi, Mostafa Nili, Mohammad Reza Faghihi and Leila […]
11-August-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, August 11, Habib Fadaei, a citizen living in Junqan, who had been detained by security forces on Tuesday, was released. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Habib Fadaei, a citizen living in Junqan, was released on […]