Breathing in Confinement

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July 6th, 2021

A report + videos and photos on the gatherings of people in at least 10 cities, in protest against frequent power shutdown

  6-July-2021 Newsgroup: Workers and Guilds – Breathing in Confinement: On the night of July 5, 2021, people in at least 10 cities, gathered in front of the electricity offices and chanted slogans against the power shutdown. Over the last few days power shutdowns have been routinely happened for 2-3 times a day, lasting about […]

July 6th, 2021

Yasman Ariani sent on leave

6-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Today, July 6, Yasman Ariani, an objector to compulsory hijab, was sent on leave from Kachuei Prison in Karaj. This political prisoner, was arrested along with her mother, on April 10, 2019, following their protest against the compulsory hijab. Yasaman was later sentenced to 9 years and 7 […]

July 6th, 2021

Revocation of the decision on banning Kasra Nouri from studying at University of Tehran

6-July-2021 Newsgroup: Students – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Following an urgent meeting held on July 4, 2021, Tehran University revoked the decision on banning Kasra Nouri from education.   Earlier, the University of Tehran had announced the expulsion of this dervish prisoner who is begin held in Greater Tehran Penitentiary.   According to Breathing […]

July 5th, 2021

Sepideh Farhan was granted a leave followed by release from Qarchak Prison

5-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Today, July 5, Sepideh Farhan was granted a leave followed by release from Qarchak prison in Varamin. Ms. Farhan, a civil activist and one of the detainees of the December 2017 uprisings, was arrested on January 1, 2020 and transferred to Evin Prison to serve her two-year sentence. […]

July 5th, 2021

Patients die in hospital because of frequent power shutdown

5-July-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized Breathing in Confinement: Dr. Mohammad Reza Hashemian – Specialist Intensivist in Masih Daneshvari Hospital, referring to a video of death of patients in an ICU ward because of the power shut down, said in an interview with Rokna News Agency: “This time a video has been released, but we are frequently witnessing […]

July 5th, 2021

Payam Shakiba released on bail

5-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Yesterday, Sunday, July 4, 2021, after spending 20 days in detention, Payam Shakiba was released from Evin Prison on bail. This former political prisoner had been arrested by the intelligence agents on June 14, 2021, to be transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison.   According to Breathing […]

July 5th, 2021

More details from the first session of the court, “corruption on earth” is one of the charges against Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi

4-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Mustafa Nili, Ali Younesi’s lawyer, described the accusations against his client and Amir Hossein Moradi as “corruption on earth, propaganda against the regime as well as gathering and collusion.” The first hearing of the charges against the two Sharif University students, who have being detained in security ward […]

July 4th, 2021

Amir Hossein Moradi caught Covid-19 in Greater Tehran Penitentiary

4-July-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Amir Hossein Moradi, one of the detainees of November 2019 uprisings, has caught Covid-19 in Greater Tehran Penitentiary. Amir Hossein was in poor physical condition when he was returned back to the Greater Tehran Prison from Shapur Criminal Police Department, and 7 days later, it turned out that […]

July 3rd, 2021

The first hearing on the charges against Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi held in the Revolutionary Court of Tehran

3-July-2021 Newsgroup: Uncategorized – Breathing in Confinement: Today, Saturday, July 3, 2021, the first hearing on the charges against Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, two detained students of Sharif University of Technology, was held in Branch 29 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, have being held in temporarily […]

July 3rd, 2021

Concurrently with Hossein Kheiri, who received a death penalty, seven other convicts of the same case, sentenced to a total of 34 years in prison

2-July-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: In addition to Hossein Kheiri, the political prisoner who has been sentenced to death, his seven co-defendants Majid Kahrari, Fardin Asgari, Nima Heidari, Milad Karami, Mahmoud Karami, as well as two other citizens have been sentenced to a total of 34 years and 6 months in […]