Breathing in Confinement

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October 1st, 2021

Execution of a prisoner in Yazd

1-October-2021 Newsgroup: Execution – Breathing in Confinement: A prisoner sentenced to death for murder of his wife, was executed in Yazd Prison on the morning of September 30, 2021. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder of his wife in […]

September 30th, 2021

Arsham Rezaei catches Coronavirus in Rajai Shahr prison

29-September-2021 Newsgroup: Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: After being tested positive for Covid-19, Arsham Rezaei, the political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison, was transferred to the safe ward (quarantine) of Rajai Shahr Prison on Wednesday, September 29, 2021.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]

September 16th, 2021

The teacher and guild activist, Mehdi Fathi was arrested

16-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Breathing in Confinement: The teacher and guild activist, Mehdi Fathi was arrested on Tuesday, August 14, 2021, in his hometown Pasargad.   According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Mehdi Fathi, a teachers’ guild activist, was arrested on Tuesday, August 14, […]

September 9th, 2021

Baktash Abtin goes on leave

9-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners –   Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, September 8th, Baktash Abtin, a member of the Iranian Writers’ Association, was sent on a five-day leave  from Evin Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners ‘Rights League in Iran, on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, Baktash […]

September 5th, 2021

To obtain his last defense , Evin Court summons Kamyar Fakoor

5-September-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The labor activist Kamyar Fakoor, was summoned to Branch 2 of the Evin Prosecutor’s Office to present his final defense. He has to appear in branch 2, within 10 days of receiving the summon.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of […]

September 5th, 2021

After completing his leave period, Abbas Lesani returns to Ardabil Central Prison

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, […]

September 4th, 2021

Siamak Mirzaei goes on a leave followed by release from Evin Prison

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, […]

August 29th, 2021

At the end of her leave period, Saba Kordafshari returns to Qarchak prison in Varamin

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 […]

August 29th, 2021

Alireza Nabavi Cheshmi arrested in Semnan to serve his sentence

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 […]

August 24th, 2021

Publication of new videos from the CCTV cameras of Evin Prison; The head of the Prisons Organization admitted the torture of prisoners

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 […]