Breathing in Confinement

Women
December 29th, 2019

Narges Mohammadi was beaten and transferred to Zanjan prison

Breathing in Confinement – Narges Mohammadi Deputy Director of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), has been transferred to Zanjan prison. She was among the women who had been on a sit-in at Evin prison protesting the killing of protesters in November. She along with 7 other inmates had announced in a letter on […]

December 27th, 2019

Prosecution rejected the conditional release of Nazanin Zaghari and Narges Mohammadi

Breathing in Confinement: Mahmoud Behzadi Rad, lawyer of Nazanin Zagheri- a British citizen, and Narges Mohammadi- Deputy Director of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), said the prosecution has rejected his client’s request for parole and furlough. In an interview with IRNA, he said that his clients are legally subject to parole, but the […]

December 26th, 2019

Commemoration of the martyrs of November uprising at Political Women Ward in Evin Prison

Breathing in Confinement – On Saturday, December 21, 2019, women political prisoners in Evin Prison turned celebration Yalda night into a commemoration ceremony for the martyrs of the November uprising. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the ceremony began with a group anthem singing followed by recitation […]

December 23rd, 2019

Arrest of Zohreh Sayadi, a child rights activist

Breathing in Confinement -Zohreh Sayadi, a children’s rights activist (whose activity is focused on the problem of children without identification document) was arrested by the security forces. According to ILNA News Agency, Ms. Sayyadi has detained last week and her family members awaiting her charges and date of trial to be announced. “Last Tuesday around […]

December 23rd, 2019

Commemoration of the martyrs of the November uprising at Yalda Night – Evin Prison Political Women Ward

Breathing in Confinement – Women political prisoners in Evin Prison announced in a statement that they would turn Yalda’s night into a commemoration of the martyrs of the November uprising.

December 16th, 2019

Acid attack in the County of Saqqez

Breathing in Confinement – on Saturday, December 14, a mother and daughter were attacked with acid by unknown people on Saadi Street in the County of Saqqez, in Kurdistan province. They were then taken to a hospital. The two women are said to have been injured in the back, but their general condition has been […]

December 8th, 2019

Sepideh Kashani was transferred to the female political prisoners’ ward of Evin prison

Breathing in Confinement – Last week, after spending 650 days in high-Security ward 209 at Evin prison, Sepideh Kashani, an environmental activist, was transferred to female political prisoners’ ward.

December 8th, 2019

Shahnaz Akmali, whose son was killed in “2009 protests”, was summoned to serve one year in prison

Breathing in Confinement – Shahnaz Akmali, mother of Mustafa Karim Beigi, who was killed in “2009 protests”, was summoned to serve her one-year jail sentence.

December 8th, 2019

An executed in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz

Breathing in Confinement – A prisoner convicted of murder was executed in the City of Ahvaz on December 4, 2019.

November 28th, 2019

A provisional arrest warrant was issued for Soha Mortezaei

Breathing in Confinement – A provisional arrest warrant has been reportedly issued for Soha Mortezaei, a so-called “starred student” at the University of Tehran. According to VOA news agency, on Wednesday, November 27, Mustafa Nili, Soha’s lawyer, wrote on his Twitter page: “I went to Muqddas Court yesterday, to find out about Soha Mortazai’s condition. […]