Breathing in Confinement

Women
April 14th, 2016

A Woman Executed in Kashmar Prison

Breathing in Confinement – Following the recent wave of executions in jails across the country in Iran, a woman who had been sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was executed in Kashmar prison. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the death sentence of a female prisoner named Ameneh Rezaeian was executed in Kashmar prison, […]

May 11th, 2015

Dozens of demonstrators Arrested in Mahabad

Breathing in Confinement – The gathering of people in Mahabad to protest against the suspicious death of Farinaz Khosravani, turned violent with police forces’ interfere. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, in the afternoon of 7th May, thousands of people of Mahabad in a protest against the officials’ neglect of the suspicious death […]

February 12th, 2015

Atena Farghdani on Day 4 of Hunger Strike

Breathing in Confinement – Atena Farghdani, political prisoner in Gharchak prison, in Varamin, is in her fourth day of hunger strike. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, the civil activist has gone on hunger strike since 9th of February in Varamin Prison, and at the time only drinks some water. However, typically, the […]

January 29th, 2015

Mahdieh Golroo Released on the Bail

Breathing in Confinement – Mahdieh Golroo has been released on the bail. According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, Mahdieh Golroo, women’s rights activist, who had been detained from 26th October, was released on a bail of 700 million tomans from Evin prison on 27th January.