24-September-2021 Newsgroup: Religious Minorities – Women – Breathing in Confinement: Hayedeh Forootan and her son, Mehran Mosallanejad, two Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were arrested on September 23, 2021, after appearing at the City’s Police Department. On Wednesday, September 22, before their arrest, the intelligence agents raided their home and confiscated some of their personal […]
18-September-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Breathing in Confinement: Today, September 18, 2021, the home of civil activist Pouran Nazemi was searched by security forces in Tehran. The agents searched Ms. Nazemi’s home and confiscated her personal belongings, including her computer and some of her documents. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of […]
18-September-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Breathing in Confinement: On September 15, 2021, security forces from Sarallah base of the Revolutionary Guards raided Sara Sahranvardfard’s home and confiscated some of her personal belongings, including her laptop, her cell phone and that of her sister, as well as several books about women. According to Breathing in Confinement, the […]
4-September-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Friday, September 3, at the end of her leave period, Giti Pourfazel, a retired lawyer and political prisoner, returned to Evin Prison. She was previously sent on leave from Evin Prison on July 25 this year, following contracting Covid-19. According to Breathing in Confinement, […]
23-August-2021 Newsgroup: Freedom of Expression – Execution – Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The examples of the ongoing human rights violations by the authorities of the Islamic Republic over the past month, included the executions, arrests, imprisonment, and floggings. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]
17-August-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Saturday, August 14, the political prisoner Soheila Hijab, was sent on a 7 day leave from Qarchak Prison in Varamin. The imprisoned lawyer Soheila Hijab, has been serving her five-year sentence in Qarchak prison in Varamin since June 2020. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, […]
11-August-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: On Wednesday, August 11, Niloufar Bayani, an environmental activist, was sent on leave from Evin Prison, because of having Covid-19 disease. In recent weeks, at the women’s ward of Evin Prison, a number of inmates had developed severe Covid-19 symptoms and Ms. Bayani along with other […]
10-August-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Following the UNHCR’s pursuit of deportation of women political prisoners from Evin Prison to the other cities, the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic responded in a letter dated Wednesday, August 4, 2021 by defending the transfer of Yasaman Ariani, Monireh Arabshahi, Mojgan Keshavarz, Atena Daemi, […]
20-July-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The retired teacher Zeinab Hamrang, who was being held in the quarantine section of women political ward in Evin Prison, was granted a sick leave. According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, […]
20-July-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the political women’s ward of Evin Prison, more prisoners got sick. Concurrently, the political prisoners Alieh Motalebzadeh, Sepideh Kashani and Zahra Jamali, were granted leave because of their deteriorating condition. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of […]