Breathing in Confinement

Women
September 4th, 2021

At the end of her leave period, Giti Pourfazel returns to Evin Prison

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, […]

August 24th, 2021

A statistical report on the violation of human rights in Iran over the past one month (July 20 to August 20, 2021)

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 […]

August 18th, 2021

Soheila Hijab goes on leave from Qarchak prison in Varamin

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”, […]

August 11th, 2021

Covid-19 crisis in women’s ward of Evin Prison; Niloufar Bayani goes on leave

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 […]

August 10th, 2021

Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic responds to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the deportation of female political prisoners

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, […]

July 21st, 2021

Zeinab Hamrang goes on sick leave

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, […]

July 20th, 2021

Complementary report to the Covid-19 crisis in the political women’s ward of Evin prison; Three sick prisoners go on leave

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 […]

July 18th, 2021

A call to the International Community: Covid -19 is threatening the lives of Female Political Prisoners in Evin Prison

18-July-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: With four women political prisoners in Evin Prison having captured Covid-19, the situation in the ward, is chaotic and the lives of all prisoners are in imminent danger.   According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, four of […]

May 1st, 2021

Summoning of Farzaneh Ansarifar to Behbahan Revolutionary Court

30-April-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: Farzaneh Ansarifar, the sister of Farzad Ansarifar, one of the protesters killed in the November 2019 uprisings, was summoned to the Behbahan Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday, April 25. Earlier, in November 2020, she along with 70 other citizens had been summoned to the […]

April 28th, 2021

The new sentence of one year in prison as well as a ban from leaving the country for Nazanin Zaghari

27-April-2021 Newsgroup: Women – Prisoners – Breathing in Confinement: The lawyer of Nazanin Zaghari, an Iranian-British citizen whose five-year sentence for espionage ended in March 2021, announced that his client has been sentenced to another year in prison as well as a one-year ban from leaving the country in her second case. According to “Breathing […]