Interrogation Sessions Held for 12 Azerbaijani-Turk Activists at Tabriz Prosecutor's Office

Interrogation Sessions Held for 12 Azerbaijani-Turk Activists at Tabriz Prosecutor’s Office

HRANA News Agency – Interrogation sessions for 12 Azerbaijani-Turk activists, were held at Branch 15 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Tabriz. According to HRANA, the interrogation sessions, related to a joint case involving the 12 individuals, took place separately from January 11 to January 22, 2025. These activists are: Yoroush Mehrali Beiglou, […]

January 24, 2025
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Female Dentist Arrested by Security Forces Following Assault
Freedom of Expression

Female Dentist Arrested by Security Forces Following Assault

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Freedom of Expression

Revolutionary Court Sentences Student Activist Leila Hosseinzadeh to Prison

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10 Baha’i Women Transferred to Dolatabad Prison in Isfahan to Serve Sentences
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10 Baha’i Women Transferred to Dolatabad Prison in Isfahan to Serve Sentences

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January 22, 2025
Lawyer of Pakhshan Azizi: Execution Temporarily Halted
Executions

Lawyer of Pakhshan Azizi: Execution Temporarily Halted

HRANA News Agency – Maziar Tataei, a defense attorney, announced that the Supreme Court has approved the temporary suspension of the death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner sentenced to execution. In a statement, lawyer Maziar Tataei noted that during his follow-up at the Supreme Court for Azizi’s request for a retrial, the court […]

January 22, 2025
Saqqez: Civil Rights Activists Nariman and Milad Rendani Arrested by Security Forces
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Saqqez: Civil Rights Activists Nariman and Milad Rendani Arrested by Security Forces

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January 24, 2025
Father Sentenced to Three Years for Murder of Transgender Son
Children

Father Sentenced to Three Years for Murder of Transgender Son

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Four Teachers' Union Activists in Khuzestan Sentenced to a Total of 24 Years in Prison
Freedom of Expression

Four Teachers’ Union Activists in Khuzestan Sentenced to a Total of 24 Years in Prison

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January 7, 2025
Interrogation Sessions Held for 12 Azerbaijani-Turk Activists at Tabriz Prosecutor's Office
Freedom of Expression

Interrogation Sessions Held for 12 Azerbaijani-Turk Activists at Tabriz Prosecutor’s Office

HRANA News Agency – Interrogation sessions for 12 Azerbaijani-Turk activists, were held at Branch 15 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Tabriz. According to HRANA, the interrogation sessions, related to a joint case involving the 12 individuals, took place separately from January 11 to January 22, 2025. These activists are: Yoroush Mehrali Beiglou, […]

January 24, 2025
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Executions

Drug-Related Charges: A Prisoner Executed in Arak Prison

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Ethnic Minorities

Increased Pressure on Baluch and Arab Communities: 49 Citizens Arrested in Khuzestan and Sistan-Baluchestan

HRANA News Agency – In recent days, Iranian security forces have conducted widespread, simultaneous arrests of dozens of Baluch and Arab citizens in the Khuzestan and Sistan & Baluchestan provinces, long regarded as hotspots of human rights tensions and repression. These mass arrests signal escalating pressures on the residents of these regions, once again underscoring […]

January 10, 2025
Five Arrested in Hashtrud for Environmental Protest
Environment

Five Arrested in Hashtrud for Environmental Protest

In Hashtrud, East Azerbaijan province, five individuals were detained by security forces following a protest against environmental damage. The detainees, identified by HRANA as Rahmat Saeedi, Jafar Sharifi, Davoud Sharifi, Hadi Sharifi, and Aghil Talebi, are residents of a village in Hashtrud County. They were protesting the ecological harm caused by local sandwashing workshops. The […]

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Singer Parastoo Ahmadi and Musicians Charged Over Symbolic Concert Performance
Cultural

Singer Parastoo Ahmadi and Musicians Charged Over Virtual Concert

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Two Teenagers Arrested by Security Forces in Mahabad
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Two Teenagers Arrested by Security Forces in Mahabad

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