Court of Appeals: Lawyer Behnam Nezadi Sentenced to Prison and Temporary Disbarment

Court of Appeals: Lawyer Behnam Nezadi Sentenced to Prison and Temporary Disbarment

HRANA News Agency – The Court of Appeals of Markazi Province reduced the sentence of lawyer Behnam Nezadi to four months in prison and a one-year ban on practicing law. Previously, the Revolutionary Court of Arak had sentenced Nezadi to one year in prison and a two-year ban from legal practice. In a separate case, […]

January 21, 2025
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Female Dentist Arrested by Security Forces Following Assault
Freedom of Expression

Female Dentist Arrested by Security Forces Following Assault

Farzaneh Mohammadi Parsa, a dentist residing in Tehran, was arrested by security forces in the city and transferred to an undisclosed location. According to HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, Farzaneh Mohammadi Parsa was arrested at her private residence on Wednesday, December 25. Reports indicate that her arrest involved physical […]

January 2, 2025
Revolutionary Court Sentences Leila Hosseinzadeh to Prison
Freedom of Expression

Revolutionary Court Sentences Student Activist Leila Hosseinzadeh to Prison

Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student activist, has been sentenced in absentia to prison by Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. The charges stem from her appearing unveiled at the University of Tehran during her thesis defense. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, Hosseinzadeh was […]

November 25, 2024
Increased Pressure on Baluch and Arab Communities: 49 Citizens Arrested in Khuzestan and Sistan-Baluchestan
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
Elnaz Ahmadi Detained for Three Months in Evin Prison
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Daily Interrogations: Elnaz Ahmadi’s Three-Month Detention in Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – Elnaz (Solmaz) Ahmadi, a political detainee, has been held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison for nearly three months. She is transferred daily to Ward 209 for interrogation and then returned to her cell. A source close to Ms. Ahmadi’s family confirmed to HRANA: “After two months in the Ministry […]

January 16, 2025
Five People Arrested in Naqadeh by Security Forces
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Five People Arrested in Naqadeh by Security Forces

According to HRANA, quoting Kolbar News, five residents of Naqadeh have been arrested. Previously, the identity of one of the detainees, Ayoub Armand, had been confirmed. The identities of the other four have now been reported as Jalal Mohammadi, Khaled Mohammadi, Mohammad Taher Eliasi, and 25-year-old Masoud Mahmoudpour. The report states that Jalal Mohammadi and […]

January 17, 2025
Father Sentenced to Three Years for Murder of Transgender Son
Children

Father Sentenced to Three Years for Murder of Transgender Son

In February of last year, the Criminal Court of Tabriz sentenced a man to three years in prison for the murder of his 17-year-old transgender son, sparing him from more severe punishment. According to the report by Rokna, the man killed his son, Parsa, because he wore makeup. During his trial, the father defended his […]

May 22, 2024
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

Siamak Sadeghi Chehrazi, Kokab Bodaqi-Panah, Pirooz Nami, and Ali Koroushat, teachers’ union activists in Khuzestan, have been sentenced by the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court to a combined total of 24 years in prison in a joint case. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, the four union activists were sentenced by […]

January 7, 2025
Court of Appeals: Lawyer Behnam Nezadi Sentenced to Prison and Temporary Disbarment
Freedom of Expression

Court of Appeals: Lawyer Behnam Nezadi Sentenced to Prison and Temporary Disbarment

HRANA News Agency – The Court of Appeals of Markazi Province reduced the sentence of lawyer Behnam Nezadi to four months in prison and a one-year ban on practicing law. Previously, the Revolutionary Court of Arak had sentenced Nezadi to one year in prison and a two-year ban from legal practice. In a separate case, […]

January 21, 2025
Number of Executions in Khorramabad Prison Rises to Three
Executions

Number of Executions in Khorramabad Prison Rises to Three

HRANA News Agency – With the identification of two additional prisoners executed at dawn on January 16 in Parsilon Prison, Khorramabad, the total number of executions in the prison yesterday has increased to three. In addition to the execution of Saman Davoudian, the death sentences of Rashid Zeinabi, 36, father of one, and Mohammad Amiri […]

January 17, 2025
Increased Pressure on Baluch and Arab Communities: 49 Citizens Arrested in Khuzestan and Sistan-Baluchestan
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 […]

May 23, 2024
Singer Parastoo Ahmadi and Musicians Charged Over Symbolic Concert Performance
Cultural

Singer Parastoo Ahmadi and Musicians Charged Over Virtual Concert

Parastoo Ahmadi, a singer, along with musicians previously arrested for holding an virtual concert, were summoned to Tehran’s District 38 Morality Court today to face charges. They were released on bail after the hearing. Ahmadi’s bail was set at 3 billion tomans, while each musician’s bail was set at 2 billion tomans. The specific charges […]

December 23, 2024
Two Teenagers Arrested by Security Forces in Mahabad
Children

Two Teenagers Arrested by Security Forces in Mahabad

On Tuesday, December 31, Rezgar Moloudi and Kamyar Izadi, two teenagers from Mahabad, were arrested after being summoned to Ministry of Intelligence Office in this city and transferred to The Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Urmia. According to HRANA, citing Kurdpa, the two teenagers, both 17 years old and residents of a village in […]

January 2, 2025

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