HRANA News Agency – Sepideh Gholian (Ghoolian), Ahvazi student was released temporarily on the bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Sepideh Gholian (Ghoolian), senior veterinary student of Ahvaz was released on a bail of 2 billion IRR, on March 1st. Continue reading “Sepideh Gholian Released on the Bail”
HRANA News Agency – Abdulfattah Solatni, lawyer and human rights activist who has been in prison since 2011, has been diagnosed with different diseases like acute neurological diseases, colitis and fluctuation in blood pressure. Mr. Soltani who has passed his 2000th day of imprisonment, faces rejection of his parole.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Abdulfattah Soltani, is one of the human rights lawyers. He was arrested on September 10, 2011, and sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment and 20 years deprivation of working as an attorney, for being the winner of human rights prize of Nuremburg, having interviews with foreign media about his clients’ cases, and partnership in funding the association of human rights defenders of Iran. His sentence was reduced to 13 years in prison in the appeal court. Continue reading “Imprisoned Since 2000 Days; Abdulfattah Soltani”
HRANA News Agency – Esmail Abdi, teachers’ union activist and Yusuf Emadi, artist, both prisoners in ward 7 of Evin prison, were transferred to ward 350 of Evin prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Esmail Abdi, the Board member of ITTA of Tehran, and Yusuf Emadi, composer and Setar player, two prisoners in ward 7 of Evin prison, were transferred to ward 350 of Evin prison, without “prior notice and the prosecutor’s order”, on March 1, 2017. Continue reading “Esmail Abdi and Yusuf Emadi Transferred to Ward 350 of Evin Prison”
HRANA News Agency – The physical condition of Arash Sadeghi, civil rights activist in ward 350 of Evin prison, is still critical. Mr. Sadeghi is not able to eat solid food because of the development of ulcers and stomach bleeding and there is no food at the buffet of this ward, which is good for his physical condition. This prisoner suffers from chronic inflammatory diseases of the airways (asthma), bleeding in the stomach and intestinal colitis, due to a long-term hunger strike and lack of hospital treatment, and he is still deprived of medical treatment because of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards representative’s objection. On the other hand, Mr. Sadeghi and his wife, who is in the women’s ward in this prison, are both deprived of visiting each other.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ objection, the physical crisis of Arash Sadeghi, civil activist in ward 350 of Evin prison, continues. Continue reading “Arash Sadeghi; Still in a Critical Health Condition”
HRANA News Agency – Naser Kholosi, Turk (Azeri) activist, was released temporarily from Tabriz Central Prison, on the bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Naser Kholosi, Turk (Azeri) activist, was released temporarily from Tabriz Central Prison, on a bail of 5 billion IRR. Continue reading “Naser Kholosi Released on the Bail”
HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners, who had been charged with murder, were hung in the Central Prison of Urmia. Two other prisoners with the same charges had been transferred to the solitary confinement for retaliation sentences, but managed to obtain a deadline and were returned to their ward.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), two prisoners, charged with murder, were hung in the Central Prison of Urmia on February 28, 2017. Continue reading “2 Prisoners Executed in Urmia Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Ali Moezi, political prisoner had been transferred to an unknown location, less than two months ago during a meeting with his family in the Visiting Room in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj. Now, it has been specified that Mr. Moezi is held in ward 209, for his new case which will be treated in Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.
In the near future, the trial for his new accusations will be held in this Branch. Ali Moezi had been transferred to Rajai Shahr prison as a punishment in September last year, following his protest against political prisoners’ condition. Continue reading “Ali Moezi Transferred to Evin Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Gholam Reza (Rubin) Shahini, Iranian-American citizen detained in Gorgan prison, after being beaten and insulted by prison guards, has gone on hunger strike, and was transferred to solitary confinement, since February 14, 2017. This prisoners who has got severe “weight loss”, has been transferred to quarantine ward of this prison, due to kidney problems caused by the hunger strike and has been twice transferred to the prison’s clinic. Gorgan prison authorities not only ignore his demands but also have put pressure on him and threatened him to end his hunger strike.
Mr. Shahini is deprived of having phone calls and family visit. Continue reading “Rubin Shahini on Hunger Strike in Gorgan Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Mahdi Kokhian, civil activist from Malekan, was released from Maragheh prison on the bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mahdi Kokhian, civil activist from Malekan, was released temporarily from Maragheh prison on a bail of 3 billion IRR, until his trial. Continue reading “Mahdi Kokhian Released on the Bail”
HRANA News Agency – At least two of the prisoners of ward 6 in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, committed suicide, to protest at being exiled to Hall 11 of ward 4, known as the “Bloody Ring.” The term in this prison refers to the halls which are used by prison officials to put those who have problems with each other or mafia gangs within the prison, and are created and managed for clearing between prisoners. Recently, at least six other prisoners in similar protests committed suicide or self-mutilation.
An informed source, regarding the condition of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj told HRANA’s reporter: “When the transfer order was issued, Navid Yaghmai tried to protest against that by cutting his hand to committee suicide, and Amir Nemati known as A’del, also committed self-mutilation to avoid going there and gave ultimatum that if they would transfer him he would commit suicide, but “Hassan Kurd”, head of the ward 6, and head of the Rajai Shahr prison’s security, threatened him and took him and transferred him by force.” Continue reading “The ‘Bloody Ring’ of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj”
