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Bahais of Rowshan Kooh Village Being Forced to Leave Their Land

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Religious Minorities
Anvar Moslemi, Behzad Zabihi, Ehsanullah Rohani, Ghobad Hashemi, Hojatullah Naimi, Human Gholizadeh, Kiavash Hashemi, Mansour Rohani, Mino Naderi, Morad Gholinejad, Nader Derakhshan, Navid Derakshan, Saed Gholizadeh, Shahrokh Nabipour

HRANA News Agency – Most residents of Rowshan Kooh village of Mazandaran province are of the Baha’i Faith, and this issue, in recent years, has been the cause of discrimination, especially in the field of construction in the village. In the last instance the Department of Natural Resources of
Mazandaran has claimed the forest land has been occupied by the people who have been using them for more than 70 years and has called for the destruction of a number of houses owned by Baha’is living in this village.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Rowshan Kooh is one of Mazandaran province’s villages which is known for its Baha’i residents. In recent years, systematic and extensive efforts have been made to make the Baha’is leave the village. Among these, is the lack of building permission or the buildings certificate of quality to the Baha’i residents of the village. Continue reading “Bahais of Rowshan Kooh Village Being Forced to Leave Their Land”

Shahnaz Akmali Released on the Bail

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Women
Mostafa Karimbaigi, Shahnaz Akmali

HRANA News Agency – Shahnaz Akmali, Mostafa Karimbaigi’s mother, whose son was one of the victims of aftermath of presidential election of 2009 who was released on the bail temporarily from Evin prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shahnaz Akmali was released temporarily on a bail of 1 billion IRR from ward 209 of Evin prison, on February 18. Continue reading “Shahnaz Akmali Released on the Bail”

4 Turkish Activists Sentenced to a Total of 45 Years in Prison

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Ethnic Minorities
Akbar Azad, Alireza Farshi, Behnam Sheikhi, Hamid Manafi

HRANA News Agency – The General and Revolutionary Court of Baharestan town, in Tehran, convicted four Turkish activists to a total of 45 years imprisonment and exile. Although the convictions have been made based on charges of organizing illegal groups, but the court documents indicate that they had no violent activities and they have been active mostly in the field of cultural and linguistic issues.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), based on a verdict issued by the General and Revolutionary Court of Baharestan town, in Tehran, Mr. Akbar Azad, journalist and researcher has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and 2 years exile in Dareh Shahr of Ilam province, Mr. Alireza Farshi has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and 2 years exile in Bagh-e Malek of Khozestan province, Mr. Behnam Sheikhi has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and 2 years exile in Masjed Soleiman of Khozestan, and Hamid Manafi has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and 2 years exile in Azna city of Lorestan province.   Continue reading “4 Turkish Activists Sentenced to a Total of 45 Years in Prison”

Arash Sadeghi in Critical Health Condition in Evin Prison

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Prisoners
Arash Sadeghi, Golrokh Irai

HRANA New Agency – Arash Sadeghi, imprisoned civil activist in ward 350 of Evin prison, has advanced stomach bleeding, so that he is “no longer able to eat solid food”. This prisoner, who is suffering from aspiratory chronic inflammation disease (asthma), stomach bleeding and intestinal colitis, caused by long term hunger strike, is still in prison and being deprived of treatment, due to opposing by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
On the other hand, since several weeks ago, Mr. Sadeghi and his wife, who is in the women’s ward of this prison, have been deprived of meeting each other. In addition, this prisoner has sued the judge and a prosecution officer. Continue reading “Arash Sadeghi in Critical Health Condition in Evin Prison”

Rajai Shahr Prison Authorities Put All Dangerous Prisoners in One Ward

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Prisoners
Abdullah Naghdi, Morteza Khakbaz

HRANA News Agency – Rajai Shahr prison authorities have put specific prisoners by a deliberate arrangement together in a Hall as a deadly penal colony. At least six prisoners within 10 days have attempted suicide or self-mutilation after being transferred to this hall.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hall 11 of ward 4 in Rajai Shahr prison, has been change to a deadly place for the prisoners of this prison, based on a plan designed directly by Mr. Yousef Mardi (Head of prison security) and Mohammad Mardani (Rajai Shahr prison’s chief) to choose and put specific prisoners who have problem with each other in this ward. Continue reading “Rajai Shahr Prison Authorities Put All Dangerous Prisoners in One Ward”

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Two Telegram Activists Arrested in Mahabad

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Freedom of Expression
Heiva Kiaei, Mehdi Salahi

HRANA News Agency – Heiva Kiaei and Mehdi Salahi, two telegram activists, were arrested by security forces in Mahabad and were taken to an unknown location. Their “Telegram” channel had published issues relevant to workers and child labor.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Heiva Kiaei and Mehdi Salahi, two telegram activists, were arrested by security forces in Mahabad and were taken to an unknown location, on April 2, 2017. Continue reading “Two Telegram Activists Arrested in Mahabad”

Ayatollah Nakounam Transferred from Hospital to Prison

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Prisoners
Mohammad Reza Nekounam

HRANA News Agency – Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam, imprisoned dissident cleric was transferred from hospital to the Saheli prison, in Qom.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ayatollah Nekounam, the Shiite grand ayatollah, was returned from a hospital in Tehran to Saheli prison, in Qom. Continue reading “Ayatollah Nakounam Transferred from Hospital to Prison”

A Prisoner Executed in Minab Prison

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Executions
Abdulhakim Kohkan

HRANA News Agency – By the judicial process, Abdulhakim Kohkan, one of the prisoners of drug related crimes in Minab prison, was executed.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Abdulhakim Kohkan, from Balouchestan who was accused of carrying and storing 2 kilos heroin, after judicial procedures and in prosecutor and Minab prison’s supervisor judge’s presence, was executed in Minab prison, on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Continue reading “A Prisoner Executed in Minab Prison”

Two Prisoners Executed in Ghezelhesar Prison

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Executions
Fayaz Pasandideh

HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners were hung in Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj. Both of them were executed with charges of drug related crimes.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), two prisoners with charges of drug related crimes, were executed in Ghezelhesar prison. Continue reading “Two Prisoners Executed in Ghezelhesar Prison”

Torture, Harassment and Humiliation, the Story of Noor Ahmad Hassan Zehi

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Ethnic Minorities
Abdul Karim Shah Bakhsh, Ali Pejgol, Maher Kabi, Mohammad Saber Malek Reisi, Noor Ahmad Hassan Zehi, Shir Ahmad Shirani

HRANA News Agency – Noor Ahmad Hassan Zehi, Baloch political prisoner, is serving a sentence of 28 years imprisonment in exile, in the prison of Ardebil. This prisoner has numerous experiences of physical and psychological tortures being done to him, and in part of his narrative, he says: “One of the physical tortures was that, they tied me to the bed, which they call it a miracle bed, in a way that
they laid me down on the bed and handcuffed my hands and feet, tied together, with ropes and tied my thumb separately with tightrope to avoid any movement, and then with a thick cable brutally hit on the soles of the feet.”
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Noor Ahmad Hassan Zehi, son of Noor, born in 1986, married, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence agents in Zahedan, on March 14, 2011. Continue reading “Torture, Harassment and Humiliation, the Story of Noor Ahmad Hassan Zehi”