HRANA News Agency – Sohail Arabi, prisoner of conscience with a sentence of seven years and six months imprisonment, was arrested in December 2013 and is held in ward 350 of Evin prison. This prisoner, whose request for parole and leave have continuously been rejected, despite serious vision problems, has been denied having medical treatment. This denial has created a lot of problems for this prisoner of conscience. It is said that the case officer’s opinion on “no changes in his ideas” is one of the reasons for this exclusion.
A source close to Arabi family, regarding this prisoner of conscience, told HRANA’s reporter: “In addition to continued rejection of his requests for parole and leave so far, for an appointment with the optometrist, more than 10 times he has written letters to the head of the prison, prison clinic and even to the prosecutor, but still the optometrist has not come to visit him and even he has not been sent to medical centers outside the prison”. Continue reading “Sohail Arabi Deprived of Proper Medical Treatment in Evin Prison”
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Jafar Eghdami Deprived of Furlough and Retrial
HRANA News agency – Since two weeks ago, Shahin (Jafar) Eghdami, the prisoner of hall 12 of political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, has avoided to go to cabin visiting hall to protest against the denial of retrial and furlough, as well as problems which have come up for his family during following up the administrative process of these requests.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a source close to the prisoner, regarding the situation of this political prisoner, told HRANA’s reporter: “According to Article 10 of the new law about waging war, he is not known as combatant anymore and eventually they will charge him only for gathering and colluding and disturbing public order, and they can sentence him to 5 years imprisonment, while he has spent 8 years of imprisonment. It means his request for retrial must be admitted and this issue must be applied on his case and he should be free”. Continue reading “Jafar Eghdami Deprived of Furlough and Retrial”
Hamid Babai Deprived of Having Prison Visit
HRANA News Agency – Hamid Babai’s family had gone to visit him at Rajai Shahr prison, but they were told that Mr. Babai had been sent to solitary confinement and was not allowed to have visitors because of profanity. After continuous follow-up by the family, it was found out that this claim was not true and Mr. Babai had protested against the prison warden because he had avoided to send his complaint to the judge of his case and was arbitrary punished. Mr. Babbai has protested at Mohammad Mardani, head of prison, because of illegally preventing him from following the legal process of his case, and the warden took the advantage of his position out of prison procedures and regulations, and denied him having visitors and made his family worried about him, by false claims.
According to the report Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a source close to Babai family told HRANA’s reporter: “Hamid’s wife had gone from the city of Qazvin to visit him in Rajai Shahr prison in Kara, and she was told that Hamid was incommunicado because of profanity and he was in solitary confinement. She was told to go to the court to pursue the new case. His wife was worried and went there and she found from the law-enforcement office that he was not in the solitary confinement. By contacting the prosecution, she realized that he was not incommunicado, and there was nothing in that regard recorded in the system”. Continue reading “Hamid Babai Deprived of Having Prison Visit”
Behnam Ebrahimzadeh Transferred to a Hospital
HRANA News Agency – Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, imprisoned labor activist prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison, was transferred to Imam Khomeini hospital to begin his treatment and was returned to prison after carrying out preliminary tests. This prisoner will be admitted in the hospital soon.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Behnam (Asad) Ebrahimzadeh, labor was taken to Imam Khomeini Hospital for medical procedures regarding his “in spine and cervical spine” on December 20, 2016. Continue reading “Behnam Ebrahimzadeh Transferred to a Hospital”
Kamal Hassan Ramadan Under Interrogation for 8 Days
HRANA News Agency – Kamal Hassan Ramadan, the Syrian-born political prisoner at the Central Prison of Urmia, had been under interrogation for 8 days regarding a new accusation, after being transferred to the Intelligence Office in this city. He was returned to the prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Kamal Hassan Ramadan, Syrian political prisoner at the Central Prison of Urmia, was transferred to the Intelligence Office of the city, on December 10, 2016. Continue reading “Kamal Hassan Ramadan Under Interrogation for 8 Days”
Authorities Do Not Register Political Prisoners’ Requests in Evin Prison
HRANA News Agency – The requests of political prisoners in Evin prison including medical requests are not being officially registered and in most cases even not sent to the prosecution. Failing to register the requests and prisoners’ rights, has led to a lot of problems for them.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the requests of political prisoners in Evin prison including medical requests, furloughs and paroles, are not being addressed and in most cases even not sent to the prosecution. Continue reading “Authorities Do Not Register Political Prisoners’ Requests in Evin Prison”
A Comprehensive Report about the Women’s Ward of Evin Prison
HRANA News Agency – International Human Rights Day came, while many prisoners of conscience and exclusively 33 female prisoners with political and security charges are being held in Evin prison in women’s ward. 17 of them are mothers and 13 of them are older than 50 years old. At least 14 are suffering from different chronic diseases, 2 are not Iranians and 2 are dual-citizens. Accumulated served time in solitary confinements for these prisoners is 4275 days (more than 11 years).
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the women’s ward in Evin prison is composed of two levels. The warden’s office, mosaic workshop, leader workshop and yard are places on the first level. The second level is composed of 3 rooms where the prisoners are being kept. Room number 1, has nine double deck beds, room number 2 has seven doubled deck beds and room number 3 has seven double deck beds. Continue reading “A Comprehensive Report about the Women’s Ward of Evin Prison”
A Report about the Bad Condition of Central Prison of Sanandaj
HRANA News Agency – Imposing more limitation by prison authorities of Sanandaj prison, and over population have made the conditions for the prisoners in this prison very hard. Due to over-population, shortage of required facilities, imposing arbitrary limitations by the authorities like cutting the gas, kidney and prostate problems due to bad water condition, lack of proper medical facilities, lack of classification of prisoners, insulting and beating the prisoners, low quality and shortage of prison food are common problem in this prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), despite the judiciary’s propaganda, the central prison of Sanandaj has a very low standard for prisoners and does not provide prisoners’, their legal rights. Continue reading “A Report about the Bad Condition of Central Prison of Sanandaj”
A Report on the Situation of Daneshpour Moghadam Family
HRANA News Agency – Mohsen and Ahmad Daneshpour Moghadam, father and son, along with Motahareh Bahrami and Reihaneh Haj Ebrahim Dabbagh, all members of a family, with Hadi Ghaemi, a family friend, were arrested in 2009 and sentenced to death. Despite the passage of years since the original conviction for Mohsen and Ahmad Daneshpour Moghaddam, and despite their objection, the judiciary refuses to make the final decision under the pretext of “the files are lost”. The physical condition of these two political prisoners, who are deprived of their rights because of remaining undecided, has been reported extremely poor.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohsen and Ahmad Daneshpour Moghaddam, father and son, political prisoners in ward 350 of Evin prison continue to live in uncertainty under the shadow of death for the 7th year. This uncertainty is while Ahmad Daneshpur, despite his illness, is also taking care of his patient 72-year-old father. Continue reading “A Report on the Situation of Daneshpour Moghadam Family”
The Newest List of Political Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj
HRANA News Agency – This report contains the information about 69 political and security prisoners and detainees in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj as the latest update about the imprisonment of prisoners of conscience in this prison. The report also features a brief description and allegations of the prisoners.
It is more than a decade that HRANA, Human Rights Activists News Agency of in Iran, is monitoring the status of prisoners of conscience in Iran’s prisons, publishes and updates the status of prisoners of conscience as a part of the institution’s ongoing work. Continue reading “The Newest List of Political Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj”