HRANA News Agency – Navid Khanjani, Ighan Shahidi, and Vahed Kholosi, three Baha’is and defenders of the right to education, who had been arrested between 2009 and 2010, by the security forces, are still in Rajai Shahr prison for their peaceful activities within the framework of claiming the right to education, especially for young Baha’is, who are deprived of education.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Navid Khanjani, Ighan Shahidi, and Vahed Kholosi, three defenders of the right to education, are enduring their imprisonment sentences in political prisoners’ ward in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj. Continue reading “A Report about 3 Imprisoned Activists of the Right to Education”
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Behnam Irani Released after Serving 6 Years
HRANA News Agency – Christian Pastor, Behnam Irani was released after enduring 6 years imprisonment from central prison of Karaj.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Pastor Behnam Irani was released from central prison in Karaj on Monday, October 17, 2016. Continue reading “Behnam Irani Released after Serving 6 Years”
Manijeh Fatehi Released on the Bail after 7 Months of Detention
HRANA News Agency – Manijeh Fatehi, 22, student from Bokan, who had been held in detention of Intelligence Office in the cities of Bokan, Mahabad, and Urmia, since February, was released temporarily till her court hearing, on a bail of 1500 million IRR, from Mahabad Intelligence Detention.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Manijeh Fatehi, daughter of Bahman, a 22-year-old student from Bokan after more than seven months in solitary confinement in detention centers of Intelligence service in Bukan, Mahabad and Urmia, was released on a bail of 1500 million IRR on October 17, 2016. Continue reading “Manijeh Fatehi Released on the Bail after 7 Months of Detention”
At Least 47 Bahai’s Deprived of Higher Education
HRANA News Agency – At least 47 Baha’is in different cities of Iran in were banned from continuing their education in the universities under the pretext of “defect in application”. Following will be the list of these Baha’is.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), “Defect in Application” is an excuse that is usually being used by the Educational Testing Organisation to deprive Baha’is of higher education. Continue reading “At Least 47 Bahai’s Deprived of Higher Education”
Another Baha’i Deprived of Higher Education in Iran
HRANA News Agency – Mehrdad Zehni Miandoab, Baha’i resident of Miandoab, for the third consecutive year has been denied of continuing his education after the exam results of 2016 was released.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mehrdad Zehni had been qualified to enroll in National University, and PNU based on 2016 exam. Continue reading “Another Baha’i Deprived of Higher Education in Iran”
Seraj Azadi Deprived of Higher Education
HRANA News Agency – Like every year along with the results of exams to enter the universities, there are some reports indicating exclusion of Baha’is from higher education due to their religious beliefs. Seraj Azadi, young Baha’i resident of Abadan, is one of the most recent examples of this exclusion and has been prohibited from continuing his education.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Seraj Azadi, born in 1998, a Baha’i resident of Abadan faced with “defect in application”, like many other Baha’i students, after the announcement of exam results of national tests and so the opportunity to enroll and continue his education has been taken away from him. Continue reading “Seraj Azadi Deprived of Higher Education”
Political Prisoners’ Hall in Rajai Shahr Prison Caught Fire
HRANA News Agency – Hall 12 of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj caught fire after the authorities “were welding to seal the windows”. A number of prisoners of this hall had trouble breathing and were hospitalized in the clinic, following the accumulation and concentration of the smoke.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Rajai Shahr prison authorities attempted to seal the windows of hall 12, political prisoners’ ward, which led to a fire in this hall on Thursday, October 11. Continue reading “Political Prisoners’ Hall in Rajai Shahr Prison Caught Fire”
Participants in Reyhaneh Jabbari’s Execution’s Anniversary Arrested
HRANA News Agency – Sholeh Pakravan, Mohammad Noorizad and several other participants in the anniversary of execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari were arrested by the security forces and the ceremony was stopped.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), plainclothes forces along with security police forces prevented the ceremony of the anniversary Reyhaneh Jabbari’s execution at her grave. Continue reading “Participants in Reyhaneh Jabbari’s Execution’s Anniversary Arrested”
Majid Moghadam Summoned to Serve His Sentence of 3 Years
HRANA News Agency – Majid Abedinzadeh Moghadam, civil activist and one of the witnesses of Kahrizak detention center, was summoned to serve for his sentence of 3 years imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Majid Abedinzadeh Moghadam, was summoned to serve his sentence by branch 2 of the law-enforcement office in Evin prison. Continue reading “Majid Moghadam Summoned to Serve His Sentence of 3 Years”
A Prisoner in Critical Condition Because of Psychological Pressures in Ghezelhesar Prison
HRANA News Agency – Majid Keshvari, a prisoner with mental illness in Ghezelhesar prison, who had committed suicide, is again on the verge of suicide because of the complexity of his situation. The prison’s psychiatrist had prescribed medications and tablets due to Mr. Keshvari’s severe depression, but prison officials denied him the medication delivery. On the other hand they prevented his transfer to the hall where the prisoners are monitored by doctors. In the prison computer his attempt to suicide has been recorded as “food poisoning” and his family’s complaint to the Prisons General Directory Office has not had any outcome yet.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Majid Keshvari is one of the 12 prisoners who were accused of “rebellion” in 2010 in Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj. Continue reading “A Prisoner in Critical Condition Because of Psychological Pressures in Ghezelhesar Prison”