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Rauf Shahbazi Released from Hamadan Prison

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Students
Rauf Shahbazi, Sobhan Zamanyan

HRANA News Agency – Rauf Shahbazi, imprisoned student of Hamadan University was released from Hamedan prison due to general amnesty.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Rauf Shahbazi, imprisoned student who had been sentenced to one year in prison on charges of “insulting the Islamic Republic’s founder in Cyberspace” on December 7, 2014, was released from Hamedan prison after serving six months in prison (October 25, 2015 to April 7, 2016) including 44 days of temporary detention and usage of general amnesty. Continue reading “Rauf Shahbazi Released from Hamadan Prison”

Kamal Sharifi in the 8th Year of Imprisonment without Furlough and Visit

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Prisoners
Kamal Sharifi

HRANA News Agency – Kamal Sharifi, journalist and political activist in Minab prison is in his eighth year of imprisonment while being deprived of furlough during all these years, and being able to visit his family just for once.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Kamal Sharifi, journalist and political activist, born in October 1972, is spending his 30-year-imprisonment sentence in exile, in Minab prison, while he has been able to visit his parents just once and after a long hunger strike. Continue reading “Kamal Sharifi in the 8th Year of Imprisonment without Furlough and Visit”

Hassan Kamal Ramadan Beaten, Handcuffed and Shackled in Solitary Confinement

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Prisoners
Hassan Kamal Ramadan

HRANA News Agency – Hassan Kamal Ramadan, the Syrian-born political prisoner in Orumieh prison was held in solitary confinement and during this period has been beaten while being handcuffed and shackled by prison officials since Saturday to Wednesday.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hassan Kamal Ramadan political prisoner in Orumieh prison had had an argument with one of the prison guards on Saturday. Continue reading “Hassan Kamal Ramadan Beaten, Handcuffed and Shackled in Solitary Confinement”

Mohammad Shojaei Released from Evin Prison

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Prisoners
Mohammad Shojaei

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Shojaei, security prisoner in Evin prison whose verdict was reported earlier to be approved, was released from Evin prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Shojaei security prisoner in ward 7 of Evin prison, former flight engineer of Homa and Mahan Air Airlines whose verdict was reported earlier to be approved, was released from Evin prison. Continue reading “Mohammad Shojaei Released from Evin Prison”

Amir Amirgholi’s Father: My Son is in a Critical Condition in Prison

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Prisoners
Amir Amirgholi

HRANA News Agency – Amir Amirgholi, student activist and political prisoner in Evin prison, who is on the 14th day of his hunger strike to protest at his conditions in the prison, is suffering from low blood pressure and weight loss and is in critical physical condition. Abbas Amirgholi, his father, announced that his son’s demand was legitimate and called on officials to address his case.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Amir Amirgholi, leftist activist and political prisoner in ward eight of Evin prison, has gone on hunger strike to protest at his condition in the prison since Saturday April 9th. Continue reading “Amir Amirgholi’s Father: My Son is in a Critical Condition in Prison”

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Afshin Sohrabzadeh in Critical Health Condition; His Hunger Strike Goes on

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Prisoners
Afshin Sohrabzadeh

HRANA News Agency – The general health condition of Afshin Sohrabzadeh, political prisoner, who suffers from cancer and has been exiled to Minab prison and has sewn his lips and gone on hunger strike to protest the denial of medical leave, since April 12th, is reported to be critical.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Afshin Sohrabzadeh, political prisoner in Minab Prison, suffers from colon cancer, respiratory problems and internal bleeding and in protest to denial of his request for medical leave has gone on hunger strike and has sewn his lips, and is in an inappropriate health condition. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh in Critical Health Condition; His Hunger Strike Goes on”

Sunni Mosques in Kurdistan Deprived of Determining Their Imams

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Religious Minorities
Sunni Mosques

HRANA News Agency – According to the Religious Affairs Office in Kurdistan province, the trustees of mosques have no right to Dismissal and Employment of the prayers or hold Koran classes without the approval of the Great Islamic Center. The Great Islamic Center deals with Sunni people’s religious affairs and is a governmental institution that operates under the supervision of representatives of the Supreme Leader.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Islamic Affairs Department in the cities of Kurdistan has sent an order to the board of trustees of mosques in the province in order to inform them that they did not have any authority to choose Imam for their mosques. Continue reading “Sunni Mosques in Kurdistan Deprived of Determining Their Imams”

Five Men and Two Women Executed in Birjand

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Executions
Birjand, Mohammad Niazi, Moheb Rahmati, Rasht

HRANA News Agency – Five men and two women were executed in connection with drug crimes in the central prison of Birjand on Thursday.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), seven prisoners who had been charged with drug related crimes were hanged in the central prison of Birjand in the early morning of Thursday 14th April. Continue reading “Five Men and Two Women Executed in Birjand”

Maryam Akbari Monfared’s Case in the Supreme Court

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Women
Maryam Akbari-Monfared

HRANA News Agency – The case of Maryam Akbari Monfared, political prisoner of women’s ward of Evin prison, is being processed in the Supreme Court.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the case of Maryam Akbari Monfared is being processed in branch number 38 of the Supreme Court. Continue reading “Maryam Akbari Monfared’s Case in the Supreme Court”

Amirnouzar Nouzaripoor’s Parole Request Rejected by the Authorities

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Prisoners
Amirnouzar Nouzaripoor

HRANA News Agency – The parole request of Amirnouzar Nouzaripoor, political prisoner of ward number 7 of Evin prison was rejected, even though he has served 1/3rd of his sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the parole of Amirnouzar Nouzaripoor, political prisoner, is being rejected, despite the approval of judicial authorities and prosecutor, while he has served more than 2 years of the sentence. Continue reading “Amirnouzar Nouzaripoor’s Parole Request Rejected by the Authorities”