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42 Sunni Prisoners Transferred To Hall 21 Of Ward 7 Of Rajai Shahr Prison

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Religious Minorities
Ali Karimi, Amin Taleshi, Anwar khezri, Borhan Asgharian, Davood Abdullahi, Erfan Naderizadeh, Farhad Salimi, Farzad Hosseini, Firoz Hamidi, Fouad Babaei, Ghasem Absten, Hiva Bukani, Hiva Osmani, Ismael Bukani, Jamshid Pierroti, Kambiz Abbasi, Kamran Iraqi, Kamran Sheikheh, Khosrow Besharat, Khosrow Sharafipour, Moslem Kurdi, Namaghi Deldel, Osman Ghodrat, Rahmat Khosh Khah, Saleh Adeli, Shoresh Ayneh Buchanan, Shoresh Krykar, Solaiman Pierroti, Vahed Sharafipoor, Vali Hasan Sheweilian, Yasser Sharafipoor

HRANA News Agency – 42 Sunni prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison were suddenly transferred to hall 21 of ward 7. This sudden decision and lack of facilities in the new ward, has sparked protests from the prisoners.

According to HRANA’s sources, Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran, the hall 21 of ward seven in Rajai Shahr prison has no basic facilities, proper and adequate lighting and heating and despite the cold weather, its windows are open with no glass. Continue reading “42 Sunni Prisoners Transferred To Hall 21 Of Ward 7 Of Rajai Shahr Prison”

3 Prisoners Scheduled To Be Hanged Tomorrow Morning / Picture + Video

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Executions
Ali Hasanzand, Behruz Amiri, Rahman Kazemzadeh

HRANA News Agency – 3 Prisoners are going to be hanged by tomorrow morning in the Parsilon Prison of Khoram Abad and their families have been asked to go to the prison for the last visit.

According to the reports of the HRANA’s reporters, Behruz Amiri, Rahman Kazemzadeh and Ali Hasanzand are the prisoners who have been transferred to the solitary confinements to be executed by Saturday morning. Continue reading “3 Prisoners Scheduled To Be Hanged Tomorrow Morning / Picture + Video”

2 Prisoners Hanged In Zahedan Prison

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Executions
Ghani Rigi

HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners, who had been sentenced to death, were hanged in Zahedan prison. One of the prisoners’ charge has been announced as “Combat”.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the death sentences of two prisoners were executed in Zahedan prison, on Saturday morning, 19th December. Continue reading “2 Prisoners Hanged In Zahedan Prison”

A Death Row Prisoner Committed Suicide And Died In Zahedan Prison

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Executions
Hussein Naroui, Omid Naroui

HRANA News Agency – A 38-year-old prisoner, who had been sentenced to death, ended his life with suicide in the prison of Zahedan.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Omid Naroui, a prisoner who was sentenced to death and had been imprisoned since 2006, hanged himself in Zahedan prison on Thursday, 17th December. Continue reading “A Death Row Prisoner Committed Suicide And Died In Zahedan Prison”

Monthly Report – An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Iran in October-November, 2015

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HRANA News Agency – The Department of Statistics and Publications of the Human Rights Activists Association of Iran has published the following monthly report on the human rights situation in Iran during the period of October-November, 2015 (Persian calendar month of Abaan, 1394). This report cannot perfectly and comprehensively reflect the details of human rights concerns in Iran for obvious reasons including the existing governmental limitations and ban on the free exchange of information. It should be noted that in addition to the monthly reports, the Department of Statistics and Publications of the Human Rights Activists Association of Iran publishes a comprehensive and analytical annual report at the end of each year. Continue reading “Monthly Report – An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Iran in October-November, 2015”

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A Poet Arrested In Karaj

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Freedom of Expression
Mohammadreza Haj Rostambeglue

HRANA News Agency – The family of Mohammadreza Haj Rostambeglue, the young poet informed the media about his detention in an unknown location.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Haj Rostambeglue’s father has posted on the personal page of this poet, that he has been arrested by a group who introduced themselves as the security police, on Wednesday. Continue reading “A Poet Arrested In Karaj”

Peyman A’refi Asked For Parole

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Prisoners
Peyman Arefi

HRANA News Agency – The parole request for Peyman (Amir Reza) A’refi, political prisoner incarcerated in Rajai Shahr prison, has been handed in to the judicial and security authorities and he is waiting for a reply and the possibility of the parole to be released.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the parole request for Peyman (Amir Reza) A’refi, political prisoner held in Rajai Shahr prison, has been handed in to the judicial and security authorities and he is waiting for a reply and the possibility of the parole to be released from the prison. Continue reading “Peyman A’refi Asked For Parole”

3 Activists Imprisoned In Khoy

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Ethnic Minorities
Amin Hajilu, Araz Khasehtarash, Islam Ali Akbarlou

HRANA News Agency – By applying the imprisonment sentences of “Amin Hajilu”, “Araz Khasehtarash” and “Islam Ali Akbarlou”, these three civil rights activists were transferred to Khoy prison, to endure their one month imprisonment.
According to the sources of HRANA, Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran, these three Turkish (Azeri) activists were detained in February last year in connection with the commemoration of “International Day of native language” and by the Revolutionary Court of Khoy, each of them was sentenced to three months imprisonment, which was reduced to one month imprisonment by the appeal court. Continue reading “3 Activists Imprisoned In Khoy”

One Killed, Two Wounded By The Police Forces In Behbahan

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Labor and Guilds
Behbahan

HRANA News Agency – The following pictures show the clashes between protesters and security forces in the city of Behbahan in which “one was dead and two were wounded”.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the gathering by a number of people from Shahrooi village, in the city of Behbahan, in protest to not being employed at the Bidboland refinery and employing non-native workers, led to clashes between them and the police forces, on Tuesday 15th December, during which a civilian was killed and two were wounded. Continue reading “One Killed, Two Wounded By The Police Forces In Behbahan”

3 Prisoners Executed In Rajai Shahr Prison In Karaj

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Executions
Masoud Ostad Karim, Mehdi Balyst, Mehdi Keshavarz, Mehdi Salahshur, Mohammad Hossein Saboori, Morteza Ganjehei, Rajai Shahr Prison, Sadegh Heidari

HRANA News agency – Three persons were hanged in Rajai Shahr prison on charge of murder and also the sentences of other seven prisoners were susponded.

According to the information of the reporters of HRANA, Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran, the death penalty of three prisoners with the names of “Mehdi Salahshur”, “Masoud Ostad Karim” and “Morteza Ganjehei”, were executed in the morning of Wednesday, 16th December, in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj, and seven prisoners with the same charges were not executed and have been temporarily saved from the gallows. Continue reading “3 Prisoners Executed In Rajai Shahr Prison In Karaj”