HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Abbasnejad has been hanged in the Prison of Tabriz on June 1st.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Abbasnejad, 32, son of Aziz, from Sardasht was hanged on charge of drug trafficking in the Central Prison of Tabriz on Monday June 1st. Continue reading “A Prisoner Hanged in Tabriz”
HRANA News Agency – Yousef Hassanzadeh, 58, from Tehran should go to Evin prison to serve the 10-year-imprisonment sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), he has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charge of anti-regime activities through Internet and phone calls and contact with Christians Church in Belgium. Continue reading “Yousef Hassanzadeh Receives 10 Years of Imprisonment”
HRANA News Agency – Said Shirzad is still under dentention in Rajai Shahr Prison without any definite court sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), during the last session of the court, Said Shirzad left the session because his lawyer was not allowed to access the case. Continue reading “Said Shirzad, under Detention since 1 Year ago”
HRANA News Agency – The video footage that you can watch here shows the last farewell of Farzad Tahai and Amin Babai, two prisoners who were executed on June 1st in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. HRANA published this footage to draw the attentions to the matter of death penalty and precisely to the execution of prisoners with drug related charges in Iran.
During the recent months the rate of the mass executions and sometimes public executions has increased although the Iranian officials had told that they were going to consider the matter of eliminating death penalty on drug related charges in a bill in the parliament in April. Continue reading “Video Footage of the Last Moments of Prisoners before Being Taken to Gallows”
HRANA News Agency – Atena Farghdani, drawer and children’s rights activist has been sentenced by Judge Salvati of branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court Tehran to 12 years and 9 months of imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Atena Farghdani who is kept at ward 2-A of IRGC at the moment has been sentenced to 12 years of 9 months in prison. 7 Years and a half of this sentence could be implemented according to article 134 of the new Penal Code. She can appeal in the next 20 days. Continue reading “Atena Farghdani Sentenced to 12 Years and 9 Months of Imprisonment”
HRANA News Agency – Omid Alishenas, Aso Rostami and Ali Nuri have been sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a verdict issued by the Revolutionary Court on May 30th have sentenced Omid Alishenas to 10 years and each of Aso Rostami and Ali Nuri to 7 years of imprisonment. It has been said that these sentenced are going to be reduced by the court of appeal according to article 134 of the Penal Code. Continue reading “24 Years of Imprisonment for 3 Civil Activists”
HRANA News Agency – As the authorities ignore Alireza Rasouli’s critical health condition he has begun a hunger strike in Mahabad Prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Alireza Rasouli’s has already asked the authorities several times to provide him with proper medical treatment which has been ignored so far. He has gone on hunger strike since May 30th to protest at this ignorance. Continue reading “Alireza Rasouli on Hunger Strike in Mahabad Prison”
HRANA News Agency – 12 Prisoners have been hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison of Karaj and one of the death row prisoners died after a heart attack in solitary confinement.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), these 13 prisoners had been transferred to solitary confinements on May 30th. 12 of them were hanged on June 1st but a prisoner identified as Mohammad Mirnejad died after having a heart attack in solitary confinement. Continue reading “12 Prisoners Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison / One Died of Heart Attack in Solitary Confinement”
HRANA News Agency – 4 Prisoners have been hanged in Uremia.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ardalan Rahdar, Mohammad Rashid Rahdar, Habib Rahdar and Shirzad Rashidi are the 4 prisoners who have been hanged in the Central Prison of Uremia on Monday, June 1st.
3 of these prisoners were cousins and all were charged with drug trafficking. They had been transferred to solitary confinements the day before.
The authorities have not announced the report of these executions yet.
HRANA News Agency – Prisoners’ families’ unnecessary, abusive and sometimes violent physical inspection, during their visit with prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison, annoys the families and scares their children.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), recently, prison officers, in addition to routine inspections, check the families of prisoners with a metal detector that scares the children, who go for visit. Continue reading “Political Prisoners’ Children Scared of Prison Visits”
