HRANA News Agency – Faran Hessami, who is in Evin prison serving a four-year sentence for educational activities with the Bahai Open University (BIHE), has been granted a 4-day furlough covering the Naw Ruz period.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this will enable her to be with her son Artin during the holiday period. Continue reading “Faran Hessami Granted a 4-Day Furlough”
HRANA News Agency – On the morning of March 16, intelligence agents in the city of Shiraz raided the home of Mr. Karamat Amiri, a 62-year old Bahai.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this is the latest in a series of similar raids on over 20 Bahai homes in the city, during the past month. Continue reading “Another Bahai Home Raided in Shiraz”
HRANA News Agency – 5 political prisoners in ward 7, Quarantine, in Evin prison, who were taken to solitary confinements last week, because of complaining, regarding the prison hygiene situation and other problems, were returned to their previous ward.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), last week, Amir Dorbin Ghaziani, Samko Khelghati, Salar Sotodeh, Omid Zarei Nejad and Mohammad Shojaei were taken to solitary confinements following their protest to the hygiene condition and other problems in Quarantine ward 7. Continue reading “5 Political Prisoners Returned to Public Ward in Evin Prison”
HRANA News Agency – A prisoner, who had been charged with drug related crime, was executed in the prison of Adel Abad, in Shiraz.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on 15th March, “Farshid Jafari”, a prisoner of drug related crimes in the prison of Adel Abad in Shiraz, was executed by hanging. Continue reading “A Prisoner Hanged in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz”
HRANA News Agency – Despite severe physical and psychological condition of Asadullah Asadi, Azerbaijani cultural activist, Tehran prosecutor objected his request for Norouz leave.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Asadullah Asadi Daghdaghan, 64, who is going to begin his fifth year of imprisonment, has requested a leave to get treatment for his sever medical condition and visit his family but his requests faced prosecutor’s and prison officials’ objection. Continue reading “Asadullah Asadi Deprived of Medical Leave”
HRANA News Agency – Teachers who have complains regarding their unions and civil rights conditions, held their second demonstration in front of governor general’s office of Charmahal-va-Bakhtiyari province.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a group of teachers protested regarding their unions and civil rights conditions in front of governor general’s office of Charmahal-va-Bakhtiyari province, in Shahr-e-Kord on March 16. Continue reading “The Second Day of Teachers’ Protests in Shar-e-Kord”
HRANA News Agency – Four prisoners, including three Afghan citizens convicted of drug-related crimes were executed in Zahedan prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on Saturday 7th of March, four prisoners convicted of drug-related crimes were hanged in the central prison of Zahedan. The executed Afghan citizens were identified as Seyed Alam Uzbek (26), Nasimullah Uzbek (25) and Sultan Uzbek (30 years old) and the fourth Iranian prisoner was Khaleghdaad Gomshadzehi (60 years old). Continue reading “3 Afghan and 1 Iranian Prisoner Hanged in Zahedan Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Medical leave permission for Abdulfatah Sultani, imprisoned lawyer, is still rejected by prosecution authorities, despite his serious health condition and medical repeated statements.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Deputy Prosecutor Supervisor on political prisoners in Evin prison, Khodabakhshi, has stated that the reason for preventing this medical leave is “Insisting on his political positions”. Continue reading “Abdulfatah Sultani Deprived of Medical Furlough”
HRANA News Agency – Athena Faraghdani, who had been transferred to a two-person cell in ward 2-A of the Revolutionary Guards, is waiting for her trial.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Athena Faraghdani, children’s rights activist and painter who had been recently on hunger strike for 21 days, has been transferred to ward 2-A of Evin prison from prison of Shahr-e Rey (Gharchak-e Varamin) and now she is in a two-person cell in this prison. Continue reading “Latest Information on Athena Farghdani’s Status”
HRANA News Agency – A prisoner in the central prison of Bandar Abbas, committed suicide and died.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Masood Emam Reza, a 45-year-old prisoner, who was injured during the war between Iran and Iraq, committed suicide with pills in the Central Prison of Bandar Abbas and died. Continue reading “A Prisoner Committed Suicide in the Prison of Bandar Abbas”
