HRANA News Agency – On the morning of September 1, security forces arrested Mr. Shahram Mansour at his home, and transferred him to the Ministry of Intelligence’s Facility 100 in Shiraz.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), they also searched his home and seized some personal items. They arrested Mr. Farhad Sarafraz in similar circumstances and took him to the same detention facility. Continue reading “Two Bahais arrested in Shiraz”
HRANA News Agency – A Sunni prisoner with psychological illnesses has been held in solitary confinement for more than three weeks in Iran’s Ghezel Hesar prison, after he was beaten by prison guards and removed from his prison ward.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Sunni prisoner of conscience Seddigh Mohammadi, who suffers from psychological illnesses, was subjected to a brutal beating by guards within the prison on 12 August 2014, leaving him with horrific injuries. Continue reading “Psychologically ill Sunni prisoner held for 3 weeks in solitary”
HRANA News Agency – Morad Shibak, the prisoner of central prison of Zahedan, who was charged with murder, has been executed by hanging, on Wednesday, August 27.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Morad Shibak, the prisoner of central prison of Zahedan, who was transferred to solitary confinement on Sunday August 24, was executed by hanging on Wednesday August 27 at dawn. Continue reading “Execution of a man who was charged with murder”
HRANA News Agency – Soliman Mihandoost, 25, Hormozagani citizen was directly shot and instantly killed by police, when he was returning from fishing.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Soliman Mihandoost, the 25 years old inhabitant of Kalmatly village, was murdered by direct shot from police forces when he was returning from fishing. Continue reading “A young Hormozgani fisherman was murdered by police”
HRANA News Agency – At least three prisoners, who were charged with smuggling drug were executed by hanging in central prion of Bandar Abbas.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), aT least three prisoners with the names of Morad Adin, Mahmoud Khaghani and Yaser Rigi, who were charged with carrying and storing drug were executed by hanging in central prison of Bandar Abbas, on Thursday August 28. Continue reading “Execution of at least three prisoners in central prison of Bandar Abbas”
HRANA News Agency – According to the Prison guards, Bahram Tasviri Khiabani a death row prisoner was found dead in a solitary confinement cell at Rajaee Shahr Prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the body of Bahram Tasviri Khiabani a death row prisoner was found today August 28th , 2014 in a solitary confinement at Ward 5, Rajaee Shahr Prison. Back in 2010 HRANA published a report about this prisoner raped by prison guards ( see the 2010 report here) and also his accounts about this rape , abuse and mistreatment at prison( see his video here) . Continue reading “Mysterious death of complaining prisoner in a solitary confinement”
HRANA News Agency – On August 26th, 2014 a rare footage of protesting prisoners rioting against mass executions at the 2nd unit of Ghezel Hesar Prison published by HRANA news agency. The riot took place on August 17th, 2014 and finished with many causalities and injuries among protesting prisoners.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in the morning of August 17th, 2014 at least 14 death-row prisoners were transferred to the execution chamber at Ghezel Hesar Prison. This resulted in a riot by prisoners of unit 2 at this prison whom most of them are death-row prisoners. These prisoners confronted the prison security unit and demanded to suspend the executions.
Live rounds and tear gas widely were used by Qezel Hesar security and back up units which resulted in lots of injuries and at least 10 causalities.
HRANA also reported about the peaceful protest of prisoners’ families outside the prison on the same day who demanded suspension of executions. However, these protests were suppressed by NAJA using Water Cannons and led to several arrests.
Below is the mentioned footage of the incident:
Rare footage of Ghezel Hesar Prisoners’ rebellion against death penalty
HRANA News Agency – Three civil right activists who were arrested in Sabalan hillside were released on one hundred million Rials bail from Meshkin Shahr jail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), three civil right activists who were arrested in Sabalan hillside with the names of Rahim Gholami, Maisam Joulani and Hasan Joulani were released from Meshkin Shhar prison on one hundred million Rials bail, on August 27. Continue reading “Three civil rights activists released from Meshkin Shahr Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Farhad Eqbali, a Bahai resident of Gorgan, reported to prison on August 27 to begin serving his 5-year sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Eqbali was one of about twenty Bahais, and some Muslims accused of associating with Bahais, who were arrested in Goran in November, 2012. Continue reading “Farhad Eqbali begins 5-year sentence in Gorgan”
HRANA News Agency – On Wednesday, August 20, 2014, Yosef Hassanzadeh was arrested for his connections with Christian organizations abroad.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), security forces detained Hassanzadeh, a resident of Tehran, at a pharmacy where he had gone to purchase medicine. Continue reading “A citizen is arrested for connections with Christians”
