HRANA News Agency – Saqi Feda’i, a Bahai from Mashhad, was arrested by agents from the Ministry of Intelligence on July 8.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the agents arrived at her home with a warrant for her arrest. Continue reading “A Bahai citizen arrested in Mashhad”
HRANA News Agency – Farhad Sadeqi, one of the imprisoned teachers from the Bahai Open University (BIHE), has returned to prison after five days of prison leave.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he is serving a 4-year sentence in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj (near Tehran). Continue reading “Farhad Sadeqi returned to prison”
HRANA News Agency – Abdolfattah Soltani was transferred to prison clinic due to hypotension and heart complications, but in contrast with recommendation of the physicians regarding his need for chocardiography, he was sent back to the ward.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he had experienced hypotension and heart complications on July 6th and consequently was transferred to clinic to be examined. Prison physician recommended that for precise diagnosis echocardiography is required which is not possible to be performed in prison. Continue reading “Abdolfattah Soltani in critical health condition”
HRANA News Agency – The security forces has arrested three new converted to Christianity and members of a group called Iran Church, in Anzali city.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Seyed Alireza Ali Haghnejad, known as Mathews, the new converted to Christianity from Anzali city was arrested on July 5th. Continue reading “Three Christians arrested in Anzali, north of Iran”
HRANA News Agency – Two Sunni activists who were arrested in Iran a month ago have still not been allowed to contact their families.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 21-year old Mohammad Darabi, the son of the Friday prayer Imam for Rejaw in Kermanshah, northwestern Iran, was active in Sunni religious activities and involved in religious work. Continue reading “2 Sunnis arrested a month ago still have no contact with family”
HRANA News Agency – The Court of Appeals in Tehran has confirmed the six-year prison sentence for Sunni preacher Foad Rezazadeh just months after he was reportedly tortured by agents from the Ministry of Intelligence in order to force him to sign false ‘confessions’.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Foad Rezazadeh was sentenced to six years imprisonment by judge Mohammad Moghisseh in Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on 8 January 2014. The Court of Appeals has now confirmed the sentence. Continue reading “Court of Appeals confirms prison sentence for Sunni preacher”
HRANA News Agency – Ziba Mohammadian, the wife of Mohammad Ali Taheri, has been arrested at her house last Wednesday.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ziba Mohammadian, the wife of Mohammad Ali Taheri, the conscience prisoner of Evin prison, has been arrested at her house on Wednesday, July 2. Continue reading “A political prisoner’s wife arrested in Tehran”
HRANA News Agency – There is no information about Said Shirzad, the children’s right activist who has been arrested in Tabriz, 36 days ago.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Said Shirzad was arrested at his workplace, in Tabriz refinery on June 2nd. Continue reading “No information about Said Shirzad after 36 days”
HRANA News Agency – The doctors at Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj say Latif Hasani is in critical condition on day 50 of his hunger strike.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Latif Hasani started his hunger strike in protest at violation of political prisoners’ rights, violation of separating prisoners according to their charges, harassment of political prisoners’ families and also, legal rights of prisoners, including the right of being transferred to the city of residence, since May 18th, in central prison of Tabriz. Continue reading “Latif Hasani in critical condition on day 50 of hunger strike”
HRANA News Agency – Reza Shahabi was transferred to the clinic of prison due to his physical deterioration.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Reza Shahbi Zakari, the labour activist and political prisoner had been transferred from Evin to Rajai Shahr prison, on Sunday June 1st. The same day he started his hunger strike in protest at this transfer. Continue reading “Reza Shahabi transferred to the clinic of the prison”
