HRANA News Agency – A Sunni preacher, Arash Mehdi Khani, was arrested by agents from the Ministry of Intelligence on 18 May 2014 in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province of Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he has been arrested three times previously in relation to his religious activities, and each time has been detained in solitary confinement in the Ministry of Intelligence. Continue reading “Sunni preacher arrested in Sanandaj, Iran”
HRANA News Agency – Two Sunni prisoners suffering from psychological illnesses are in danger of execution after their death sentences were confirmed by the Supreme Court in Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the two men, Syed Hadi Hosseini and Seddigh Mohammadi, had ended a 7-week long hunger strike in December 2013 after being informed by lawyers that the Supreme Court had overturned their death sentences due to their psychological illnesses. They were also told that they would receive a retrial in the Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj. Continue reading “Two Sunni prisoners re-sentenced to death”
HRANA News Agency- Hassan Javani, an elder and sick political prisoner in Bandar Abbas, went on hunger strike in protest at his living condition in prison since 10 days ago.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), ten days ago, this 57 year old political prisoner in Bandar Abbas prison who is suffering from heart problems, prostate and hemorrhoid, was transferred in Bandar Abbas Central prison from ward 12 to ward 2 which is populous and has a poor sanitary condition, and went on hunger strike. Continue reading “A political prisoner on hunger strike in Bandar Abbas prison”
HRANA News Agency – There has been no news about the condition of ten Sunni men who are being held at an unknown location since their arrest a month ago in the cities of Bukan and Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province of Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the men have not been allowed to contact their family, and there is no news about their charges or location. Continue reading “No news on whereabouts of 10 Sunni men arrested last month”
HRANA News Agency – A 15-year old boy and a Sunni teacher were arrested by security forces last week in Baneh, Kurdistan province of Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Fazel Choupani, a Sunni teacher at a school in Baneh, and a boy known as Loghman, were arrested on 14 May 2014. Continue reading “Iran security forces arrest a 15-year old Sunni boy”
HRANA News Agency- Behnam Ebrahimzadeh’s family were prevented from visiting him in Evin prison by the prison’s authorities.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Ebrahimzadeh was evocated to Moghadas court based in Evin prison and then was transferred to the solitary confinement in ward 209, on 3rd of April this year. Continue reading “No prison visit for Behnam Ebrahimzadeh”
HRANA News Agency – 16 prisoners have been hanged in Kerman, Zahedan and Qazvin on May 17th and 18th.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 2 prisoners were hanged on charge of drug trafficking in Zahedan Prison on Saturday May 17. Continue reading “16 prisoners hanged during 2 days”
HRANA News Agency – Akbar Azad, the Azeri activist who was arrested on International Mother Tongue’s Day, has been released on bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Akbar Azad, the Azeri political activist, who was arrested on charge of having speech on Internanioal Mother Tongue’s Day in Tehran last March and was transferred to Evin prison has been released on 150 million Tomans bail, on Saturday, May 17. Continue reading “An Azeri political activist released on heavy bail”
HRANA News Agency – Hamid Manafi, the Azerbaijaniani political activist was transferred to the clinic of Evin prison clinic because of his physical deterioration for the second time since his arrest.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Manafi was transferred to solitary confinement from general ward because of going on hunger strike since May 12. Later on, three days after he started Dry Hunger Strike, he was transferred to prison’s clinic as his physical condition was critical. Continue reading “Imprisoned Azeri activist in critical health condition”
HRANA News Agency – Ali Moezzi, who had started his hunger strike in Karaj detention center, in protest at the events of black Thursday and attack of prison guards to prisoner of ward 350, in Evin prison, and correspondently was transferred to solitary confinement, is back to common ward.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ali Moezzi, the senior political prisoner of central prison of Karaj, started his hunger strike after hearing the news about the attack to political prisoners in ward 350 of Evin and their beatening, in May 1. Continue reading “A political prisoner back from solitary confinement”
