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Persian Christians banned from attending Saint Peter Church

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Religious Minorities
Saint Peter Church

HRANA News Agency – The Persian speaking Christians are banned from attending Saint Peter Church in Tehran.

 

According to “Mohabat News” agency, Persian Christians and newly converted Persians are banned from attending Saint Peter Church in Tehran. This is in continuation of recent pressures on Christian community and closure of numerous churches in Iran. According to this report, on Sunday, December, 8 (only a few weeks before Christmas), “Pastor Sargis Benyamin”, the Pastor of Saint Peter urged the members of the church, who are generally Persian-speaking Christians, not to attend the church henceforth. This is despite the fact that some of these individuals have been members of the church and attended weekly ceremonies for 20 years. Continue reading “Persian Christians banned from attending Saint Peter Church”

4 Sunni prisoners on day 63 of hunger strike

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Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi

HRANA News Agency – 3 Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar who are on their 63rd day of hunger strike have gone unconscious due to physical weakness.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi and Hamed Ahmadi are the three Sunni prisoners who are on hunger strike since two months ago. They lost their conscious yesterday evening, and were transferred to the clinic of prison. Continue reading “4 Sunni prisoners on day 63 of hunger strike”

An Ahwazi Sunni activist is arrested

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Religious Minorities
Bagher Gholami

HRANA News Agency – Bagher Gholami, the Ahwazi Sunni activist, has been arrested by the intelligence office.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence agents have arrested Bagher Gholami on December 17, 2013 and transferred him to an unknown location. Continue reading “An Ahwazi Sunni activist is arrested”

2 Sunni prisoners are in critical condition in Evin prison

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Religious Minorities
Arash Sharifi, Shahram Ahmadi

HRANA News Agency – Shahram Ahmadi and Arash Sharifi, the 2 Sunni prisoners of ward 350 of Evin prison are in critical health condition.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shahram Ahmadi who had already lost his left kidney is in critical health condition because of the infection of his right kidney. Continue reading “2 Sunni prisoners are in critical condition in Evin prison”

At least 1 prisoner is hanged in Zahedan

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Executions
Hussein Rostami

HRANA News Agency – At least 1 prisoner has been hanged on charge of murder in central prison of Zahedan last week.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hussein Rostami is the prisoner who was hanged on December 30, 2013. Continue reading “At least 1 prisoner is hanged in Zahedan”

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Sunni hunger strikers are in critical condition

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Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi

HRANA News Agency – The 4 Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison, who are on 61st day of their strike, are in critical condition.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jahangir Dehghani and Jamshid Dehghani are in hunger strike since 61 days ago, in response to their death sentences and violation of separation of crime act, and currently they have a very serious and concerning condition. Continue reading “Sunni hunger strikers are in critical condition”

A prisoner’s son threatened not to talk to the media

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Religious Minorities
Abdulghafar Naghshbandi, Amin Naghshbandi, Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi, Jaber Abadian, javan Abadian, Malek Mohammad Abadian, Nezamoddin Mollazadeh

HRANA News Agency – Amin Naghshbandi, the son of Moulavi Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi was ordered to go to the intelligence service office where he was threatened.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), early this week, Zahedan intelligence service have summoned and threated the son of Rasak Imam, Amin Naghshbandi. Continue reading “A prisoner’s son threatened not to talk to the media”

Ahmad Shahrezaei is transferred to ward 8 of Evin prison

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Students
Ahmad Shahrezaei

HRANA News Agency – Ahmad Shahrezaei was transferred from quarantine ward to ward 8, instead of ward 350 of Evin prison.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ahmad Shahrezaei who was arrested in order to serve his sentence on Saturday, December 28, 2013 was transferred to ward 8 instead of ward 350 of Evin prison due to the pressure of intelligence office and prison authorities. Continue reading “Ahmad Shahrezaei is transferred to ward 8 of Evin prison”

The Sunni hunger strikers deprived of having lawyer

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Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi

HRANA News Agency – The revolutionary court rejected a request made by a human right activist lawyer, who wanted to take the advocacy of six Sunni prisoners.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), one of the human right activist lawyers who wanted to undertake the advocacy of six Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison, confronted with refusal after going to branch number 28 of revolutionary court, preside by judge Mogheysehei.

 

The lawyer, who asked to remain unknown, went to the court by the request of the families of prisoners.

 

He said to HRANA’s reporter: “The judge did not allow any appointed lawyer to review the case, just by the excuse of security and confidential reasons. Even though, there is no corporation with selective lawyers of these prisoners and their families. The request of the prisoners is just to have appointed attorneys in an open trial. Apparently, the prisoner’s reason for hunger strike is their unfair and without the principles of justice trial and a fair trial could end their hunger strike.”

 

An informed source said to HRANA’s reporter: “This is the third time that the court rejected the appointed attorneys. First time, two months after arrest, the appointed attorney had been threatened in the court and has not appeared in court again. Next time, a famous criminal lawyer was appointed but he has not had the access to case.”

 

Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamshid Dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani are in hunger strike from Monday, November 4, in response to deliberate violence to Separation of the crime act and the their death sentences.

Lack of any information about the situation of two prisoners

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Ethnic Minorities
Hadi Rashedi, Hashem Sha'bani

HRANA News Agency – Since December, 7th, there has been no news about the situation of Hashem Shabani and Hadi Rashidi, two prisoners who have been sentenced to death.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hashem Shabani, Hadi Rashidi, two cultural activists in the city of Ramshir / Khouzestan, whose death sentences were upheld by Branch 32 of the Supreme Court, transferred to an unknown place by the intelligence office of Ahwaz. Their families and lawyers have not been informed about this transfer and their situations since then. Continue reading “Lack of any information about the situation of two prisoners”