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HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

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Labor and Guilds, News
Iranian farmers, Kermanshah, Shahrekord, Sharif University of Technology, Social Security Organization

On Sunday, July 24, at least five protests took place in Iran.

A group of farmers who are cultivating rapeseed gathered in front of the Governor’s Office in Behbahan to demand the rest of the payment for their sold rapeseed crops to the government.

A group of the Yazd Telecommunication Company’s staff gathered in front of the company’s central building. According to these protestors, four months after the new year, their salary and benefits have not yet been increased.

A group of students of the Sharif University of Technology protested against the food subsidy cuts for summer terms.

In Kermanshah, the pensioners of the Social Security Organization protested against an insufficient increase in pensions.

A number of residents of a district in Shahrekord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, gathered in front of the Governor-general’s office to protest against the farmland allocation.

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

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Labor and Guilds, News
Ahvaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz National Steel Industrial Group, Bank Maskan, Iran-Iraq war veterans, Iranian Interns, Kish Island, Tehran, zanjan

On Saturday, July 23, at least six protests took place in Iran.

A group of workers of Ahvaz National Steel Industrial Group gathered before a member of the parliament’s office as well as the governor-general’s office to demand levelling up wages and the implementation of the Job Classification Plan.

The residents of a village in Zanjan Province held a protest before the governor-general’s office to protest against a drinking water shortage and the local authorities’ inattention to the water supply.

Ahvaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences interns held a protest against the lack of proper amenities before the central building of the university.

A number of Iran-Iraq war veterans gathered before the parliament in Tehran to protest against their poor living conditions.

A group of shopkeepers and merchants in Kish Island held a protest against local authorities’ incompetence in attracting tourists to Kish. One of the protestors said, “Our houses proved to be resistant against earthquake in the recent earthquake, but due to the lack of accurate information in the media, tourists are afraid to come here.”

A number of citizens gathered before Bank Maskan branches in Tehran to protest not receiving their pre-purchased apartments.

Man Arrested for Holding a Placard against Supreme Leader

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Freedom of Expression, News
Ali Khamenei, Vladimir Putin

A video circulated on social media shows a man standing over a telephone kiosk holding a placard with a slogan against Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. He was arrested immediately after.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, security forces arrested a man for holding a placard.

The man was holding a placard with slogans against Iran’s Supreme Leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin written on it. Putin recently visited Iran for diplomatic talks with Iran and Turkey’s leaders in Tehran.

 

 

Azerbaijani Turk Activist Akbar Abolzadeh on Hunger Strike

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Ethnic Minorities, News
Ahar, Akbar Abolzadeh, Azerbaijani Turk activist, Hunger Strike, Tabriz, Tabriz Prison

Azerbaijani Turk Activist Akbar Abolzadeh who is in Tabriz Prison, went on hunger strike in protest against the rejection of his request for furlough.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Azerbaijani Turk Activist Akbar Abolzadeh is on hunger strike since July 17.

In October 2017, the Revolutionary Court of Ahar, East Azerbaijan Province, sentenced Abolzadeh to 10 months in prison for participating in demonstrations against a TV program which insulted Azeri-speaking Iranians. The verdict was upheld on appeal.

On June 7, 2022, the security forces arrested Abolzadeh in Ahar and took him to Ahar Prison.

Inmate Denied Medical Care, Died in Prison

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News
Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary, HRANA, Saeed Kavoosi

An inmate died due to insufficient medical care in the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on July 20, 2022, the lack of medical attention led to the death of an inmate in the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary.

HRANA has identified the inmate as Saeed Kavoosi, age 46, who was imprisoned for charges related to financial crime.

An informed source told HRANA, “Last Wednesday, Kavoosi went to the prison infirmary but the prison’s physicians refused to receive him”.

“Kavoosi’s health condition was critical, other prisoners took him to the prison’s chapel where he died at 7:30 pm. Then prison officials took the body to the infirmary and declared cardiac arrest as the cause of death,” the source added.

According to this source, Kavoosi had just one kidney and suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure.

His death has not been reported by official sources and media outlets inside Iran so far. 

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Four Convicts Executed in Borujerd, Birjand and Yazd Prisons

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Executions, News
Abdolvahed Qanbarzehi, Birjand, Borujerd, Heydar Hiboorzadeh, Payman Goodarzi, Yazd, Zabihllah Barahooi

Four inmates convicted of murder and drug-related crimes were executed in Borujerd, Birjand, and Yazd Prisons.  

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Haal Vsh, on July 21, 2022, two inmates identified as Zabihllah Barahooi, age 38, and Abdolvahed Qanbarzehi, age 41, were executed in Birjand Prison.

On the same day, a prisoner identified as Heydar Hiboorzadeh, age 29, was executed in Yazd Central Prison.

Iran Human Rights Organization also reported the execution of Payman Goodarzi, age 27, on July 11, 2022, in Borujerd.

The most recent report from the Statistics and Publication Center of the Human Rights Activists  (HRA) states that between January 1 of 2021 and December 20 of 2021, at least 299 citizens, including four juvenile offenders, were executed. In addition, 85 citizens were sentenced to death in this period. 

As the report points out, Iran’s judicial authorities do not publicly announce over 88% of executions. These unreported executions are known as “secret executions” by human rights organizations.

Journalist Vahid Ashtari Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

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Freedom of Expression, News
authorities' corruption, Criminal Court, Vahid Ashtari

The Criminal Court has sentenced journalist Vahid Ashtari to two years in prison and social deprivations.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting the news outlet Dideban, the Criminal Court has sentenced journalist Vahid Ashtari to two years in prison, banned him from engaging in journalistic and social activities for two years.

Ashtari received this sentence for exposing the authorities’ corruption.

Human Rights Lawyer Mohammad-Ali Dadkhah Imprisoned

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Freedom of Expression, News
Evin Prison, Iman Piroozkhah, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah

Security forces arrested former political prisoner and lawyer Mohammad-Ali Dadkhah and took him to Evin Prison.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on July 20, 2022, Mohammad-Ali Dadkhah was arrested and sent to Evin Prison.

Iman Piroozkhah, DadKhah’s colleague, broke the news on social media and wrote, “Long years after serving out his sentence for a legal case in 2008, he was arrested again under unlawful pretexts”.

In 2011, the Revolutionary Court sentenced Dadkhah to nine years in prison, 90 lashes, paying a fine and the suspension of his law license for ten years. 

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

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Labor and Guilds, News
ahvaz, Behbahan, Cryptoland, Iranian pensioners, Iranian Ranchers, Ramak Khodro, Shush, Shushtar

On Tuesday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 20, at least seven protests took place in Iran

Tuesday, July 21

A number of ranchers gathered in front of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad to protest against the high prices of livestock production inputs.

A number of citizens who have not received their purchased car from the car dealership Ramak Khodro after five years protested in front of this company in Tehran.

 

Wednesday, July 22

Iranian pensioners continued their protests against insufficient pension increases in Behbahan, Ahvaz, Shush and Shushtar.

A number of citizens whose digital assets have been frozen in the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptoland held a protest in Tehran.

Three Inmates Executed in Isfahan and Qom

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Executions, News
Birjand Prison, Dariush Khazai, Dastgerd Prison, Hamed Sarband, Mahmood Sadeghian, Qom prison, Zabihollah Barahooi

Two inmates convicted of drug-related crimes were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. Another inmate convicted of murder was executed in Qom Prison.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Haal Vsh, on July 20, 2022, two inmates identified as Dariush Khazai, age about 60, and Mahmood Sadeghian, age 28, were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.

Both individuals were arrested and charged with drug-related crimes in 2019.

Haal Vsh also reported that in Birjand Prison, two death-row inmates charged with drug-related crimes were taken to solitary confinement which happens prior to execution. One of the inmates has been identified as Zabihollah Barahooi, age 38.

Iran Human Rights Organization also reported the execution of an inmate identified as Hamed Sarband, age 32, in Birjand Prison, who was convicted of murder.

The most recent report from the Statistics and Publication Center of the Human Rights Activists  (HRA) states that between January 1 of 2021 and December 20 of 2021, at least 299 citizens, including four juvenile offenders, were executed. In addition, 85 citizens were sentenced to death in this period. 

As the report points out, Iran’s judicial authorities do not publicly announce over 88% of executions. These unreported executions are known as “secret executions” by human rights organizations.