Kordpur brothers are still under arrest

HRANA News Agency – Masoud and Khosro Kordpur will be under arrest for more 2 months. Khosro Kordpur has ended his hunger strike after the requests of his family and friends.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Khosro Kordpur who was on the hunger strike since April 20th has ended the hunger strike after the on-going requests of his family and friends. Continue reading “Kordpur brothers are still under arrest”

Two political activists have been tried

HRANA News Agency – Sirwan and Shirzad Hossein Panahi, the two Kurdish civic activists have been sentenced to 6 months of prison charged with propaganda against the government in the revolutionary court of Karaj.
 
According to a report by the Zamane Radio, these two activists were tried on 11th April and sentenced to 6 months of prison afterwards. They are still kept in Sanandaj prison. Continue reading “Two political activists have been tried”

A political activist is arrested in Tabriz

oHRANA News Agency – Abdollah Sadoughi, a political activist living in Tabriz, has been arrested on 13th May.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Abdollah Sadoughi was already sentenced to 1 year of prison by the revolutionary court of Tabriz.
He is believed to be arrested to serve his imprisonment sentence. Continue reading “A political activist is arrested in Tabriz”

Attorney Masoud Shams Nejad is arrested in Orumieh

HRANA News Agency – Masoud shams Nejad, an attorney and on the faculty of Payam Nour and Azad universities in Orumieh, was arrested on Thursday May 9, 2013 and transferred to Orumieh prison after initial interrogation.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), shams Nejad is currently in Orumieh prison and since his transfer there all phone contacts from the ward he is incarcerated in have been cut off. As of to date reason for his arrest still unclear. Continue reading “Attorney Masoud Shams Nejad is arrested in Orumieh”

2 civic activists are arrested in Maku

HRANA News Agency – Jahanbakhsh Soltanzade (Salur) and Behnam Bagheri, the two civic activists have been arrested by the intelligence agents in Maku on Thursday 9th March.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the agents have arrested Jahanbakhsh Soltanzade (Salur) in his home and hove taken also his computer, books and notes with themselves. They have arrestd Behnam Bagheri in his toy store. Continue reading “2 civic activists are arrested in Maku”

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A poet and his brother are arrested in Meshkin Shahr

HRANA News Agency – Ilqar Moazzen Zade and his brother Ehsan Moazzen Zade have been arrested in Meshkin Shahr.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ilqar Moazzen Zade, the Azerbaijani poet and author has been arrested by the intelligence agents at his home in Meshkin Shahr on Wednesday 8th May. Continue reading “A poet and his brother are arrested in Meshkin Shahr”

Two Kurdish civil activists have been shot by police of Marivan

HRANA News Agency – Police shot two Kurdish civil activists in Marivan and they are severely injured.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Monday afternoon around 2:00 P.M. in police checkpoint 10 km far from Marivan Habibollah Mohammadi and Behrooz Ahmadi the two Kurdish civil activists who were going to Marivan have been shot by police force. Continue reading “Two Kurdish civil activists have been shot by police of Marivan”

Babak Roghani is summoned to Ardabil revolutionary court

HRANA News Agency – Babak Roghani has been summoned by a formal subpoena to Ardabil revolutionary court.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on May 5, 2013 Babak Roghani from Namin received a subpoena and summoned to Khomeini court of Ardabil. Continue reading “Babak Roghani is summoned to Ardabil revolutionary court”

45 years of prison for 5 political activists

HRANA News Agency – Each of 5 Azerbaijani political activists have been sentenced to 9 years of prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Pour Bagher the judge of the branch third of the revolutionary court of Tabriz has sentenced each one of the arrested activists, Latif Hassani, Mahmoud Fazli, Shahram Radmehr, Ayat Mehr Ali Bayglu and Behboud Gholi Zade to 9 years of prison on charge of forming illegal group and propaganda against the government. Continue reading “45 years of prison for 5 political activists”

3 Kurdish citizens are arrested

HRANA News Agency – 3 arrested Kurdish citizens in Ravansar have been transferred to the security prison of Kermanshah revolutionary guard.
According to a report by the Kurd Pa news agency, these 3 Kurdish citizens have been arrested last Wednesday and were transferred to the security prison of Kermanshah revolutionary guard afterwards. Continue reading “3 Kurdish citizens are arrested”