HRANA News Agency – Security forces in cooperation with police made checkpoints in Salmas, threatening, intimidating and insulting on ordinary people under excuse of human trafficking and goods smuggling.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), plain clothes forces in cooperation with Iran police formed a checkpoint and began to inspect and confiscating people’s cars in Shahid Akbari area which is located in Sanji village far 17 kilometers from Salmas which bringing up people’s objecting. Continue reading “Opening new checkpoints in Salmas’ villages and threatening people”
Category: Ethnic Minorities
Eight of arrested Kurds transferred to Dizel Abad prison
HRANA News Agency – Eight of arrested Kurds of Paveh were transferred to Dizel Abad prison in Kermanshah and they are in uncertain condition.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on March 27th of 2013 around 2 P.M. eight of recent arrested Kurds of Paveh were transferred to Dizel Abad prison in Kermanshah. Continue reading “Eight of arrested Kurds transferred to Dizel Abad prison”
Another Kurd arrested in Paveh
HRANA News Agency – In continuation of arrests in western cities in Iran another Kurd has arrested on March 19th of 2013 in Paveh.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on March 19th of 2013, two days before Nawrooz, security agents arrested Pedram Ghaderian the son of Mohammad Aref who is a Kurd and resident of Paveh. Continue reading “Another Kurd arrested in Paveh”
More than 30 Kurds were arrested within couple of weeks
HRANA News Agency – Two more Kurds from Paveh whose names are Goran Bahrami and Aras Hatami were arrested by security forces.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in continuation of arrests in Paveh two more Kurds whose names are Goran Bahrami and Aras Hatami were arrested by security forces.
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Two cultural activists arrested
HRANA News Agency – Kaihan Azizi and Davoud Ghaffari, two Kurdish cultural-literary activists summoned by Paveh Etela’at and detained.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these two cultural-literary activists arrested on charge of writing announcement in Kurdish one month ago for a Kurdish writer passing away. They were summoned and detained right after a complaint by Molla Ghader Ghaderi the envoy of Iranian supreme leader in Paveh. Continue reading “Two cultural activists arrested”
Iranian Ahwazi Arab Citizens Sentenced to Death Begin Hunger Strike
HRANA News Agency – Iranian Ahwazi Arab citizens who are sentenced to death: Hashem Sha’bani Nejad, Hadi Rashedi, Mohammad Ali Amouri Nejad, Jaber and Mokhtar Alboshokeh along with Rahman Asakereh who is sentenced to 30 year in prison, began hunger strike. Continue reading “Iranian Ahwazi Arab Citizens Sentenced to Death Begin Hunger Strike”
Two Kurdish Journalists arrested
HRANA News Agency – Khosro Kurdpoor the manager of Moukrian news agency and Ghasem Ahmadi the editor of quarterly Rojav were arrested on Thursday March 7th of 2013 in Mahabad.
Masoud Kurdpoor, Khosro’s brother confirmed the detention news for BBC Persian and said “Etela’at showed up with judicial verdict, arrested my brother and confiscated his personal belongings such as laptop, cellphone and his books.”
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A Kurd who sentenced to death was transferred to unknown location
HRANA News Agency – Hooshang Rezaie, the political prisoner who sentenced to death, was transferred from Rajaie Shahr prison to unknown location Saturday March 2nd of 2013.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner was sentenced to death on charge of cooperation with Komala party.
Recently he was transferred to Rajaie Shahr prison after being in solitary cell for six months in ward 209 of Evin prison.
Hooshang’s parents could not follow up their son’s situation in Karaj because of living in a far city and aging.
It has to be mentioned that during the whole trial sessions he was deprived to access to lawyer and his trial sessions held in an unfair space which the judge issued the verdict just according to the Etela’at reports.
The number of arrested Kurdish students increased to five
HRANA News Agency – In continuation of arresting the Kurdish student activists, Khaled Mohammadi, geography postgraduate student has arrested.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Daneshjoonews website report, Khaled Mohammadi, geography postgraduate student has been arrested and transferred to an unknown place last week.
Formerly four Kurdish student activists have arrested in Marivan and with Khaled Mohammadi’s detention the number of the detainees increased to five people.
The names of four Kurdish student activists who have arrested by security forces before Khaled Mohammadi and transferred to unknown place, are: Saman Mohammadi the student of Oroomiyeh university, Soran Daneshvar the of housing and urban development faculty of Kurdistan university, Davoud Ghasimi the bachelor student in sociology faculty of Tehran private university and Mohammad Kohnehpoushi the student of Oroomiyeh university.
These students arrested, their homes searched and their personal belongings such as their computers are confiscated by the security forces. Also there is no news about their current whereabout and situation.
Currently about 30 Iranian students are in prison and most of them have
been sentenced to longterm imprisonment.
A Kurd who sentenced to death transferred to Oroumiyeh prison
HRANA News Agency – Saman Nasim, the political prisoner who sentenced to death who was imprisoned in Mahabad prison, has been transferred on Saturday February 17th of 2013 to Oroumiyeh prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Saman Nasim, a Kurd from Marivan arrested in July of 2011 and sentenced to death by Mahabad revolutionary court.
There is no news why this political prison transferred to Oroumiyeh prison.
Saman Nasim’s trial was in branch 1 of Mahabad revolutionary court and sentenced to death on charge of enmity against god by membership in one of the subversives Kurdish political parties.
Transferring Nasim to Oroumiyeh prison increased worries around the execution verdict enforcement