Category: Ethnic Minorities

IRGC Slaughtered Kubars’ Horses in Oshnavieh

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Kulbars, Oshnavieh

HRANA News Agency – The border guards affiliated to the IRGC detained a number of Kulbars of Oshnavieh in the area and shot their horses and mules on April 11, 2016.

According to the Report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a number of Kulbars were stopped and arrested by the border guards affiliated to the IRGC in the border region of Oshnavieh. The armed forces after arresting these people shot their animals to death. Continue reading “IRGC Slaughtered Kubars’ Horses in Oshnavieh”

Abbas Lesani Faces New Charges in Shiray Prison

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Abbas Lesani

HRANA News Agency – Abbas Lesani exiled prisoner in Shiraz prison was interrogated and arraigned about alleged new accusations in the Revolutionary Court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Turkish activist Abbas Lesani, who is serving his sentence in Adel Abad prison in Shiraz  was tried by the general court of Shiraz on April 9, at Branch 6 presided by Judge Zare. Continue reading “Abbas Lesani Faces New Charges in Shiray Prison”

2 Brothers Have Been Arrested in Baneh

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Hasan Daneshmand, Hossain Daneshmand

HRANA News Agency – Intelligent service forces raided in a house in Baneh and arrested two brothers with the names of Hossain Daneshmand (41 years old and traditional medicine vendor) and Hasan Daneshmand (43 years old and physician), both residents of Tehran. They were on a trip to spend some time in their mother’s house for the New Year, and there is no information about their faith since then.
According to a report received by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Wednesday April 6, security forces used pepper spray to arrest Hossain Daneshman, to which Hasan Daneshmand due to the presence of some kids in the house. Continue reading “2 Brothers Have Been Arrested in Baneh”

7 Civil Rights Activists in “not a Proper Situation” in Ardebil Prison

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Meisam Jolani, Mohsen Mohsenzadeh, Mortaza Parvin, Mostafa Parvin, Saeed Sadeghifar, Saleh Pichganlo, Tohid Amir Amini

HRANA News Agency – The situation of 7 civil rights activists who are kept in Ardebil prison, has been described as “not proper” in a contact with their family.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), 7 Turk (Azeri) civil rights activists named Tohid Amir Amini, Mortaza Parvin, Meisam Jolani, Saeed Sadeghifar, Saleh Pichganlo, Mostafa Parvin and Mohsen Mohsenzadeh who are serving their sentences in the Ardebil prison, complained about the whereabouts and have described their conditions as deplorable and intolerable, in contact with their families. Continue reading “7 Civil Rights Activists in “not a Proper Situation” in Ardebil Prison”

2 Civil Rights Activists Arrested in Tabriz

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Amir Valizadeh, Azimi Ghadim

HRANA News Agency – Amir Valizadeh and Azimi Ghadim were arrested in Tabriz by security forces.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on Wednesday, April 6 Amir Valizadeh, the administrator of Telegram channel of “rationality, analysis and action”, was arrested and transferred to an unknown location by the security forces in Tabriz. Continue reading “2 Civil Rights Activists Arrested in Tabriz”

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2 Other Civil Rights Activists Went to Ardebil Prison

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Meisam Jolani, Mohsen Mohsenzadeh, Morteza Parvin, Mostafa Parvin, Said Sadeghifar, Saleh Pichganloo, Tohid Amir Amini

HRANA News Agency – Said Sadeghifar and Mohsen Mohsenzadeh, two civil rights activists introduced themselves to Ardebil prison to serve three months and one day in prison. On April 5, 2016 also five other citizens in this city on similar charges had introduced themselves to the prison.

According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), two civil rights activists named Said Sadeghifar and Mohsen Mohsenzadeh for serving three months and one day in prison went to the central prison of Ardabil on April 6, 2016. Continue reading “2 Other Civil Rights Activists Went to Ardebil Prison”

25 Years Imprisonment without Furlough; Osman Mostafapoor

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Osman Mostafapoor

HRANA News Agency – Osman Mostafapoor, political prisoner of Uremia prison is serving his sentence since 25 years ago without furlough. He was sentenced to accumulation of 35 years, in two different cases by the revolutionary court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Osman Mostafapoor (born in 1967) was arrested on July 14, 1991, and imprisoned the same year. He was sentenced to death in branch number one of the revolutionary court of Uremia on charge of accompanying in murder by judge Javaheri. This sentence was reduced to 10 years in prison in 2001. Continue reading “25 Years Imprisonment without Furlough; Osman Mostafapoor”

5 Civil Rights Activists Went to Ardebil Prison

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Ali Golan, Ali Kheyrjoo, Ali Vaseghi, Behruz Shahbazi, Mehrdad Shahbazi, Mohsen Mohsenzadeh, Morteza Parvin, Rahim Gholami, Saeed Sadeghi, Saleh Pichganlu, Tohid Amir Amini

HRANA News Agency – Five civil rights activists named Rahim Gholami, Ali Vaseghi, Ali Kheyrjoo, Morteza Parvin, Mehrdad Shahbazi and Behruz Shahbazi were sent to Ardebil prison for serving their three-months-imprisonment and thirty lashes sentences.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), each of these activists had been sentenced to three months in prison and thirty lashes in November 2015 on charges of “disturbing the public order and welfare by ethnic and nationalist slogans in the football stadium”. Continue reading “5 Civil Rights Activists Went to Ardebil Prison”

Amnesty International: Further Sentence of Yousef Kakehmami for Sending Letter to Ahmad Shaheed

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Ahmad Shaheed, Amnesty International, Yousef Kakehmami

HRANA News Agency – Amnesty International condemned the further 5 years in prison sentence for Yousef Kakehmami, prisoner of Uremia prison, who wrote a letter to Ahmad Shaheed the UN special rapporteur and demanded his immediate action.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Amnesty International published a statement and said Yousef Kakehmami, imprisoned Kurdish farmer in Uremia prison who is currently serving his 9 years after “two unfair trials”, has been sentenced to further 5 years in prison after writing a letter to the UN Special Rapporteur. Continue reading “Amnesty International: Further Sentence of Yousef Kakehmami for Sending Letter to Ahmad Shaheed”

Amnesty International Expresses Concern about Afshin Sohrabzadeh’s Situation

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Afshin Sohrabzadeh, Amnesty International

HRANA News Agency – Amnesty International in a statement called for immediate action on the situation of political prisoner, Afshin Sohrabzadeh, Kurdish prisoner exiled in Minab prison, who is suffering from severe gastritis and respiratory problems.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Amnesty International in a statement along with the request for urgent action, has announced that, Afshin Sohrabzadeh, a member of Iran’s Kurdish minority who is serving his 25 years imprisonment in exile in a remote prison, south of Hormozgan province, is in dire need of special medical treatment outside the prison. He is in a situation that his life is in danger, and being long away from a proper treatment has exacerbated this situation. Continue reading “Amnesty International Expresses Concern about Afshin Sohrabzadeh’s Situation”