Niece of Azad Kamangar, has been detained

HRANA – Azad  Kamanger,  technical and engineering student  of Yazdanpanah college of  Sanadaj,  was detained while going to the university  two  days ago,  and  was  transferred to an  undisclosed  location.
According to the HRANA reporters,  Azad  kamanger  who  is the niece of the executed teacher,  Farzad   Kamanger  was in the process  of holding a ceremony  in  memory  of those  who  were executed  on  May 8th and was under  indictment by the security forces in  June  due  to  the  reason of having not  been available at home and  that efforts had failed to detain him.
Referring  to  the intelligence office  and the revolutionary court  of  Sanandaj,  the family  of the said student  activist,  did  not  succeed  in  obtaining any information surrounding  him.

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Five Kurdish Citizens Detained by Security Forces

HRANA- On the morning of August 14, 2010, five Kurdish citizens from a village near the city of Marivan were detained by security forces and transferred to the offices of the Intelligence Ministry in the city.
HRANA has learned of the identities of those detained.  They are thirty five year old Bahman Fatahzadeh, seventeen year old Barbar Kaveh, eighteen year old Barhan Derakhshan, seventeen year old Barhan Khosravi and thirty three year old Ekhtiar Kaveh.  There is no information regarding reasons for the arrests.

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No News on Fate of Two Kurdish Youths

HRANA- Although three weeks have passed sine their detention, there is still no news regarding the fate of two Kurdish youths

HRANA has learned that the two youths from the town of Loon Sadat by the names of Hassan Rahmani and Menat Rahmani were summoned by the information offices of the Intelligence Ministry in Kamyaran where they were arrested by security forces.
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Continued Killing of Civilians in the Kurdish Border Region

HRANA- A Kurdish citizen was shot and killed on Sunday in the western border region of the country.

HRANA has learned that state security forces opened fire on a group of citizens living in the border region of the city of Marivan, killing one person. Security forces claim that they were smuggling contraband.
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Intensified Security Environment in the Villages Surrounding Shahu Mountain

HRANA- Over the last week the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp has cut off mobile and telephone services to the villages surrounding Shahu Mountain along the roads leading to Kamyaran and Marivan.

Officials have not responded to protests by the citizens of the villages who are asking for the reasons behind the restrictions. Last year, the Revolutionary Guard cut off telephone services to these villages causing hardship for its citizens.
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Balouchi Youth Faces Imminent Risk of Execution

HRANA- A Balouchi youth who was kidnapped by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence seven months ago is at risk of being executed.
Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi, who is fifteen and hails from Sarbaz, is accused of working with an anti-government organization.  Intelligence agents have been putting pressure on Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi in an effort to force him to confess to working with the anti-government organization Jundallah.  The intelligence agents have contacted Mohammad’s family informing them of plans to execute him if they are not told of his older brother’s whereabouts.  Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi’s older brother is a member of the Jundallah organization.
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Continued Detention of Activists in Azarbijan Province

HRANA- Azerbaijani activists continue to be denied the right to attorneys and visitation with their families

More than a month has passed since the arrest of some Azerbaijani activists and journalists who were detained on the anniversary of protests against derogatory caricatures printed in Iran newspaper and they continue to be denied their basic right to an attorney and to meet with their families.

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Disappearance of Azarbijani Journalist and Engineer Ebrahim Rashidi from Ardibil

HRANA – Ebrahim Rashidi, journalist and weblog writer from the province of Azarbijan, disappeared on Monday June 14, 2010 in the city of Ardibil.
On Monday afternoon this journalist and blogger was meeting with a friend at the Ardibil bazaar before disappearing on his way to his sister’s home. He has not been in contact with his family since.
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Citizen Arrested in Mahabad for Working with Opposition Group

HRANA – Mohammad Amin Rashidi of Mahabad was arrested several days ago by state security forces. According to Mokareban news agency, Mohammad Amin Rashidi is being held in Mahabad prison for working with groups that are opposed to the government.
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