Category: Freedom of Expression

Mehdi Khodaei Released from Evin Prison after Serving more than 5 Years

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Mehdi Khodaei

HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Khodaei, human rights activist, was released from prison, after five and a half years of imprisonment.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mehdi Khodaei was released from ward 350 of Evin prison, on Sunday 5th July, after his sentence ended by applying the Article 134, while he had been kept about 6 months more than his legal imprisonment sentence. Continue reading “Mehdi Khodaei Released from Evin Prison after Serving more than 5 Years”

Abbas Sadeghpour Arrested and Transferred to Gachsaran Prison

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Abbas Sadeghpour

HRANA News Agency – Abbas Sadeghpour, civil activist, has been arrested and sent to Gachsaran prison to serve his six month imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mr. Abbas Sadeghpour, resident of Deil village of Gachsaran, in Kohkiloyeh and Boyer Ahmad province, had been arrested along with 7 other youth from his village in December 2014 by the Revolutionary Guards, on charges of publishing and distribution statement against the government, and their homes were searched and inspected. Continue reading “Abbas Sadeghpour Arrested and Transferred to Gachsaran Prison”

Zine El Abidine Ghaemi’s Case Sent to Appeal Court

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Zine El Abidine Ghaemi

HRANA News Agency – The case of Zine El Abidine Ghaemi, blogger, who had been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, was sent to Birjand for a review in the revising stage.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mr. Ghaemi was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment, in the Revolutionary Court of Ghaen, by judge Milanlooei on charges of propaganda against the regime, insulting the leadership and perturbation in public opinion on 20th May. The sentence was communicated to him on 27th May, and after his objection, the case has been sent to the appeal court in Birjand. Continue reading “Zine El Abidine Ghaemi’s Case Sent to Appeal Court”

A Blogger Sentenced to 3 Years of Imprisonment

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Zine El Abidine Ghaemi

HRANA News Agency – Zine El Abidine Ghaemi, Khorasani blogger, has been sentenced to 3 years imprisonment by a preliminary court.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mr. Ghaemi was tried on 20th May, on charges of propaganda against the regime, insulting the leadership and disturbing public opinion, by the Revolutionary Court in Ghaen, presided by judge Milanloei and was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment. He was notified of this sentence on 27th May, and he has made an appeal against the verdict. Continue reading “A Blogger Sentenced to 3 Years of Imprisonment”

A Civilian Arrested while Protesting in front of the National TV

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Taimoor Khaledian

HRANA News Agency – Taimoor Khaledian who had started a strike in front of the national TV, in protest to censorship, has been arrested.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Taimoor Khaledian who was protesting against the censorship in national TV by holding a banner, is arrested by police on June 11. Continue reading “A Civilian Arrested while Protesting in front of the National TV”

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Hossein Rafei Arrested in Tehran

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Hossein Rafei

HRANA News Agency – Hossein Rafei, political activist and member of the Nationalist-religious Activists Council was arrested.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hossein Rafei was arrested and taken to an unknown location Tuesday 16th June. This political activist had been arrested earlier in 2000 and was sentenced to three years imprisonment and apparently his current arrest is due to that old verdict, although, based on the law, after a lapse of 15 years the old verdict should be invalid. Continue reading “Hossein Rafei Arrested in Tehran”

4 Social Media Activists and 2 Underground Musicians Arrested

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Amir Ben Saied, Arash Hallaj, Ehsanollah Amuzegar, Hamed Ghanbari, Mahmoud Musavifar, Shayan Akbarpour

HRANA News Agency – 4 social media activists and 2 members of underground music bands have been arrested in Tehran and Kerman.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamed Ghanbari, Mahmoud Musavifar, Shayan Akbarpour and Amir Ben Saied have been arrested on Sunday May 31st in Tehran and Ehsanollah Amuzegar and Arash Hallaj as well on Monday June 1st in Kerman. Continue reading “4 Social Media Activists and 2 Underground Musicians Arrested”

Koorosh Zaeim Summoned to the Revolutionary Court

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Koorosh Zaeim

HRANA News Agency – Koorosh Zaeim, member of central council of National Front party, was summoned to the court again.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Koorosh Zaeim has been charged with propaganda against the regime, acts against the national security and membership in National Front party in an order that is issued in branch number 15 of the revolutionary court with chief judge Salavati, and has to go to the court on July 4. Continue reading “Koorosh Zaeim Summoned to the Revolutionary Court”

Ahmad Zaidabadi Exiled to Gonabad after Serving His Imprisonment Sentence

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Ahmad Zaidabadi

HRANA News Agency- Ahmad Zaidabadi, journalist and political activist, was exiled to the city of Gonabad directly after being released from Rajai Shahr Prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ahmad Zaidabadi in the morning of Thursday 21st May, at the end of his imprisonment sentence, was released from Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj, and immediately was transferred to the city of Gonabad. Continue reading “Ahmad Zaidabadi Exiled to Gonabad after Serving His Imprisonment Sentence”

Security Forces Prevented “National Front” from Holding Annual Meeting

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Adib Boroumand, Hossein Mousavian, National Front

HRANA News Agency – The security forces made phone calls and threatened to arrest the members of the National Front, prevented the meeting of their Central Council to take place.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a meeting of the Central Council of the National Front had been planned to be held in the home of one of the members, on Thursday 7th May, which was not held, due to the warns and threats of arrest of the members and the quorum was not reached. Continue reading “Security Forces Prevented “National Front” from Holding Annual Meeting”