Category: Freedom of Expression

Clashes Between Residents of Gajin & Security Forces

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Freedom of Expression
Bandar-Abbas

HRANA News Agency – On Sunday, November 13, 2011, there were clashes between the residents of Gajin and security forces.During these clashes, several individuals were injured and taken to hospital. The city of Gajin is in Bandar-Abbas County on the southern coast of Iran.

According to a report by Sunni News, security forces opened fired at the residents in the city of Gajin and injured many people around noon on Sunday.Prior to these clashes, security forces shot a local retailer at the beach in the city of Gajin.When other residents attempt to rescue this retailer, police opened fire at the crowd and injured four people.Some of the injured have refused to go to hospital, fearing repercussions from Iranian security forces.

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Scattered reports of demonstrations in Tehran and several large cities on the first day of the Persian month Esfand.

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Freedom of Expression
Bokan, Esfehan, Marivan, Mashad, Rasht, Sadeghie, Sanandaj, Shiraz, Tabriz, TehranPars, Vali Asr Square, Vanak Square

Despite the presence of tens of thousands of police and security officers in high-traffic areas and main squares of Tehran protests scattered across this great city was held.

HRANA reporters, according to news organization Human Rights Activists in Iran, and critics looking for protesters to call for government policy to hold a demonstration on Sunday, holding the first Persian month Esfand suitable memorial to the victims streets of Tehran on February 25 and other cities , Esfehan, Shiraz, Rasht, Bokan, Marivan, Tabriz,Mashad, Sanandaj ,witnessed the presence of several other Iranian cities High numbers of security forces dispersed demonstrations in some cities has been

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Hundreds of Tehran University Students Protest on the Anniversary of the Dormitory Tragedy

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Freedom of Expression, Students

HRANA – Despite exams and increased security measures intended to intimidate students, the “green students” of Tehran University were successful in organizing a protest that drew hundreds of students on Monday June 14, 2010.
According to the students, about 100 students began protesting in front of the main door for the university’s technical school and their numbers grew quickly. Filming by plain clothed agents prevented the on looking crowd (which had grown larger than the main crowd of protestors) from joining the protest. Instead that crowd began to march on university grounds.

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Two Christians Summoned & Arrested in Shahriar

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Freedom of Expression, Religious Minorities
Fariborz A

HRANA News Agency – On Monday and Tuesday of this week, intelligent agents raided the houses of two Christians in Shahriar, Karaj, and arrested one and summoned the other individual.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on October 17, 2011, intelligent agents raided a citizen’s house in Shahriar but were unable to detain him since he was not home.This individual has been identified as “Mohammad N.”Security agents searched the house and confiscated a computer, books and CDs containing religious teachings and summoned Mohammad N. to the Intelligent Agency.

Similarly, on October 18, 2011, intelligent agents raided Fariborz A.’s house in Shahriar and arrested him.Fariborz A. is a newly converted Christian.During this raid, security agents searched the house and seized his personal property.

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Press Release: Cyber terrorism, continuing the strategy of the security system to prevent free flow of information

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Freedom of Expression
KALAMEH

HRANA – Secretariat of Human Rights Activists in Iran published a statement to cyber attacks, the news Web site called cyber terrorism and condemned such actions violate international law by the Iranian government and the prosecution deserving compensation eyes, he said.

Accordingly, the association also advised, by human rights groups following their mission while trying to deprive the Iranian government from acquiring advanced technologies, communications and censorship, relying on science day and projected needs of the information in support of free flow of information, the necessary measures in this regard are given.

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Video taken by HRA reporter from the grounds on February 14

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Freedom of Expression
Tehran

HRANA News Agency–Video taken by HRA reporter from the grounds on February 14, 2011 demonstrations in Tehran. Peaceful demonstrations turned violent amid police brutality.

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Two Students from Tabriz University Arrested

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Freedom of Expression, Students

HRANA- In conjunction with increased security measures, including widespread arrests of political activists in Azabarbijan and increased pressure on student activists, Sadra Aghassi and Naem Ahmadi from Tabriz University, members of the university’s Islamic Student Association, were arrested on June 14, 2010.

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HRW Calls For Release Of Jailed Iranian Teachers

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Freedom of Expression
Abdollah Momeni, Abdolvahed Maroofzadeh, Ahmad Medadi, Ali Akbar Baghani, Ali Besharati, Ali Najafi, Ali Poorsoleiman, Alireza Ghanbari, Alireza Hashemi, Amir Yaghinloo, Asghar Mohammadkhani, Bagher Fathali Beigi, Eliass Talebi, EsmaeelAbdi, Farzad Kamangar, Hadi Rashedi, Hashem Khastar, Hashem Shaabaninejad, Hossein Toroghi Jafari, Jafar Ebrahimi Aznadariyani, Mahmood Bagheri, Mahmood Beheshti Lageroodi, Masoomeh Dehghan, Mohammad Ali Shirazi, Mohammad Davari, Mohammad Farajian, Mohammad-Ali Agooshi, Mohammad-Jamal Hiki, Mohammadreza Rezaei Gorgani, Mohsen Jeldyani, Mokhtar Asadi, Molood Khanchezard, Mozafar Sharifi, Nabiollah Bastan, Nadim Houry, Rasool Bodaghi, Razgar Sharifi, Saeed Jahanara, Shahoo Hosseini, Shirin Ebadi, Tofigh Mortezapoor, Zhara Hatami

HRANA News Agency – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Iranian authorities to immediately free seven jailed teachers and to end the harassment of dozens of others.

(Beirut) – Iranian authorities should immediately free seven teachers who are behind bars solely for speaking out against the government. Iran should also end harassment of dozens of others teachers who are facing charges or who have already served time in prison on national-security-related charges. Human Rights Watch issued the call on World Teachers Day as part of a joint campaign initiated by Iranian and other international rights groups to highlight the plight of teachers who criticize the government.

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