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Behnam Ebrahimzade on Furlough

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Labor and Guilds
Behnam Ebrahimzade

HRANA News Agency – Behnam Ebrahimzade, the imprisoned labors’ rights activist, has come on furlough to take care of his son who is suffering from cancer.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Ebrahimzade, the labors’ rights activist and a member of the committee to follow forming labor organization and the children’s rights activist and a member of the association to defend street and labor children, has come on a 4 days furlough since July 10, 2013.

 

He son is suffering from blood cancer and the necessity of his presence besides his son has been confirmed by the doctors of Mahak hospital and Forensics.

Houtan Dolati is in critical condition

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Prisoners
Houtan Dolati

HRANA News Agency – The authorities do not pay any attention to the health condition of Houtan Dolati, the political prisoner of the ward 350 of Evin prison while his illness gets worse.
 
According to a report by Kalameh, Houtan Dolati is imprisoned on charge of propaganda against the regime, publishing the statements of and membership in the National Front and forming a filming group. Continue reading “Houtan Dolati is in critical condition”

Fariba Pazhuh, the journalist has been arrested

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Freedom of Expression
Fariba Pazhuh

HRANA News Agency – Fariba Pazhuh, the reformer journalist has been arrested in her home yesterday morning. She was transferred to Evin prison.

 

According to a report by Omid, Fariba Pazhuh was released on the bail after being under arrest for 124 days in 2009. Continue reading “Fariba Pazhuh, the journalist has been arrested”

Ali Khodabakhsh is summoned to the prison

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Freedom of Expression
Ali Khodabakhsh

HRANA News Agency – Ali Khobakhsh, the press activist has been summoned to the Evin prison to serve his one year imprisonment sentence.

 

According to a report by Jaras, Ali Khodabakhsh, the investigator of the reformer newspapers has been summoned to the Evin prison. Continue reading “Ali Khodabakhsh is summoned to the prison”

Asghar Farhadi is summoned to the intelligence

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Freedom of Expression
Asghar Farhadi

HRANA News Agency – Asghar Farhadi, the film director returned to Iran on 9th of July.

 

According to a report by ILNA, Asghar Farhadi has returned to Iran by Iran Air flight and had some difficulties in the entrance. The agents took his passport for a while but gave it back afterwards. Continue reading “Asghar Farhadi is summoned to the intelligence”

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A Kurdish citizen has been arrested

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Ethnic Minorities
Ghader Zarei

HRANA News Agency – Ghader Zarei, a Kurdish citizen from Sardasht who had gone to visit his relatives in Urmia, has been arrested there.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ghader Zarei, 28 years old, had been arrested on July 6, 2013 in one of his relatives’ house. Continue reading “A Kurdish citizen has been arrested”

Three documentarians have been arrested

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Freedom of Expression
Documentary film, Golestan province

HRANA News Agency – A filming group who were making a documentary for foreign companies have been arrested by the intelligence agents in Golestan Province.

 

According to a report by Golestan Press, 3 underground movie makers who were working on a documentary about the effects of the sanctions on Turkmans which was ordered by foreign companies have been arrested by the intelligence agents. Continue reading “Three documentarians have been arrested”

A Bahai student has been deprived of studying in the university

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Religious Minorities
Ayda Bandi

HRANA News Agency – Ayda Bandi the Baha’i citizen and the student of English literature in Shiraz PNU has been deprived of studying.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the university officials asked this Baha’i citizen to be converted into Islam or flee the country as the other Baha’is.

 

She explains the story due to the following letter she sent to HRANA:  Continue reading “A Bahai student has been deprived of studying in the university”

Fazel Meybodi’s passport has been confiscated in the airport

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Freedom of Expression
Mohammad Taghi Fazel Meybodi

HRANA News Agency – The passport of the professor Mohammad Taghi Fazel Meybodi the researcher in Ghom seminary and member of researchers’ congregation has been confiscated in Tehran international airport and banned to leave the country.

 

According to the report of Iran Green Voice, this reformist cleric was going to a scientific tip to Lebanon that when he was leaving Imam Khomeini international airport, his passport was confiscated and he has been banned to leave the country. Continue reading “Fazel Meybodi’s passport has been confiscated in the airport”