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Bahnam Ebrahimzadeh Stands Trial Again

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Labor and Guilds
Bahnam Ebrahimzadeh

HRANA News Agency – Bahman Ebrahimzadeh, labor activist, stood trial for the second time after spending more than a year in prison.During the second trial, Judge Moqayaseh presided over the Revolutionary Court, Branch 28.

According to a report by the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, Bahman Ebrahimzadeh was initially tried by the Revolutionary Court, Branch 15, and sentenced to 20 years in prison.Following his request for appeal and the Supreme Court’s approval, he was tried again.It has been reported that Bahman Ebrahimzadeh’s attorney is optimistic about the second trial and hopeful that his client will receive a lighter sentence.

Bahman Ebrahimzadeh is also an advocate against child labor and has supported the Society to Defend Child Laborers and Street Children.He was arrested in June 2010 and was locked up in one of the solitary confinements in Evin Prison’s ward 2A.Bahman Ebrahimzadeh has been denied furlough since then.

Four Suicides in Ilam Province

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Children, Other
Abdanan, Ilam

HRANA News Agency – In the last month, at least four residents of Abdanan in Ilam province have attempted suicide, resulting in three deaths.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), because of widespread poverty, addiction, unemployment, and family disputes, the tragic phenomenon of suicide is alarmingly spreading amongst residents of Abdanan.

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Plain Clothes Agents Attack Mohammad Ali Abtahi

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Freedom of Expression

HRANA – On the morning of Thursday, May 20, 2010, a group of plain clothes agents attacked Mohammad Ali Abtahi’s car with tear gas, cables and knives.

According to Parleman News, Mohammad Ali Abtahi described the incident in the following manner: “This morning, at the end of a memorial for Mirza Javad Tehrani held in Shahre Ray that I was participating, I was attached by a number of plain clothes as I was exiting the event, and then in the middle of the highway, near the holly site a car turned in front of me and a group of motorcyclists attacked my car with kicks, cables and knives and broke the windows and threw tear gas inside my car and I was miraculously able to exit the area with broken windows and teary eyes. It was a vicious attack. No one came to help me. Very confident and without fear. God had mercy on me.”

Fars News Agency had its own, completely different, version of the story, offering the following description: “Abtahi who was supposed to participate in this event faced an attack by a group of individuals who intended to physically attack him, but police forces prevented an attack on his person. Nevertheless, Abtahi’s car was damaged, such that its windows were broken.”

One Afghan Citizen Hanged in Semnan, Iran

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Executions
Damghan Prison, Iran, Semnan

HRANA News Agency – one afghan citizen convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Semnan, Iran.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from local judiciary authorities, one afghan citizen convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Damghan Prison, Semnan, Iran, yesterday morning

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Vahid Asghari was transferred to Solitary Confinement, banned of visiting and began hunger strike

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Prisoners
Abolghasem Salavati, Hossein Derakshan, Saeed Malekpour, Vahid Asghari

HRANA News Agency – Vahid Asghari, Iranian imprisoned blogger in Ward 350 of Evin prison began hunger strike due to he was transferred to Solitary Confinement in Ward 240 and banned of visiting for three weeks by judge Salavati.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Vahid Asghari refused to defend himself and said he would not appeal the sentence, because he considered the court of first instance to be illegal and he must be in Handcuffs and shackles to be transferred to the court. So, his judge, Abolghasem Salavati at branch 15th of Tehran’s revolutionary court, issued 10 days in solitary confinement and three weeks ban of visiting for him. He said he will begin hunger strike in protest, while he was being transferred to solitary confinement.
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Cyber Police Attacked a Christian Blogger’s House

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Religious Minorities
Alireza Ebrahimi

HRANA News Agency – Several Plainclothe officers as they told from Iran’s Cyber Police (FTA) attacked the house of Christian blogger Alireza Ebrahimi and searched his house on Tuesday, 13 November 2012 .

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Continued Arrests in Kurdistan; No News of Kurdish Activists

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Ethnic Minorities
Jalal Naseri, Khabat Arefi, Qasem Rahimi, Rahim Bajor

HRANA News Agency – Last week, Iranian security forces arrested two Kurdish citizens in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province.Citing Norooz Website, Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has reported that Jalal Naseri and Qasem Rahimi have been arrested and taken to the Intelligence Agency’s office in the city of Mahabad.

On Thursday, October 13, 2011, Rahim Bajor was summoned to the Intelligence Agency in the city of Marivan and was detained subsequently.Rahim Bajor is a student in Payam Nur University in Marivan.
Furthermore, another Kurdish student, Khabat Arefi, has been locked up behind bars for more than a month in the Intelligence Agency’s detention center in Marivan, and there has been no news of him thus far.Khabat Arefi is a resident of Chor Village near the city of Marivan.
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Joint Message from UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, ILO and EI on World Teachers’ Day

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Labor and Guilds
Shimali Senanayake

Joint Message from UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, ILO and Education International on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day

NEW YORK/ GENEVA/ PARIS, 5 October 2011 – Today, on World Teachers’ Day, we honour the millions of educators all over the world who devote their lives to teaching children, youth and adults.

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Security Forces Destroy Public Property in Urmia Bazaar

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Freedom of Expression
Baharestan, Urmia

HRANA News Agency – Iranian security and anti riot forces have attacked an indoor market on Mosom Street and destroyed public property.Earlier, this bazaar had been closed because of demonstrations.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Iranian security and anti riot forces entered the indoor market on Mosom Street and intentionally destroyed public property while this bazaar had been shut down earlier, and there was no reason for the security forces to enter the grounds.

Another report indicates that detained demonstrators from today’s protests in Urmia have been taken to the Police Station #11 located at Modares Square, Peleh Dentention Center #9, and Intelligence Agency’s Detention Center on Imam Musa Sadr Alley.

Today, thousands of demonstrators poured into streets of Tabriz and Urmia to protest against Lake Urmia drying up. During the majority of these protests, clashes broke out when security forces interfered with the demonstrations and confronted the crowds.

Furthermore, Tehran is under tense military and security measures, and police forces have been present heavily in a number of main squares throughout the capital including Baharestan Square and streets around the Parliament.

 

Two Iranian Weekly Publications on Trial

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Freedom of Expression
Tehran

HRANA News Agency – On Sunday, June 26, 2011, the court hearing to review the charges against Chel Cheragh and Sayeh Tehran publications was held in Branch 76 of Tehran Province Criminal Court.A panel of judges presided over the trial while a jury consisting of representatives from Iranian press was also present.

According to a report by Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA), at the beginning of this court session, the indictment against the weekly magazine Chel Cheragh was read.Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court had filed charges against Chel Cheragh’s editor accusing him of the publication of women’s pictures as sex objects.

Additionally, the charges against the weekly publication Sayeh Tehran was dropped as the private plaintiff consented to withdraw the complaint.The publishers of Sayeh Tehran had been charged with distributing false reports.