May 4, 2010
HRA News Agency – Security forces detained a number of teachers and school workers, who intended to visit the tomb of Dr. Abulhasan Khanali.
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Eleven Drug Dealers Hanged in Shiraz
HRANA News Agency – With the approval of Iran’s Attorney General, eleven convicted drug traffickers were hanged in Shiraz, Fars Province.
According to a report by the Public Relations of the Justice Department in Fars Province, eleven individuals were hanged in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz after the Attorney General approved the death sentences issued by the Revolutionary Courts in Shiraz, Abadeh, Darab and Nayreiz counties.
The Justice Department in Fars Province has released information indicating that these eleven individuals were charged with and convicted of possessing and transporting opium, heroin and morphine from 2008 through 2010.The Judiciary Amnesty Commission had previously rejected the defendants’ appeals for pardon.
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Misagh Yazdan Nejad Denied Medical Care
HRANA News Agency – Political prisoner Misagh Yazdan Nejad has been denied medical care by judicial and prison authorities.Currently, he is behind bars in critical condition in Rajai-Shahr Prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), although the medical examiner and the medical commission have recommended to the prosecutor and prison officials that Misagh Yazdan Nejad needs to undergo a surgery, nothing has been done thus far.
Mounting Pressure on Houshang Fanaian in Amol Prison
HRANA News Agency – Iranian Intelligence Agency has increased the pressure on Houshang Fanaian who is serving a four year sentence in Amol Prison, Mazandaran Province.Houshang Fanaian is a Baha’i citizen recently charged with and convicted of acting against national security and membership in Facebook.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Sunday, May 29, 2011, security agents contacted Glarh Fanaian, Houshang Fanaian’s daughter, by phone and summoned her to the Iranian Intelligence Agency.Glarh Fanaian has requested a written summon before complying with the order.
Following Glarh Fanaian’s demand for a written summon, intelligence agents informed Houshang Fanaian in prison that since his daughter refused to comply with the summon to explain the contents of a letter she wrote before the Persian New Year, an arrest warrant had been issued for her.
Additionally, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, intelligence agents visited Amol Prison once again and demanded from Houshang Fanaian the document outlining his defense and gave him ten minutes to prepare it.Houshang Fanaian refused to comply with the order and stated that his defense would be prepared in consultation with his attorney during the allotted twenty days allowed by law.
Houshang Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen from the city of Amol, was detained last March and has been in prison since then.Recently, he was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison for acting against national security, membership in Facebook and writing a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader.Houshang Fanaian who was informed of the verdict against him a few days ago has 20 days to file an appeal.
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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Report Compiled on Economic Pressures on Baha’is
May 5, 2010
HRA News Agency – A report received recently from Iran provides details on a few cases of economic pressure put on the Bahá’ís. It is necessary to note that there are undoubtedly many more such incidents that have gone unreported. According to HRANA,The business license of Mr. Manouchehr Ighanian of Tehran, who owns an optical shop, has not been renewed and he has been sent a warning letter by the Opticians’ Trade Union to close up his shop. Mr. Ighanian has submitted an objection letter to the Trade Union along with appropriate documents. No information bearing on the outcome of his legal action is available at this time.
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Bakhash-Ali Askari Hanged While Children Watched
HRANA News Agency – This morning, Wednesday, October 26, 2011, Bakhash-Ali Askari was hanged in public in Qarchak, Tehran Province, while the young and the old watched.Bakhash-Ali Askari was convicted of murder and rape.
Released pictures by the state media clearly depict that the authorities enforce no age limits on the audience watching another human being hanged.
According to a report by Fars News Agency, after the court order was read, Bakhash-Ali Askari was hanged early this morning in Qarchak.He was convicted of two counts of murder and one count of rape and sentenced to death for each charge.The Supreme Court reviewed and upheld these sentences in less than a month.
The pictures of this public hanging have been released here.
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Farshad Kamangar in ICU After 29 Days of Hunger Strike
HRANA News Agency – After 29 days of hunger strike, the Kurdish prisoner Farshad Kamangar has been hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital in the city of Bijar.He is in extremely critical condition.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Farshad Kamangar has been behind bars in Kermanshah, Marivan and Bijar prisons for two years on alleged financial crimes.Although Farshad Kamangar has served his full prison sentence, he remains behind bars because he is unable to pay a fine to the Iranian government.
Since his hunger strike began 29 days ago, prison officials have ignored Farshad Kamangar’s requests and have failed to take any actions to address his concerns.Early this morning, August 23, 2011, while Farshad Kamangar’s family was heading to Tehran to file an appeal with the Supreme Court, prison authorities informed them that Farshad had been taken to the intensive care in extremely critical condition.Hospital officials have not given Farshad Kamangar’s family the permission to see him while he is in ICU and have said that he is in “grave condition.”
Farshad Kamangar’s family members have asked various government and hospital officials for the permission to see him but have been denied a visit every time.Dayeh Saltaneh is Farshad Kamangar’s elderly mother who has now fallen ill due to excessive pressure and concerns for her son’s life.
Farshad Kamangar and Hassan Akhtar Samand together with two other prisoners were transferred from Marivan to Bijar Prison on July 25, 2011.They began their hunger strike upon their arrival in protest to being exiled to Bijar.Hassan Akhtar Samand is a political prisoner.
At Least Fifteen Baha’i Citizens Summoned and Detained
HRANA News Agency – This morning, with search and arrest warrants, Iran’s Intelligence Agency raided the houses of at least fifteen Baha’i citizens, detained some of them, and seized their personal properties.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the majority of those detained are students attending a provisional university established for Baha’i citizens who are denied the opportunity to study at Iran’s higher education institutes.
The names of nine detainees are as follows:
- Kamran Mortezai
- Vahid Mokhtari
- Mahmoud Badavam
- Aminollah Mostaqim
- Favod Moqadam
- Shahin Negari
- Afrooz Farmanbardari
- Sohail Fanbari
- Ramin Zibae
Additionally, Mehran Behmradi and Aghae Talei have been summoned to report to the Intelligence Agency in Shiraz by Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Kurdistan Bazaars Sealed and Owners Summoned and Threatened
HRANA – Several members of Bazaars across Kurdistan have been summoned and threatened by government authorities and the businesses of some others have been sealed.
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