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Fifty Detainees of Recent Protests Transferred to Zahedan Prison

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Prisoners, Students
Amin Rezai, Omid Arsalan Pejman, Yasin Mirzaei, Zahedan Prison

HRANA News Agency – At least 50 detainees of recent protests were transferred to Zahedan prison from a security agency detention center, allegedly belonging to the Intelligence Ministry, and then were transferred to the security detention center after being fingerprinted on January 10, 2018.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), at least 50 detainees were transferred to Zahedan prison in order to be fingerprinted and then were transferred to the Intelligence Ministry after being fingerprinted on January 10, 2018. Continue reading “Fifty Detainees of Recent Protests Transferred to Zahedan Prison”

A Report on the Latest Status of Mohammad Nazari in Urmia Prison

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Prisoners
Khalid Fereydouni, Mohammad Nazari, Omar Faghihpour

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Nazari is a political prisoner in Urmia Prison who was transferred there from Rajai shahr prison in Karaj in November 2017, due to protests against the prison conditions and the violation of prisoners’ rights. Despite medical problems, including kidney discomfort, he is still suffering from insufficient medical treatment due to absence of a doctor in the prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Nazari is being deprived of having access to medical services due to a shortage of personnel and the absence of a doctor in the prison clinic. Continue reading “A Report on the Latest Status of Mohammad Nazari in Urmia Prison”

Eleven Detainees of Recent Protests Transferred Saghez Prison

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Prisoners
Saghez prison

HRANA News Agency – A number of detainees from recent protests in Saghez and suburbs were transferred from the Security Police detention to Saghez prison after the end of the investigations. The number of detainees in this city is more than this number and the stages of their transfer to the Saghez prison is ongoing. There is at least seven women among detainees.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 11 detainees of recent protests were transferred to Saghez prison on January 7, 2018. Continue reading “Eleven Detainees of Recent Protests Transferred Saghez Prison”

Supreme Court Rejected Marjan Davari’s Death Sentence

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Executions, Women
Karim Zargar, Marjan Davari

HRANA News Agency – Branch 47 of the Supreme Court rejected the death sentence of Marjan Davari, 50-year-old translator and scholar in Shahr Ray women’s prison, who had been sentenced to death on charge of corruption in 2017. One of the charges against Mrs. Davari is membership in Eckankar. It is said that the death sentence of Karim Zarger has been confirmed by the judicial authorities.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the death sentence of Marjan Davari was rejected by Branch 47 of the Supreme Court. Continue reading “Supreme Court Rejected Marjan Davari’s Death Sentence”

Ramin Hossein Panahi Transferred to Sanandaj Prison

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Prisoners
Afshin Hossein Panahi, Ahmad Hossein Panahi, Ramin Hossein Panahi, Zibar Hossein Panahi

HRANA News Agency – Ramin Hossein Panahi, political prisoner who has been detained for more than 200 days in the solitary confinements of the intelligence ministry and IRGC, has been transferred to Central Prison in Sanandaj on January 9, 2018.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ramin Hossein Panahi was transferred to Central Prison in Sanandaj. Continue reading “Ramin Hossein Panahi Transferred to Sanandaj Prison”

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Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi Ended His Hunger Strike after 39 Days

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Prisoners
Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi, political prisoner who had been transferred to the quarantine after being beaten because of protesting against the restrictions and prohibitions imposed on him, ended his hunger strike after 39 day and 24 kilograms weight loss by sending a message and emphasizing that “in such a situation, the priority is to focus to civil society and media attention is the protests in Iran.” The prisoner asked everyone who was worried about his situation “to pay attention to the conditions of the protesters in Iran.”
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi, political prisoner in Evin prison, ended his hunger strike after 39 days. Continue reading “Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi Ended His Hunger Strike after 39 Days”

A Poet and a Writer Arrested in Iran

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Freedom of Expression
Mohammad Bam, Shahriar Galavani

HRANA News Agency – Shahriar Galavani, writer, translator and literature critic, was arrested by security forces in his house in Khoy on January 4, 2018. On the other hand, Mohammad Bam, poet from Abadan, was also arrested after attending protests in Abadan.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Shahriar Galavani was arrested by security forces in his house in Khoy on January 4, 2018. Continue reading “A Poet and a Writer Arrested in Iran”

Pressures on Political Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison Continue to Grow

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Prisoners
Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

HRANA News Agency – The political prisoners of the Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj who had been forced to move to the security Hall 10 earlier in August, continue to suffer from duplication of problems, including telephone use, access to ventilation, lack of hot water for bathing and faulty heating system. They showed their protest by returning their food and urged the authorities to take action to change the inhumane conditions.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), about 54 political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Kara had been transferred to security Hall 10 of Ward 4 in this prison earlier in August. Although only 30 prisoners remain there now, there are still many problems annoying them. Continue reading “Pressures on Political Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison Continue to Grow”

Four Students Arrested after a Meeting with the Head of Tehran University

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Students
Amin Rezai, Faezeh Abdipour, Kasra Nuri, Lailah Hosssinzadeh, Majid Mosaferar, Mohammad Khani, Mohammad Reza Darvishi, Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam, Omid Arsalan Pejman, Parvin Mohammadi, Pedram Pazireh, Romina Mohseni, Sama derakhshani, Siavash Amjadi, Soheib Weisi, Yasin Mirzai

HRANA News Agency – At least four members of the students’ council were arrested by security forces after a joint meeting of members of the student councils at the University of Tehran with the university’s headquarters, which was conducted to track the freedom of detained students.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), after a joint meeting of students’ councils at the University of Tehran with the university’s headquarters, which was conducted to talk about the freedom of students detained during the protests, at least 4 students were arrested, on December 31. Continue reading “Four Students Arrested after a Meeting with the Head of Tehran University”

A Prisoner Severely Beaten in Saghez Prison

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Prisoners
Jamal Alipour, Saghez prison

HRANA News Agency – Prison officials in Saghez prison beat a prisoner named Jamal Alipour after finding three cigarettes from him. The severity of the blows caused the internal bleeding of this prisoner.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), On Tuesday, January 2, 2018, Prison officials found three cigarettes from Jamal Alipour, the prisoner accused of robbery, after a physical inspection. Continue reading “A Prisoner Severely Beaten in Saghez Prison”