4 Bahai citizens are sentenced to imprisonment

HRANA News Agency – The appeal court of Khorasan Razavi province convicted 4 Bahai citizens of Mashahd to prison because of their beliefs.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), sentences of 4 Bahai citizens of Mashhad have been announced by branch number 20 of appeal court of Khorasan Razavi province. Continue reading “4 Bahai citizens are sentenced to imprisonment”

You have already executed one of my sons, don’t execute another

HRANA News Agency – Bahram Ahmadi and 5 other Sunni prisoners were executed on December 28, 2011. His brother, Shahram Ahmadi who is now in Evin prison is also sentenced to death.

 

The following text is these 2 prisoners’ mother’s letter, asking the authorities not to execute Shahram: Continue reading “You have already executed one of my sons, don’t execute another”

More than 20 Sunni converts arrested at Qur’an study meeting, Ahwaz

HRANA News Agency – More than 20 converts to Sunni Islam were arrested at a Qur’an and Arabic study meeting in the Arab city of Ahwaz, southwestern Iran.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least 20 Sunni men had gathered to study the Qur’an and the Arabic language in the house of one of the men in the Hay al-Thawra district on Tuesday evening. Sources say that security forces surrounded the house at around 10pm, before arresting all those who were present. The men were taken to an unknown location. Continue reading “More than 20 Sunni converts arrested at Qur’an study meeting, Ahwaz”

5 executions including 3 public ones in a day

HRANA News Agency – There have been 3 prisoners hanged in public in Islam Abad in Karaj yesterday morning.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 3 prisoners were hanged in the poor neighborhood of Islam Abad in Karaj on charge of Enmity with the God on February 25th. Continue reading “5 executions including 3 public ones in a day”

Offensive behavior of the prison guards with a political prisoner

HRANA News Agency – Behnam Ebrahim Zadeh the political prisoner in ward 350 of Evin was inspected offensively by the police officer while being returned from the hospital.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam(Assad) Ebrahim Zadeh, the labor activist was transferred to the hospital to treat his neck problems on February 18th but while returning to the prison he was inspected shamelessly by the prison guards being asked to be completely naked. Continue reading “Offensive behavior of the prison guards with a political prisoner”

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Two political prisoners are tried once more

HRANA News Agency – Shahrokh Zamani and Rasoul Badaghi are tried once more.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Rasoul Badaghi and Shahrokh Zamani have been summoned to Karaj public court and have been informed about their new charges about prison riot and clash with guards, on Saturday, February 22. Continue reading “Two political prisoners are tried once more”

A Baluch citizen has been arrested

HRANA News Agency – The son of molavi Yousef Sohrabi (Nakahchi) was arrested by Iranshah intelligence forces.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ahmad Sohrabi the son of molavi Mohammad Yousef Sohrabi (Nekahchi) has been arrested by Iranshahr intelligence forces, on Tuesday, February 18. Continue reading “A Baluch citizen has been arrested”

Hussein Farzin to serve the imprisonment sentence

HRANA News Agency – Hussein Farzin, the former deputy of Mashhad municipality and TV director, was transferred to Vakil Abad prison in order to pass his 15 months in jail sentence.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hussein Farzin, the former commander of IRGC, former deputy of Mashhad municipality and TV director, was arrested and transferred to Vakil Abad prison after being summoned to revolutionary court. Continue reading “Hussein Farzin to serve the imprisonment sentence”

The mass arrests of Turkish activists still going on

HRANA News Agency – The massive wave of Turkish civil activists’ arrests, in the international mother tongue day is going on.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), some other Turkish activists who have gathered for international mother tongue day, in Mr. Fathi’s house in Tehran-Akbar Abad, have been arrested by intelligence forces, on Friday February 21st.
 
Intelligence service and security forces rushed to this gathering and arrested some of Azeri activists. Yet it is known that Alireza Farshi, Akbar Azad, Esrafil Soltanian, Mojtaba Mousavi, Behnam Seifi and Behnam Fathi are between detainees.
 
This gathering took two hours long and near 100 people had attended. Due to low number of intelligence forces some guests could open the door and exit from Mr. Fathi’s house.
 
Available sources addressed the intelligence department of police as an administrator and responsible for this operation. There is no information about the place that detainees are transferred.
 
Need to be mentioned, the day before, on Thursday almost 50 political and civil Azeri activists who had gathered for international mother tongue day were arrested in Mr. Akbar Aboulzadeh’s house.

Tens of Turk activists have been arrested in Ahar

HRANA News Agency – At least 50 citizens and Turk ethnic activists who had attended on the international mother tongue day’s gathering, have been arrested.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), tens of civil and political activists who had gathered on mother tongue day, in Akbar Abolzadeh’s house, have been arrested by intelligence service forces. Continue reading “Tens of Turk activists have been arrested in Ahar”