Police Prevented Women from Cycling in Marivan

HRANA News Agency – In Marivan, Tuesdays are named “the day without vehicles”, therefore some residents use bicycles as means of transportation. But on July 26, police forces prevented women from cycling.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), police forces prevented women from cycling on July 26, on “the day without vehicles”, which is a weekly event. Continue reading “Police Prevented Women from Cycling in Marivan”

2 Activists Arrested in Dil Village of Gachsaran

HRANA News Agency – Seyed Mohammad Miri and Ghasem Ghanbari, two political activists from the village of Dil, were arrested by the intelligence services, on July 31.
Hassan Bozorgzadeh, the third activist who was arrested from this village, was released after several hours of interrogation, however he was again summoned and interrogated in the next days. Continue reading “2 Activists Arrested in Dil Village of Gachsaran”

Mohammad Abdollahi and 5 other Prisoners Scheduled to be Executed Tomorrow

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Abdollahi, political prisoner in Uremia Prison and at least 5 other prisoners have been transferred to solitary confinements to be executed. Mohammad Abdollahi had been on hunger strike for 32 days in protest at the “unjust” verdict and the way of handling his case since May 29, 2016 and accepted to end his strike after the authorities had promised him to agree with his retrial.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Abdollahi has been transferred to the solitary confinement along with 5 other prisoners who were charged with drug-related allegations in order to be executed. Continue reading “Mohammad Abdollahi and 5 other Prisoners Scheduled to be Executed Tomorrow”

3 Political Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinements in Rajai Shahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – Saleh Kohandel, Pirooz Mansouri and Afshin Baymani, three political prisoners were transferred to solitary confinements by the prison guards in Rajai Shahr prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Saleh Kohandel, Pirooz Mansouri and Afshin Baymani three political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison, were transferred to solitary confinements in the Revolutinary Guards’ ward in this prison. Continue reading “3 Political Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinements in Rajai Shahr Prison”

Documents about Shahram Ahmadi’s Case / Pictures

HRANA News Agency – At least 20 prisoners were executed last week in Rajaei Shahr prison. Among them Shahram Ahmadi was the most known in the media. Due to lack of information about these executions by official authorities, HRANA is releasing the images of some documents, including supreme court’s sentence and defendant’s defense against the charges, in order to help clarify this case for public.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shahram Ahmadi is the most famous name in the list of 20 prisoners who were executed last week. Continue reading “Documents about Shahram Ahmadi’s Case / Pictures”

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4 Executed Sunni Prisoners Explain Their Cases / Video Footage

HRANA News Agency – At least 20 Sunni prisoners were executed by hanging in Rajaei Shahr prison, all of whom were charged with membership or cooperation with Tohid and Jihad group. These prisoners were arrested about 8 years ago. Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi and Hamed Ahmadi were four prisoners that had a chance to publish what their case was made of and what they were accused of. HRANA had published this video in 2013, but due to importance of clarification about the process of these cases, we publish this video again.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on August 4, the Intelligence Ministry published a statement about the case that is famous as Tohid and Jihad and by giving some explanations accused them to have ties with terrorist activities. This ministry stated that the number of arrested members of this group is more than 100. Continue reading “4 Executed Sunni Prisoners Explain Their Cases / Video Footage”

A Report about Detained Activists in Gachsaran

HRANA News Agency – In a very notable case, some of residents of Dil village, a rural area of Gachsaran, which had been started their civil rights inquires by using peaceful civil rights movements methods, following the 2009 presidential election including distributing night letters and by drawing graffiti, were identified by the security forces and arrested and tried. Among 8 people who were arrested 6 of them were tried and sentenced to prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the wave of political and civil dissatisfaction about the society, community and environment after the 2009 presidential election has even shown itself in Dil village, a rural area of Gachsaran in Kohgilouyeh and Bouyer-Ahmad province. Continue reading “A Report about Detained Activists in Gachsaran”

Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam Transferred to Hospital

HRANA News Agency – Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam was transferred for medical treatment to a hospital outside the Saheli prison in Qom. It has been said that the jailed dissident cleric in addition to sugar and high blood pressure, during the last several days had had problems in his heart, kidney and thyroid.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists New Agency in Iran (HRANA), with orders of the Special Court for the Clergy, Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam was transferred for medical treatment to a hospital outside the Saheli prison in Qom. Continue reading “Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam Transferred to Hospital”

The Appeal Court of 4 Civil Rights Activists Held in Tehran

HRANA News Agency – The appeal hearing for four civil activists; “Atena Daemi, Omid Alishenas, Asuo Rostami, Ali Nouri” and “Mohammad Hossein Daemi” (Atena’s father), was held at Branch 36 of the Appeals Court of Tehran Province.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), on August 3, an appeal hearing for these four civil activists and Atena Daemi’s father, was held at Branch 36 of the Appeals Court of Tehran Province. Continue reading “The Appeal Court of 4 Civil Rights Activists Held in Tehran”

The Wave of Arresting Turkish Protesters Continues

HRANA News Agency – Following the protests in various cities of Azerbaijan and Ardebil provinces in reaction to the article published in the newspaper of “Tarhe No” and the continuation of the protests in recent days, a wave of arrests of protesters in various cities including Tabriz and Ardebil continued by arresting at least three other civilians. At the same time one person was summoned to the police station in Urmia, and in Tabriz, intelligence agents were unsuccessful in their attempt to arrest two others.  Along with the continuous wave of arrests five of the detainees were released on July 29.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the wave of arresting Turkish (Azeri) protesters to the article published in the newspaper of “Tarhe No” continued by arresting and summoning some other civilians. Continue reading “The Wave of Arresting Turkish Protesters Continues”