HRANA News Agency – Like every year along with the results of exams to enter the universities, there are some reports indicating exclusion of Baha’is from higher education due to their religious beliefs. Seraj Azadi, young Baha’i resident of Abadan, is one of the most recent examples of this exclusion and has been prohibited from continuing his education.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Seraj Azadi, born in 1998, a Baha’i resident of Abadan faced with “defect in application”, like many other Baha’i students, after the announcement of exam results of national tests and so the opportunity to enroll and continue his education has been taken away from him. Continue reading “Seraj Azadi Deprived of Higher Education”
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Political Prisoners’ Hall in Rajai Shahr Prison Caught Fire
HRANA News Agency – Hall 12 of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj caught fire after the authorities “were welding to seal the windows”. A number of prisoners of this hall had trouble breathing and were hospitalized in the clinic, following the accumulation and concentration of the smoke.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Rajai Shahr prison authorities attempted to seal the windows of hall 12, political prisoners’ ward, which led to a fire in this hall on Thursday, October 11. Continue reading “Political Prisoners’ Hall in Rajai Shahr Prison Caught Fire”
Participants in Reyhaneh Jabbari’s Execution’s Anniversary Arrested
HRANA News Agency – Sholeh Pakravan, Mohammad Noorizad and several other participants in the anniversary of execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari were arrested by the security forces and the ceremony was stopped.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), plainclothes forces along with security police forces prevented the ceremony of the anniversary Reyhaneh Jabbari’s execution at her grave. Continue reading “Participants in Reyhaneh Jabbari’s Execution’s Anniversary Arrested”
Majid Moghadam Summoned to Serve His Sentence of 3 Years
HRANA News Agency – Majid Abedinzadeh Moghadam, civil activist and one of the witnesses of Kahrizak detention center, was summoned to serve for his sentence of 3 years imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Majid Abedinzadeh Moghadam, was summoned to serve his sentence by branch 2 of the law-enforcement office in Evin prison. Continue reading “Majid Moghadam Summoned to Serve His Sentence of 3 Years”
A Prisoner in Critical Condition Because of Psychological Pressures in Ghezelhesar Prison
HRANA News Agency – Majid Keshvari, a prisoner with mental illness in Ghezelhesar prison, who had committed suicide, is again on the verge of suicide because of the complexity of his situation. The prison’s psychiatrist had prescribed medications and tablets due to Mr. Keshvari’s severe depression, but prison officials denied him the medication delivery. On the other hand they prevented his transfer to the hall where the prisoners are monitored by doctors. In the prison computer his attempt to suicide has been recorded as “food poisoning” and his family’s complaint to the Prisons General Directory Office has not had any outcome yet.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Majid Keshvari is one of the 12 prisoners who were accused of “rebellion” in 2010 in Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj. Continue reading “A Prisoner in Critical Condition Because of Psychological Pressures in Ghezelhesar Prison”
Ali Mavat on Hunger Strike in Urmia Intelligence Office
HRANA News Agency – According to close sources to Ali Mavat who has been detained in solitary confinement since five months ago in Intelligence Office Detention Center in Urmia, has gone on hunger strike.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ali Mavat has gone on hunger strike in protest at his condition of detention in solitary confinement for about 5 months in Intelligence Office Detention Center in Urmia. Continue reading “Ali Mavat on Hunger Strike in Urmia Intelligence Office”
Dozens of Civilians Arrested in Bukan
HRANA News Agency – Security forces raided the home of a large number of civilians in Bukan in an organized attack, and while beating them arrested a numerous number of them. There are dozens arrested, including “youth and some of the imams and scholars and students of Islamic madrasas.”
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), security forces raided the home of civilians, beat them and arrested them with “bracelet-shackle-blindfolded” and transferred them to the custody of security institutions in Bukan. Continue reading “Dozens of Civilians Arrested in Bukan”
Sina Ghalandari Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
HRANA News Agency – Sina Ghalandari, 30, journalist from Koohdasht was sentenced to two years imprisonment because of informing the public about elections in the region, “without presence in the court and with no opportunity to define”.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activist News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Sina Ghalandar, journalist from Koohdasht was sentenced to two years imprisonment by branch 3 of the Lorestan criminal court 2. Continue reading “Sina Ghalandari Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison”
Rasoul Razavi on Hunger Strike since 1 Month Ago
HRANA News Agency – Rasoul Razavi, political prisoner in Tabriz prison, has started a hunger strike in protest against the verdict and pressures from the security forces in his case since October 4. While Mr. Razavi is in undesirable physical condition, the authorities have given no response to his demands yet.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Rasoul Razavi, political prisoner in Tabriz prison, has started a hunger strike in protest against the verdict and pressures from the security forces in the case since October 4. Continue reading “Rasoul Razavi on Hunger Strike since 1 Month Ago”
Political Prisoners Reject to Be Released with Electric Shackles
HRANA News Agency – Between 4 and 11 October, at least three political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj were called to be released by the electronic fasteners plan. The prisoners are required to pay 30 million IRR for “the price of the shackles” and 2 million and half IRR as “the fee charged”. Two of the prisoners did not accept this kind of freedom.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), between 4 to 11 October, at least three political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, Abdolhad Jalilzadeh, Mehdi Farahi Shandiz and Shahab Dehghan were called to be released by electronic fasteners plan. Continue reading “Political Prisoners Reject to Be Released with Electric Shackles”