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A Prisoner Scheduled to Be Executed Within 3 Days

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Executions
Mehdi Pakgoftar

HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Pakgoftar, from Ilam is scheduled to be executed on drug related charges within 3 days. His elderly parents have sit in front of the Head of Judiciary’s Office since 2 months ago and insist on their son’s innocence. They say the Supreme Leader’s representative has also asked the authorities to pardon him but it was rejected and he will be executed on Wednesday.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mehdi Pakgoftar, 34, from Fatemieh village of Ilam city is going to be executed on drug related charges in the Central Prison of Ilam on Wednesday. Continue reading “A Prisoner Scheduled to Be Executed Within 3 Days”

Jafar Azimzadeh Hospitalized Immediately after Being Released

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Labor and Guilds
Jafar Azimzadeh

HRANA News Agency – Jafar Azimzadeh, imprisoned labor activist who was released on furlough after 64 days of hunger strike was hospitalized in Ateyeh hospital due to his critical condition.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Jafar Azimzadeh who was released on furlough due to authorities’ promised for a retrial after 64 days of hunger strike was hospitalized in Ateyeh hospital due to his critical health condition. Continue reading “Jafar Azimzadeh Hospitalized Immediately after Being Released”

3 Sunni Prisoners still Kept in Solitary Confinement

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Religious Minorities
Jamal Ghaderi, Kaveh Sharifi, Kaveh Veissie

HRANA News Agency – Because of protesting against the judge who had shown up in Rajai Shahr Prison, three Sunni prisoners were sentenced to seven days of solidarity confinement.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Kaveh Veissie, Kaveh Sharifi and Jamal Ghaderi, three Sunni prisoners of Hall 12, following the protest against the insults of Judge Zare, were sentenced to seven days in solidarity. Continue reading “3 Sunni Prisoners still Kept in Solitary Confinement”

Two Kolbars Killed by the Police

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Labor and Guilds
Latif Alikhani, Rauf Alikhani

HRANA News Agency – Two Kolbars (carriers); Latif and Rauf Alikhani from Sardasht, lost their lives after being shot by the Police.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), two Kolbars (carriers); Latif and Rauf Alikhani from Goyzeleh village in Alan area of Sardasht, were killed by the Police. Continue reading “Two Kolbars Killed by the Police”

A Teenager Committed Self-Immolation in Gonabd-e-Qavos City

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Children
Gonabd-e-Qavos

HRANA News Agency – Following a family conflict, a teenage boy set himself in fire in Helal Ahmar Street in Gonbad-e Qavous.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a teenage boy set himself in fire in Helal Ahmar Street in the city of Gonbad-e-Qavous, in Golestan province, in front of his mother. Continue reading “A Teenager Committed Self-Immolation in Gonabd-e-Qavos City”

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Mahmoud Masoumi Released from Great Prison of Tehran

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Prisoners
Mohammad Masoumi

HRANA News Agency – Mahmoud Masoumi, one of the protestors who was arrested in front of Dena Tire, was released from Great Prison of Tehran (Fashavieh), on the bail of 200 million IRR.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mahmoud Masoumi, student and one of the arrestees on Thursday, May 12, in the rally of Mohammad Ali Taheri’s supporters in front of Dena Tires, was released from Great Prison of Tehran (Fashavieh), on the bail of 200 million IRR. Continue reading “Mahmoud Masoumi Released from Great Prison of Tehran”

Qasem Exiri Fard Summoned to Evin Court

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Freedom of Expression
Qasem Exiri Fard

HRANA News Agency – Qasem Exiri Fard, physics professor at Khajeh Nasir University, has to show up at Evin Court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the house of Dr. Qasem Exiri Fard, physics professor at Khajeh Nasir University, was inspected by officers and some of his personal belongings including his computer was confiscated. Continue reading “Qasem Exiri Fard Summoned to Evin Court”

Mohammad Hassan Youefpour Yousefi; still Suffering from Imprisonment’s Consequences

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Freedom of Expression
Mohammad Hassan Youefpour Yousefi

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Hassan Youefpour Yousefi, former political prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison, who had got many different diseases due to lack of proper medical care, despite being released from prison is still under medical treatments. In the last case, doctors confirmed the sight loss of his left eye, and advanced tuberculosis.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Hassan Youefpour Yousefi, former announcer and producer of Iran radio, was arrested by the Revolutionary Guard’s security agency in 2011, and was sentenced to 66 months in prison by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Salvati, on charges of gathering and collusion through undertaking the responsibility of recruiting and introduction department of Human Rights Activists in Iran, blasphemy and propaganda against the regime. Continue reading “Mohammad Hassan Youefpour Yousefi; still Suffering from Imprisonment’s Consequences”

No Food for Prisoners who Don’t Fast in Evin Prison

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Prisoners
Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – During Ramadan in different wards of Evin Prison, the stores were closed and two meals “Sehr and Iftar”, at a distance of more than seventeen hours, are served for prisoners. This method has created a lot of problems for non-Muslim prisoners, non-religious and the ill prisoners. Imposing restriction is while the prison food does not even have appropriate quality and nutritional value.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the prisoners’ population is a mixture of Muslim and non-Muslim or secular citizens, but food supply stores in Evin prison are closed from dawn until Iftar every day, the issue that has caused non-Muslim prisoners, the sick or those who desire to not fast face problems. Continue reading “No Food for Prisoners who Don’t Fast in Evin Prison”

Jafar Azimzadeh Ended His Hunger Strike after 64 Days

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Labor and Guilds
Jafar Azimzadeh

HRANA News Agency – Jafar Azimzadeh, jailed trade unionist was sent to furlough by end of his hunger strike and promised an investigation into the case, after 64 days of hunger strike on June 30. Probably the labor activist will be admitted in another hospital due to his physical condition’s deterioration by his family’s decision.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Jafar Azimzadeh ended his hunger strike at 8 PM on Thursday, June 30, 2016, by adopting a retrial and impartial investigation of the case and extendable furlough and was released from the hospital by family. Continue reading “Jafar Azimzadeh Ended His Hunger Strike after 64 Days”