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Mohammad Saeid Naderi Released after 6 Days under Detention

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Students
Mohammad Saeid Naderi

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Saeid Naderi, former student of Yasouj University, was released after six days of detention by the security forces.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Saeid Naderi, a former physics student at the University of Yasouj, was arrested by three plainclothes officers of the security forces who were probably from Basij or Ilam Revolutionary Guards in the city of Ivan (located in Ilam province) at his father home on Thursday morning March17, 2016. Continue reading “Mohammad Saeid Naderi Released after 6 Days under Detention”

Appeals Court Upheld Sentences of 5 Civil Rights Activists

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Ethnic Minorities
Abbas Lisani, Meysam Joolani, Mohsen Mohsenzadeh, Morteza Parvin, Mostafa Parvin, Saeed Sadeghifar, Saleh Pichganlu, Tohid Amir Amini

HRANA News Agency – The sentences of five Turk (Azeri) activists who had protested at the television program “Fitileh” has been confirmed by the appeals court of Ardabil province. According to the sentence each of the defendants should serve 91 days in prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), judge Yosef Khodadadi of Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Ardebil had sentenced five of these activists on the charge of “participation in the illegal gathering and collusion to disrupt the national security against” to three months and one day. The ruling was upheld by second branch of appeals court in Ardebil province headed by Anwar Eskandarzadeh. Continue reading “Appeals Court Upheld Sentences of 5 Civil Rights Activists”

Injured Prisoners Kept without Medical Treatment in Rajaei Shahr Prison

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Prisoners
Rajai Shahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – Rajaei Shahr prison authorities have kept some of the injured prisoners in an environment without light and without sanitary tools while depriving them of the medical treatment as a punishment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), some prisoners who are speculated to have taken part in recent mass conflict inside the prison, are being kept in an inhumane condition, in violation to all current laws and by arbitrary decisions made by prison authorities, in hall number 33 of section 10 of this prison. Continue reading “Injured Prisoners Kept without Medical Treatment in Rajaei Shahr Prison”

2 Civil Rights Activists Acquitted of the Charges in the Court

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Ethnic Minorities
Siamak Saifi, Sina Ershadi

HRANA News Agency – Sina Ershadi and Siamak Saifi, two residents of Meshkinshar were acquitted of the charge of propaganda against the regime.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), branch number 102 of the criminal court of Meshkinshahr acquitted Sina Ghorban Ershadi and Simak Saifi of the charge of propaganda against the regime by chanting separatists Azeri slogans. Continue reading “2 Civil Rights Activists Acquitted of the Charges in the Court”

Hossain Rounaghi Maleki on the 2nd Day of Hunger Strike in Evin Prison

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Prisoners
Hossain Rounaghi Maleki

HRANA News Agency – Relatives of Hossain Rounaghi Maleki, ill political prisoner of Evin prison, say that he is on hunger strike. Ahmad Rounaghi Maleki, his father announced that if the situation continued as it was, he would also start hunger strike.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hossain Rounaghi Maleki, blogger and ill prisoner of Evin prison, despite the recommendations from prison clinic, hospital physicians and forensics insisting that he had to be sent to a medical centre outside of the prison, is being still kept in the prison. In protest to sabotage that has been carried out on the process of his transfer to the hospital has started a hunger strike since March 26. Continue reading “Hossain Rounaghi Maleki on the 2nd Day of Hunger Strike in Evin Prison”

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Conflict between Prisoners in Rajaei Shahr Prison; At Least 1 Prisoner Killed

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Prisoners
Babak Ghiyasi

HRANA News Agency – During a conflict between prisoners in Rajaei Shahr prison, where many political prisoner are imprisoned as well, at least three people were injured by knife and another prisoner has been murdered. The atmosphere inside the prison is reported to be very tense.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Rajaei Shahr prison of Karaj, which is categorized by bureau of prison to be a place for prisoners with violent crimes, is also the biggest place for political-security prisoners in exile. Under the weak management and lack of proper supervision this prison has become a dangerous place. In the recent days a group conflict occurred between prisoners of hall number 18 in ward number 6. Continue reading “Conflict between Prisoners in Rajaei Shahr Prison; At Least 1 Prisoner Killed”

A Short Report about the Situation of Sunni Prisoners in Rajaei Shahr Prison

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Religious Minorities
Ahmad Nasiri, Alem Barmashti, Ali Karami, Ali Mojahedi, Amin Taleshi, Amjad Salehi, Anvar Khazra, Arash Sharifi, Bahman Rahimi, Barzan Nasrollahzadeh, Berooz Shanazari, Borhan Asgharian, Davood Abdullahi, Erfan Naderizadeh, Esmaeil Boukani, Farhad Salimi, Farshid Naseri, Farzad Honarjoo, Farzad Hossaini, Firuz Hamidi, Foad Babayi, Ghasem Abesteh, Hekmat Sharifi, Hiva Osmanii, Idris Nemati, Jamshid Pirooti, Kambiz Abbasi, Kamran Eraghi, Kamran Shaikheh, Kaveh Shahrifi, Kaveh Vaisi, Kayvan Momenifard, Khosro Besharat, Khosro Sharafipoor, Mohammad Gharibi, Mohammad Kayvan Karimi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Moslem Kourdi, Namegh Deldel, ohammad Yavar Rahimi, Omar Abdoullahi, Omid Mahmoodi, Omid Payvand, Osman Ghodrat, Pouria Mohammadi, Rahmat Khoshkhah, Saleh Adeli, Seyed Shahoo Ibrahimi, Shahram Ahmadi, Shouresh Ayneh Boukani, Shouresh Karabkar, Soliman Pirouti, Taleb Maleki, Vahed Sharafipoor, Vali Hassan Shovilan, Varia Ghaderifard, Yaser Sharghipoor

HRANA News Agency – There are more than 70 Sunni prisoners kept in Rajaei Shahr prison with political-security charges, 42 of whom are imprisoned with the sentences between 5 to 20 years and are being kept in hall number 21 of ward number 7, and at least 30 prisoners with death sentences who are kept in hall number 10 of ward 4 of the prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), more than 70 Sunni prisoners are kept in Rajaei Shahr prison with security and political allegations and have received their sentences under sacrilege charge. These prisoners are usually residents of western parts of Iran and are kept kilometers far from their hometown. Continue reading “A Short Report about the Situation of Sunni Prisoners in Rajaei Shahr Prison”

The List of the Political Prisoners in Women’s Ward in Evin Prison

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Women
Atena Daemi, Athena Farghadani, Azita Rafizadeh, Bahareh Hedayat, Behnaz Zakeri Ansari, Elham Barmaki, Elham Farahani, Fahimeh Orfi, Faran Hesami, Fariba Kamal Abadi, Fatemeh Muthana, Hamidreza Akbari Monfared, Mahvash Shahriari Sabet, Maryam Akbari-Monfared, Narges Mohammadi, Nasim Bagheri, Nasim Naghsh Zargaran, Nazok Afshar, Reyhaneh Haj Ebrahim Dabbagh, Reyhaneh Tabatabai, Roya Saberi Nezhad Nobakht, Sedigheh Moradi, Shokoofeh Azar Masooleh, Tahereh Jafari, Zahra Zehtabchy, Ziba Pour Habib

HRANA News Agency – In the women’s ward of Evin prison where many prisoners are mothers, the authorities still do not provide phone calls for prisoners, prison visits are limited and there are many environmental problems in this place. This report gives a general overview of the conditions and the names of 25 women political prisoners.

What you will read, is a general report and overview of the situation of the women’s ward of Evin prison, plus an exclusive list of political prisoners, including the duration of their imprisonment and other specifications. Continue reading “The List of the Political Prisoners in Women’s Ward in Evin Prison”

Mostafa Tajzadeh Returned to Evin Prison by the End of His Furlough

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Prisoners
Seyed Mostafa Tajzadeh

HRANA News Agency – Seyed Mostafa Tajzadeh, political prisoner at Evin Prison, has returned to prison by the end of his furlough.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Seyed Mostafa Tajzadeh, the senior member of Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization (MIRO) and The Islamic Iran Participation Front (Mosharekat Party), who on March 19, 2016 was released from the prison on a furlough, on March 24, 2016 returned to prison by the end of the furlough. Continue reading “Mostafa Tajzadeh Returned to Evin Prison by the End of His Furlough”

Mahmoud Beheshti Returned to Evin Prison

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Labor and Guilds
Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi

HRANA News Agency – Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi, teacher and trade unionist returned to Evin Prison after a 5-day Nowruz furlough.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi who was released from Evin prison for the Nowruz furlough with a number of other political prisoners on March 19, 2016, introduced himself to Evin prison by the end of the furlough on March 25, 2016. Continue reading “Mahmoud Beheshti Returned to Evin Prison”