HRANA News Agency – Keynes Kyngvry, Kenyan prisoner in Evin Prison died last week while serving his eight-year-sentence. An official source announced his death due to ingestion of drug while according to witnesses he had died in prison due to lack of medical attention.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), other prisoners in hall number 9 of ward number 8 of Evin prison said to HRANA’s reporter that the foreigner prisoner was transferred to the prison clinic because of high blood pressure at 6 am on Monday, April 4, 2016. Continue reading “A Kenyan Prisoner Died in Evin Prison due to Lack of Medical Treatment”
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A New Case Opened for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki
HRANA News Agency – Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, human rights activist and patient prisoner in Evin prison who is on hunger strike to protest to his condition was transfered to the prosecutor’s office instead of a hospital.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on April 5, 2016, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, imprisoned blogger who is on hunger strike since March 26 was transfered to branch 5 of Shahid Moghadas prosecutor’s office instead of a hospital and a new case has been opened for him due to failure in returning on time from furlough to the prison. Continue reading “A New Case Opened for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki”
2 Civil Rights Activists Arrested in Tabriz
HRANA News Agency – Amir Valizadeh and Azimi Ghadim were arrested in Tabriz by security forces.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on Wednesday, April 6 Amir Valizadeh, the administrator of Telegram channel of “rationality, analysis and action”, was arrested and transferred to an unknown location by the security forces in Tabriz. Continue reading “2 Civil Rights Activists Arrested in Tabriz”
3 Political Prisoners Returned to the Prisons by the End of Their Furlough
HRANA News Agency – Amir Golestani, Paiman Arefi and Adalahd Jalilzadeh who were sent to new year furlough on March 19th, went back to the prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after Mostafa Azizi, Amir Golestani, Paiman Arefi and Adalahd Jalilzadeh went back to the prison by ending their new year furlough. Continue reading “3 Political Prisoners Returned to the Prisons by the End of Their Furlough”
2 Political Prisoners Released from Rajai Shahr Prison
HRANA News Agency – Two political prisoners, Karim Maroof Aziz and Vahid Asghari were released according to the leadership’s amnesty.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Vahid Asghari and Karim Maroof Aziz political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison were released because of the leadership’s amnesty. Continue reading “2 Political Prisoners Released from Rajai Shahr Prison”
Iraj Mohammadi in Critical Health Condition in Central Prison of Tabriz
HRANA News Agency – Iraj Mohammadi, political prisoner in Tabriz prison, is in a critical physical condition. This prisoner along with Mohammad Amin Agooshi was transferred to Tabriz prison since two weeks ago in the 7th year of imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Iraj Mohammadi who suffers from epilepsy and psychological problems, was transferred from Zahedan prison to Tabriz prison, since two weeks ago and is kept without adequate medical care and even has not received his medications yet. Continue reading “Iraj Mohammadi in Critical Health Condition in Central Prison of Tabriz”
Atena Farghadani, Imprisoned in an Undecided Situation
HRANA News Agency – Atena Farghadani, artist and civic activist in the women’s ward of Evin Prison is still in uncertain condition waiting for the court of appeal’s decision.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Atena Farghadani artist and civil rights activist, had faced alleged adultery illicit relationship charge, when she was summoned to prison to have a meeting with her solicitor, Mohammad Moqimi, which was made following the hand shake with him, on Saturday June 7, 2015. Continue reading “Atena Farghadani, Imprisoned in an Undecided Situation”
2 Other Civil Rights Activists Went to Ardebil Prison
HRANA News Agency – Said Sadeghifar and Mohsen Mohsenzadeh, two civil rights activists introduced themselves to Ardebil prison to serve three months and one day in prison. On April 5, 2016 also five other citizens in this city on similar charges had introduced themselves to the prison.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), two civil rights activists named Said Sadeghifar and Mohsen Mohsenzadeh for serving three months and one day in prison went to the central prison of Ardabil on April 6, 2016. Continue reading “2 Other Civil Rights Activists Went to Ardebil Prison”
7 Prisoners Sentenced to Additional Imprisonment in Orumieh Prison since 2011
HRANA News Agency – A trend of increasing the sentences of the prisoners in Orumieh Prison has begun since 2011 as Ali Ahmad Soleiman, Mustafa Ali Ahmed and Qader Mohammadzadeh were sentenced each to three months in prison in the spring of that year on charges of propaganda against the system.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in 2011 other two prisoners, Ali Ahmad Soleiman and Omid Rahmani were sentenced on charge of propaganda against the state to three months in prison. Continue reading “7 Prisoners Sentenced to Additional Imprisonment in Orumieh Prison since 2011”
Amnesty International Called for Immediate Release of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki
HRANA News Agency – Amnesty International in a statement expressed their deep concern over the situation of the jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki calling for urgent action for his freedom.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on April 1st, Amnesty International stated that since March 26, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was on hunger strike and his situation was not addressed by the authorities. Continue reading “Amnesty International Called for Immediate Release of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki”