Majid Azarpay Released On The Bail After 8 Months Of Detention

HRANA News Agency – Majid Azarpay, political prisoner was released on the bail after eight months in detention. This reformist activists had been arrested in June and was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months imprisonment and 3 million Tomans fine in the first trial by the 28th branch of the revolutionary court headed by Judge Moghayase.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Majid Azarpay, political activist was arrested in the campaign of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Hassan Rohani by the forces of the revolutionary guards on June 16, 2014 and was held in ward 2-A of Evin prison for two months. Continue reading “Majid Azarpay Released On The Bail After 8 Months Of Detention”

Authorities Encourage Financial Criminals To Attack Political Prisoners

HRANA News Agency – Several political-security prisoners in ward seven of Evin prison were beaten by financial prisoners and were transferred to the prison infirmary. A number of financial prisoners in the anniversary of the revolution in 1978, chanted provocative slogans referring to the political prisoners, which faced the reaction of political prisoners.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the prisoners attempted to chant provocative slogans like “Down with seditious”, “Down with the anti-Faghih Leadership” and after the protests by the political prisoners, they attacked them. Continue reading “Authorities Encourage Financial Criminals To Attack Political Prisoners”

Arash Moghadam Aslanpour Released From Rajai Shahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – Arash Moghadam Aslanpour, political prisoner, by applying article 134 of Islamic penal act and partial reduction of the sentence, has been released form Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Arash Moghadam Aslanpour was released on January 27th. Continue reading “Arash Moghadam Aslanpour Released From Rajai Shahr Prison”

Amir Khorram Released From Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – Amir Khorram, political activist and member of the central council of “Iran Freedom Movement”, was released from ward 350 of Evin prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Seyed Amir Khorram was arrested after Ashura in 2009 and was released on the bail after 50 days of interrogation in the solitary confinement in ward 209 of Evin Prison. Continue reading “Amir Khorram Released From Evin Prison”

Amir Golestani Gone On Hunger Strike In Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – Amir Golestani, one of the convicts of the case of Facebook activists, has announced his hunger strike in Evin prison. This prisoner said that despite confirming his good behavior and request of parole, prosecution authorities refrain from pursuing the process of parole.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Amir Golestani who has been arrested and detained since August 2013,  would take advantage of parole by spending more than a third of his sentence and also prison officials have confirmed his good behavior and the eligibility for parole. Continue reading “Amir Golestani Gone On Hunger Strike In Evin Prison”

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Abdolfattah Soltani Returned To Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – Abdolfattah Soltani, imprisoned lawyer returned to Evin Prison by the end of his furlough. Founding member of the Association of Defenders of Human Rights has been sent to furlough after more than 4 years for first time on 17th January.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), judicial authorities opposed the extension of Abdolfattah Soltani’s furlough and this human rights activist returned to prison on Saturday, 13th of February. Continue reading “Abdolfattah Soltani Returned To Evin Prison”

Pouria Ibrahimi Released On The Bail

HRANA News Agency – Pouria Ibrahimi, civil rights activist was released on the bail, after 8 months in detention. Mr. Ibrahimi was arrested on June 9, and charged with propaganda against the regime and collusion and acts against the national security.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Pouria Ibrahimi was released on the bail of 70 million Tomans on February 8, from ward number 8 of Evin prison. Continue reading “Pouria Ibrahimi Released On The Bail”

Amir Golestani Waiting For The Approval Of Prosecutor For His Parole

HRANA News Agency – Close sources to Amir Golestani said that the authorities in Evin prison had accepted the parole and he were waiting for the approval of the prosecutor. Amir Golestani is among the so-called Facebook activists, who has been arrested and detained since 2014.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Amir Golestani who has been sentenced to 7 years and 9 months in prison for the administration of Facebook pages, is currently serving the sentence in ward number 8 of Evin prison. Prison authorities accepted the parole and by the approval of the prosecutor, he would be released. Continue reading “Amir Golestani Waiting For The Approval Of Prosecutor For His Parole”

Abbas Lesani’s Wife Summoned To The Court

HRANA News Agency – Roqayeh Alizadeh, the wife of Turkish (Azari) political prisoner in Shiraz prison, was summoned to the revolutionary court in Ardebil by calling. Ms. Alizadeh said that the court had probably summoned her because of the complaint of the intelligence, but she was not summoned in writing and formal, so she would not go to the court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Roqayeh Alizadeh, the wife of Abbas Lesani, was summoned to the branch 2 of the prosecutor of revolutionary court in Ardebil by a telephone call. Continue reading “Abbas Lesani’s Wife Summoned To The Court”

Mostafa Azizi’s Health Condition Neglected In Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – Mostafa Azizi, imprisoned Writer and Producer at ward 8 of Evin Prison, has been stricken by a viral disease; and despite visiting the prison doctor, his condition has been neglected.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mostafa Azizi has been hardly stricken by flue and infection at Ward 8 of Evin prison, and despite his visit to the prison doctor there hasn’t been any treatment and he has been sent back to the Ward. Continue reading “Mostafa Azizi’s Health Condition Neglected In Evin Prison”