Mohammadreza Afshar Arrested and Transferred to Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – Mohammadreza Afshar, a supporter and trainer of the “Course of Erfan Halgheh”, was arrested and sent to Evin prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mr. Mohammadreza Afshar, who had been summoned by a phone call to give some explanation to the court in Evin, was arrested and sent to Evin prison, when he attended the court on Monday 29th June. Continue reading “Mohammadreza Afshar Arrested and Transferred to Evin Prison”

Ardeshir Shahnavaz Began Serving His 5-Year-Imprisonment Sentence

HRANA News Agency – Ardeshir Shahnavaz, a trainer of the “Course of Erfan Halgheh”, presented himself at Evin prison to endure his 5 years imprisonment sentence.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mr. Ardeshor Shahnavaz presented himself at Evin prison on Saturday 27th June, and according to one of his relatives; he has been told that he would be transferred to Rajai Shahr to serve his sentence. Continue reading “Ardeshir Shahnavaz Began Serving His 5-Year-Imprisonment Sentence”

A Report about Malek Mohammad Abadian’s Family’s Situation

HRANA News Agency – After more than 3 years in solitary confinement and prison and despite the overturn of death penalty of family members of Malek Mohammad Abadian by the Supreme Court and despite the repeated promises, Court of Zahedan refuses to release the family on the bail.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Nasrin Abadian, this family’s girl, by announcing this issue, told HRANA: “The Supreme Court, due to lack of evidence and the fact that the confession was under torture, overturned the death penalty. Also the family of Molavi Jangi Zehi has said that they had no complaints against our parents, and local dignitaries testified about their innocence by a petition, and the authorities had also promised their freedom, however, sabotage and infiltrations by the security agents has been an obstacle to their freedom.” Continue reading “A Report about Malek Mohammad Abadian’s Family’s Situation”

Masood Bastani on a 3-Day-Furlough from Rajai Shahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – Masood Bastani, journalist, was sent on leave for a period of 3 days in the last days of his imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), this imprisoned journalist’s sentence of six years imprisonment has come to an end already, and currently his previous absence after a leave, has prevented him from being released. Continue reading “Masood Bastani on a 3-Day-Furlough from Rajai Shahr Prison”

Shokrollah Ghahremani Fard Arrested and Transferred to Ahar Prison

HRANA News Agency – Shokrollah Ghahremani Fard, civil rights activist was arrested by security forces and transferred to Ahar prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Ghahremani Fard, was arrested by security forces, in his house in Kaleybar in East Azerbaijan, on Wednesday June 24. Continue reading “Shokrollah Ghahremani Fard Arrested and Transferred to Ahar Prison”

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Supreme Court Overturned Sohail Arabi’s Death Sentence

HRANA News Agency – Sohail Arabi’s death sentence on charge of insulting the prophet, was overturned by Branch 34 of the Supreme Court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mr. Meshkani, Sohail Arabi’s solicitor, on Saturday 27th June, confirmed this news and told HRANA’s reporter: “I am very happy with Branch 34 of the Supreme Court’s tact, my client’s death sentence was overturned and his case was sent to a lower court branch.” Continue reading “Supreme Court Overturned Sohail Arabi’s Death Sentence”

Mehdi Farahi Shandiz Has to Stay in Prison until 2019

HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Farahi Shahndiz, political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison, in Karaj, who has been sentenced a total 9 years imprisonment on charges of insulting the leadership in three times, must stay in prison until 2019.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), out of these three cases, two sentences have been issued while Mehdi Farahi Shahndiz was kept in prison. Continue reading “Mehdi Farahi Shandiz Has to Stay in Prison until 2019”

Another Political Prisoner of Uremia Prison Transferred to Solitary Confinement

HRANA News Agency – Hassan Kamal Ramazan, Syrian political prisoner of Uremia prison, has been transferred to solitary confinement (controlled by the revolutionary guards), and Yousef Kakeh Mami is still kept in intelligence service detention centre.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hassan Kamal Ramazan has been transferred to the detention centre of intelligent service of Uremia on June 24 at 3 pm. Yousef Kakeh Mami, another prisoner of this prison, after 10 days still is kept in solitary confinement. Continue reading “Another Political Prisoner of Uremia Prison Transferred to Solitary Confinement”

Video Footage of Graves of Executed Political Prisoners at Home Yards

HRANANews Agency – Political prisoners massacre in the 80’s, is undeniable and also sad reality of Iranian contemporary history and an old wound on the body of civil society. These mass executions were happened between 1380 to 1388 across the country, and its victims were buried in different parts and in different ways, in addition that many burial places were never specified, in the cities, especially in the Northern region of country such as Golestan province due to lack of permission to bury victims in a public cemetery. The bodies of many of those executed had been buried by their families in their private homes.

The following footage is a short illustrated report that gives the story of the burial site for some of the victims in the village of “Gaz Sharghi” of Bandar Gaz in Golestan province. The identity of those executed and buried in the yard of their homes in the video, are as follow: Continue reading “Video Footage of Graves of Executed Political Prisoners at Home Yards”

Teimoor Khaledian Returned to the Public Ward in Rajai Shahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – Teimoor Khaledian, political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison, was sent back to ward 10 in Rajai Shahr prison after spending 6 days in solitary confinement
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Teimoor Khaledian, political prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison Hall 31 of ward 10, on 19th June, on charges of insulting the country’s authorities, due to an order by the manager of Rajai Shahr prison was sent to solitary confinement, the duration that this prisoner, who had recently been transferred to the ward 10 of Rajai Shahr prison, should be kept in solitary confinement, was stipulated by the prison manager as “until further notice”, but after 6 days, he was transferred back to his ward. Continue reading “Teimoor Khaledian Returned to the Public Ward in Rajai Shahr Prison”