HRANA News Agency – Ebraham Firuzi, a Christian convert and Arash Moghadam Aslanpour, cultural activists, have gone on hunger strike since last Thursday in protest against the failure to respect the principle of separation of prisoners on the basis of their crimes.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ebrahim Firuzi and Arash Aslanpour (Arash Eshai), who are held in ward 10 of Rajai Shahr prison, along with apolitical and sometimes dangerous prisoners, after writing a letter addressed to the head of the prison and after it was neglected by him, from Thursday 20th August went on hunger strike. They have asked the prison authorities, accordant with the law to transfer them to Hall 12, political and conscience prisoners’ ward in Rajai Shahr prison. Continue reading “2 Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Rajai Shahr Prison”
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Amir Amirgholi in the 9th Month of Detention with no Trial
HRANA News Agency – Amir Amirgholi, political prisoner in ward 8 of Evin prison is spending his 8th month of detention with no trial, neither any changes have been considered about his detention order.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ali (Amir) Amirgholi political prisoner in ward 8 of Evin prison, after eight months of detention has not been tried yet. Continue reading “Amir Amirgholi in the 9th Month of Detention with no Trial”
Ali Asghar Honarmand’s Case in the Court of Appeal
HRANA News Agency – The case of Ali Asghar Honarmand, one of the principal members of a famous website; “Narengi” is on appeal stage.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the case of Ali Asghar Honarmand one of the founders and the last editor of the Narengi website, is on the appeal stage. Continue reading “Ali Asghar Honarmand’s Case in the Court of Appeal”
At Least 8 Christians Arrested in Karaj
HRANA News Agency – Following the recent pressures on the Christian converts and ideological and religious dissidents in Iran, at least eight members of a house church in Karaj were arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic. Pastor Saeid Abedini’s condition in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj, remains worrying.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hayedeh Shadnia, Shahin Bashiri, Mona Chahardoli, Ismail Falahati, Nematullah Yousefi, and a man called Razmik along with at least two other Christian converts were arrested by the security agents in plain clothes, on Friday, 7th August 2015, while they had gathered to worship. Continue reading “At Least 8 Christians Arrested in Karaj”
2 Political Prisoners Transferred to Ward 8 of Evin Prison
HRANA News Agency – Two political prisoners named; “Javad Qanbar” and “Majid Matin” were transferred to ward 8 of Evin prison, during the last days.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), “Javad Qanbar” and “Majid Matin” who had already been arrested and were released on the bail and had been out of prison for a while, were transferred to ward 8 of Evin prison, for the execution of their sentences and to endure their imprisonment. Continue reading “2 Political Prisoners Transferred to Ward 8 of Evin Prison”
A Report on Piruz Mansouri’s Situation in Rajai Shahr Prison
HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Ali (Piruz) Mansouri, political prisoner is serving his 8th years in prison while he has been deprived of having furlough and is suffering from different diseases.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Piruz Mansouri, political prisoner who is in prison since 2006 and serving his 17 years in prison sentence in Rajaei Shahr prison, has been deprived of having furlough by the time this report is being edited, and is suffering from different diseases. Continue reading “A Report on Piruz Mansouri’s Situation in Rajai Shahr Prison”
The Judiciary Intended to Seize the Bail Put for Peyman Aref
HRANA News Agency – According to the warning issued by the executive branch number one from Evin court of area 33 of Tehran, Masoud Oliyaeifar, is mandated to summit Payman Aref to the judiciary. In this warning it is stated that if Payman Aref will not be summited, the bail will be seized as the property of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this warning has been issued while Payman Aref has announced that he has departed the country to continue his studies. Continue reading “The Judiciary Intended to Seize the Bail Put for Peyman Aref”
Kamran Rahimiyan Freed after 4 Years in Prison
HRANA News Agency – Kamran Rahimiyan, one of the teachers of the Bahai Open University in Iran, has been released from Raja’i Shahr prison, near Tehran, at the end of a 4-year sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), his wife Faran Hesami is still serving a 4-year sentence, in Evin Prison in Tehran, also for educational activities. Continue reading “Kamran Rahimiyan Freed after 4 Years in Prison”
Bahai Student Expelled from a Private University in Sari
HRANA News Agenc – Dorsa Qolizadeh, a Bahai student of architecture who had managed to enjoy two terms of tertiary education at Rouzbahan University, a private institution in Sari, has been expelled from the University following pressure from Iran’s Ministry of ‘Intelligence.’
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), she has described the events in a letter, on which this summary is based. Continue reading “Bahai Student Expelled from a Private University in Sari”
Bahareh Hedayat Is Being Illegally Kept in Prison
HRANA News Agency – Keeping Bahareh Hedayat in the prison, despite the execution of the new Islamic penal code and especially article 134 of this act, is illegal and she has to be released.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), with the execution of article number 134 of the Islamic penal code, the continuation of the imprisonment of Bahareh Hedayat is illegal and she should be released immediately. Continue reading “Bahareh Hedayat Is Being Illegally Kept in Prison”