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Iran’s Apartheid Rules for Bahais Clarified

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Religious Minorities
Bahais

HRANA News Agency – Saham News has published an order from the chief of police, dating from April 8, 2010, which clarifies which economic sectors are forbidden for Bahais. Because Bahais in Iran are excluded from employment in the civil service, education and health, and other major sectors, many of them start small shops or workshops in sectors where this is permitted, but the rules they must obey have been kept secret.

This order from the chief of police to police bureaus all over the country instructs them to constrain, limit and police the activities of Bahais in the specified fields, and ensure the Bahais do not constitute a significant presence in society. Continue reading “Iran’s Apartheid Rules for Bahais Clarified”

Majid Moghadam in Critical Condition in Evin prison

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Prisoners
Majid Moghadam

HRANA News Agency – Majid Abedin-Zadeh Moghadam, political prisoner in ward 8 of Evin prison, is held in a concerning condition in the sixth month of his detention.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), despite his objection to his 6-year imprisonment sentence in March last year, the final court verdict and the result of the court of appeal has not been determined, yet. Continue reading “Majid Moghadam in Critical Condition in Evin prison”

Ahmad Zaidabadi Will Be Exiled after Serving His Imprisonment Sentence

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Prisoners
Ahmad Zaidabadi

HRANA News Agency – Ahmad Zaidabadi, political prisoner, probably will be sent directly to exile after being released from Rajai Shahr Prison, in Karaj.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), this imprisoned journalist’s sentence of six-year imprisonment is due to end on Thursday 21st May, but this journalist in addition to imprisonment and deprivation of journalism, has been sentenced to five years in exile in the city of Gonabad. Continue reading “Ahmad Zaidabadi Will Be Exiled after Serving His Imprisonment Sentence”

Saeid Shirzad Faces New Charges in a Court without His Lawyer

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Labor and Guilds
Saeid Shirzad

HRANA News Agency – The court session of Saeid Shirzad was conducted, while his lawyer could not attend the session, because he was not informed.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Saeid Shirzad, children’s rights activist, was transferred to branch number 15 of the revolutionary court, early last week, without any notice and after he found out that his lawyer would not be available, he refused to sign the court proceeding and left the court without any defense. Continue reading “Saeid Shirzad Faces New Charges in a Court without His Lawyer”

A Report about the Status of Mohammad Amin Abdullahi, Exiled Political Prisoner

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Prisoners
Fakhroddin Faraji, Mohammad Amin Abdullahi

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Amin Abdullahi, political prisoner and resident of Boukan, has been deprived from the right of family visit after being exiled to Tabas prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), alongside difficult condition of this prisoner, his family cannot travel for visit due to the cost and distance. Continue reading “A Report about the Status of Mohammad Amin Abdullahi, Exiled Political Prisoner”

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Kayvan Samimi Released from Prison after Serving 6 Years

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Prisoners
Kayvan Samimi

HRANA News Agency – Kayvan Samimi, political prisoner of Rajaei Shahr prison of Karaj was released by ending his sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Kayvan Samimi Behbahani, journalist and Nationalist-Religious party activist, was released after serving 6 years, from Rajaei Shahr prison on Saturday, May 16. Continue reading “Kayvan Samimi Released from Prison after Serving 6 Years”

Shaykh Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi Released from Prison

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Religious Minorities
Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi

HRANA News Agency – A Sunni scholar imprisoned in Iran since 2012 has today been released on bail.

According to the report of Campaign of Baluch Activists, Shaykh Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi was released earlier after being transferred from Zahedan Central prison to the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Center in Rask. Continue reading “Shaykh Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi Released from Prison”

Zia Nabavi Sent to Furlough

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Students
Zia Nabavi

HRANA News Agency – Zia Nabavi, student activist, was sent to a four-day leave from prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Zia Nabavi, starred student and spokesman for the Council to Defending the Right to Education, in the morning of Monday, 11th May, went on leave for four days from Semnan prison. Continue reading “Zia Nabavi Sent to Furlough”

Omid Alishenas and Aso Rostami Refused to Attend the Court Session

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Prisoners
Aso Rostami, Omid Alishenas

HRANA News Agency – Omid Alishenas and Aso Rostami, two political prisoners at Evin prison, were not sent to the court, as they refused to wear prison clothes.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), these two prisoners of ward 8 of Evin prison, were supposed to be transferred to the court on Sunday morning, 10th May, for notification of their sentence, but as they refused to wear the prison clothes, the relevant agents Avoided to take them to the court and transferred them back to ward 8. Continue reading “Omid Alishenas and Aso Rostami Refused to Attend the Court Session”

Noise Waves Increased Enormously in Rajai Shahr Prison

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Prisoners
Rajai Shahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – Increasing the number of jamming devices in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj and waves’ intensification, has caused the prisoners headaches and dizziness, which has led to their protest.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), these devices which are used to disrupt prisoners’ communications, recently, have increased significantly in Rajai Shahr prison, especially in the political prisoners’ ward and have created new problems for prisoners. Continue reading “Noise Waves Increased Enormously in Rajai Shahr Prison”