HRANA News Agency – On Wednesday 12th August, Mohsen Sarani, 22, was executed by hanging in the yard of Birjand central prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on the early morning of Wednesday 12th August, Mohsen Sarani was executed by hanging in the yard of Birjand central prison with accusation of carrying drugs. Continue reading “A 22-year old man hanged in Birjand”
HRANA News Agency – During last week, two prisoners in Diesel Ababd and one in central prison of Kerman were executed by hanging.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), two prisoners who were charged with murdering were hanged in prison, on Monday August 11 at dawn. Continue reading “Execution of three prisoners in Kerman and Kermanshah prisons”
HRANA News Agency – Disciplinary committee of Rajaei Shahr prison denounced Mostafa Eskandari, the political prisoner, to two weeks in solitary confinement as chastisement.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the disciplinary committee of Rajaei Shahr prison denounced Mostafa Eskandari to two weeks of solitary confinement as chastisement for insulting the authorities of prison and damaging a static making device, on August 2. After serving this time he came back to his cell yesterday. Continue reading “2 weeks in solitary confinement as a punishment for Mostafa Eskandari”
HRANA News Agency – The security and intelligence forces have arrested some Arab activists at Kouy-e-Alavai (Hay al Sour) and transferred them to an unknown location, on Sunday August 10, at 5 am in Ahvaz.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), following attendance in Eid-e-Fitr ceremony and congratulation to the families of Arab political prisoners, some of the Arab activists were arrested. The same as past years, Arab activists visited the families of political prisoners, with the aim of showing solidarity with political prisoners’ families, and went to dominated Arab territories like, Malasliyah, Kout Abdullah, Kouy e Alavi and other Arab territories of Ahvaz. Continue reading “A group of Arab activists were arrested in Ahvaz”
HRANA News Agency – Sheikh Dr Abdol Hadi Salehi, a Sunni cleric active in preaching Sunni Islam, was arrested by Iranian security forces on Sunday in Saghez, Kurdistan province of Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the reason for his arrest and detention remains unknown at this stage. Continue reading “Sheikh Dr Abdol Hadi Salehi arrested in Saghez”
HRANA News Agency – last week, at least seven Baluch civilians were hanged.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), last week, at least seven Baluch civilians were executed in various prisons. Continue reading “At least 7 Baluch prisoners hanged during last week in Iran”
HRANA News Agency – Dr. Ali Rashidi, the well-known economist and nationalist activist who was sentenced to two years in prison, went back to jail since his furlough was not extend.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Dr. Ali Rashidi, university professor and founder of Iran’s Economists Society and board member of Iran National party, went back to Evin Prison on August 11. Continue reading “Ali Rashidi returned to prison to serve the rest of his sentence”
HRANA News Agency – Babak Mobasher and his father-in-law Alaeddin Khanjani were arrested around 6 a.m. yesterday when agents from the Ministry of Intelligence raided their home.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Alaeddin Khanjani is the son of Jalaluldin Khanjani, one of the imprisoned “Yaran” (national facilitators for the Bahai community in Iran, while Babak Mobasher is the husband of Leva Khanjani, a Bahai excluded from tertiary education, who was freed from Evin prison after serving most of a two-year sentence on June 24, 2014. Continue reading “Five Bahais arrested in Tehran”
HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners who were charged with smuggling drugs, were executed by hanging, in central prison of Birjand, on August 10th.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), two prisoners who were charged with smuggling drugs were executed by hanging in central prison of Birjand, on Sunday night. Continue reading “Execution of two prisoners in central prison of Birjand”
HRANA News Agency – Afif Na`imi, one of the seven Bahai ‘Yaran’ (national facilitators) who are now in the seventh year of 20-year sentences for their Baha’i beliefs, was transferred from hospital to Raja’i Shahr prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he is 52 years old, and was being treated in Tehran’s Coronary Hospital. Security officials had said last week that he must be returned to the prison on Saturday, August 9, although the forensic doctor had certified that he was unable to bear imprisonment. Continue reading “Afif Na`imi and Emanullah Mostaqim sent from hospital to prison”
