HRANA News Agency – Leva Khanjani, a Bahai excluded from tertiary education, has been freed from Evin prison after serving most of a two-year sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), she was arrested on January 3, 2010, along with her husband Babak Mobasher, on the pretext that they had participated in street protests following the 2009 elections. Continue reading “Leva Khanjani released from prison”
HRANA News Agency – Two men from Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority who were arrested in Iran earlier this year after converting from Shi’ism to Sunni Islam were reportedly subjected to severe torture whilst held in the Ministry of Intelligence detention center in Ahwaz.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), one of the men, 30-year old Jaber Sakhravi, who is a computer-science graduate, was arrested in Koye Alawi in Ahwaz (Hay al-Thawra district) on 8 April 2014 and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence detention center in Ahwaz. Continue reading “Sunni converts tortured in detention, health deteriorating, Iran”
HRANA News Agency – Dr. Asadollah Asadi, the Azeri cultural activist, has been transferred to solitary confinement in ward 240 of Evin prison after starting dry hunger strike.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Dr. Asadollah Asadi (64 years old) has served four years in prison and during this period he has been insulted and harassed in intelligence detention of Tabriz. Continue reading “A political prisoner transferred to solitary confinement”
HRANA News Agency – 5 prisoners have been hanged in the Central Prison of Birjand.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 5 prisoners have been executed on charge of drug trafficking in the Central Prison of Birjand on June 19th. Continue reading “5 prisoners hanged in Birjand”
HRANA News Agency – Masoumeh Gholizadeh, has been released on the bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Masoumeh Gholizadeh, the former student activist of Tehran Allame Tabatabai University had been arrested on May 21st in Tehran and was then transferred to the Central Prison of Tabriz.
She has been released on the bail of 100 million Thomans on June 19th.
Masoumeh Gholizadeh had been in Turkey for further education and was arrested after returning to Iran.
HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, the political prisoner of Evin prison is transferred to ward number one of Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, which is devoted for dangerous prisoners.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mehdi Farahi Shandiz has been transferred from ward number 8 of Evin prison to ward number 1 in hall 2 of Rajai Shahr prison. Continue reading “A political prisoner transferred to Evin Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Arash Honarvar Shojai, the critic and dissident clergyman and the political prisoner of Evin, is in bad health condition.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Arash Honarvar Shojai, the political prisoner of Evin prison is in bad health condition. It is about a week that his health condition is getting worse and he has been hospitalized in Fazl-oddoleh hospital in Tehran for high rate of liver enzymes and lithium toxicity. Continue reading “Arash Honarvar Shojai is in bad health condition”
HRANA News Agency – There is no information about Behnam Irani, the new converted to Christianity priest, who has been transferred to an unknown location more than ten days ago.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Irani has been transferred from hall number seven of Karaj central prison to an unknown location, on Sunday, June 8th. Continue reading “No information about Behnam Irani’s whereabouts”
HRANA News Agency – Hossain Ronaghi Maleki has been transferred from Evin prison to Hasheminejad hospital.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hossain Ronaghi Maleki, the prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison, was transferred to Hasheminejad hospital in Tehran, after affirmation of physicians, on Monday June 16th. Continue reading “Hossain Ronaghi transferred to hospital”
HRANA News Agency – Three Sunni men from Iran’s Turkmen minority convicted of charges including ‘insulting the Supreme Leader (Khamenei)’ were detained yesterday to begin serving their 23 month prison sentences.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Nematollah Kami, Danial Babayani and Habibollah Beigzadeh were detained and transferred to Gonbad Prison near Minudasht in northern Iran yesterday. Continue reading “Three Sunni youth begin prison sentences”
