Category: News

3 Civil Rights activists Arrested at Dr. Mosaddegh’s Tomb

Posted on by admin-hr
Freedom of Expression
Mohammad Maleki, Mohammad Nourizad, Shahnaz Karimbaigi

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Maleki, Mohammad Nourizad and Shahnaz Karimbaigi, three civil rights activists who intended to participate in remembrance of Dr. Mosadegh, had been arrested for few hours. There is no news about Mohammad Nourizad yet.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Maleki, Mohammad Nourizad and Shahnaz Karimbaigi who had intended to attend the remembrance of Mohammad Mosadegh, in Ahmad Abad Mostoufi, were arrested for few hours by security forces, on Thursday, March 6. Continue reading “3 Civil Rights activists Arrested at Dr. Mosaddegh’s Tomb”

Atena Faraghdani Ended Her Hunger Strike

Posted on by admin-hr
Women
Atena Faraghdani

HRANA News Agency – Atena Farghdani ended her hunger strike as the authorities accepted to transfer her from Gharchak prison in Varamin to Evin prison.

According to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Atena Faraghdani, political prisoner of Gharchak prison in Varamin, who had been on hunger strike for 21 days, ended her strike. Continue reading “Atena Faraghdani Ended Her Hunger Strike”

Faribourz Baghi Begins a 2-Year Sentence in Yazd

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Faribourz Baghi

HRANA News Agency – Mr. Faribourz Baghi reported to prison in Yazd on March 7, in response to a summons sent through his bail guarantor.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), he is to serve a 2-year term (previously reported as 3 years in prison and 1 year suspended), on charges of acting against national security and propaganda against the regime. Continue reading “Faribourz Baghi Begins a 2-Year Sentence in Yazd”

Several Detainees of Erfane Halghe Have Been Identified

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Alireza Kimyaee, Hussein Karim Aghaee, Hussein Moammar, Hussein Parandeh, Majid Ali Madadi, Milad Khorasani, Sajjad Kazemi

HRANA News Agency – The identities of several other detainees from the 25 February 2015 incident – in which security forces and police crushed the Erfane Halgheh (Interuniversalism Mysticism) followers’ protest in front of the Islamic Revolutionary Court – have been revealed.

According to the report of HRANA quoting from the Human Rights Reporters’ Committee; Sajjad Kazemi, Hussein Karim Aghaee, Alireza Kimyaee, Hussein Parandeh, Majid Ali Madadi, Milad Khorasani and Hussein Moammar are among the detainees of the 25 February and there is no further news about their condition. Several other detainees of Wednesday incident have been released on bail. Continue reading “Several Detainees of Erfane Halghe Have Been Identified”

Peyman Mirzaee Released from Prison on Bail

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Peyman Mirzaee

HRANA News Agency – Peyman Mirzaee , an Erfane Halgheh (Interuniversalism Mysticism)  follower was released from Karaj Rajaee Shahr Prison last night on a 100 Million Tomans bail.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Peyman Mirzaee who was arrested on 27 January 2015 in a protest gathering of Erfane Halgheh followers close to the Human Rights Council building in Judiciary has been released last night from prison by providing a 100 million Tomans bail. Continue reading “Peyman Mirzaee Released from Prison on Bail”

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Now is definitely not the time to stop reading!

Khosrow Dehqani Arrested in Isfahan

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Khosrow Dehqani

HRANA News Agency – On March 3, agents from the Ministry of Intelligence in Isfahan arrested Mr. Khosrow Dehqani and took him to the city’s central prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), he is one of 20 Bahais who were arrested in central Iran in August 2012, and given sentences ranging from one to 4 years by the Revolutionary Court in Yazd. Continue reading “Khosrow Dehqani Arrested in Isfahan”

Azam Motahari Summoned to Prison

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Azam Motahari, Shamim Ettehadi

HRANA News Agency – Mrs. Azam Motahari has been summoned by telephone to begin serving a one-year sentence in the central prison of Yazd.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the guarantor of her bail was also informed by telephone to bring Mrs. Motahari to prison to begin her sentence. Continue reading “Azam Motahari Summoned to Prison”

2 Arrestees of Teachers’ Demonstration Transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison

Posted on by admin-hr
Labor and Guilds
Amir Hamzeh Asgari, Milad Darvish

HRANA News Agency – Milad Darvish and Amir Hamzeh Asgari, two detainees of teachers’ recent rally in Tehran, were transferred to Hall 10 in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj, on the third day of their arrest.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Milad Darvish and Amir Hamzeh Asgari, 2 union activists who were arrested in teachers’ protests on 1st March and had been held in Vozara detention center, were transferred to Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj, when their trial began in branch 6th of Shahid Moghadas court in Evin prison, by the branch persecutor’s order.  Continue reading “2 Arrestees of Teachers’ Demonstration Transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison”

6 Sunni Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison

Posted on by admin-hr
Executions, Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Molai, Sedigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Molai, Jamshid Dehghani, Jahangir Dehghani, Sedigh Mohammadi and Seyed Hadi Hosseini were executed this morning in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the 6 prisoners were taken to solitary confinements at yesterday at 8:30 am and have been executed today at 4 am. Continue reading “6 Sunni Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison”

Last Efforts to Stop 6 Sunni Prisoners’ Execution

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Molai, Sedigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – Although the authorities transferred 6 Sunni prisoners to solitary confinements spontaneously, human rights activists are doing their best to convince the authorities to halt their execution.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Molana Mohammad Hossein Gorgij, a well-known Sunni Imam in Iran has urged the Iranian authorities to halt the execution of these 6 prisoners. Continue reading “Last Efforts to Stop 6 Sunni Prisoners’ Execution”