HRANA News Agency – Bahman Tafazoli was arrested and detained in Dehdasht’s prison due to his activities in Facebook.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), A Dehdashti resident, Bahman Tafazoli, was detained by the IRGC Intelligence after being summoned to the intelligence headquarters of IRGC due to his activities in Facebook, on 20th February. Continue reading “A Facebook user arrested in Dehdasht”
HRANA News Agency – Ayat Mehr Ali Beyglu ended his hunger strike, after authorities in central prison of Tabriz agreed with his transfer request to his home town’s prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ayat Mehr Ali Beyglu, the Azeri political prisoner, who had started his hunger strike in protest at persecution of political prisoners and their families by rejections of their transfer requests to their home town’s prison, on Tuesday April 15, ended his hunger strike after 37 days, on May 21. Continue reading “An imprisoned Azeri activist ended his hunger strike”
HRANA News Agency – Jamil Mohammadi, the board member of Free Union of Iranian Workers and the coordinator of workers petition, has been released from prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this labor activist who was arrested on April 30 has been released on Tuesday, May 20. Continue reading “A labor activist released from Evin prison”
HRANA News Agency- Saeed Abedini, Reverend prisoner who had been transferred to the Dey Hospital was beaten by transfer officers and was returned to prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Reverend Saeed Abedini who was admitted to the Dey hospital for the last two months, after being beaten in the hospital, was returned to Rajai Shahr prison, Karaj city. Continue reading “Saeed Abedini beaten in hospital and returned to prison”
HRANA News Agency- Five prisoners who had been accused of murder were executed by hanging in Rajai Shahr prison’s enclosure on Monday, May 19.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 8 prisoners who have been accused of murder were transferred to solitary confinements in order to be executed in Rajai Prison, Karaj city, on Sunday 18th May. Continue reading “5 prisoners hanged in Rajai Shahr prison, Karaj”
HRANA News Agency – Three Sunni teachers have been fired from their teaching jobs in the cities of Sardasht and Bukan in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shoresh Mostafa Zadeh (who has 12 years of teaching experience), Ebrahim Rostami (10 years experience) and Fereydoun Ali Pour (4 years experience), were fired by the Department of Education upon the orders of the Ministry of Intelligence in Bukan. Continue reading “4 Sunni teachers fired from their jobs”
HRANA News Agency – Masjid Rizvanshahr, a Sunni mosque in Talesh, Gilan province, was closed down by Iranian security forces on 19 May 2014.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the mosque was forced to close because the authorities did not issue a permit for a Sunni mosque to be built in the area. Continue reading “Sunni mosque shut down by security forces”
HRANA News Agency – On May 19, Said Rezai, one of the seven Yaran (national facilitators) who are now entering their seventh year in prison, was to be transferred from Raja’i Shahr prison to hospital.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he is 57 years old and suffers from a heart ailment, and recently had heart surgery. Continue reading “Said Rezai denied medical treatment”
HRANA News Agency – The status of Ehsan Sadeghi, Maryam Asadi, Ali Arfa`, Vahid Safi and Amin Mazloomi is still unknown.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), few days ago, Ehsan Sadeghi, Maryam Asadi, Ali Arfa`, Vahid Safi, Amin Mazloomi and two more people were arrested in an attack to a church in south of Tehran, by security forces.
An informed source, based on the available evidence, introduced Mr. Sadeghi and Safi as the Afghan citizens who have been resided in Iran and newly converted to Christianity.
According to this report, some of the new converted to Christianity people who gathered in order to celebrate the Easter in Ms. Asadi’s house were arrested by security forces. The forces did not have uniform and their behavior was very insulting. After the rush, security forces started investigation and capturing books, notes and other educational stuff.
According to the most updated information regarding this case, after numerous follow up and search of some the families of arrestees to the police, the office of intelligence service and judiciaries, they have informed that this arrest was carried out by intelligence fairs of a military organization and just after the end of investigations they would be able to contact them. They have also warned that they should not publicize and interview with anonymous people.
This source added that the family of Mazloomi could talk to their child.
HRANA News Agency – The sentence of 8 years in prison of Arash Moghadam Aslanpoor (Arash Ashayi) has been confirmed in appeal court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the sentence of 8 years in prison of Arash Moghadam Aslanpoor (Arash Ashayi) was confirmed in appeal court. Continue reading “A cultural activist sentenced to 8 years in prison”
