16 prisoners hanged during 2 days

HRANA News Agency – 16 prisoners have been hanged in Kerman, Zahedan and Qazvin on May 17th and 18th.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 2 prisoners were hanged on charge of drug trafficking in Zahedan Prison on Saturday May 17. Continue reading “16 prisoners hanged during 2 days”

An Azeri political activist released on heavy bail

HRANA News Agency – Akbar Azad, the Azeri activist who was arrested on International Mother Tongue’s Day, has been released on bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Akbar Azad, the Azeri political activist, who was arrested on charge of having speech on Internanioal Mother Tongue’s Day in Tehran last March and was transferred to Evin prison has been released on 150 million Tomans bail, on Saturday, May 17. Continue reading “An Azeri political activist released on heavy bail”

Imprisoned Azeri activist in critical health condition

HRANA News Agency – Hamid Manafi, the Azerbaijaniani political activist was transferred to the clinic of Evin prison clinic because of his physical deterioration for the second time since his arrest.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Manafi was transferred to solitary confinement from general ward because of going on hunger strike since May 12. Later on, three days after he started Dry Hunger Strike, he was transferred to prison’s clinic as his physical condition was critical. Continue reading “Imprisoned Azeri activist in critical health condition”

A political prisoner back from solitary confinement

HRANA News Agency – Ali Moezzi, who had started his hunger strike in Karaj detention center, in protest at the events of black Thursday and attack of prison guards to prisoner of ward 350, in Evin prison, and correspondently was transferred to solitary confinement, is back to common ward.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ali Moezzi, the senior political prisoner of central prison of Karaj, started his hunger strike after hearing the news about the attack to political prisoners in ward 350 of Evin and their beatening, in May 1. Continue reading “A political prisoner back from solitary confinement”

Fuad Khanjani and Kamran Rahimiyan barred from meeting their relatives

HRANA News Agency – Prison officials have prevented Kamran Rahimiyan and Fuad Khanjani, two Bahai prisoners in Raja’i Shahr prison, from meeting members of their families who are imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), yesterday (May 17) it was announced that the two prisoners would be taken to Evin prison, but the visit was later denied on the basis that they refused to wear the standard prison uniform. Continue reading “Fuad Khanjani and Kamran Rahimiyan barred from meeting their relatives”

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A political prisoner released on the bail

HRANA News Agency – Behnam Sheikhi, the Azeri activist, has been released on 300 million Tomans bail, on Wednesday May, 14.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this Azeri activist who was arrested along with six others and was transferred to Evin prison on charge of participating in International Mother Language’s Day was in hunger strike since April 22, till his release. Continue reading “A political prisoner released on the bail”

No prison visit for Heshmatollah Tabarzadi

HRANA News Agency – The prosecutor of Tehran has prohibited the prison visit for Heshmatollah Tabarzadi.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), all of the political prisoners of ward number 12 of Rajai Shahr prison had the visit permission, in Father’s day on Thursday, May 15. Nevertheless, due to an order of the persecutor of Tehran, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi was exempt. Continue reading “No prison visit for Heshmatollah Tabarzadi”

11 priosners hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison

HRANA News Agency – 11 prisoners have been hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on May 10, on charge of drug trafficking.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the prisoners were transferred from ward 2 to the solitary confinements of Ghezel Hesar Prison on May 8 and the official Iranian media have not published the report of these executions yet. Continue reading “11 priosners hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison”

2 political prisoners transferred to hospital

HRANA News Agency – 2 political prisoners of Rajai Shahr prison have been transferred to a hospital.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hassan Taffah, 85 years old, is suffering from blood cancer and arthritis in the neck was transferred to the hospital on Wednesday May 15, however he was sent back to the prison after 24 hours without getting proper medical treatment. Continue reading “2 political prisoners transferred to hospital”

A political prisoner released from Vakil Abad Prison

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Mirzai, the political prisoner of Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad, was released after five years and four months imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Mirzai had been arrested and sentenced to 6 years in prison by the revolutionary court on charge of supporting a conflicting group in Mashhad in 2009. Continue reading “A political prisoner released from Vakil Abad Prison”