Labor activists arrested in Karaj

HRANA News Agency – A number of labor activists and some members of Mechanical workers’ syndicate have been arrested.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a number of labor activists who were mostly from Mechanical workers’ syndicate were arrested when they wanted to carry out a private ceremony in Borghan of Karaj, at 6 a.m. on May 6. Continue reading “Labor activists arrested in Karaj”

An impriosned labor activist transferred to ward 209 of Evin prison

HRANA News Agency – Behnam Ibrahim Zadeh, the labor activist and political prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison has been transferred to solitary confinement of ward 209.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Ibrahim Zadeh, has been summoned to Shahid Moghadas court of Evin and then transferred to solitary confinement of ward 209, on May 3rd. Continue reading “An impriosned labor activist transferred to ward 209 of Evin prison”

Imprisoned student activist transferred to hospital

HRANA News Agency – Maryam Shafipoor, the imprisoned student kept in Evin prison since April 25, 2013 was transferred to a hospital outside of the prison in handcuff.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Maryam Shafipoor has been transferred to a hospital due to her sever deterioration of health condition, while hospital’s physicians has diagnosed the reason of her pains are the wrong medications which are prescribed in the prison. Continue reading “Imprisoned student activist transferred to hospital”

Three more Sunni preachers to be hanged in Iran

HRANA News Agency – Three Sunni prisoners of conscience have been sentenced to death in Iran after being convicted of ‘enmity against God through spreading propaganda against the regime’.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the men, Mohammad Kayvan Karimi, Amjad Salehi and Omid Payvand, who were active in preaching Sunni Islam, were informed of their death sentences through the lawyer assigned to their case. Continue reading “Three more Sunni preachers to be hanged in Iran”

3 Kurdish political prisoners on hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Three political prisoner of central prison of Uremia are still on hunger strike in solitary confinements.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Habib Afshari, Ali Afshari and Jafar Afshari, have been transferred to solitary confinements after beginning their hunger strike and are kept in solitary confinement after one week. Continue reading “3 Kurdish political prisoners on hunger strike”

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A Sunni activist arrested in Ahvaz

HRANA News Agency – Shokrollah Sakhravi, known as Shaker born in 1971, the habitant of Kooy-e-Golestan, married and has 2 children, has been arrested for his religious activities by intelligence service forces of Ahvaz and is kept in the intelligence service detention center.

One of the relatives of Sakhravi said to HRANA’s reporter, “security and intelligence service forces took his personal computer and some books during his arrest. This Sunni activist was arrested almost 19 days ago and is kept in the intelligence service detention center but his family does not know the reason of his arrest”. Continue reading “A Sunni activist arrested in Ahvaz”

Death sentences of 2 Arab activists confirmed by the Supreme Court

HRANA News Agency – The death sentences of 2 Arab activists from Ahwaz have been confirmed by the Supreme Court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ali Chabishat and Seyed Khaled Mousavi have been transferred from Defzul prison to an unknown location on March 18, 2014. Continue reading “Death sentences of 2 Arab activists confirmed by the Supreme Court”

All political prisoners returned to ward 350 of Evin prison

HRANA News Agency – 2 weeks after the “Black Thursday” all political prisoners are returned from the solitary confinements to ward 350 of Evin prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Said Matinpour, Soheil Babadi, Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, Omid Zareinejad, Samko Khelghati, Gholamreza Khosravi, Mohammad Shojai, Mohammad Amin Hadavi and Behzad Arabgol have been returned to ward 350 on May 1st. Continue reading “All political prisoners returned to ward 350 of Evin prison”

5 cultural activists summoned to Evin prison

HRANA News Agency – 5 cultural activists have been summoned to Evin prison to serve the imprisonment sentences.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Parvin Zandi, Arash Kamanche, Babak Asiai, Behzad Asiai and Kaveh Rahimi had been arrested in 2013. The branch 54 of the appeal court has confirmed the imprisonment sentences and they have been summoned to Evin prison. Continue reading “5 cultural activists summoned to Evin prison”

14 executions including 4 public hangings during 4 days

HRANA News Agency – 14 prisoners have been hanged during 4 days in Semnan, Zabol, Kermanshah and Mashhad.

According to the report of the Judiciary of Semnan province, a prisoner was hanged on charge of rapping publicly in Semnan on April 26th. Continue reading “14 executions including 4 public hangings during 4 days”