Shahrokh Zamani on day 29 of hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Shahrokh Zamani, the member of the provisional board for reopening of House-Painter Workers’ Union and the Follow-up Committee to Set up Free Labor Organizations is spending the 29th day of his hunger strike.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shahrokh Zamani has been exiled from Rajai Shahr Prison to Ghezelhesar Prison on March 11th. Continue reading “Shahrokh Zamani on day 29 of hunger strike”

A political prisoner on hunger strike in Tabas Prison

HRANA News Agency – After disagreement of prosecutor of Tabas with the furlough, Mohammad Amin Abdullahi started hunger strike and accordingly sent to solitary confinement.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this prisoner has started his indefinite hunger strike, in protest to continuous imprisonment in exile and not having furlough and parole. Continue reading “A political prisoner on hunger strike in Tabas Prison”

A jailed student activist on hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Arash Mohammadi, the imprisoned leftist student activist, has begun hunger strike announcing his support to Shahrokh Zamani’s demand of being returned to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Arash Mohammadi has begun a 5 days long hunger strike to support Shahrokh Zamani, the jailed worker activist. Continue reading “A jailed student activist on hunger strike”

Kholousi sisters begin long prison terms

HRANA News Agency – Early on March 30, agents from the Ministry of Intelligence arrested Nava and Nika Khoousi.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Nava Kholousi was arrested at her home in Mashhad. Nika Kholousi, and her parents, had gone on a Naw Ruz outing to Babolsar and Nika was arrested there. Continue reading “Kholousi sisters begin long prison terms”

A Kurdish couple have been summoned to the intelligence

HRANA News Agency – Loghman Ahmadi and his wife, two Kurdish citizens of Salmas, were summoned to intelligence service office and threatened.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Loghman Ahmadi, the son of Hefzollah, and his wife Mahin, two Kurdish inhabitant of Lailoos village, from Salmas city’s rural area, have been interrogated, threatened and beatened for many hours, following being summoned to intelligence service office of this city, on Wednesday, March 26. Continue reading “A Kurdish couple have been summoned to the intelligence”

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2 Arab death row prisoners are trasnferred to an unknown location

HRANA News Agency – Seyed Khalid (Yasin) Mousavi (26 years old) and Ali Chabishat (49 years old), the 2 death row Arab political prisoners from Shush are transferred from Dezfool prison to an unknown location on March 18.
 
These prisoners were arrested by Shush intelligence service on November 11, 2011 and after months being held in solitary confinement and experiencing mental and physical tortures, made confession against themselves in front of camera and based on that they have been charged with pipeline bombing and sentenced to death. Continue reading “2 Arab death row prisoners are trasnferred to an unknown location”

A labor activist is on hunger strike in Ghezelhesar Prison

HRANA News Agency – Shahrokh Zamani, the labor activist, is on hunger strike since his transfer to Ghezelhesar prison.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shahrokh Zamani, the labor activist who was unexpectedly transferred to Ghezelhesar prison, on Tuesday, March 11, is on hunger strike since that time. Continue reading “A labor activist is on hunger strike in Ghezelhesar Prison”

3 Kurdish political prisoners transferred to ward 12 of Uremia Prison

HRANA News Agency – Faroogh Samani, Alireza Rasooli and Khezr Rasool Morovat were transferred to hall 12 of central prison of Uremia.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Faroogh Samani, Alireza Rasooli and Khezr Rasool Morovat who were confined in Section 4 of the Uremia Central Prison with the ordinary and dangerous prisoners, were transferred to clause 12 which is for the political prisoners.
It is to say, «Faroogh Samani» an Artist from Mahabad was arrested by the IRGC forces and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in early March last year.
While this Kurdish artist was arrested “Farzad Samani” his brother was arrested for unknown reasons a little earlier. Farzad Samani was convicted to 3 years and half imprisonment.
 
Khezr Rasool Morovat was arrested and convicted to 5 years imprisonment in early March 2013.

A Kurdish citizen is sentenced to 10 years in prison

HRANA News Agency – An inhabitant of Agorghash from Mahabad city’s rural territory has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Samrand Frahmandi, the 23 years old son of Kamel, an inhabitant of Agorghash village from Mahabad city’s rural territory, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the revolutionary court.
 
An informed source said to HRANA’s reporter, “This citizen’s charges are political but there is no information about details or evidences”.
 
This source continued, “Samrand Farahmandi was summoned and arrested by security forces many times and during past moth he was sentenced two times for political charges”.
 
Need to be mentioned, this sentenced could be appealed within a 20 days period.

No information about a politcal prisoner since 2 weeks ago

HRANA News Agency – There is no news about Shahin Dadkhah, the political prisoner of Evin prison since 2 weeks ago.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), there is no information about the condition of Shahin (Samad) Dadkhah, who was transferred from ward 350 to ward 209. Continue reading “No information about a politcal prisoner since 2 weeks ago”