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Medical negligence and jaw problem for Sedigheh Moradi

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Women
Sedigheh Moradi

HRANA News Agency – Sedigheh Moradi the prisoner of Evin prisons women ward is suffering from toothache and jaw’s problem.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this 51-years-old political prisoner, who suffered from severe pain got severe discomfort jaw and teeth but because the prison doesn’t have dentist she should be sent for treatment outside the prison, however, officials are turning to the cause of sending her to the doctor elusive. Continue reading “Medical negligence and jaw problem for Sedigheh Moradi”

Six Sunni prisoners are in the 8th day of hunger strike

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Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Molayi, Sadigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – Physical condition of two prisoners who went on hunger strike is reported to be very concerning but due to unreasonable behavior of authorities they refuse to go to infirmary.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six Sunni prisoners of conscientious of Ghezelhesar prison who are sentenced to death have gone on hunger strike since Monday, November 4. Continue reading “Six Sunni prisoners are in the 8th day of hunger strike”

A well-known poet is summoned to the Ministry of intelligence

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Ethnic Minorities
Qumars Amiri Kalleh Joee

HRANA News Agency – Qumars Amiri Kalleh Joee known as “Lak Amir”, the Kurdish poet and writer, was summoned to the Intelligence Ministry.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Qumars Amiri Kalleh Joee known as lak Amir, a famous poet and writer from Kermanshah was summoned by the Ministry of Information on Sunday November 10th.
 
An informed source told to HRANA’s reporter: “This Kurdish Poet and writer who seeks to intensify pressure on the city’s Kurdish activists have been summoned to the Intelligence Ministry.”
 
He was already for his writing and poetry’s sake summoned to Kermanshah intelligence office.
 

A Baha’i citizen is arrested in Ahwaz

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Religious Minorities
Shamim Rohani

HRANA News Agency – Shamim Rohani, the Baha’i resident of Ahwaz, was arrested on Tuesday by security guards.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Tuesday 5th of November, intelligence agents of Ahwaz went to the home of a Baha’i citizen called Shamim Rohani, searched the house and confiscated religious books, personal documents, as well as his cell phone and personal computer, also a number of Baha’i s were arrested in his home. Continue reading “A Baha’i citizen is arrested in Ahwaz”

Two prisoners were hanged in Gonbad

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Executions
Yousef Toumaj

HRANA News Agency – Two people were executed in central prison of Gonbadkavoos, on Tuesday, October 29.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), one of the prey’s name and charge is remained unknown, but he was a citizen of Mazandaran, and the other, Yousef Toumaj, a citizen and resident of Agh-Ghola village, who has been executed on charge of carrying drugs.

 

Judiciary officials performed the sentence, without informing their families, and yet it is not publicized on official Medias.

 

Funeral ceremony of Yousef Toumaj, which has two children in the age of 12 and 13, was under security measures, as matter of having relativity connection with Shirmohammad Derakhshandeh, from the executed people, after Torkaman-Sahra events, in Agh-Ghola.

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Two years of uncertainty for a prisoner of conscience in Sanandaj

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Religious Minorities
Showan Sharifi

HRANA News Agency – Despite being under arrest for two years, Showan Sharifi, the Sunni citizen is held still undecided in Sanandaj prison.

 

On December 25, 2011 Showan Sharifi from Paveh was arrested by the Ministry of intelligence.

 

One of his relatives said to HRANA’s reporter: “Showan Sharifi has led the religious courses and taught interpretation Quran, Riyaz Alsalehin and Fath algharib. He was graduated from Hamadan university in computer course and returned back to Paveh to serve the Sunni people. But starting a religious class, according to their tradition of enmity with Sunnis, intelligence ministry arrested him, and finally they transferred him to Sanandaj prison.”

 

This source says: “Showan Sharifi was kept in intelligence ministry’s cells and faced persecution. He was finally transferred to the central prison of Sanandaj.”

The Sunni prisoners are in critical condition due to hunger strike

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Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Molayi, Sadigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – The physical condition of Hamed Ahmadi and Jamshid Dehghani, the Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison, is reported dire, on their fifth day of the hunger strike.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison, who were sentenced to death, went to hunger strike, on Monday November 4. Continue reading “The Sunni prisoners are in critical condition due to hunger strike”

Hassan Damirchi, the civil activist is arrested in Tabriz

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Ethnic Minorities
Hassan Damirch

HRANA News Agency – Hassan Damirchi (Azerbaijani music master) was arrested by the police and taken to an unknown place on November 4th.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the reason of the arrest is the six month imprisonment sentence which was already issued by the branch 3 of the revolutionary court of Tabriz. Continue reading “Hassan Damirchi, the civil activist is arrested in Tabriz”

No medical treatment for Zeynab Jalalian

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Women
Zeynab Jalalian

HRANA News Agency – Authorities of Diesel Abad prison of Kermanshah, rejected medical furlough request of Zeynab Jalalian, who is at the verge of blindness.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in response to bad physical condition of Zeynab Jalalian, prison authorities promised to send her to medical furlough one month ago.

 

Nevertheless, few days ago, she was informed that her request is rejected by security services and she cannot take any effective procedure.

 

This prisoner has been suffering from bad health condition, especially visual problem and recently has lost her sight.

 

Zeynab Jalalian was arrested by Kermanshah intelligence and security forces, in 2007, and first sentenced to death, and then to life prison.

 

This political prisoner has been under severe pressure and had gone to hunger strike several times.

 

Needed to be mentioned, earlier on a published report by media, reason of vision problems of Zeynab Jalalian was stated as stroke during interrogation.

Six Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location

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Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Molayi, Sadigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – Six Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison were transferred to an unknown location while being beaten by the prison guards.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after prison authority’s decisions, regarding transferring these prisoners to other prisons, they went to hunger strike, since last Tuesday, November 5. However, prison guards rushed into their cells, and after beating, transferred them to an unknown location. Continue reading “Six Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location”