HRANA News Agency – Naseh Yousefi, a Kurdish political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, has refused to go to the hospital in protest to being insulted by prison authorities who required him to wear a prison uniform and placed in handcuffs and shackles prior to his transfer.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Naseh (Ayhan) Yousefi was supposed to be transferred to the hospital on May 19, 2013 and also required to pay for the cost of his medical treatment. Continue reading “Kurdish prisoner refused to go to hospital in protest”
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Zahra Mansouri has to return to prison
HRANA News Agency – The political prisoner Zahra (Mahboubeh) Mansouri has been summoned to return to Evin Prison. Mansouri is currently on medical furlough, receiving chemotherapy.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Zahra Mansouri, 60, is a political prisoner who was granted furlough to receive chemotherapy for her breast cancer. She has now been summoned to return to prison. Continue reading “Zahra Mansouri has to return to prison”
Prisoners of Ghezel Hesar ended their hunger strike
HRANA News Agency – Following a promise made by the authorities to grant the inmates their demands, 2100 prisoners ended their hunger strike in Ghezel Hesar.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the prisoners in Wards 1, 2 and 3, Section 2, were on hunger strike to protest the assignment of a former officer as the new chief of the section. The prisoners have also demanded access to basic facilities throughout the prison and objected to being left in a state of limbo without due process. Continue reading “Prisoners of Ghezel Hesar ended their hunger strike”
Shahrokh Zamani and Khaled Hardani are still on hunger strike
HRANA News Agency – Shahrokh Zamani and Khaled Hardani, the two political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj are on the 7th day of their hunger strike against destroying 7 Arab civilians houses in Ahwaz.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these two political prisoners want to attract the attention of the humanitarian and international organizations to support these families. Continue reading “Shahrokh Zamani and Khaled Hardani are still on hunger strike”
A woman was flogged and hanged in Varamin
HRANA News Agency – At least one woman was hanged in Gharchak Prison in Varamin.
According to a report by the Human Rights and Democracy Activists, a woman identified as Giti Marami was hanged in Gharchak Prison on Wednesday morning in Varamin. Marami, 34, was married and had a daughter.
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Two prisoners were flogged publicly in Borazjan
HRANA News Agency – Two civilians have been flogged in public in Borazjan and charged with theft.
According to a report by South News, two prisoners were flogged last Thursday. The prisoners had been sentenced to 70 lashes and 23 years of prison for robbery in eastern part of the country.
Iranian officials have only identified the prisoners by their first initials, A. M. and I. M. The two prisoners were found guilty of robbery and insulting women.
Four political activists were arrested in Lahijan
HRANA News Agency – Iranian security agents arrested a group of political activists in Lahijan ahead of the country’s presidential elections.
According to a report by Mizan News, as Iranian presidential elections approaches, security forces in the country have begun intimidating activists. Political activists in lahijan have been summoned by phone, and their homes have been searched. Additionally, several supporters of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran’s former president and a candidates for the upcoming elections, have been arrested. Continue reading “Four political activists were arrested in Lahijan”
Prison authorities denied medical vacation for Behnam Irani
HRANA News Agency – Prison authorities of Karaj prison denied medical furlough of Behnam Irani the converted christian who is suffering from several health problems.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Irani the converted christian in ward 2 in hall 7 of Karaj prison has several health problems such as eye-sight weakness, knee issues, gut bleeding and backache, however newly he has afflicted to skin inflammation he has not access to medical treatment inside prison because of lack of specialist in prison. Continue reading “Prison authorities denied medical vacation for Behnam Irani”
Political Activist remains in custody without being charged
HRANA News Agency – Reza Akbari-Monfared has been in custody for four months without being formally charged with any crimes. Akbari-Monfared is a political activist whose family members were executed during the mass killings of 1980s in Iran.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Akbari-Monfared was arrested on Jan. 15, 2013 together his son, Ali, and has been locked up in Ward 209 of Evin Prison ever since. His sister, Maryam, was arrested during the protests following the 2009 presidential elections in Iran and sentenced to 15 years in prison. His son, Ali, was released from prison last March after posting bail.
Akbari-Monfared was a political prisoner in 1980s, and four members of her family were executed during the same time. Ali-Reza, 20, Gholam-Reza, 26, Roghihe, 30, and Abdual-Reza, 23, were all hanged in the 80s.
A cab driver sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl
HRANA News Agency – A cab driver has sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl multiple times. Last year, a cab driver who was hired to take three little girls to school every day began abusing one of the children sexually after awhile.
According to a report by Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), the driver owns a Ford Festiva, is visually impaired in one eye and had taken the girl to an abandoned building near the school. The mother of the child says that she has no hope of recovery for her daughter. “It has been years since my daughter has been potty trained, but she is having accidents now because of what has happened to her,” the mother says.
The mother has also reported that the cab driver assaulted her daughter for weeks by taking her to the abandoned building under false pretenses of wanting to play games. “My children say the driver has a yellow knife that he keeps under his seat,” the mother adds while crying. “He has threatened my kids. When two of them weren’t there, he abused my daughter, Freshteh. He threatened to cut her parent’s heads off if she didn’t keep quiet.”
“Freshteh is now undergoing psychiatric therapy and has been taking sedatives. She is easily agitated and even fears her father and brothers,” the mother says.



