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4 Turkmen citizens are sentenced to prison

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Religious Minorities
Abdolnaser Khormali, Daniel Babayani, Habibollah Beygzadeh, Nematollah Kami

HRANA News Agency – The first branch of Gonbad Kavous Revolutionary court has sentenced 4 Sunnis from Turkmen minority to 69 months in prison, 3 million and 72 thousand Rials of surcharge and 2 lashes.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Daniel Babayani the son of Behnam, Habibollah Beygzadeh the son of Beyg Taghan, Nematollah Kami the son of Azim and Abdolnaser Khormali the son of Ibrahim had been arrested last September by the intelligence office of Golestan province. Continue reading “4 Turkmen citizens are sentenced to prison”

Supreme Court reviewing 16 Sunni prisoners’ cases

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Religious Minorities
Alam Barmashti, Arash Sharifi, Bahman Rahimi, Behrouz Shahnazari, Idris Nemati, Kaveh Sharifi, Mamousta Kaveh Veysi, Mohammad Gharibi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Pouria Mohammadi, Shahram Ahmadi, Taleb Maleki

HRANA News Agency – The cases of at least 16 death row Sunni prisoners have been submitted for review by the Supreme Court.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the cases of Behrouz Shahnazari, Shahram Ahmadi, Kaveh Sharifi, Mamousta Kaveh Veysi, Taleb Maleki, Arash Sharifi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Idris Nemati, Mohammad yavar Rahimi, Mohammad Gharibi, Pouria Mohammadi, Bahman Rahimi, Alam Barmashti and three other Sunni prisoners sentenced to death, who requested anonymity, are sent for reviewing to Branch 32 of the Supreme Court. Continue reading “Supreme Court reviewing 16 Sunni prisoners’ cases”

A political prisoner transferred to solitaries of Rajaei Shahr prison

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Ethnic Minorities
Samkou Khelghati

HRANA News Agency – Samkou Khelghati, the Kurdish prisoner of hall number 12 of Rajaei Shahr prison is transferred to solitary confinement.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Samkou Khelghati, the Kurdish prisoner, who is been kept in hall number 12 of Rajaei Shahr prison was summoned for having visitors but he was transferred to solitary confinement of ward number 5 of the prison on January 30, 2014. Continue reading “A political prisoner transferred to solitaries of Rajaei Shahr prison”

A sutdent activist has been tried

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Students
Maryam Shafipoor

HRANA News Agency – During the latest trial, Judge Salavati refused to release Maryam Shafipoor on bail and she was returned  to Evin prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the trial session of Maryam Shafipoor, the member of Mehdi Karroubi’s election campaigns women committee was held in branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran on February 2, 2014 after being under arrest for 7 months. Continue reading “A sutdent activist has been tried”

9 Sunni prisoners were summoned by intelligence

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Religious Minorities
Amjad Salehi, Bahman Rahimi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Omid Payvand, Varia Amiri, Varia Ghaderifard

HRANA News Agency – 9 Sunni prisoners of Rajaei Shahr prison of Karaj were summoned and interrogated by intelligence officers once more.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 9 Sunni Kurdish prisoners of ward 10 of Rajaei Shahr prison with the names of Varia Amiri (sentenced to 10 years in prison), Varia Ghaderifard (Sentenced to death), Shahoo Ibrahimi (Sentenced to death), Amjad Salehi (unknown), Omid Payvand (unknown), Bahman Rahimi (Sentenced to death and Mohammad Yavar Rahimi (sentenced to death) were transferred to ward number 8 which is also known as IRGC ward and is controlled by intelligence agency and interrogated by an intelligence officer on Wednesday, February 29. Continue reading “9 Sunni prisoners were summoned by intelligence”

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Two Sunni prisoners are under extra pressure in Ghezel Hesar prison

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Religious Minorities
Seddigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hossaini

HRANA News Agency – Seyed Hadi Hossaini and Seddigh Mohammadi, the Sunni prisoners of Ghezel Hesar prison are under the extra pressure by the authorities.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after the transfer of Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamshid Dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani to Rajaei Shahr prison following their 75 days hunger strike, two other prisoners with the name of Seddigh Mohammadi and Seyed Hadi Hossaini, are still kept in Ghezelhesar and authorities are putting extra pressure on them. Continue reading “Two Sunni prisoners are under extra pressure in Ghezel Hesar prison”

A political prisoner is taken back from hospital to prison

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Prisoners
Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi, was returned to prison, despite having the right of one-month medical furlough.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this prisoner is returned to prison with plastered hand while he was not able carry out his personal works. Continue reading “A political prisoner is taken back from hospital to prison”

A political prisoner got heart attack and transferred to hospital

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Prisoners
Mashallah Haeri

HRANA News Agency – Mashallah Hae`ri, the old prisoner of Rajaei Shar prison, has been transferred to Day hospital, after a heart attack, while being handcuffed and shackled.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mashallah Hae`ri was transferred to prison clinic and then by physician’s medical order, on an emergency form to Imam Khomeini hospital, after his ears and nose were bleeding, on February 13. Continue reading “A political prisoner got heart attack and transferred to hospital”

5 executions in prison of Uremia

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Executions
Hamid Islam Sokan, Javad Ghasem Zadeh, Karim Rasai, Khezr Ahous, Rashid Keramat, Seraj Al-din Rasai

HRANA News Agency – 5 prisoners have been executed in Uremia Central Prison today morning.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 5 of the 6 death row prisoners who had been transferred to solitaries of Uremia Central Prison yesterday were executed this morning. Continue reading “5 executions in prison of Uremia”

After a 6-day furlough, Arash Mohammadi returned to prison

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Students
Arash Mohammadi

HRANA News Agency – Arash Mohammadi, the leftist student activist, who had come on furlough since January 22nd, returned to Tabriz Central Prison on January 28th.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the authorities of Tabriz Central Prison had first agreed with a 4-day furlough for him which was extended for 2 days afterwards because of his kidney disease. Continue reading “After a 6-day furlough, Arash Mohammadi returned to prison”