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A jailed trade unionist in critical health condition

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Labor and Guilds
Shahrokh Zamani

HRANA News Agency – Shahrokh Zamani has been transferred to the clinic of Rajai Shahr Prison on April 19th and 20th.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shahrokh Zamani had ended his hunger strike after 39 days after being transferred to the political prisoners’ ward, however the authorities transferred him to the non-political prisoners’ ward after only one day and he began his hunger strike again demanding to be returned to the political prisoners’ ward in Rajai Shahr Prison. Continue reading “A jailed trade unionist in critical health condition”

An Azeri political prisoner on day 8th of hunger strike

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Ethnic Minorities
Arash Mohammadi, Ayat Mehrali Baigloo

HRANA News Agency – Ayat Mehrali Baigloo, the Azeri political prisoner in central prison of Tabriz, is on day 8th of his hunger strike.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ayat Mehrali Baigloo, is on hunger strike in protest at: summoning and threatening the families of political prisoners, exiling the political prisoners in order to make more difficulties for their families, rejection of requests to be transferred to their own cities, inspection of their houses violently and terrorizing their families and banning them from having furlough, since Tuesday, April 15. Continue reading “An Azeri political prisoner on day 8th of hunger strike”

Adnan Hasanpoor transferred back to Marivan prison

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Ethnic Minorities
Adnan Hassanpoor

HRANA News Agency – Adnan Hassanpoor, the Kurdish journalist imprisoned in central prion of Zahedan, was transferred to Marivan.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Adnan Hassanpoor has been transferred from central prison of Zahedan to Marivan, on Saturday, April 19. Continue reading “Adnan Hasanpoor transferred back to Marivan prison”

Four Sunni prisoners still in danger of execution

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Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshed Dehghani, Kamal Molayee

HRANA News Agency – Four Sunni prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Iran are still in danger of execution, despite promises by the Iranian authorities to revoke their death sentences.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the death sentences for the men, Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshed Dehghani, Jahangir Dehghani and Kamal Molayee, were confirmed by the Supreme Court, and their cases were sent to the Implementation of Sentences court, Branch 1 of Shahid Moghadasi court in Tehran. Continue reading “Four Sunni prisoners still in danger of execution”

10 prisoners back in ward 350 / hunger strike goes on

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Prisoners
Abdolfattah Soltani, Ali Asgari, Amir Ghazian, Arash Hampay, Asadollah Asadi, Asadollah Hadi, Davar Hossaini, Esmaeil Barzegar, Mohammad Sadigh Kaboudvand, Mostafa Abdi, Mostafa Rismanbaf, Omid Behroozi, Samko Khelghati, Sohail Arabi, Soroush Sabet, Yashar Daroshafa

HRANA News Agency – 10 prisoners who were transferred to solitary confinement, are back to ward 350. Injured prisoners are still in solitary confinement and on hunger strike.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Davar Hossaini, Abdolfattah Soltani, Ali Asgari, Arash Hampay, Mostafa Abdi, Mostafa Rismanbaf, Amir Ghazian, Asadollah Hadi, Asadollah Asadi and Sohail Arabi are back to ward 350 on April 20th. Continue reading “10 prisoners back in ward 350 / hunger strike goes on”

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Arjang Davoodi was transferred to ward 209 of Evin Prison

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Prisoners
Arjang Davoodi

HRANA News Agency – Arjang Davoodi, who was exiled to Bandar Abbas prison, has been transferred to ward 209 of Evin prison for another interrogation.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Arjang Davoodi, the political prisoner of central prison of Bandar Abbas, has been transferred first to the police station number 106 of Shahid Namjou in Tehran and then to branch number 26 of revolutionary court for new investigations regarding the charge of insulting the supreme leader, by chief judge Pirabbasi. Continue reading “Arjang Davoodi was transferred to ward 209 of Evin Prison”

2 political prisoners are on hunger strike in Tabriz Prison

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Prisoners
Arash Mohammadi, Ayat Mehrali Baigloo, Behbood Gholizadeh, Latif Hassani, Mahmoud Fazli, Shahram Radmehr

HRANA News Agency – Arash Mohammadi and Ayat Mehrali Baigloo, the political prisoners of central prison of Tabriz, have started their hunger strike since April 15th, in protest at the pressure of the intelligence and security forces to political prisoners’ families
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these political prisoners have announced that they have started their hunger strike in protest at persecution, arresting and threatening political prisoners’ families, and exiling political prisoners and depriving them of having furlough. Continue reading “2 political prisoners are on hunger strike in Tabriz Prison”

Prison guards raiding ward 350 of Evin Prison

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Prisoners
Abdolfattah Soltani, Ali Asgari, Amir Ghaziani, Arash Hampay, Asadollah Asadi, Asadollah Hadi, Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, Behzad Arabgol, Davar Hoseini Vojdan, Gholamreza Khosravi, Houtan Dolati, Ismael Barzegari, Javad Fouladvand, Majid Asadi, Mehdi Khodaie, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Mohammad Amin Hadavi, Mohammad Davari, Mohammad Sedigh Kaboudvand, Mohammad Shojaie, Mostafa Abdi, Mostafa Rismanbaf, Omid Behrouzi, Reza Akbari-Monfared, Saeed Haeri, Saeed Matin Pour, Samko Khelghati, Soheil Arabi, Soheil Babadi, Soroush Sabet, Yashar Daroshafa

HRANA News Agency – 31 political prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement and their belongings were destroyed, some of them are in critical condition in solitary confinements.
 
“Ismael Barzegari’s ribs were broken, Soheil Babadi’s arm and neck were bruised, Soroush Sabet’s head was bleeding, Samko Khelghatis clothes were torn, Gholamreza Khosravi and Reza Akbari were severely injured, Asadollah Hadi faced heart problem because he had recently an open operation on his heart. And also Omid Behrouzian had severe bleeding because the vein of his hand was cut.” A source told HRANA. Continue reading “Prison guards raiding ward 350 of Evin Prison”

Ali Asghar Mahmoudian has been arrested again

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Prisoners
Ali Asghar Mahmoudian, Kefayat Malek Mohammadi

HRANA News Agency – Authorities did not deduct the three years that Ali Asghar Mahmoudian had served in detention and he is arrested again.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ali Asghar Mahmoudian was arrested align with his wife, Kefayat Malekmohammadi, in January 2010. After three years in uncertainty, he was sentenced to 6 years in prison in exile, in branch number 15 of the revolutionary court, by chief judge Salavati. Continue reading “Ali Asghar Mahmoudian has been arrested again”

Shahrokh Zamani is still on hunger strike

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Labor and Guilds
Shahrokh Zamani

HRANA News Agency – Shahrokh Zamani has begun hunger strike after being transferred to the dangerous prisoners’ ward once again.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shahrokh Zamani had started his hunger strike on March 8th in solidarity with Gonabadi Dervishes. After being exiled to Ghezel Hesar Prison he continued his hunger strike for 39 days demanding to be returned to the political prisoners’ ward in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj until April 14th when the authorities returned him to Rajai Shahr Prison. Continue reading “Shahrokh Zamani is still on hunger strike”