HRANA News Agency – The winter is coming and Azerbaijan province is a cold and mountainous region in Iran but the Maraghe prison authorities did not do any preparations in terms of running heating system.
A source told HRANA reporter “The inmates of Maraghe prison expressed their protestations verbally and written to both prison authorities and the inspectors but they got no answer yet.” Continue reading “Inmates in intolerable condition in Maraghe without basic facilities”
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Two Sunni prisoners back to prison after a month in solitary
HRANA News Agency – Foad Rezazadeh and Moslem Marivani who were transferred to the Kermanshah intelligence detention center, transferred back to Rajaie Shahr prison after more than one month of being beaten and tortured in solitary confinement cell.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Foad Rezazadeh the Sunni prisoner was transferred from Rajaie Shahr prison to Kermanshah intelligence on October 3, 2013. Continue reading “Two Sunni prisoners back to prison after a month in solitary”
A child died in an execution game
HRANA News Agency – Mohammad (Marvan) Ashoubi (son of Abdullah) a seven years old Feyshouri children, from the suburban of Fars province, has died in a game, by mimicking execution.
According to Feyshour website, in a report from Feyshour, Mohammad (Marvan) Ashoubi (Son of Abdullah Ashoubi) was killed, in a tragic accident.
According to this report, after the recent execution of two Feyshouri citizens, in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, the curiosity of this innocent child drove him to a deadly game, which ended to his death.
Sadly, this child was playing and dangling on a rope that was used for drying clothes on the yard while a toy-car was under his feet which moved and caused choking and losing his life.
None of the official Medias did not publicized this news yet.
Nahid Ghadiri the Baha’i prisoner is released
HRANA News Agency – Nahid Ghadiri, the Baha’i resident of Mashhad, is released from Vakil Abad prison using the parole law.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Nahid Ghadiri, the Baha’i citizen is who was serving a sentence of five years in Vakil Abad prison was released conditionally after serving 3 years, 9 months, 11 days on November 10. Continue reading “Nahid Ghadiri the Baha’i prisoner is released”
Medical negligence and jaw problem for 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
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
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
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
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.
Two years of uncertainty for a prisoner of conscience in Sanandaj
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.”