A prisoner has been hanged in public in Ahwaz

HRANA News Agency – A prisoner has been hanged in public in Ahwaz charged with drug trafficking.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hoseyn Tukan a prisoner who was charged with drug trafficking has been hanged from a crane in Salman Farsi square of Ahwaz today morning at 8 o’clock.

Iraj Mohammadi is back from the solitary after 5 days

HRANA News Agency – Iraj Mohammadi, the political prisoner of Zahedan central prison is back to the public ward after being in the solitary and under torture for 5 days.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Iraj Mohammadi who has served 5 years of his 10 years imprisonment sentence was moved to the solitary on June 22, 2013. Continue reading “Iraj Mohammadi is back from the solitary after 5 days”

Arash Mohammadi in critical condition after ending hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Student activist Arash Mohammadi has ended his hunger strike but is in critical condition. He has been transferred out of the Quarantine Ward and is now being held in the general population in Tabriz Prison.

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Mehdi Koukhian is in a critical health condition

HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Koukhian is in a critical health condition and the authorities are denying  transferring him to hospital.
 
Naghi Mahmoudi the lawyer and human rights activist said to HRANA: “Mehdi Koukhian who was arrested on April 24, 2013 in Malekan and tortured by IRGC’s intelligence agents, is in critical health condition.” Continue reading “Mehdi Koukhian is in a critical health condition”

36 activists were beaten and arrested in Oroumiyeh

HRANA News Agency – The 36 civilian activists 8 of whom were women and were going to hold a ceremony on Sahand mountain slopes were arrested and beaten while they were passing the main bridge on the Oroumiyeh lake.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the security forces have transferred the activists to Shahid Kalantari police station, while insulting and beating them. Some activists are injured and one woman is in an unfavorable condition.
 
The followings are the names of some of these 36 activists: Paria Khalilzadeh -player in national women soccer team, Sevda Khalilzadeh, Ma’soomeh Parivazh, Hossein Zad Ghasem, Zahra Zad Ghasem, Tohid Hassani, Saied Lotfi, Saied Abdi, Somayyeh Alidoost -professor in Oroumiyeh university-, Vahid Faezpour -Weblogger-, Meisam Azadi -Civilian activist-, Gholam Gholizadeh -Civilian activist-, Vahid Nasibi, Morteza Zarrin, Nima Hassani, Sina Hassani, Erfan …, Sima Sakeni and Milad -Saboutai- Koolani.
 
The security forces transferred a number of arrested activists to Oroumiyeh intelligence center and a number of them are still in Shahid Kalantari police station.

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No information about Hanif Rahmani’s condition

HRANA News Agency – Despite being more than 20 days under arrest there is still no news about Hanif Rahmani’s condition.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hanif Rahmani was arrested on June 13, 2013 ahead to presidential election at his home in Karaj. Continue reading “No information about Hanif Rahmani’s condition”

Fourteen prisoners were hanged in Hormozgan last year

HRANA News Agency – The Attorney General of Hormozgan Province has announced that 14 individuals were hanged last year, but the news of these executions were not released until now.

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A Baha’i prisoner was transferred to Meshkin Shahr prison

HRANA News Agency – Ramin Idelkhani the Baha’i citizen from Pars Abad in Ardebil province was spending his one year imprisonment but transferred to Meshkin Shahr prison.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this Baha’i citizen who was spending his one year imprisonment in Pars Abad prison, 27 days ago was tranferred to Meshkin Shahr prison that is more than two hours and a half from his family whitout showing any warrant. Continue reading “A Baha’i prisoner was transferred to Meshkin Shahr prison”

Gita Rezaie was arrested in Kermanshah airport

HRANA News Agency – On June 18, 2013 Gita Rezaie Zeinalani was arrested by security agents in Ashrafi Esfahani airport of Kermanshah while she was going to get in into the airplane to Tehran and was transferred to an unknown location.

 

Naghi Mahmoudi said to HRANA “The same night the agents inspected her house and confiscated her computer and her personal belongings.” Continue reading “Gita Rezaie was arrested in Kermanshah airport”

No information about Hassan Saremi’s condition

HRANA News Agency – Despite more than 20 days of being under arrest, there is no news about Hassan, Hamed and Shahla Saremi’s condition.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), On June 6, 2013 Intelligence agents arrested three family members of Ali Saremi the political prisoner who was executed in 2010 at their homes and workplaces whitout any explanation. Continue reading “No information about Hassan Saremi’s condition”