HRANA News Agency – The reports say that except 6 activists among the arrested civil activists of Oroumiyeh the rest of them were released after a few hours of interrogating in Oroumiyeh intelligence office.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on June 27 Oroumiyeh intelligence agents arrested 36 activists while they were passing the Shahid Kalantari bridge to Sahand mountain slopes and transferred them to Oroumiyeh intelligence office. The intelligence agents interrogated the activists for few hours and after all except of 6 activists, the rest of them were released. Continue reading “Six of Oroumiyeh civil activists are still under arrest”
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4 prisoners are sentenced to death in public
HRANA News Agency – 4 prisoners who are said to be rubbers have been sentenced to death in public on charge of enmity with the God.
According to a report by Ghanun, these 4 prisoners who are said to be involved in 4 stick-ups, keeping, carrying and using illegal weapons , disturbing the public order and threatening the civilians have been tried by the second branch of the revolutionary court of Karaj and sentenced to death on charge of enmity against the God. Continue reading “4 prisoners are sentenced to death in public”
Two prisoners were hanged in public in Karaj
HRANA News Agency – In spite of the announcement of Qazvin prosecutor and international objections two prisoners have been hanged in public in Karaj this morning.
According to a report by Mehr, last year two sisters complained of being raped in a police station. They said two young boys who picked them up as passengers brought them to a garden around Kordan and raped them. Continue reading “Two prisoners were hanged in public in Karaj”
One prisoner has been hanged in Gachsaran
HRANA News Agency – A prisoner has been hanged on charge of murder in the central prison of Gachsaran this morning.
According to a report by Fars, the administrator of the central prison Gachsaran said: “A.S was charged with killing Mr. Mohsen Hosseini Nik and has been hanged this morning.” Continue reading “One prisoner has been hanged in Gachsaran”
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.
Continue reading “Arash Mohammadi in critical condition after ending hunger strike”
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.
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”