HRANA News Agency – A man who was charged with drug trafficking, has been hanged in Ahwaz prison on August 24, 2013.
According to a report by Mehr, Said Gashtil, had been charged with trafficking 11 kg Heroin and was hanged after his request of forgiveness was denied twice. Continue reading “A prisoner has been hanged in Ahwaz”
HRANA News Agency – Ahmad Karimi Gele, the political prisoner in ward 350 of Evin prison, has been deprived of furlough since three years ago that he has been arrested.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ahmad Karimi, the ship technician, employed of national oil company was arrested in Khark Island in 2010 when he was returning from a work trip and transferred to Evin prison. Continue reading “Ahmad Karimi has no furlough after three years of imprisonment”
HRANA News Agency – Pezhman Zafarmand and Akbar Amini are under pressure to give TV confession.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Pezhman’s father has said that his son contacted them and is still in confinement cell in ward 240 under severe mental tortures for confession. Continue reading “Two activists are under torture for TV confession”
HRANA News Agency – Hossein Ronaghi is in critical health condition after 18 days of being in hunger strike.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hossein Ronaghi the imprisoned weblogger in ward 350 of Evin prison who started hunger strike since August 9 in protest to postponing his kidney problem treatments and medical process, is in a critical health condition. Continue reading “Hossein Ronaghi in critical health condition”
HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2013, the total number of inmates hanged in six prisons throughout Iran reached 27, but the number might even be higher. Official reports indicate that 27 prisoners were hanged on Thursday in Arak, Mashhad, Urmia, Karaj, Hendijan and Ardabil. Among those hanged were five prisoners who were executed at the Central Prison in Arak for a total amount of five kg of narcotics. Meanwhile, 11 inmates were executed secretly in Karaj and five in Urmia.
Continue reading “Twenty seven prisoners hanged on one day, not counting secret executions”
HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners have been hanged on charge of rape in 3 different places in Karaj yesterday morning.
The Karaj prosecutor said to the journalists: “These 3 had been arrested after several complaints and confessed to 14 robberies, 2 kidnappings and 2 rapes.” Continue reading “Three prisoners have been hanged in public in Karaj”
HRANA News Agency – Abolfazl Abedini who has started hunger strike since more than three weeks ago, is in critical health condition and faced a severe weight loss.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Abolfazl Abedini the journalist and human rights activist started hunger strike since July 27 in protest of transferring from ward No. 350 of Evin prison to Karoun prison of Ahwaz. Continue reading “Abolfazl Abedini is in critical health condition”
HRANA News Agency – Seyyed Sami Hosseini the political prisoner in Oroumiyeh prison started hunger strike in protest to his transferring to the ward No. 4 of this prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner whom his death verdict was rejected and revised last year, started hunger strike in protest to his transferring to ward No. 4 that is the place to keep the prisoners imprisoned on charge of murder. Continue reading “Seyyed Sami Hosseini started hunger strike”
HRANA News Agency – There is no information about Ahmad Asgari and his condition with more than two months of being under arrest and the authorities do not provide any useful information to his family. Continue reading “No information about Ahmad Asgari’s health condition after two months”
HRANA News Agency – Recently the supreme court has confirmed the death verdict of Ali Ahmad Soleiman the kurdish political prisoner of Oroumiyeh on charge of intentional murder.
One of this prisoner’s relatives told HRANA correspondent “Ali Ahmad Soleiman who was sentenced to death by branch 5 of Oroumiyeh criminal court has been informed that his verdict has been confirmed by the supreme court as well.” Continue reading “An Iraqi Kurd is in danger of imminent execution in Iran”
