Category: Prisoners

A Number of Students Arrested in Tehran / All Furloughs of Political Prisoners Canceled

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Prisoners, Students
Leila Hosseinzadeh

HRANA News Agency – After a joint meeting between four members of the students’ union of Tehran University and the head of the university about releasing detained students, these four members of students’ union were arrested by the security forces.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), four students were arrested after a joint meeting with the university president regarding the situation of detained students. Continue reading “A Number of Students Arrested in Tehran / All Furloughs of Political Prisoners Canceled”

From ISIS’s Prisons to Iran’s Prisons; a Letter from Hamzeh Darvish

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Prisoners
Hamzeh Darvish

HRANA News Agency – Hamzeh Darvish, 24-year-old prisoner from Talesh, claims that in 2014, ISIS troops tricked him into Turkey and then he traveled to Syria. He had been in ISIS jail for some time, then escaped to Iran and introduced himself to the security forces, and even had the chance to be freed by guarantee and to have quail breeding business. He was arrested unexpectedly, sometime ago, and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. Mr. Darvishpour has a very bad physical and mental condition so that he cannot do his daily and personal affairs.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hamzeh Darvish is a young prisoner who suffers from serious mental and psychological problems. Mr. Darvish wrote a letter addressed to public opinion months ago and before his mental condition was so inappropriate, and asked for human rights organizations’ help. Continue reading “From ISIS’s Prisons to Iran’s Prisons; a Letter from Hamzeh Darvish”

A Prisoners Chained to the Flagpole in the Yard of Ardebil Prison

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Prisoners
Abbas Alipour, Afshin Zainali, Behnam Amiri, Central Prison of Ardebil, Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi

HRANA News Agency – Ardebil prison officials beat a prisoner who had protested against not having sleeping place, and then chained him to the rods of the prison for hours in the cold weather. This inhumane practice in Ardebil Prison has been done before.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a prisoner named Behnam Amiri, son of Islam, who is serving his three years on charge of robbery, was beaten by prison authorities after being transferred from adults’ ward to ward 5 of the prison. Continue reading “A Prisoners Chained to the Flagpole in the Yard of Ardebil Prison”

Majid Abedinzadeh Moghaddam Returned to Evin Prison

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Prisoners
Majid Abedinzadeh Moghaddam

HRANA News Agency – Majid Abedinzadeh Moghaddam, civil activist and a witness of the Kahrizak Detention Center, returned to Evin prison on October 3, 2017 to serve the remainder of his 3-year conviction. Mr. Abedinzadeh Moghaddam had been sent to the medical furlough.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Majid Abedinzadeh Moghaddam introshowed up at Evin prison on October 3, 2017 to serve the remainder of his 3-year conviction. Continue reading “Majid Abedinzadeh Moghaddam Returned to Evin Prison”

A Prisoner Chained to the Rods in Central Prison of Ardebil

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Prisoners
Abbas Alipour, Afshin Zainali, Central Prison of Ardebil, Meysam Saber, Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi

HRANA News Agency – Ardebil Prison is one of the prisons in the country which punishes the prisoners in inhumane ways. For several times during the past year, the authorities of the prison have chained prisoners to the rods for a day.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Meysam Saber, prisoner of the central prison of Ardabil, was chained to the rods in the quarantine section of the prison on September 23, 2017, following the protests against the behavior of the prison guard. He was returned to the ward after a day. Continue reading “A Prisoner Chained to the Rods in Central Prison of Ardebil”

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A Report about Hassan Rastgari’s Situation in Uremia Prison

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Prisoners
Hassan Rastgari Majd

HRANA News Agency – Hassan Rastegari Majd, Iranian-Turkish citizen and political prisoner in Urmia Central Prison, who has been sentenced to 24 years in three separate cases, has an unfavorable medical condition. The prisoner who had gone on hunger strike in protest against his legal situation, accused the judicial authorities and in particular prosecutor’s office with not doing what he promised to do.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hassan Rastegari Majd has been detained since 2013 and sentenced to about 24 years in prison and lashes for three cases. In recent weeks, the prisoner has called to investigate his legal situation and his medical problems by a lot of legal correspondence and contact with the Turkish Consulate. Continue reading “A Report about Hassan Rastgari’s Situation in Uremia Prison”

Hassan Javani Released from Bandar Abbas Prison

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Prisoners
Hassan Javani

HRANA News Agency – Hassan Javani, political prisoner in Bandar Abbas prison, was released on parole by the aggregation of the sentences (Article 134).
According to the report of Human Rights Activist News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hassan Javani, political prisoner in Bandar Abbas prison, was released on parole by the aggregation of the sentences (Article 134) in August. Continue reading “Hassan Javani Released from Bandar Abbas Prison”

Yousef Emadi Sentenced to Imprisonment and Exile in a New Case

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Prisoners
Yousef Emadi

HRANA News Agency – Yousef Emadi who was imprisoned for collaborating in the production and distribution of “unauthorized” music, was sentenced to another year in jail and exile to Bushehr by Judge Moghiseh for his new case on the charge of “propaganda against the system” which had been opened against him in the prison period.
According to the verdict of the primitive sentence which has been notified to the lawyer of Yousef Emadi, the activist of the music arena was sentenced to one year in prison and two years in exile in Bushehr on charge of “propaganda against the regime” by branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Moghiseh. Continue reading “Yousef Emadi Sentenced to Imprisonment and Exile in a New Case”

A Comprehensive Report about the Situation in Central Prison of Sanandaj

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Prisoners
Central Prison Of Sanandaj

HRANA News Agency – Applying the double restrictions by prison officials in Sanandaj prison along with a surplus population has made it very difficult for prisoners to serve their prison sentence. There widely are problems such as deliberate gas interruption, kidney and digestive diseases due to inappropriate drinking water, lack of appropriate medical facilities, non-separation of offenses, insulting and punishment and beating the prisoners, the poor quality and the lack of food in the prison, excessive congestion on the capacity and applying restrictions by prison officials based on what they would like.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Sanandaj Central Prison has a very low standard for keeping inmates and ensuring that the prisoners have their own defined rights despite the media advertisements by the judiciary. Continue reading “A Comprehensive Report about the Situation in Central Prison of Sanandaj”

3 Political Activists under Pro-longed Detention in Arak

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Prisoners
Bijan Kalngari, Meghadad Fouladi, Mojtaba Fouladi

HRANA News Agency – Bijan Kalngari, former political prisoner in the 1980s, along with two of his nephews who were kept at the intelligence office in Arak since July 26, 2017, were transferred to the Central Prison in Arak after almost two weeks of interrogations. These people, who are in a state of legal uncertainty, are still deprived of having a lawyer by the court’s refusal.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Bijan Kalngari, 60, former political prisoner, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents in Arak on July 26, 2017. Continue reading “3 Political Activists under Pro-longed Detention in Arak”