HRANA News Agency – On April 22, 2016 Afshin Sohrabzadeh in the wake of the deterioration was transferred to the prison clinic and the doctor there issued his dispatch letter but the security officials of Minab prison prevent him from being dispatched. This action caused the protest of the prisoners and even other wardens.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Afshin Sohrabzadeh, exiled political prisoner in Minab Prison, suffers from colon cancer. In protest at the denial of his request for medical leave he had gone on hunger strike and sewn his lips. He was transferred to the prison clinic in the wake of the deterioration, on April 22, 2016. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh in a Dangerous Health Condition in Minab Prison”
Category: Prisoners
A Report on the Latest Status of Hadi Ghaemi
HRANA News Agency – The retrial of Hadi Ghaemi, elderly and sick prisoner of Evin prison who suffers from various diseases such as high blood pressure and prostate problems, is revieing in the Prosecutor’s office.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hadi Ghaemi is one of detainees of 2009 who had been exiled to Gonbad Kavoos prison with a sentence of 15 years in prison but was transferred to Evin prison due to his age and for the treatment of various diseases last year. Continue reading “A Report on the Latest Status of Hadi Ghaemi”
Security Forces Seized all the Books of Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam
HRANA News Agency – Security forces with an order issued by the Special Clerical Court, went to Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam’s house and removed the seal from his books warehouse and seized all the books.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on Friday, 24th April, security forces with an order issued by the Special Clerical Court, went to Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam’s house in Qom city and removed the seal from his books warehouse and seized all the books, although all the books were licensed by the Ministry of Culture. Continue reading “Security Forces Seized all the Books of Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam”
The Time Line of Ahmad Tamouyi’s Imprisonment since 2009
HRANA News Agency – Ahmad Tamouyi, political prisoner of Uremia prison, has been kept in different prisons, since 2009. He has suffered from many different tortures like being lashed, beaten, being hanged and being burned by cigarettes. He is currently kept in ward number 12 of Uremia prison and is serving the 9th years of his sentence of 15 years. Following report which has been prepared by HRANA, is about what this political prisoner has experienced throughout these 9 years of imprisonment.
Ahmad Tamouyi was arrested by the IRGC forces on October 24, 2007, in Mahabad close to historic place of Sahoulan cave, while he was sitting on his motorcycle. Then he was transferred to Uremia prison. Continue reading “The Time Line of Ahmad Tamouyi’s Imprisonment since 2009”
A News Case Opened against Mohammad Amin Agooshi and Iraj Mohammadi
HRANA News Agency – After being sent to the court in Tabriz, a new case has been opened for “Iraj Mohammadi” and “Mohammad Amin Agooshi”, two security prisoners jailed in Tabriz prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Iraj Mohammadi and Mohammad Amin Agooshi, two security prisoners in Tabriz prison were charged with disturbing the prison order, in the court of this city, on Monday, 18th April. Continue reading “A News Case Opened against Mohammad Amin Agooshi and Iraj Mohammadi”
A Report about the Transgender Prisoners in Evin Prison
HRANA News Agency – Transgender prisoners are kept in inhumane conditions, sometimes serving several years in prison, without a phone, fresh air and even a shop in the prison in a situation similar to a solitary confinement in “phase one” of the fourth floor of ward 240 of Evin prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), although some of Iran’s domestic news agencies reports about problems of transgender citizens were published and organizations such as “Welfare Organization”, “Gender Identity Disorder Patient support Association in Iran” and “Mhta – Centre for Iranian Transsexual” work to support them, but the process of arresting and keeping them in inhumane conditions in ward 240 of Evin prison continues. Continue reading “A Report about the Transgender Prisoners in Evin Prison”
Ali Moezzi Was Poisoned in the Prison
HRANA News Agency – Ali Moezzi, political prisoner of Evin prison who is suffering from bladder cancer, prostate and kidney problems, was poisoned on Wednesday afternoon.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, Ali Moezzi, political prisoner in ward 8 of Evin prison, who suffers from various diseases, was food poisoned and was taken to the prison infirmary. Continue reading “Ali Moezzi Was Poisoned in the Prison”
Mohammad Saber Malek Reisi, A Teenager Who Became Adult in the Prison
HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Saber Malek Reisi, Baloch political prisoner, was arrested at age of 15 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The “juvenile political prisoner” was the title that was used in the news at the time of arrest for him. But he is not a juvenile anymore and is right now in his seventh year of imprisonment in exile, in Ardebil prison. He has been deprived of family visits or contacting them for months and years, and is supposed to spend his younger years behind bars in exile and in the most difficult conditions.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Saber Malek Raisi was arrested at the age of 15 on September 24, 2009, and after enduring one year detention in the Intelligence office in Zahedan and the Central Prison of this city, he was tried by the Revolutionary Court and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in exile. Continue reading “Mohammad Saber Malek Reisi, A Teenager Who Became Adult in the Prison”
Ramadan Ahmad Kamal on the 5th Day of Hunger Strike
HRANA News Agency – The general condition of Ramadan Ahmad Kamal, Syrian political prisoner, is reported critical, on the 5th day of his hunger strike in Rajaei Shahr prison. The prison staff handcuffed him and injected him the serum with force.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ramadan Ahmad Kamal, son of Moslem, Syrian Kurdish prisoner of Rajaei Shahr prison, who is on his 5th day of hunger strike, passed out due to severe weakness. His general condition is reported critical. Continue reading “Ramadan Ahmad Kamal on the 5th Day of Hunger Strike”
Afshin Sohrabzadeh Ended his Hunger Strike
HRANA News Agency – Afshin Sohrabzadeh, political prisoner who has been diagnosed with cancer and transferred to Minab prison, had started a hunger strike in response to rejection of his furlough request. He had sewn his lips since April 11. On April 21st, after prison authorities requested him to break his strike and informed him that next month the prosecutor would come to prison for a visit, he ended his strike. Now Minab’s prosecutor will define the faith of this ill political prisoner who is in need of imminent medical treatment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Afshin Sohrabzadeh, political prisoner who has been exiled to Minab prison, is suffering from colon cancer and breathing problems and internal bleeding. He was on the 10th day of his hunger strike when he broke it after prison authorities visited him and asked him to break the strike, and told him that the prosecutor would visit the prison next month and would assess the physician’s request regarding continuation of his medical treatment in a hospital outside of Hormozgan province. Continue reading “Afshin Sohrabzadeh Ended his Hunger Strike”