Frequent Inspections on Wards No. 7 and 8 of Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – Frequent and strange investigations from wards 7 and 8 of Evin prison made political-security prisoners to complain against it.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the wards number 7 and 8 of Evin prison were investigated on Thursday morning again, and prisoners’ accessories and properties were inspected. Continue reading “Frequent Inspections on Wards No. 7 and 8 of Evin Prison”

Soheil Arabi’s Case Sent Back to the Court of Appeal

HRANA News Agency – Soheil Arabi’s case has been sent to equivalent court branch to be tried on September 1.
Amirsalar Davoodi, Soheil Arabi’s lawyer, in an interview with HRANA said, “After the death sentence of Soheil Arabi was denied in branch number 34 of the Supreme Court, with chief judge Eslami, the file has been sent to branch number 10 of penal court and the submission to court has been received, dated for September 1”. Continue reading “Soheil Arabi’s Case Sent Back to the Court of Appeal”

A Report on the Situation of Misagh Yazdan Nejad in Rajai Shahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – Misagh Yazdan Nejad is spending his 8th year of imprisonment, while in all these years he has been deprived of having furlough and he has to wait for three years exile in Semnan, too.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Misagh Yazdan Nejad, was arrested by the Intelligence Ministry, in 2007 and in all these years has been deprived of having furlough. Continue reading “A Report on the Situation of Misagh Yazdan Nejad in Rajai Shahr Prison”

Bedbugs Have Put Prisoners of Ward 8 of Evin Prison in a Difficult Situation

HRANA News Agency – Bedbug bites and insect stings have exhausted prisoners in ward 8 of Evin prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), bedbug bites and insect stings are hurting prisoners in ward 8 of Evin prison and have become a new problem in this ward. Continue reading “Bedbugs Have Put Prisoners of Ward 8 of Evin Prison in a Difficult Situation”

Erfan Halgheh Activists Arrested in Qom

HRANA News Agency – A group of followers of the “Erfan Halgheh”, who had staged a sit-in at Sanctuary of “Hazrat Masomeh”, in Qom, from 9 days ago in protest against the death sentence of Mohammad Ali Taheri, were arrested on Monday 24th August and 12 of them have so far been identified.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on 23rd May, a group of sit-in people that left shrine towards house of “Makarem Shirazi”, one of the Shiite Emulation References, were arrested by the security forces, and at the same time collective followers of “Erfan Halgheh”, also on track to join the sit-in protest were arrested. Continue reading “Erfan Halgheh Activists Arrested in Qom”

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Aliasghar Mahmoudian Has to Serve More Due To Medical Furlough

HRANA News Agency –Aliasghar Mahmoudian has to serve between 4 to 6 months more in prison as compensation for his medical furlough and the time that he was outside of the prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Aliasghar Mahmoudian, 63, political prisoner who is suffering from prostate, hear artery disease, hemorrhoids and respiratory disease, has to serve between 4 to 6 months more in Semnan prison, than his 6 years sentence as compensation for extension of his medical furlough and not being back to prison. Continue reading “Aliasghar Mahmoudian Has to Serve More Due To Medical Furlough”

A Kurdish Political Prisoner Scheduled to Be Executed in Uremia Prison

HRANA News Agency – Behruz Alkhani, death row political prisoner has been transferred to the solitary confinements of Uremia Prison in order to be executed.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behruz Alkhani has been transferred to the solitary confinement this morning and his family has been called for the last visit. Continue reading “A Kurdish Political Prisoner Scheduled to Be Executed in Uremia Prison”

Prisoners of Ward 8 of Evin Prison Deprived of Warm Water

HRANA News Agency – After a week of warm water cut off, ward 8 of Evin prison inmates have faced a lot of problems.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), ward 8 of Evin prison’s hot water system has impaired from a week ago, and this has affected the daily life of the prisoners. Continue reading “Prisoners of Ward 8 of Evin Prison Deprived of Warm Water”

Samkoo Khelghati Transferred to Arak Prison

HRANA News Agency – Samkoo Khelghati, political prisoner was transferred to Arak prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), Samkoo Khelghati, political prisoner from Mahabad, who was held in ward 7 of Evin prison, was transferred to the Arak prison on Tuesday, 17th June 2015. Continue reading “Samkoo Khelghati Transferred to Arak Prison”

Rajai Shahr Prison: 1 Political Prisoners Released, 2 Had to Return to the Ward

HRANA News Agency- Korosh (Muhammad) Nasiri was released from prison, Asadullah Hadi and Amanullah Mostaghim were returned to Rajai Shahr prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), On Tuesday 18th August, Kourosh Nasiri was released from prison, while Asadullah Hadi, who was sent to the hospital for further treatment, was returned back to the prison and Amanullah Mostaghim, who was outside the prison due to the suspension of his sentence, also was returned to Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj. Continue reading “Rajai Shahr Prison: 1 Political Prisoners Released, 2 Had to Return to the Ward”