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No News of Political Prisoner Farshid Abdollahi After One Year

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Farshid Abdollahi

HRANA News Agency – Although one year has passed since Farshid Abdollahi was detained, there has been absolutely no news of him during this time.His current condition and whereabouts remain unknown.Farshid Abdollahi was one of the students expelled from the Azad University of Tehran, Imam Hussein Complex.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on August 10, 2010, Farshid Abdollahi was arrested in Imam Khomeini Airport when he attempted to enter Iran from the United Arab Emirates.Farshid Abdollahi’s family didn’t know that he was arrested for the first four months of his incarceration.Six months after his arrest, Farshid Abdollahi was permitted to contact his family for the first time.In another phone conversation, Farshid Abdollahi complained about his condition and the place where he was being held.

Thus far, Iranian officials have refused to give clear answers about Farshid Abdollahi’s condition or whereabouts.

In 2005, Farshid Abdollahi was expelled from the Azad University of Tehran because of his political activities.After his dismissal, He subsequently moved to Dubai and lived there for a few years.

 

A Report on the Condition of Hamzeh Karami, Imprisoned Political Activist

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Hamzeh Karami, Hashemi Rafsanjani, Salavati

May 27, 2010
HRANA – Mr. Hamzeh Karami, a political activist and owner of “Jomhouriyat” website, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison and permanently banned from all government service by the Appellate Court.
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Abbas Badfar, Political Prisoner Was Threaten after Sending Letter to Ahmad Shahid

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Abbas Badfar, Ahmad Shahid, Faraj Nejad

HRANA News Agency – Abbas Badfar , political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison was summoned to prison’s intelligence office, after sending a letter to Ahmad Shahid and was threaten by chief officer there.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after sending a letter to Ahmad Shahid, UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, Abbas Badfar  was summoned to prison’s intelligence office Monday, December 24, 2012. He was threaten by chief officer “Faraj Nejad” that he will be transferred to solitary confinement, exile to a far away city and his charge of “Moharebeh” (Enmity against God) will be in process again.
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An Open letter From the Family of Anvar Hussein Panahi to Dr. Shaheed

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Ahmad Shaheed, Hussein Panahi

Your Excellency, Dr. Ahmad Shaheed,
The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations

Please accept the warm greetings of a Kurdish family who has endured much pain.

We are the family of the social activist Anvar Hussein Panahi who was sentenced to death four years ago for a crime he had not committed.Because of the pressure exerted and the support shown by the international human rights organizations and the European Union, the Appeals Court commuted Anvar’s death penalty and sentenced him to six years in prison.

Anvar Hussein Panahi is the oldest son in our family and has a wife and three children.His younger sister, Ashraf, was the second born child in our family.She had a job in Tehran and provided financial help to her elderly father.After Anvar was arrested and sentenced to death, Ashraf moved from Tehran to Sanandaj in order to help with her brother’s case and that of a cousin also condemned to death.

On September 27, 2008, while Ashraf was traveling towards Tehran and carrying documents that proved her older brother’s innocence, she was regrettably murdered by unknown individuals.Ashraf’s death was a heavy blow to two families since she was our only breadwinner.The effects of this blow increased many folds when Anvar was sentenced to death.
Meanwhile, intelligence agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran detained Anvar’s eighteen year old brother last year because he was following up on Anvar’s case.Anvar’s eighteen year old brother was tortured in order to extract a televised confession from him.The extent of this physical torture was such that it resulted in damage to and ultimately blinding one of his eyes.
All these events have been occurring while Anvar’s seventy year old father, mother and sisters have been summoned to the Intelligence Agency and threatened multiple times.
Your Excellency, we would like to ask you, “Where in the whole world is an individual arrested for the crimes committed by others?”Our entire family has been targeted by the regime because a few individuals including two family members living abroad are politically active against the Islamic Republic of Iran.Is it possible to prosecute and punish the rest of the family?
Our family especially Anvar Hussein Panahi is under very difficult conditions right now.Anvar is a well-known Kurdish political and social activist behind bars in Sanandaj Central Prison.He suffers from kidney infection and bleeding and has been transferred to the prison clinic multiple times.Although the physician in charge of this clinic has strongly advised to hospitalize Anvar outside the prison, the officials refuse to do so.
Anvar Hussein Panahi suffered from broken ribs when he was incarcerated in the Intelligence Agency’s detention center in the city of Qorveh, Kurdistan Province.Since then, he has been suffering for three years from kidney and intestinal infections that are continuously ignored by prison officials.Furthermore, the Intelligence Agency has recently begun new proceedings against Anvar and is about to frame and charge him with new crimes.
Under such circumstances, we reach out to you for justice with the hopes that you hear our innocent cries because we believe that you have the power to carry our message to the United Nations.Let the innocent cry of our family deprived of any momentarily peace and tranquility during the last few years be heard by the whole world.
 

Dire Physical Condition of a Prisoner in Tabriz Prison

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HRANA – Ali Bayzeydzadeh, a prisoner held in Tabriz prison, is in dire physical condition.
Ali Bayzeydzadeh is a Kurdish prisoner from the city of Bukan in the province of Western Azerbaijan. He has been in prison for almost 20 months and is suffering from a digestive ailment that requires immediate surgery outside of prison.
According to Movakerian News Agency, prison officials have refused to allow his transfer from Tabriz prison to the prison in Bukan where his family reside.
Mr. Bayzeydzadeh was sentenced to 2 years in prison and exile to Tabriz prison by the Revolutionary Court of the city of Mahabad for allegedly collaborating with an opposition organization.
 

 

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16 year in prison, 26 year in exile issued for Sodagari Family

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Naser Sodagari, Pouyan Sodagari

HRANA News Agency – 26th branch of Tehran’s revolutionary court issued 16 year in prison and 26 year in exile for Sodagari family, political activists.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Judge Mughisa at 26th branch of Tehran’s revolutionary court issued 5 year in prison for Naser Sodagari , 65 years old political activist and 5 year for his wife Tahereh Rostampour and 10 year exile to Zahedan. His son, Pouyan Sodagari was sentenced to six year in prison and six year in exile to Kerman.
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Press Release: Reza Shahabi’s Condition Alarming

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Reza Shahabi

HRANA News Agency – The administrative office of Human Rights Activists in Iran has issued a press release to express concerns over Reza Shahabi’s condition in prison after this political prisoner began his hunger strike, and the news of his deteriorating health was reported.

Human Rights Activists in Iran has requested that the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations to pay immediate attention to this prisoner of conscience.Demanding immediate and unconditional release of the labor activist Reza Shahabi, this organization has also reminded the government of Iran that the freedom to form and participate in labor unions is an integral part of international obligations towards human rights.
Pointing out that the Islamic Republic of Iran has historically neglected the health and general well-being of political prisoners, Human Rights Activists in Iran has announced that this organization holds the government of Iran including the State Prisons System, the Judiciary Branch and the Intelligence Agency responsible for the health and life of Reza Shahabi.
This press release as published on the organization’s official web site contains the following:
Reza Shahabi is a labor activist and the board member of SWTSBC, the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company.He was also previously in charge of the labor committee of Human Rights Activists in Iran.On Saturday, June 12, 2010, four security agents arrested Reza Shahabi at work around 10:00am.Since then, he has been in temporary custody in a legal state of limbo.On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Reza Shahabi began his open ended hunger strike to protest against the present conditions under which he has been incarcerated.
The current hunger strike is just another form of objection in a series of attempts made by Reza Shahabi to protest against being imprisoned illegally.On May 25, 2011, Reza Shahabi appeared in the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court in order to face charges filed against him.Although the presiding judge announced that a ruling would be issued within four days after the trial, Reza Shahabi still remains in a legal state of limbo indefinitely.
While locked up in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, Reza Shahabi has been in hunger strike several times in the past.He suffers from osteoarthritis, low blood pressure, and heart and liver problems.During his incarceration, the degenerative arthritis has resulted in the loss of control over the left side of his body such that physicians have strongly recommended immediate surgery for him.
Given Reza Shahabi’s serious medical problems threatening his life and the fact that there has been no news of him since he began his latest hunger strike, Human Rights Activists of Iran has become increasingly concerned about this political prisoner’s current condition.
Human Rights Activists of Iran announces that this labor activist has been in a legal state of limbo for nearly 18 months.According to Article 9, part 3 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, anyone arrested or detained on criminal charges shall be brought promptly before a judge and shall be entitled to a trial within a reasonable amount of time or must be released.Additionally, Article 32 of the Islamic Republic’s constitution strongly reiterates that the charges against an individual who has been detained must be formally given to him in writing, and within 24 hours, the initial case must be referred to the judicial officials in order to begin criminal proceeding as soon as possible.
Moreover, Reza Shahabi’s life has been endangered due to the lack of proper medical care during his incarceration.Such treatment is in violation of Article 22, Part II of Geneva Convention defining the rights of prisoners and Article 103 of the State Prisons System’s regulations requiring the availability of all necessary medical care to inmates who might have to be taken outside the prison to seek treatment.
Human Rights Activists in Iran hereby requests from the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations to pay immediate attention to this prisoner of conscience and his current condition.Human Rights Activists in Iran also demands immediate and unconditional release of the labor activist Reza Shahabi and reminds the government of Iran that the freedom to form and participate in labor unions is an integral part of international obligations towards human rights.
Since the Islamic Republic of Iran has historically neglected the health and general well-being of political prisoners, Human Rights Activists in Iran hereby holds the government of Iran including the State Prisons System, the Judiciary Branch and the Intelligence Agency responsible for the health and life of Reza Shahabi.
The Administrative Office of Human Rights Activists in Iran
November 29, 2011
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Political Prisoner Majid Dori Expelled from ATU

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Allameh Tabatabai, Madiheh Golroo, Majid Dori, Zia Nabavi

HRANA News Agency – Last week, Majid Dori, an imprisoned student, was officially expelled from Allameh Tabatabai University (ATU).He has been locked up in prison for two years.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Allameh Tabatabai University officials have announced that Majid Dori’s allotted time to complete his education has ended.At the time of his arrest, Majid Dori was suspended from ATU for three semesters, and since then, he has been in prison.In the last few years, university officials throughout Iran have expelled imprisoned students without regard to their special circumstances.

Majid Dori studied literature at ATU and was a member of the Advocacy Council for the Right to Education.In July of 2009, Majid Dori was arrested by Iranian Intelligence Agency and locked up in Evin Prison, Ward 209.After spending three months in this ward, he was transferred to the cellblock housing the general prison population.

Presiding over the Revolutionary Court, Branch 26, Judge Pierabasi sentenced Majid Dori to 11 years in prison and exiled him to the city of Izeh in Khuzestan Province.The Appeals Court then reduced this verdict to 6 years in prison but confirmed the order for his exile.In August 2010, without prior notice, prison officials placed Majid Dari in shackles and transferred him to a prison in the city of Behbahan in Khuzestan Province.Since then, Majid Dori has been serving his prison term in exile.

Majid Dori has written several letters from prison to protest against being incarcerated far away from his home and amongst inmates convicted of various crimes.In the last two years, Majid Dori has been denied the right to use furlough, and despite his family’s repeated requests, Iranian officials have not agreed to grant him any time off from prison.

Majid Dori, Zia Nabavi and Madiheh Golroo are three imprisoned members of the Advocacy Council for the Right to Education.

 

Youcef Nadarkhani Was Arrested to Serve the Rest of Imprisonment

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Youcef Nadarkhani

HRANA News Agency – Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian Christian citizen, was arrested to serve the rest of his three year in prison verdict in Lakan Prison of Rasht, yesterday.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Youcef Nadarkhani, Christian citizen who was acquitted of Apostasy and released recently, was arrested to serve the rest of his three year in prison verdict in Lakan Prison of Rasht, yesterday.
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Political Prisoner Afshin Baymani Begins Hunger Strike

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Afshin Baymani

HRANA News Agency – Afshin Baymani, political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison began hunger strike for five days, protesting his inhuman condition.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Afshin Baymani, political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison, who has passed 12 years in prison, began hunger strike on Saturday, 22 December 2012 for five days, protesting his inhuman condition and lack of medical consideration.
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