Category: Religious Minorities

4 Turkmen citizens are sentenced to prison

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Abdolnaser Khormali, Daniel Babayani, Habibollah Beygzadeh, Nematollah Kami

HRANA News Agency – The first branch of Gonbad Kavous Revolutionary court has sentenced 4 Sunnis from Turkmen minority to 69 months in prison, 3 million and 72 thousand Rials of surcharge and 2 lashes.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Daniel Babayani the son of Behnam, Habibollah Beygzadeh the son of Beyg Taghan, Nematollah Kami the son of Azim and Abdolnaser Khormali the son of Ibrahim had been arrested last September by the intelligence office of Golestan province. Continue reading “4 Turkmen citizens are sentenced to prison”

Supreme Court reviewing 16 Sunni prisoners’ cases

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Alam Barmashti, Arash Sharifi, Bahman Rahimi, Behrouz Shahnazari, Idris Nemati, Kaveh Sharifi, Mamousta Kaveh Veysi, Mohammad Gharibi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Pouria Mohammadi, Shahram Ahmadi, Taleb Maleki

HRANA News Agency – The cases of at least 16 death row Sunni prisoners have been submitted for review by the Supreme Court.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the cases of Behrouz Shahnazari, Shahram Ahmadi, Kaveh Sharifi, Mamousta Kaveh Veysi, Taleb Maleki, Arash Sharifi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Idris Nemati, Mohammad yavar Rahimi, Mohammad Gharibi, Pouria Mohammadi, Bahman Rahimi, Alam Barmashti and three other Sunni prisoners sentenced to death, who requested anonymity, are sent for reviewing to Branch 32 of the Supreme Court. Continue reading “Supreme Court reviewing 16 Sunni prisoners’ cases”

9 Sunni prisoners were summoned by intelligence

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Amjad Salehi, Bahman Rahimi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Omid Payvand, Varia Amiri, Varia Ghaderifard

HRANA News Agency – 9 Sunni prisoners of Rajaei Shahr prison of Karaj were summoned and interrogated by intelligence officers once more.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 9 Sunni Kurdish prisoners of ward 10 of Rajaei Shahr prison with the names of Varia Amiri (sentenced to 10 years in prison), Varia Ghaderifard (Sentenced to death), Shahoo Ibrahimi (Sentenced to death), Amjad Salehi (unknown), Omid Payvand (unknown), Bahman Rahimi (Sentenced to death and Mohammad Yavar Rahimi (sentenced to death) were transferred to ward number 8 which is also known as IRGC ward and is controlled by intelligence agency and interrogated by an intelligence officer on Wednesday, February 29. Continue reading “9 Sunni prisoners were summoned by intelligence”

Two Sunni prisoners are under extra pressure in Ghezel Hesar prison

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Seddigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hossaini

HRANA News Agency – Seyed Hadi Hossaini and Seddigh Mohammadi, the Sunni prisoners of Ghezel Hesar prison are under the extra pressure by the authorities.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after the transfer of Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamshid Dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani to Rajaei Shahr prison following their 75 days hunger strike, two other prisoners with the name of Seddigh Mohammadi and Seyed Hadi Hossaini, are still kept in Ghezelhesar and authorities are putting extra pressure on them. Continue reading “Two Sunni prisoners are under extra pressure in Ghezel Hesar prison”

7 Sunni prisoners are threatened to be executed

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Arash Sharifi, Behrouz Shah Nazari, Kaveh Sharifi, Kaveh Veisi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Shahram Ahmadi, Taleb Maleki

HRANA News Agency – The intelligence agents threatened 7 Sunni prisoners in Evin prison to execute them.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Kaveh Veisi, Kaveh Sharifi, Behrouz Shah Nazari, Shahram Ahmadi, Arash Sharifi, Taleb Maleki and Mokhtar Rahimi, the 7 death row Sunni prisoners in Evin prison have been threatened by 4 intelligence agents on Tuesday January 28th. Continue reading “7 Sunni prisoners are threatened to be executed”

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4 Sunni prisoners are still in critical health condition

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi, Seddigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hossaini

HRANA News Agency – Jamshid Dehghani who ended his hunger strike after 75 days is unable to eat and still needs to have serum injection.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Jamshid Dehghani who went on hunger strike for 75days, since November 4 until January 18, in protest to the death sentence is now on a serious condition after ending to his strike. Continue reading “4 Sunni prisoners are still in critical health condition”

4 Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi

HRANA News Agency – Four Sunni prisoners of conscientious of Ghezelhesar prison who are sentenced to death have been transferred to an unknown location.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamshid dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani were transferred from unit three of Ghezelhesar prison to an unknown location, on today morning, Wednesday, January 22. Continue reading “4 Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location”

4 Sunni prisoners ended the hunger strike after 75 days

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi

HRANA News Agency – Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamsid Dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani, ended their hunger strike after 75 days.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these 4 Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar, had started their hunger strike in protest to their death sentences and violation of their rights as prisoners, on November 4, 2013. Continue reading “4 Sunni prisoners ended the hunger strike after 75 days”

2 Sunni prisoners are in critical health condition

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Arash Sharifi, Sharam Ahmadi

HRANA News Agency – Despite deterioration of physical condition of Shahram Ahmadi and Arash (Ramin) Sharifi, these two prisoners of conscience are still deprived of medical treatment.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Arash (Ramin) Sharifi is suffering from Keratoconus in both eyes. The physicians have stated that he had almost lost his left eye and his right eye is on a very critical condition. Continue reading “2 Sunni prisoners are in critical health condition”

Sunni prisoners on day 71st of hunger strike

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi

HRANA News Agency – After more than 70 days of hunger strike and by worsening of the physical condition of Sunni prisoners, they have been forced to have serum injection in prison clinic.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), following a request made by persecutor of Tehran’s prisons, Mr. Nasirpoor, the 4 prisoners were transferred to prison clinic and prison physician stated that they are in critical condition in a comprehensive report. Continue reading “Sunni prisoners on day 71st of hunger strike”