Category: Religious Minorities

Six Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location

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Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Molayi, Sadigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – Six Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison were transferred to an unknown location while being beaten by the prison guards.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after prison authority’s decisions, regarding transferring these prisoners to other prisons, they went to hunger strike, since last Tuesday, November 5. However, prison guards rushed into their cells, and after beating, transferred them to an unknown location. Continue reading “Six Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location”

3 Ahl-E-Hagh prisoners are exiled from Uremia to Yazd

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Bakhsh Ali Mohammadi, Ebadollah Ghasem Zadeh, Mehdi Ghasem Zadeh, Sahand Ali Mohammadi, Younes Aghayan

HRANA News Agency – Bakhsh Ali Mohammadi, Sahand Ali Mohammadi and Ebadollah Ghasem Zadeh, the 3 Ahl-E-Hagh prisoners, are exiled from Uremia to Yazd.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these three prisoners of conscience and the followers of Yari ethic Ahl-e-Hagh have been exiled to 2 different prisons in Yazd prison on Monday November 4th. Continue reading “3 Ahl-E-Hagh prisoners are exiled from Uremia to Yazd”

6 Sunni prisoners are on hunger strike in Ghezelhesar prison

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Molayi, Sadigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – Six prisoners of Ghezelhesar, who were sentenced to death, went on hunger strike, in response to decision of the authorities for their transfer.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six Sunni prisoners of conscientious of ward four in unit three, were informed that due to approaching to Moharram month, they should be transferred to other ward on Monday November 4. Continue reading “6 Sunni prisoners are on hunger strike in Ghezelhesar prison”

7 Sunnis are summoned to the court after 4 years being under arrest

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Religious Minorities
Anvar Khazri, Ayoub Karimi, Davood Abdollai, Ghasem Abeste, Kamran Shaikheh, Khosrou Besharat, Mamousta Farhad Salimi

HRANA News Agency – Seven Sunni political and conscience prisoners have been summoned to branch 6 of Moghadas court and after 4 years of limbos they were informed that their case is archived.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mamousta Farhad Salimi, Davood Abdollai, Anvar Khazri, Ghasem Abeste, Khosrou Besharat, Kamran Shaikheh and Ayoub Karimi have been summoned to branch 6 of Moghadas court in Evin prison on Sunday November 4. Continue reading “7 Sunnis are summoned to the court after 4 years being under arrest”

Three Sunni preachers in uncertainty for more than 15 months

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Religious Minorities
Azad Saqqezi, Hossein Qaderi, Yousef Moradi

HRANA News Agency – Hossein Qaderi, Yousef Moradi and Azad Saqqezi are in prison for more than 15 months and still the court branch to investigate their dossiers is not assigned.

 

According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hossein Qaderi, Yousef Moradi and Azad Saqqezi who are from Sarpol Zahab, were arrested in the summer of 2012 and after being in solitary confinement cell of Intelligence, then they were transferred to Rajaie Shahr prison of Karaj.  Continue reading “Three Sunni preachers in uncertainty for more than 15 months”

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Mostafa Daneshjou Was Found Unconscious in Jail Bathroom

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Mostafa Daneshjou

HRANA News Agency – Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish rights defender in ward 350 of Evin Prison, Mostafa Daneshjou was unconscious in the bathroom and transferred to the prison clinic wednesday evening  October 23, 2013.
According to Kaleme website, he has been transferred to the prison infirmary due to his deteriorating health conditions and fluctuating blood pressure for the fourth time in three days but each time, the infirmary officials did not allow him to be sent to a hospital outside the prison.
Also Evin Prison’s infirmary officials refuse to transfer other jailed Gonabadi Dervishes who are suffering from acute cardiovascular disease to the specialized treatment centers so this has caused harms to them. Continue reading “Mostafa Daneshjou Was Found Unconscious in Jail Bathroom”

Another Sunni prisoner has been transferred to an unknown location

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Aram Mikaieli

HRANA News Agency – Aram Mikaieli the Sunni prisoner from Saqqez has been transferred to an unknown location as he held Eid Al-Adha prayer and teaching Quran.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), This political-religious prisoner was transferred with Farzad Samadi from Rajaie Shahr to Saqqez prison in August.  Continue reading “Another Sunni prisoner has been transferred to an unknown location”

A Baha’i citizen is arrested in Isfahan

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Elham Movaghan

HRANA News Agency – Elham Movaghan, the Baha’i citizen of Isfahan, has been arrested by the security and intelligence forces raid to his house, and is transferred to an unknown place.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence forces investigated his house, and taken his personal computer and some of his books and notes. Continue reading “A Baha’i citizen is arrested in Isfahan”

No news from seven sentenced to execution Sunni prisoners’ location

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Religious Minorities
Arash Sharifi, Behrouz Shahnazari, Kaveh Sharifi, Kaveh Veisi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Shahram Ahmadi, Taleb Maleki

HRANA News Agency – There is no news of seven Sunni prisoners who were kept lately in Rajaie Shahr prison of Karaj.

 

According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Kaveh Veisi and Mokhtar Rahimi the Sunni prisoners sentenced to execution have been transferred from hall No. 10 of Rajaie Shahr prison to unknown location on September 29 and till now there is no news from how they are doing and their whereabouts.  Continue reading “No news from seven sentenced to execution Sunni prisoners’ location”

Sunni Muslims in Tehran were prevented to held Eid Al-Adha prayer

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Sunnis

HRANA News Agency – The security officials prevented Eid Al-Adha prayer of Sunni muslims in their home-mosques.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Sunni people was unable to held their Eid Al-Adha prayer in home-mosques on Wednesday morning as they faced the security officials interdiction on this matter.  Continue reading “Sunni Muslims in Tehran were prevented to held Eid Al-Adha prayer”