Category: Religious Minorities

Medical negligence toward a death row prisoner in Rajaishahr prison

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Religious Minorities
Abdolrahman Sangani

HRANA News Agency – Abdolrahman Sangani – Sunni prisoner who is sentenced to death is being deprived of any medical treatment.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA) , Abdolrahman Sangani was arrested on February 2010 after being summoned to the court and imprisoned in solitary confinement in ward 240 of Evin prison in Tehran. He was transferred to Rajai shar prison of Karaj after being in solitary for 18 months and was sentenced to death in court by judge Moqayyeseh. Continue reading “Medical negligence toward a death row prisoner in Rajaishahr prison”

A Baha’i arrested and two more are summoned

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Manoochehr Kholoosi

HRANA News Agency – Manoochehr Kholoosi a member of Mashhad Baha’i community has been arrested on November 29, by the security forces.

 

Due to the severe harrasment on the Baha’is in Mashhad in the past few months, on November 29, the security forces raided Manoochehr Kholoosi’s home, inspected the home, confiscated the personal belongings and arrested him. Later on he has been transferred to unknown location. It is worth noting the agents inspected his father’s home and then left. Continue reading “A Baha’i arrested and two more are summoned”

6 Sunni hunger strikers are in critical condition

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi, Sedigh Mohamadi, Seyed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – After transferring two Sunni prisoners who were on hunger strike to prison’s clinic, physician in charge has warned about the condition of these six prisoners to warden.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Monday December 2, which was the day 28th of hunger strike of the six Sunni prisoners of conscientious, two prisoners who were collapsed were transferred to prison’s clinic. Continue reading “6 Sunni hunger strikers are in critical condition”

Security forces raided one of Baha’is university classrooms

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Moein Abadi

HRANA News Agency- Security guards raided  classrooms  of Baha’i students who are deprived of education and forced them not to attend these classes again.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), security guards raided a Bahai’s house named Shamim Shabro who held classes for students who are deprived from education. Continue reading “Security forces raided one of Baha’is university classrooms”

Day 27 of Sunni prisoners’ hunger strike

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi, Sedigh Mohammadi, Seyesd Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – Prisoners of conscientious who are sentenced to death, entered to 27th day of their hunger strike.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamshid Dehghani, Jahangir Dehghani, Sedigh Mohammadi and Seyesd Hadi Hosseini are in hunger strike since Monday, November 4, in response to their death sentences and some other corporate demands. Continue reading “Day 27 of Sunni prisoners’ hunger strike”

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Baha’i young guys arrested to serve in military service

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Ardeshir Fanaiyan, Omid Pirasteh, Orakhsh Hedayati, Soroush Firouzian

HRANA News Agency – Semnan intelligence agents raided the Baha’i people houses, arrested and inspected their homes with excuse of being called to serve as soldier in military.

 

According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the Semnan Intelligence agents raided those Baha’i families who have young son not served in military yet with an official warrant signed by someone whose name is Zamani and is solicitor-general of revolutionary court then inspected all of their homes completely including the religious books, laptops, the personal belongings and handed over the arrested young guys to the police. Continue reading “Baha’i young guys arrested to serve in military service”

Six sentenced to death prisoners of conscience transferred to ward 350

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

HRANA News Agency – Six sentenced to death prisoners of conscience who have been kept in the solitary confinement cells of ward 240 of Evin prison, are transferred to ward 350.

 

According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Kaveh Veisi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Kaveh Sharifi, Behrouz Shahnazari, Taleb Maleki and Shahram Ahmadi, the Sunni prisoners who have been sentenced to death, are transferred to ward 350 of Evin prison on November 21st. after 15 days hunger strike. Continue reading “Six sentenced to death prisoners of conscience transferred to ward 350”

Sunni prisoners on the 20th day of hunger strike

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Molayi, Sedigh Mohammdi, Syed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – Physical condition of six Sunni prisoners of conscientious, who are on hunger strike, is reported very severe. A normal prisoner is got beaten for having contact with them.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these Sunni prisoners of conscientious, who have sentenced to death, are transferred from solitary confinement to service ward, but they are under pressure, by prison’s authorities and other prisoner are banned from having contact with them. Continue reading “Sunni prisoners on the 20th day of hunger strike”

Concern about Arash Sharifi’s situation in central prison of Kashan

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Arash Sharifi

HRANA News Agency – Arash Sharifi, the prisoner of conscience sentenced to death in central prison of Kashan is suffering from chronic asthma however the authorities do nothing for him.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Arash Sharifi, the Sunni conscience prisoner was transferred from ward 10 of Rajai Shahr prion of Karaj to Kashan central prison on Wednesday October 8. Continue reading “Concern about Arash Sharifi’s situation in central prison of Kashan”

Six Sunni prisoners are on hunger strike in Evin prison

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Behrouz Shahnazari, Kaveh Sharifi, Kaveh Veysi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Shahram Ahmadi, Taleb Maleki

HRANA News Agency – Six Sunni prisoners of conscientious, who were sentenced to death, are on their 15th days of hunger strike in solitary confinement, in ward 240 of Evin prison.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), two of these prisoners, with the names of Mamusta Kaveh Veysi and Mokhtar Rahimi, have been transferred from Rajai Shahr prison to solitary confinement of ward number 240 of Evin prison. Continue reading “Six Sunni prisoners are on hunger strike in Evin prison”