Category: Religious Minorities

A Baha’i citizen is arrested in Ahwaz

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Shamim Rohani

HRANA News Agency – Shamim Rohani, the Baha’i resident of Ahwaz, was arrested on Tuesday by security guards.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Tuesday 5th of November, intelligence agents of Ahwaz went to the home of a Baha’i citizen called Shamim Rohani, searched the house and confiscated religious books, personal documents, as well as his cell phone and personal computer, also a number of Baha’i s were arrested in his home. Continue reading “A Baha’i citizen is arrested in Ahwaz”

Two years of uncertainty for a prisoner of conscience in Sanandaj

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Showan Sharifi

HRANA News Agency – Despite being under arrest for two years, Showan Sharifi, the Sunni citizen is held still undecided in Sanandaj prison.

 

On December 25, 2011 Showan Sharifi from Paveh was arrested by the Ministry of intelligence.

 

One of his relatives said to HRANA’s reporter: “Showan Sharifi has led the religious courses and taught interpretation Quran, Riyaz Alsalehin and Fath algharib. He was graduated from Hamadan university in computer course and returned back to Paveh to serve the Sunni people. But starting a religious class, according to their tradition of enmity with Sunnis, intelligence ministry arrested him, and finally they transferred him to Sanandaj prison.”

 

This source says: “Showan Sharifi was kept in intelligence ministry’s cells and faced persecution. He was finally transferred to the central prison of Sanandaj.”

The Sunni prisoners are in critical condition due to hunger strike

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

HRANA News Agency – The physical condition of Hamed Ahmadi and Jamshid Dehghani, the Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison, is reported dire, on their fifth day of the hunger strike.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison, who were sentenced to death, went to hunger strike, on Monday November 4. Continue reading “The Sunni prisoners are in critical condition due to hunger strike”

Six Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location

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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”

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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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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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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”

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”