HRANA News Agency – Afshin Heiratian, children’s rights activist, was released after serving his four years in prison sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Afshin Heiratian, had been arrested on August 12, 2011, and sentenced to four year in prison for disrupting public opinion, collusion against the national security, and then was transferred to Rajaei Shahr prison in Karaj. Continue reading “Afshin Heiratian Released from Rajai Shahr Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Shahab Dehqani, a Bahai from Tehran who is serving an 4-year sentence in Raja’i Shahr prison has returned to prison today, at the end of a three-day furlough.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), his wife Shomais Mohajer was released on May 26, at the end of a one-year sentence. Continue reading “Shahab Dehqani Enjoys Brief Furlough, Returns to Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Mr. Sasan Haqiri, a Bahai from Isfahan, has begun a one-year sentence in the city’s central prison, on charges of propaganda against the regime and society, and conspiracy against national security.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he was one of the Bahais arrested on July 21, 2012, in widespread raids by security forces in cities and towns in Isfahan province. He was sentenced to one year in prison plus a one-year suspended sentence. Continue reading “Sasan Haqiri Begins a One-Year Sentence in Isfahan”
HRANA News Agency – Ebrahim Firouzi, imprisoned Christian who had begun a hunger strike in protest to the situation in ward 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison has ended his strike as the authorities have accepted some of his demands.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after a meeting with the authorities of ward 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison on Thursday June 11th, Ebrahim Firouzi ended his hunger strike as the situation has become relatively better. Continue reading “Ebrhaim Firouzi Ends His Hunger Strike”
HRANA News Agency – Masume Zia, Erfan-e-Halghe activist has been sentenced to 1 year in prison and 74 lashes by the court of appeal.
According the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), branch number 54 of the cour of appeal of Tehran has informed her lawyer of this verdict on Monday June 8th. Continue reading “An Erfan-e-Halghe Activist Sentenced to Imprisonment and Whipping”
HRANA News Agency – Ibrahim Firoozi, imprisoned Christian in Rajaei Shahr, have started hunger strike in protest to deliberate violation of separation of prisoners act, since last Saturday.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ibrahim Firoozi who has been kept in ward number 10 of the prison, in a violation of separation of prisoners act, with non-political and even dangerous prisoner, started his hunger strike on Saturday, June 6 and requested to be transferred to ward number 12 which is reserved for political and consciences prisoners. Continue reading “Ibrahim Firoozi on Hunger Strike in Rajai Shahr Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Hamid Azizi, a Bahai from Hamadan, has been taken to prison to begin a one-year sentence. A few days ago he and his wife were summoned and threatened with arrest.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Azizi was arrested by agents from the Ministry of Intelligence who came to his home on October 21, 2014. Continue reading “Hamid Azizi Begins a One-Year Sentence in Hamadan”
HRANA News Agency – Sarang Etehadi was released from prison in Tehran today, at the end of a one-year sentence on charges of “propaganda against the state through participation in Bahai worship and prayer groups.”
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), his wife, Nasim Ashrafi, was freed from Evin prison on April 8, having also served a one-year sentence. Continue reading “Sarang Etehadi Free after 1 Year in Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Local authorities in Sari have shut down eleven businesses run by Bahais because they had been closed on Bahai holy days.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these include four clothing stores, run by Wahab Darabi, Taraneh Zahedi, Sa`id Goli and Aramesh Zahuri; two electric motor winding shops, run by Farshad Kemali and Mehran Kemali; two toiletries and cleaning materials shops run by Ehsanullah Sana’i and Ehsan Izadi, a paint shop run by Ziullah Khushbin, the wood turning workshop of Kemal Akbari, and a household container shop run by Pedaram Qanbari. Continue reading “Eleven Bahai Businesses Closed in Sari”
HRANA News Agency – Local authorities in Sari shut down three businesses run by three Bahais, on May 24, because they had been closed on Bahai holy days.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the businesses are a shop selling colours, run by Ziullah Khushbin, the wood turning workshop of Kemal Akbari, and a toiletries shop run by Ehsanullah Sana’i. Continue reading “Three Bahai Businesses Shut Down in Sari”
