HRANA News Agency – Namegh Deldel, a Sunni citizen of Boukan, held in ward 209 of Evin prison, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Moghiseh, sentenced Namegh Deldel to 10 years imprisonment in the primitive stage. Continue reading “Namegh Deldel Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Three religious dissidents named Peyman Fatahi, Morteza Rasuliyan and Amir Almasian were arrested at 23:30 on Friday 7th August, in Mehr Shahr, in Karaj.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on Friday 7th August, Peyman Fatahi, Morteza Rasulian, and Amir Almasian, three members of a group which is called “Al-Yasin”, were arrested at their home and there is no information about their fate available, yet. Continue reading “3 Religious Activists Arrested in Karaj”
HRANA News Agency – Navid Khanjani, human rights activist, started his 4th year in prison while he has been deprived of having furlough.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the third year of the imprisonment sentence of Navid Khanjani, Bahai human rights activist, was finished on August 7. His family and a group of civil rights activists held a ceremony for this reason. Continue reading “4 Years in Prison; a Report on the Latest Status of Navid Khanjani”
HRANA News Agency – The security forces of Rajaei Shahr prison, seized some of the things that were bought from the prison store, during the inspection of hall 10 of ward 4.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the hall number 10 of ward 4 of Rajaei Shahr prison, which is Sunni prisoners’ section, was inspected on Wednesday August 5, and officials sent prisoners to yard for two hours. Continue reading “Inspection of Ward 4 of Rajaei Shahr Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Nasser Piri, Sunni religion student has been sentenced to five years imprisonment and was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mamousta Nasser Piri was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj and was transferred to the central prison of Sanandaj. Continue reading “Nasser Piri Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison”
HRANA News Agency – After more than fifteen months of detention, Namegh Deldel, a citizen of Boukan is still held in ward 209 of Evin prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Namegh Deldel who had been previously imprisoned for 3 years in Rajai Shahr prison, after being released on 18th April 2014 was arrested again in Boukan and later was transferred to ward 209 of Evin Prison. Continue reading “Namegh Deldel Still Detained in Ward 209 of Evin Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Despite the orders of the Prosecutor, authorities at Evin prison, in Tehran, have refused to allow Shahriar Cyrus, a Bahai painter and a respected art critic, to receive family visits.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mr. Cyrus was arrested on June 30th. On July 23, his wife Afsaneh Eqani and their 7-year-old son went to block 209 at Evin prison, where prisoners of conscience are held. Continue reading “Family of Shahriar Cyrus Denied Prison Visiting Rights”
HRANA News Agency – On the night of July 25-26, a Bahai home in the Shahrak-e Gharb district in North-west Tehran was defaced with the usual unimaginative slogan: “Death to Baha’i.”
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the house on Sazman Barnameh Avenue, in a modern and prosperous neighbourhood near Eram Park, has been occupied by the Aqdasi family for many years. Continue reading “Fresh Graffiti against Bahais in Tehran”
HRANA News Agency – Shahrukh Ta’if was released from Raja’i Shahr prison this morning, at the end of a 4-year sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Ta’if was arrested at his home in Tehran on January 14, 2009 and held for over two months in solitary confinement. He was released on bail on March 18, 2009. Continue reading “Shahrukh Ta’if Released after 4 Years in Prison”
HRANA News Agency – On 12 July 2015, a Baha’i, Mrs. Baji Muhammadifar passed away and her family sought a burial permit to inter her body in the Bahai cemetery in Sanandaj.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), this was refused, with the officials insisting that Mrs. Muhammadifar’s body be laid to rest in the Baha’i cemetery in Qorveh, a town located approximately an hour and a half from Sanandaj. Agreeing to burial in Qorveh would have forced the family to ignore the Bahai burial law requiring bodies to be interred within an hour’s journey from the place of death. The authorities told the family that an ambulance—which could exceed the speed limit—would carry the body. Continue reading “Burial of Mrs. Muhammadi-far Reveals a New Restriction on Bahais in Iran”
