HRANA News Agency – Susan Tebyaniyan, a Bahai from Semnan, was arrested in her home on the evening of May 31st.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), agents from the Ministry of Intelligence searched her home, seized a computer and religious books and images, and arrested her. Continue reading “Susan Tebyaniyan arrested in Semnan”
HRANA News Agency – Despite being imprisoned for the past two years, a Sunni prisoner has been accused of involvement in a killing that took place less than two months ago.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Malek Mohammad Abadian, a Sunni prisoner of conscience held in Zahedan Central Prison, is facing new charges of involvement in the killing of a teacher who was shot by unknown men on 15 April 2014. Continue reading “Sunni activist imprisoned since 2012 faces new allegations”
HRANA News Agency- The court verdict of 23 months Imprisonment for Danial Babayani, Nematollah Kami and Habibollah Beigzadeh was verified by the Appeal Court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these three Sunnite Turkamans were arrested because of activities in cyberspace, particularly Facebook and each of them was sentenced to 23 months imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Gonbad, branch one, on December the 19th, last year. Continue reading “Appeal Court confirmed the sentences of 3 Sunni citizens”
HRANA News Agency – Shahram Chiniyan Miandavab, a Tehran Bahai serving an 8-year sentence, has been transferred from block 12 Raja’i Shahr prison, which holds male prisoners of conscience including many Bahais, to block 1 of the prison, which is reserved for those convicted of serious crimes such as murder, rape and armed robbery. Continue reading “Shahram Chiniyan transferred to security block at Rajai Shahr prison”
HRANA News Agency – There has been no news on the condition or whereabouts of a Sunni youth who was arrested in Iran four days ago.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 21-year old Abdol Ghani Wahid was arrested on Sunday by agents from the Ministry of Intelligence in a raid on his father’s home in the village of Tanbalan in the Zarabad district, Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran. Continue reading “No news on condition of Sunni youth arrested four days ago”
HRANA News Agency – A court hearing to hear the charges against seven Sunni prisoners of conscience was cancelled after the court-appointed lawyers and representatives from the Ministry of Intelligence failed to turn up.
“This delay in processing the charges against these seven prisoners of conscience is entirely deliberate,” a source told the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). Continue reading “Court hearing for seven Sunni prisoners ‘deliberately’ cancelled”
HRANA News Agency- Saeed Abedini, Reverend prisoner who had been transferred to the Dey Hospital was beaten by transfer officers and was returned to prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Reverend Saeed Abedini who was admitted to the Dey hospital for the last two months, after being beaten in the hospital, was returned to Rajai Shahr prison, Karaj city. Continue reading “Saeed Abedini beaten in hospital and returned to prison”
HRANA News Agency – Three Sunni teachers have been fired from their teaching jobs in the cities of Sardasht and Bukan in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shoresh Mostafa Zadeh (who has 12 years of teaching experience), Ebrahim Rostami (10 years experience) and Fereydoun Ali Pour (4 years experience), were fired by the Department of Education upon the orders of the Ministry of Intelligence in Bukan. Continue reading “4 Sunni teachers fired from their jobs”
HRANA News Agency – Masjid Rizvanshahr, a Sunni mosque in Talesh, Gilan province, was closed down by Iranian security forces on 19 May 2014.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the mosque was forced to close because the authorities did not issue a permit for a Sunni mosque to be built in the area. Continue reading “Sunni mosque shut down by security forces”
HRANA News Agency – On May 19, Said Rezai, one of the seven Yaran (national facilitators) who are now entering their seventh year in prison, was to be transferred from Raja’i Shahr prison to hospital.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he is 57 years old and suffers from a heart ailment, and recently had heart surgery. Continue reading “Said Rezai denied medical treatment”
