Category: Women

Marjan Davari; Over 10 Months of Detention in Evin Prison

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Women
Marjan Davari

HRANA News Agency – Marjan Davari, 50-year-old scholar and translator was arrested by security forces and is kept in the women’s ward of Evin prison. Despite over 10 months of detention, her hearing has not been held and the charges against her are not known yet.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Marjan Davari was born in Tehran on April 24, 1966 and completed her primary education in England and in Iran in the International Gifted School of Parthian. She got an English diploma at the age of thirteen. She continued her studies in Al- Zahra University with very good grades in the field of graphics and drawings as well as research and translations in the esoteric science and ontology of East and West. Continue reading “Marjan Davari; Over 10 Months of Detention in Evin Prison”

A Woman Killed by the Police in Sardasht

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Ethnic Minorities, Labor and Guilds, Women
Bijvan Mostafa, Zhaleh Ghaderzadeh

HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, August 11, a 36-year-old woman was killed following the shooting by the police forces under the supervision of Torjan Base to a Toyota car suspected of carrying Koolbars.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Thursday, August 11, following the shooting by the police forces under the supervision of Torjan Base to a Toyota car suspected of carrying Koolbars, Zhaleh Ghaderzadeh, 36, daughter of Haji Said, a native from Sardasht was killed. Continue reading “A Woman Killed by the Police in Sardasht”

A Report about Nazila Hamidov’s Situation in Evin Prison

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Religious Minorities, Women
Nazila Hamidov

HRANA News Agency – Nazila Hamidov, Iranian-Azerbaijani citizen, who was arrested in January on charge of “espionage”, is currently being held in the women’s ward of Evin prison. This Christian convert is under temporary custody.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Nazila Hamidov, Azerbaijani-Iranian citizen who had gone to Iran in January 2016 to attend the Iran, Turkmenistan,Tajikistan conference, was arrested in Tehran. Continue reading “A Report about Nazila Hamidov’s Situation in Evin Prison”

Residents of Marivan Protest at the Police’s Efforts to Ban Women’s Cycling

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Women
Marivan

HRANA News Agency – “Tuesdays without cars” the topic which has been chosen as the day when the residents of Marivan try to use their bicycles instead of vehicles.

Since July 27, the police has banned the women from cycling. That’s why residents of Marivan staged a symbolic protest by walking with the ladies. Continue reading “Residents of Marivan Protest at the Police’s Efforts to Ban Women’s Cycling”

Police Prevented Women from Cycling in Marivan

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Women
Marivan

HRANA News Agency – In Marivan, Tuesdays are named “the day without vehicles”, therefore some residents use bicycles as means of transportation. But on July 26, police forces prevented women from cycling.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), police forces prevented women from cycling on July 26, on “the day without vehicles”, which is a weekly event. Continue reading “Police Prevented Women from Cycling in Marivan”

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Reyhaneh Tabatabai Returned to Evin Prison

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Women
Reyhaneh Tabatabai

HRANA News Agency – Reyhaneh Tabatabai returned to Evin Prison by the end of her furlough on July 26, 2016.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Reyhaneh Tabatabai, journalist, returned to Evin Prison by end of her furlough on July 26, 2016. Continue reading “Reyhaneh Tabatabai Returned to Evin Prison”

Maryam Naghash Zargaran Ended Her Hunger Strike

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Religious Minorities, Women
Maryam Naghash Zargaran

HRANA News Agency – Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, imprisoned Christian and ill prisoner of women’s ward of Evin prison, ended her hunger strike after the promises of authorities.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran ended her hunger strike on its 27th day. Continue reading “Maryam Naghash Zargaran Ended Her Hunger Strike”

Maryam Naghash Zargaran on the 26th Day of Hunger Strike

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Religious Minorities, Women
Maryam Naghash Zargaran

HRANA News Agency – The mental and physical condition of Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, Christian convert is not good on the 26th day of her hunger strike in Evin prison. Ms. Zargaran suffers from “severe depression”, her blood pressure is very low and she suffers from pain and numbness in her legs. Although the coroner has confirmed her heart disease, the security institutions are preventing her from having parole.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the mental and physical condition of Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, Christian convert is not good on the 26th day of her hunger strike in Evin prison. Continue reading “Maryam Naghash Zargaran on the 26th Day of Hunger Strike”

Maryam Naghash Zargaran’s Mother Expresses Her Concern about Her Daughter’s Situation

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Religious Minorities, Women
Maryam Naghash Zargaran

HRANA News Agency – Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, Christian convert in women’s ward of Evin is on the 23rd day of her hunger strike. The prisoner’s mother has sit in front of the camera and expressed her concerns about her daughter’s situation and explained what had happened to her daughter during being arrested, interrogated and three years of imprisonment.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Maryam Naghash Zargaran’s mother, has published a video message on the ninth day of her daughter’s hunger strike. Continue reading “Maryam Naghash Zargaran’s Mother Expresses Her Concern about Her Daughter’s Situation”

Maryam Naghash Zargaran on the 22nd Day of Hunger Strike

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Religious Minorities, Women
Maryam Naghash Zargaran

HRANA News Agency – The physical condition of Maryam Naghash Zargaran is critical on the 22nd day of hunger strike in Evin prison. Although the coroner confirmed the heart disease and sent to the prosecutor but the prosecutor told that the security authorities objected the parole.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the physical condition of Maryam Naghash Zargaran is critical on the 22nd day of hunger strike in Evin prison. Continue reading “Maryam Naghash Zargaran on the 22nd Day of Hunger Strike”