HRANA News Agency – Reza Malek is a political prisoner in Evin prison who has been held in jail since June last year. Since the arrest of Mr. Malek, the judicial authorities have not accepted Ms. Sotoudeh as the lawyer in the case, and for that reason he had repeatedly refused to go to court.
A source close to the family of Mr. Malek, in this regard, told HRANA’s reporter that “the prison officers transferred this political prisoner to the Revolutionary Court, with the use of force and violence. After a one-and-a-half-minute trial and a draft of four questions, a 10-year prison sentence was communicated to him by Judge Moghisheh, on allegations of disturbing public opinion, propaganda against the regime and insult Leadership, on Monday, April 9, 2018.” Continue reading “Reza Malek Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison”
Category: Prisoners
Afshin Baymani; Serving Since 17 Years Ago
HRANA News Agency – Afshin Baymani, a prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, has been imprisoned since about 17 years ago. He was sentenced to death in 2000 on charge of Moharebeh which was confirmed in the appeal court but was reduced to life imprisonment after six years.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Afshin Baymani, a political prisoner at Hall 10 of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, has been in jail for more than 17 years. Continue reading “Afshin Baymani; Serving Since 17 Years Ago”
A Report about the Quarantine of Amir Abad Prison of Gorgan
HRANA News Agency – Prisoners detained in the quarantine of Amir Abad prison in Gorgan are in distressed and poor health condition. Lack of healthy water and inappropriate nutrition of prisoners have caused many of them suffer from digestive and kidney diseases. In the quarantine of this prison, there is only one telephone booth for the prisoners which does not work often. The extra-judicial exposure of prison authorities which is sometimes accompanied by violence and beatings, has created difficult conditions for prisoners.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Amir Abad Prison in Gorgan has had several political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in previous years, including political prisoners; Roozbeh Gilasian and Nima Saffar, who are currently serving their sentences in this prison. Continue reading “A Report about the Quarantine of Amir Abad Prison of Gorgan”
Reza Pishro Released on the Bail
HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Reza Naseri Azad, nicknamed Reza Pishro, rap singer in Iran, who had been arrested by security forces on February 21 was released on the bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Reza Pishro is an Iranian singer and one of the first Persian rappers who had been arrested along with his program director, Hamid Nouri, by security forces on February 21. He was released on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Continue reading “Reza Pishro Released on the Bail”
A Prisoner Severely Beaten in Zahedan Prison
HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Narouee, prisoner in the central prison of Zahedan, has been severely beaten by the head of prison. The beating was so severe that it broke his fingers and injured his face.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mehdi Narouee, prisoner in the central prison of Zahedan, was severely beaten by Mohammd Ali Alizadeh, head of prison, after he protested against the disagreement with his furlough and his request for visits by prison judge on March 5, 2018. The beating was so severe that it broke his fingers and injured his face. Continue reading “A Prisoner Severely Beaten in Zahedan Prison”
A Prisoner Beaten and Left in the Yard for 3 Days
HRANA News Agency – Abdul Hakim Chakeri who has been imprisoned at Zahedan’s Central Prison from 19 months ago, after returning from a visit was insulted and beaten by prison staff due to his protest against the method of physical inspection. The prison authorities made him naked, handcuffed and shackled him, and beat him badly, and despite the bad physical condition, kept him in the ward’s yard for three days.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Abdul Hakim Chakeri, a security prisoner in the Central Prison of Zahedan, who has been detained for more than 19 months since he was arrested on charge of “acting against the national security”, after returning from a visit and insistence of two prison guards for physical inspection, was insulted and beaten by them, and was kept in the yard for three days. Continue reading “A Prisoner Beaten and Left in the Yard for 3 Days”
Mahmoud Masoumi Released on the Bail
HRANA News Agency – Mahmoud Masoumi, civic activist who was arrested along with six other civic activists during a coordinated operation by security agencies on February 1, 2018, was released on the bail until the trial.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mahmoud Masoumi, civic activist who was arrested on February 1, 2018, was released on the bail until the trial on March 5, 2018. Continue reading “Mahmoud Masoumi Released on the Bail”
Ramin Hossein Panahi’s Incommunicado Lifted
HRANA News Agency – Hossein Ahmadi Nia’z, Ramin Hosein Panahi’s lawyer, announced the elimination of his client’s incommunicado.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hossein Ahmadi Nia’z announced the elimination of incommunicado of Ramin Hossein Panahi on Wednesday, February 28. He continued and told HRANA’s reporter: “After consulting with the judge, I asked them to remove the ban on Ramin Hossein Panahi’s visit, and after agreeing with this request, along with Ramin’s mother, I visited Ramin”. Continue reading “Ramin Hossein Panahi’s Incommunicado Lifted”
The Latest Status of Arrested Civil Activists in Arak
HRANA News Agency – Since the beginning of public protests in January, a number of civil activists from Shazand and Astaneh, including Kian Sadeghi, Behzad Alibekhashi, Mohammad Najafi, Ali Bagheri and Abbas Safari, have been arrested by security forces. The arrests took place in a special way after they took part in the disclosure of how one of the protesters of the recent events, Vahid Heidari, died in the Arak Basij detention center. So far, two of these detainees have been released on a bail, and the rest of them have been transferred to Arak Prison by completing the interrogation process.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a number of civil activists from Shazand and Astaneh who were arrested in connection with the protests in January, particularly the disclosure of Vahid Heidari’s death in Arak Basij detention center, have been transferred to Prison of Arak, after completing the interrogation process, and are still in a state of uncertainty. Continue reading “The Latest Status of Arrested Civil Activists in Arak”
Two Activists Released from Arak and Evin Prisons
HRANA News Agency – Behzad Ali Bakhshi, a civil activist who had been arrested in connection with the protests in the Central Province in January, was released on the bail of 3.5 billion IRR from Central Prison of Arak on February 27. Saeed Seifi Jahan, one of the detainees on February 1 was also released from Evin Prison on the bail on February 26.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Behzad Ali Bakhshi was released temporarily with a bail of 3.50 billion IRR from Central Prison of Arak on February 27. This prisoner had been arrested along with four other civil activists from Sha’zand and Astaneh, named; Kian Sadeghi, Mohammad Najafi, Ali Bagheri and Abbas Safari. Continue reading “Two Activists Released from Arak and Evin Prisons”