HRANA News Agency – Ahmad Karimi, political prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj who has been serving his 15-year imprisonment from nine years ago, was released on parole. Mr. Karimi who was arrested before the election in 2009, was tried in an “arranged” court, after the election and was stuck by the security institutions as a detainee of the post-election demonstrations, and even sentenced to death in the primary court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ahmad Karimi was released on parole after 9 years imprisonment on February 26, 2018. Continue reading “Ahmad Karimi Released after Serving 9 Years”
Category: Prisoners
3 Administrators of Telegram Channels Sentenced to 12 Years
HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Mohajer, Alireza Tavakoli and Mohammad Mahdi Zamanzadeh, administrators of multiple channels in Telegram, have been in Evin Prison for more than 19 months.
These three were arrested in September, and each of them has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. Continue reading “3 Administrators of Telegram Channels Sentenced to 12 Years”
A Prisoner Committed Suicide In Zahedan Prison
HRANA News Agency – Vahid Safarzehi, a prisoner in Zahedan Central Prison, attempted suicide by eating razor.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Vahid Safarzehi attempted suicide by eating razor in the Central Prison of Zahedan on Friday, March 2, 2018 and after several times that his requests for furlough had been rejected. Continue reading “A Prisoner Committed Suicide In Zahedan Prison”
Shapour Rashno Exiled to Adel Abad Prison of Shiraz
HRANA News Agency – Shapour Rashno, a political activist who had previously been sentenced to imprisonment in exile on charge of propaganda against the regime and had been detained in Ahvaz’s Intelligence Office for a while, was finally exiled to Adel Abad prison in Shiraz to serve his imprisonment sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Shapour Rashno, national-religious activist from Khuzestan, who had previously been sentenced to four months of imprisonment on charge of propaganda against the regime, was exiled to Adel Abad prison in Shiraz to serve his imprisonment sentence, he is a doctoral student of political science. Continue reading “Shapour Rashno Exiled to Adel Abad Prison of Shiraz”
Dariush Zand Released on the Bail
HRANA News Agency – Dariush Zand was released from Evin Prison on the bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Dariush Zand, civil activist who had been arrested on February 1, 2018, was released from Evin Prison on the bail on March 4, 2018. Continue reading “Dariush Zand Released on the Bail”
Khalid Amouri Arrested in Ahvaz
HRANA News Agency – Khalid Amouri, a resident of Ahvaz, was arrested by the intelligence agency of the city on Wednesday, February 14.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Khalid Amouri was arrested and transferred to an unknown location on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Continue reading “Khalid Amouri Arrested in Ahvaz”
Mohammad Ali Taheri Ended His Hunger Strike
HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Ali Taheri who had gone on hunger strike in protest against his illegal imprisonment since February 7, ended his hunger strike.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Ali Taheri who was on hunger strike for protesting against his illegal imprisonment, ended his hunger strike on Monday February 21. Continue reading “Mohammad Ali Taheri Ended His Hunger Strike”
Osman Motafapour Begins Serving the 27th Year in Urmia Prison
HRANA News Agency – Osman Mostafapour, political prisoner in Urmia prison has been in jail since 26 years ago for serving the 35 years impressment sentence. Although according to prison calendar, he has served 28 years in prison. The Revolutionary Court and the Public Prosecutor sentenced him to a total of 35 years imprisonment in two separate cases in 1991. He has been deprived of having furlough or parole during all these years.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Osman Mostafapour (born in 1967) was arrested on July 14, 1991, and was tried in the same year. He was first sentenced to death by Judge Jawaheri, in Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia, on charge of assistant in murder. Then, this verdict was reduced to 10 years of imprisonment at the appeals court in 2000. Continue reading “Osman Motafapour Begins Serving the 27th Year in Urmia Prison”
Abdulfattah Soltani Returned to Evin Prison
HRANA News Agency – Abdulfattah Soltani, a lawyer and prominent human rights defender who is enduring his seventh year of imprisonment, went to Evin Prison by the end of his furlough.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Abdulfattah Soltani, prisoner in Evin Prison, who was on leave from February 10, after the prison authorities refused to extend his furlough, went to Evin Prison on Tuesday, February 18. Continue reading “Abdulfattah Soltani Returned to Evin Prison”
Two Engineers of Hamedan Power Plant Released on the Bail
HRANA News Agency – Two engineers at Hamadan Power Plant, Javad Ashrafi and Amin Ashrafi, who had been arrested by security forces on January 11 were released on the bail on February 18.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Javad Ashrafi and Amin Ashrafi, two engineers at Hamadan Power Plant, were temporarily released from Hamedan Prison on the bail on February 18. Continue reading “Two Engineers of Hamedan Power Plant Released on the Bail”