HRANA News Agency – Mustafa Salimi, death row political prisoner who is serving his 15th year of imprisonment, has returned to Saqez prison from Sanandaj Central Prison more than three months ago. Mr. Salimi, is not allowed to work at the prison workshop which is important for financing his family.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mustafa Salimi, death row political prisoner, has returned to Saqez prison from Sanandaj Central Prison more than three months ago. Continue reading “15 Years on Death Row; A Report about Mustafa Salimi’s Situation in Saqez Prison”
Category: Prisoners
Saeed Sangar Acquitted in a New Case
HRANA News Agency – Saeed Sangar, one of the oldest political prisoners in Iran who has been serving his 18 years impressment since 2000, has been acquitted of the charge of spreading propaganda against the regime in a case which had been recently formed against him.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on October 28, 2017, according to the announcement No. 9610104499000137, which was notified to Saeed Sangar, political prisoner, he was acquitted of the charge of “propaganda activity against the regime” in Branch 10 of the Prosecution of the Revolutionary Courts in Urmia. Continue reading “Saeed Sangar Acquitted in a New Case”
Tensions Grow in Sanandaj Prison Because of Closure of the Gym
HRANA News Agency – Sanandaj Prison’s gym was closed down some time ago, and its absence has deprived the prisoners of the opportunity to exercise, which caused the protest of several prisoners of the prison. At the last objection by a prisoner representing the crowd, the authorities reacted violently at him and sent him to the prison clinic with the assault on the imprisoned prisoner. The prison clinic had stitch up 25 stitches to the prisoner and closed his hands in a way that it was likely to be broken. The prisoner is currently being held in solitary confinement for the purpose of eliminating the signs of the beatings.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), prisoner Ashkan Ahmadi was beaten up for protesting at the prison chief regarding the closure of the prison gym on October 28, 2017. Continue reading “Tensions Grow in Sanandaj Prison Because of Closure of the Gym”
A Report about the Situation in the Central Prison of Zahedan
HRANA News Agency – The central prison of Zahedan with a population of more than 3,500 prisoners, faces serious health and medical problems, including lack of access to medical facilities and medical services, as well as a double exclusion from health facilities. Prisoners of this prison suffer from many problems, such as non-separation of crimes and excessive populations. Their protests have had no results so far.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the central prison of Zahedan has 11 wards with a population of more than 3,500 prisoners with different crimes including dozens of political prisoners. Continue reading “A Report about the Situation in the Central Prison of Zahedan”
A Prisoner Sent to Quarantine for Disability to Pay for the Medical Treatment
HRANA News Agency – A death row prisoner in central prison of Zahedan who suffered from pain and illness in the eye, was harassed and exiled to the quarantine ward by the order of authorities when he could not pay 800000 IRR for the cost of the test.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shamseddin Baji Zehi, death row prisoner who has been charged of murder, has been imprisoned for four years in the central prison of Zahedan. Continue reading “A Prisoner Sent to Quarantine for Disability to Pay for the Medical Treatment”
2 Killed in Dorud / Preparations in Evin Prison to Receive More Prisoners
HRANA News Agency – The authorities, in addition to informing the two deaths in Dorud conflicts, gradually provided more information about hundreds of arrested people in the national protests on fourth days of the popular protests in various cities of Iran. At the same time, it is reported from Evin prison that prison authorities had prepared a certain place for accepting a large number of detainees by evacuating the halls of prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Evin prison authorities have considered a certain place for keeping the detainees in recent days through evacuating the quarantine of ward 4 of the prison, which has a capacity of 180 people. Continue reading “2 Killed in Dorud / Preparations in Evin Prison to Receive More Prisoners”
A Report on the Medical Situation of Political Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison
HRANA News Agency – Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj where in recent months has been the scene of the crisis caused by the pressures on the political prisoners and their mass strike, despite the passage of time, continues to face other challenges, such as lack of proper nutritional and medical treatment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), almost 53 political prisoners at Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj have been transferred to new and security hall in July. There are the deprivations which have been imposed on prisoners in this hall where even the toilets are equipped with CCTV cameras. Continue reading “A Report on the Medical Situation of Political Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison”
A Number of Students Arrested in Tehran / All Furloughs of Political Prisoners Canceled
HRANA News Agency – After a joint meeting between four members of the students’ union of Tehran University and the head of the university about releasing detained students, these four members of students’ union were arrested by the security forces.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), four students were arrested after a joint meeting with the university president regarding the situation of detained students. Continue reading “A Number of Students Arrested in Tehran / All Furloughs of Political Prisoners Canceled”
From ISIS’s Prisons to Iran’s Prisons; a Letter from Hamzeh Darvish
HRANA News Agency – Hamzeh Darvish, 24-year-old prisoner from Talesh, claims that in 2014, ISIS troops tricked him into Turkey and then he traveled to Syria. He had been in ISIS jail for some time, then escaped to Iran and introduced himself to the security forces, and even had the chance to be freed by guarantee and to have quail breeding business. He was arrested unexpectedly, sometime ago, and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. Mr. Darvishpour has a very bad physical and mental condition so that he cannot do his daily and personal affairs.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hamzeh Darvish is a young prisoner who suffers from serious mental and psychological problems. Mr. Darvish wrote a letter addressed to public opinion months ago and before his mental condition was so inappropriate, and asked for human rights organizations’ help. Continue reading “From ISIS’s Prisons to Iran’s Prisons; a Letter from Hamzeh Darvish”
A Prisoners Chained to the Flagpole in the Yard of Ardebil Prison
HRANA News Agency – Ardebil prison officials beat a prisoner who had protested against not having sleeping place, and then chained him to the rods of the prison for hours in the cold weather. This inhumane practice in Ardebil Prison has been done before.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a prisoner named Behnam Amiri, son of Islam, who is serving his three years on charge of robbery, was beaten by prison authorities after being transferred from adults’ ward to ward 5 of the prison. Continue reading “A Prisoners Chained to the Flagpole in the Yard of Ardebil Prison”