HRANA News Agency – Kianoosh Sanjari, blogger and human rights activist who used to live in America and had been arrested in December, was release on the bail after serving about 3 months in detention.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Kianoosh Sanjari was release on a bail of 1 billion IRR in February 2017. Continue reading “Kianoosh Sanjari Released on the Bail”
Category: Prisoners
Prison Guards Seize Saeid Sangar’s Personal Notes
HRANA News Agency – Special prison guard in Uremia prison seized the personal notes of Saeid Sangar, one of the oldest prisoners in this prison during their raid and investigation to political prisoner’s ward. In response to complaints from Mr. Sangar, officials said they were authorized to control the personal aspects of the prisoner’s life.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), ward number 12 of political prisoners in central prison of Uremia was investigated by the wardens and officials including, head of the guard, principals of wards, deputy of prison, head of security of prison on Thursday March 2. Continue reading “Prison Guards Seize Saeid Sangar’s Personal Notes”
Ayatollah Nekounam in Critical Health Condition in Prison
HRANA News Agency – The general health condition of Ayatollah Nekounam, critic clergy who is imprisoned in Saheli prison of Qom, has deteriorated again. Despite facing pain in kidney, eye sore that is the result of kidney infection and rise of blood sugar, authorities are preventing him from being transferred to prison clinic.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the general health condition of Ayatollah Nekounam is reported critical due to infection in his kidneys and high blood suger. Continue reading “Ayatollah Nekounam in Critical Health Condition in Prison”
Seyed Mohammadali Moosavi Motaghi, Kidnapped in Lebanon, on Hunger Strike in Evin Prison
HRANA News Agency – Seyed Mohammadali Moosavi Motaghi is a Lebanese clergy who has been arrested in 2015 by Hezbollah in Lebanon and later submitted to Iran. He has been charged with security allegation and started a hunger strike in protest to many human rights violations since January 29 in Evin prison. He who had lost 35 kg of his weight, has been transferred to the clinic multiple times and finally was transferred from special ward of clergies to ward 209, on March 4.
Mr. Moosavi’s wife told HRANA’s reporter, “39 days has passed from the hunger strike of my husband but nothing has been done by officials in special court of clergies. It seems that it is normal for them, and they savagely pay no attention to lawful requests of my husband”. Continue reading “Seyed Mohammadali Moosavi Motaghi, Kidnapped in Lebanon, on Hunger Strike in Evin Prison”
Saman Naseem Examined by the Forensic about His Mental Age
HRANA News Agency – In the case of Saman Naseem, death row juvenile offender in the central prison of Orumieh who had been warned about the execution of his sentence, during past few days, the lack of mental age at the time of the crime was emphasized by forensic tests which also has been sent to the judge.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), during past few days, the lack of mental age at the time of the crime of Saman Naseem was emphasized by forensic tests and was sent to the judge. Continue reading “Saman Naseem Examined by the Forensic about His Mental Age”
Arash Sadeghi Prevented from Being Sent to the Hospital
HRANA News Agency – Arash Sadeghi civic activist in ward 350 of Evin Prison was prevented from being sent to the hospital despite the dispatch permissions and emphasis of the doctor to examine him due to his refusal of wearing the prison uniform because the uniform was impure. Mr. Sadeghi suffered from chronic inflammatory diseases of the airways (asthma), bleeding in the stomach and intestinal colitis, caused by prolonged hunger strike and lack of hospital treatment. On the other hand, he is prevented from meeting his wife Golrokh Irei who is serving her sentence in women’s ward of Evin prison, by “the prosecutor’s orders”.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Arash Sadeghi was prevented from being sent to the hospital despite the permissions on March 7, 2017. Continue reading “Arash Sadeghi Prevented from Being Sent to the Hospital”
Prisoners Face Different Problems in Central Prison of Sanandaj
HRANA News Agency – Prisoners of Central Prison of Sanandaj face numerous problems which have doubled their suffering. The severity of these problems in some cases also led to prisoners’ hunger strike.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), despite the judiciary system’s propaganda, Central Prison of Sanandaj has a very low standard to hold prisoners and ensure their defined rights. Continue reading “Prisoners Face Different Problems in Central Prison of Sanandaj”
Ahmad Reza Jalali Transferred to Ward 240 of Evin Prison
RANA News Agency – Ahmad Reza Jalali, a researcher and medical doctor and a former resident of Sweden who has been held in detention on security charges, since May 2016, was recently transferred from ward 209 to ward 240 of Evin Prison after announcing a hunger strike. The family of this Iranian-Swedish citizen has no information about him and is concerned about his fate.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), family members of Ahmad Reza Jalali are in fear and not knowing this prisoner’s situation. Continue reading “Ahmad Reza Jalali Transferred to Ward 240 of Evin Prison”
Poor Food Program in Tabriz Central Prison
HRANA News Agency – Since more than a month and a half ago, the diet which “includes cheese for breakfast, only rice for lunch, soup for dinner” has been served in Tabriz prison. This meal plan has been served under the pretext of repairing the kitchen by officials of the prison while most inmates could not afford to buy food from the prison shop and were malnourished. On the other hand, according to the families of the prisoners, the prisoners were prevented from being sent to the clinic with intestinal problems.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), since more than a month and a half ago, the diet which “includes cheese for breakfast, only rice for lunch, soup for dinner” has been served in Tabriz prison. Continue reading “Poor Food Program in Tabriz Central Prison”
Gholam Reza (Rubin) Shahini Beaten and Transferred to Solitary Confinement
HRANA News Agency – On February 15, 2017, Gholam Reza (Robin) Shahini, an Iranian-American citizen in Gorgan prison was beaten and insulted by prison guardsand transferred to solitary confinement after announcement of hunger strike has. The condition of Mr. Shahini, who suffers from asthma is not known since being transferred to solitary confinement.
An informed source about the condition of Gholam Reza (Robin) Shahini told HRANA’s reporter: “on February 15, 2017, the prison officials took to the ward and beat Reza and insulted him, for example, told him ‘you are a hostage, you thought you are American? What the hell can you do?’” Continue reading “Gholam Reza (Rubin) Shahini Beaten and Transferred to Solitary Confinement”