HRANA News Agency – Political prisoners such as Seyed Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, Amir Amrgholi, Saeed Shirzad, Afshin Baymany, Masoud Arabchobdar, Farid Azmodeh, Iraj Hatami, Behzad Tarahomi, Saleh Pychganloo, Mostafa Parvin, Saeed Sadeghifar and Morteza Parvin are on hunger strike in various prisons around the country with various demands. According to prisoners’ families in some cases they refuse to drink water. Hussein Ronaghi maleki’s father is one of those who has begun strike in support of his son in front of Evin Prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Seyed Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, Amir Amrgholi, Saeed Shirzad, Afshin Baymany, Masoud Arabchobdar, Farid Azmodeh, Iraj Hatami, Behzad Tarahomi, Saleh Pychganloo, Mostafa Parvin, Saeed Sadeghifar and Morteza Parvin are on hunger strike. The families of Ronaghi and Amirgholi said to HRANA’s reporter that their children refuse to drink water as well. Continue reading “Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Different Prisons”
Category: Prisoners
A Report about the Latest Status of Ayatollah Mohammadareza Nekounam
HRANA News Agency – Ayatollah Mohammadareza Nekounam, imprisoned cleric and critic of the leadership who is suffering from multiple diseases is held in Qom prison. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison earlier and had gone on hunger strike in the solitary confinement and is in need of medical attention.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ayatollah Mohammadareza Nekounam, imprisoned cleric and critic who is serving his sentence in Coast prison in Qom, was arrested in the wake of a critical speech by the complaints of several students and was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Special Court for the Clergy. Continue reading “A Report about the Latest Status of Ayatollah Mohammadareza Nekounam”
Hussein Ronaghi Maleki’s Father on Hunger Strike in front of Evin Prison
HRANA News Agency – Ahmed Ronaghi Maleki after the third day of a hunger strike for justice for his sick son Hussein, who is on the seventh day of his hunger strike in Evin prison, announced in an interview with HRANA that the authorities had intended to kill Hussein. He said also that he was arrested for a few hours in front of Evin prison on April 11, 2016.
Ahmed Ronaghi Maleki announced in an interview with HRANA: “The situation of my son is very serious and needs medical treatment, but no one is taking the responsibility. Today they told me because ‘you spoke to the media we will not free Hussein.’ Did anyone help Hussein when he was in the solitary confinement for 13 months and we didn’t speak?” Continue reading “Hussein Ronaghi Maleki’s Father on Hunger Strike in front of Evin Prison”
Families not Allowed to Send Post Packages to the Prisoners in Evin Prison
HRANA News Agency – Families of some prisoners in Evin Prison are reporting restrictions on sending packages to prisoners in different post offices.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), families of prisoners in Evin Prison heard from post officials, visiting separately Tehran Post Offices for sending postal packages for prisoners, over the new circular that they were not allowed to take any packet from a sender to the prison. Continue reading “Families not Allowed to Send Post Packages to the Prisoners in Evin Prison”
Saeed Razavi Faqih Released from Evin Prison
HRANA News Agency – Saeed Razavi Faqih, political prisoner in ward 7 of Evin Prison, who had been on hunger strike to protest against his situation, was released from the prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Saeed Razavi Faqih, a political prisoner who had protested several times against the lack of appropriate medical care since the beginning of his imprisonment in February 2013, was released from Evin prison. Continue reading “Saeed Razavi Faqih Released from Evin Prison”
Adnan Hasanpoor in the 9th Year of Imprisonment
HRANA News Agency – Adnan Hasanpoor, imprisoned journalist of Marivan prison, after serving 9 years in prison, is waiting for his release in the last year of his sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), considering that Adnan Hasanpoor’s sentence was reduced to 10 years in prison after applying article 134 in 2015, this imprisoned journalist is expected to be released in 8 months. Continue reading “Adnan Hasanpoor in the 9th Year of Imprisonment”
A Kenyan Prisoner Died in Evin Prison due to Lack of Medical Treatment
HRANA News Agency – Keynes Kyngvry, Kenyan prisoner in Evin Prison died last week while serving his eight-year-sentence. An official source announced his death due to ingestion of drug while according to witnesses he had died in prison due to lack of medical attention.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), other prisoners in hall number 9 of ward number 8 of Evin prison said to HRANA’s reporter that the foreigner prisoner was transferred to the prison clinic because of high blood pressure at 6 am on Monday, April 4, 2016. Continue reading “A Kenyan Prisoner Died in Evin Prison due to Lack of Medical Treatment”
A New Case Opened for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki
HRANA News Agency – Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, human rights activist and patient prisoner in Evin prison who is on hunger strike to protest to his condition was transfered to the prosecutor’s office instead of a hospital.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on April 5, 2016, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, imprisoned blogger who is on hunger strike since March 26 was transfered to branch 5 of Shahid Moghadas prosecutor’s office instead of a hospital and a new case has been opened for him due to failure in returning on time from furlough to the prison. Continue reading “A New Case Opened for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki”
3 Political Prisoners Returned to the Prisons by the End of Their Furlough
HRANA News Agency – Amir Golestani, Paiman Arefi and Adalahd Jalilzadeh who were sent to new year furlough on March 19th, went back to the prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after Mostafa Azizi, Amir Golestani, Paiman Arefi and Adalahd Jalilzadeh went back to the prison by ending their new year furlough. Continue reading “3 Political Prisoners Returned to the Prisons by the End of Their Furlough”
2 Political Prisoners Released from Rajai Shahr Prison
HRANA News Agency – Two political prisoners, Karim Maroof Aziz and Vahid Asghari were released according to the leadership’s amnesty.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Vahid Asghari and Karim Maroof Aziz political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison were released because of the leadership’s amnesty. Continue reading “2 Political Prisoners Released from Rajai Shahr Prison”