Category: Religious Minorities

Sunni prisoners’ families gathered in front of Rohani’s office

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Sunni prisoners

HRANA News Agency – 25 members of Sunni prisoners’ families, who are sentenced to death, gathered in front of the presidential palace to meet with Ali Younesi.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 25 family members of Sunni prisoners who have been sentenced to death and are kept in Rajaei Shahr, Ghezelhesar and Evin prison, gathered in order to meet with Ali Younesi, the presidential assistant of ethnic and religious minorities, and follow their previous letters. Continue reading “Sunni prisoners’ families gathered in front of Rohani’s office”

2 Sunni prisoners in critical health condition

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulatu, Seddigh Mohamadi, Seyed Hadi Hossaini

HRANA News Agency – Hamed Ahmadi and Jamshid Dehghani who had finished their hunger strike after 75 days, have faced sever health and physical issues.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamed Ahmadi and Jamshid Deghani who were on hunger strike for 75 days, from November 4 until January 18, in protest to their death sentences and violation their rights as prisoners, are in bad health condition after 1 month from breaking the strike. Continue reading “2 Sunni prisoners in critical health condition”

A Bahai student is fired from university

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Farshad Farzan

HRANA News Agency – Farshad Farzan, the student of Shahid Bahonar Faculty of Engineering in Shiraz is suspended from studying.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Farsha Farzan was accepted in faculty of Engineering in Business Accounting course of Shahid Beheshti university and after graduating with associate degree in January 2012, he was accepted in an undergraduate but after passing a semester, he has been suspended on 21 of January 2014. Continue reading “A Bahai student is fired from university”

4 Turkmen citizens are sentenced to prison

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Abdolnaser Khormali, Daniel Babayani, Habibollah Beygzadeh, Nematollah Kami

HRANA News Agency – The first branch of Gonbad Kavous Revolutionary court has sentenced 4 Sunnis from Turkmen minority to 69 months in prison, 3 million and 72 thousand Rials of surcharge and 2 lashes.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Daniel Babayani the son of Behnam, Habibollah Beygzadeh the son of Beyg Taghan, Nematollah Kami the son of Azim and Abdolnaser Khormali the son of Ibrahim had been arrested last September by the intelligence office of Golestan province. Continue reading “4 Turkmen citizens are sentenced to prison”

Supreme Court reviewing 16 Sunni prisoners’ cases

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Alam Barmashti, Arash Sharifi, Bahman Rahimi, Behrouz Shahnazari, Idris Nemati, Kaveh Sharifi, Mamousta Kaveh Veysi, Mohammad Gharibi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Pouria Mohammadi, Shahram Ahmadi, Taleb Maleki

HRANA News Agency – The cases of at least 16 death row Sunni prisoners have been submitted for review by the Supreme Court.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the cases of Behrouz Shahnazari, Shahram Ahmadi, Kaveh Sharifi, Mamousta Kaveh Veysi, Taleb Maleki, Arash Sharifi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Idris Nemati, Mohammad yavar Rahimi, Mohammad Gharibi, Pouria Mohammadi, Bahman Rahimi, Alam Barmashti and three other Sunni prisoners sentenced to death, who requested anonymity, are sent for reviewing to Branch 32 of the Supreme Court. Continue reading “Supreme Court reviewing 16 Sunni prisoners’ cases”

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Now is definitely not the time to stop reading!

9 Sunni prisoners were summoned by intelligence

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Amjad Salehi, Bahman Rahimi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Omid Payvand, Varia Amiri, Varia Ghaderifard

HRANA News Agency – 9 Sunni prisoners of Rajaei Shahr prison of Karaj were summoned and interrogated by intelligence officers once more.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 9 Sunni Kurdish prisoners of ward 10 of Rajaei Shahr prison with the names of Varia Amiri (sentenced to 10 years in prison), Varia Ghaderifard (Sentenced to death), Shahoo Ibrahimi (Sentenced to death), Amjad Salehi (unknown), Omid Payvand (unknown), Bahman Rahimi (Sentenced to death and Mohammad Yavar Rahimi (sentenced to death) were transferred to ward number 8 which is also known as IRGC ward and is controlled by intelligence agency and interrogated by an intelligence officer on Wednesday, February 29. Continue reading “9 Sunni prisoners were summoned by intelligence”

Two Sunni prisoners are under extra pressure in Ghezel Hesar prison

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Seddigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hossaini

HRANA News Agency – Seyed Hadi Hossaini and Seddigh Mohammadi, the Sunni prisoners of Ghezel Hesar prison are under the extra pressure by the authorities.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after the transfer of Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamshid Dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani to Rajaei Shahr prison following their 75 days hunger strike, two other prisoners with the name of Seddigh Mohammadi and Seyed Hadi Hossaini, are still kept in Ghezelhesar and authorities are putting extra pressure on them. Continue reading “Two Sunni prisoners are under extra pressure in Ghezel Hesar prison”

7 Sunni prisoners are threatened to be executed

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Arash Sharifi, Behrouz Shah Nazari, Kaveh Sharifi, Kaveh Veisi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Shahram Ahmadi, Taleb Maleki

HRANA News Agency – The intelligence agents threatened 7 Sunni prisoners in Evin prison to execute them.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Kaveh Veisi, Kaveh Sharifi, Behrouz Shah Nazari, Shahram Ahmadi, Arash Sharifi, Taleb Maleki and Mokhtar Rahimi, the 7 death row Sunni prisoners in Evin prison have been threatened by 4 intelligence agents on Tuesday January 28th. Continue reading “7 Sunni prisoners are threatened to be executed”

4 Sunni prisoners are still in critical health condition

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi, Seddigh Mohammadi, Seyed Hadi Hossaini

HRANA News Agency – Jamshid Dehghani who ended his hunger strike after 75 days is unable to eat and still needs to have serum injection.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Jamshid Dehghani who went on hunger strike for 75days, since November 4 until January 18, in protest to the death sentence is now on a serious condition after ending to his strike. Continue reading “4 Sunni prisoners are still in critical health condition”

4 Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location

Posted on by admin-hr
Religious Minorities
Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi

HRANA News Agency – Four Sunni prisoners of conscientious of Ghezelhesar prison who are sentenced to death have been transferred to an unknown location.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulayi, Jamshid dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani were transferred from unit three of Ghezelhesar prison to an unknown location, on today morning, Wednesday, January 22. Continue reading “4 Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location”