HRANA News Agency – Following the recent attacks of the security forces on “Qaderi kasanzani Dervishes,” about fifteen of them were arrested.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), last week, plainclothes security officers attacked to a house as it was used as Tekiyeh in Hassan Abad in Karaj. Continue reading “Dervishes arrested in Alborz Province”
Category: Religious Minorities
Friday prayers of Sunni mosques closed down in Mahabad
HRANA News Agency – The security forces closed down at least two Friday prayer service in Mahabad due to new wave of the repressions.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the intelligence summoned Mohammad Mabzooleh and Fatah Sheikhi the Imams of Kouye Hazhar and Salahaddin Poshte Tapp mosques, then intimidate and suppress them which resulted closing down Friday prayer service in those mosques. Continue reading “Friday prayers of Sunni mosques closed down in Mahabad”
Prison sentence for five Baha’is residing in Mashhad
HRANA News Agency – Five Baha’is have been summoned to Vakilabad prison in Mashhad serve their imprisonment sentences.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), these people who have been sentenced to 6 months in prison after being charged of propaganda against regime by promoting Baha’ism, were sent to prison on Sunday November 17. Continue reading “Prison sentence for five Baha’is residing in Mashhad”
The Sunni hunger strikers are in critical health condition
HRANA News Agency – One of the Sunni hunger strikers of Ghezelhesar prison, collapsed and became unconscious, because of wake hypotension, but prison’s authorities prevented him from being taken to clinic.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamed Ahmadi collapsed, by wakening hypotension, on days 15 of the hunger strike on Monday November 18.
His cellmates who tried to take him to clinic, confronted with authorities prevention.
An informed source told to HRANA’s reporter: “Physical condition of Hamed Ahmadi and Jamshid Dehghani is very bad, and these prisoners had stomach bleeding and vomited blood several times.”
Hamed Ahmadi (son of Abdullah-born in 1982), Kamal Moulayi (son of Ahmad-born in 1984), Jamshid Dehghani (son of Khodarahm-born in 1985) and Seddigh Mohammadi (son of Hossein-born in 1985) went on hunger strike, in response to the decision of prison’s authorities regarding their transfer, since November 4.
Three more Sunni prisoners sentenced to execution
HRANA News Agency – Farshid Naseri, Teymour Naderizadeh and Barzan Nasrollahzadeh three of Sunni prisoners in Rajaie Shahr prison of Karaj have been sentenced to execution.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Abdolazim Sabeti the lawyer of these three prisoners declared that they have been sentenced by Judge Moqayyeseh in branch 28 of revolutionary court. Continue reading “Three more Sunni prisoners sentenced to execution”
An imprisoned Christian is in uncertainty for 4 months
HRANA News Agency – Hossein Saketi Aramsari (Stefan) the converted Christian has been arrested since July and still is in uncertainty in Karaj central prison.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hossein (Stefan) who was converted to Christianity arrested on July 23, 2013 in the forests of Golestan, first transferred to Jajerm intelligence and then to Bojnurd intelligence in Northern Khorasan, was in solitary confinement for 15 days and his dossier with the accusation of “promoting Christianity” has been handed over to Alborz revolutionary court. Continue reading “An imprisoned Christian is in uncertainty for 4 months”
Three Baha’i business offices closed in Nashtaroud
HRANA News Agency – In the wake of increasing economic pressure on the Baha’is, on Tuesday 12 November, in a sudden act of acquisition security forces closed and sealed the door the business offices of three Baha’i residents of Nashtaroud in Mazandaran province until further notice.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the offices of three Baha’i citizens named Armin Esmailpour, Michelle Esmailpour and Badiollah Abolfazli has been sealed by the security forces.
Notably, these three have been summoned, interrogated and detained several times.
Recalled, other three citizen of Tonekaboun’s Bahai business offices were closed last month.
6 years of imprisonment for 3 Sunni prisoners
HRANA News Agency – Hossain Ghaderi, Yousef Moradi and Azad Saghezi, the Sunni prisoners of conscientious of Rajaei Shahr Karaj prison, are sentenced to two years in prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hossain Ghasemi and Azad Saghez, the habitants of Javanrood, and Yousef Moradi, the habitant of Sar-Pol-Zohab were arrested by intelligence service and security forces, in Summer 2012, and after 6 months being kept in solitary confinement, had been transferred to Rajaei Shahr prison. Continue reading “6 years of imprisonment for 3 Sunni prisoners”
Nahid Ghadiri the Baha’i prisoner is released
HRANA News Agency – Nahid Ghadiri, the Baha’i resident of Mashhad, is released from Vakil Abad prison using the parole law.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Nahid Ghadiri, the Baha’i citizen is who was serving a sentence of five years in Vakil Abad prison was released conditionally after serving 3 years, 9 months, 11 days on November 10. Continue reading “Nahid Ghadiri the Baha’i prisoner is released”
Six Sunni prisoners are in the 8th day of hunger strike
HRANA News Agency – Physical condition of two prisoners who went on hunger strike is reported to be very concerning but due to unreasonable behavior of authorities they refuse to go to infirmary.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six Sunni prisoners of conscientious of Ghezelhesar prison who are sentenced to death have gone on hunger strike since Monday, November 4. Continue reading “Six Sunni prisoners are in the 8th day of hunger strike”