Category: Religious Minorities

Supreme Court sent back the cases of 8 Sunnis

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Religious Minorities
Bahman Rahimi, Faramarz Shah Nazari, Mohammad Gharibi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Omid Peyvand, Pourya Mohammadi, Shahram Ahmadi

HRANA News Agency – The Supreme Court has sent the cases of 8 Sunnis who were sentenced to death to the branch 27 of revolutionary court.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the cases of Pourya Mohammadi, Omid Peyvand, Mokhtar Rahimi, Bahman Rahimi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Shahram Ahmadi, Mohammad Gharibi and Faramarz Shah Nazari have been sent back by the Supreme Court not accepting the death sentenced issued by the revolutionary court. Continue reading “Supreme Court sent back the cases of 8 Sunnis”

Manizhe Nasrollahi has been released from prison

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Religious Minorities
Manizhe Nasrollahi

HRANA News Agency – Manizhe Nasrollahi has been released from Evin prison after serving almost 3 years and a half in prison.

 

According to a report by Jaras, she has been realeased after serving 3 years and a half in prison on Friday July 26. Continue reading “Manizhe Nasrollahi has been released from prison”

Mohammad Ghanbari set himself on fire in front of Islamic Parliament

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Religious Minorities
Ahl-e Haqq, Islamic Parliament, Mohammad Ghanbari, self-immolation

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Ghanbari, a member of Ahl-e Haqq, set himself on fire in front of the Islamic Parliament on Saturday morning to protest against the government’s failure to address the grievances of this religious minority.  Ghanbari suffered severe burns and was immediately taken to the hospital by the parliament’s security personnel.  Finally, he succumbed to his injuries and died at Tehran’s Shahid Motahari Hospital in late afternoon.

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Ahmad Nasiri received the death sentence once more

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Religious Minorities
Ahmad Nasiri

HRANA News Agency – Ahmadi Nasiri, the Sunni citizen who is in Rajai Shahr prison received the death verdict once more.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ahmad Nasiri has received the death sentence once more on July 22. Continue reading “Ahmad Nasiri received the death sentence once more”

Two religious activists began serving their sentences in Evin prison

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Religious Minorities
Maryam Naghash, Zhinus Rahimian

HRANA News Agency – Maryam Naghash and Zhinus Rahimian, the two religious monitories rights’ activists went to Evin prison to serve their sentences after being summoned by the prosecutor.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these two activists have shown up in the Evin prison after being summoned by the prosecutor and were arrested and transferred to the women’s ward of this prison. Continue reading “Two religious activists began serving their sentences in Evin prison”

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Offended by Irancell, Sunni political prisoners go on hunger strike

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Prisoners, Religious Minorities
Defamation, Hunger Strike, Religious tolerance, Sunni

HRANA News Agency – Following a message broadcast by Irancell, the Sunni community in Iran was deeply offended, and 160 Sunni political prisoners went on hunger strike in Rajai-Shahr Prison.  The hunger strike began on Saturday, July 20, and will last for two days.
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Four Dervishes are sentenced to 8 years of prison and exile

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Religious Minorities
Behzad Nouri, Farzad Dervish, Farzaneh Nouri, Kasra Nouri, Salaheddin Moradi Sarvestani

HRANA News Agency – Four Gonabadi Dervishes have been sentenced to 8 years of prison and 12 years of exile by the revolutionary court of Shiraz. Continue reading “Four Dervishes are sentenced to 8 years of prison and exile”

Heavy sentences for 7 arrested Dervishes

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Religious Minorities
Afshin Karampour, Amir Eslami, Farshid Yadollahi Farsi, Hamid Reza Sarvestani, Mostafa Daneshju, Omid Behrouzi, Reza Entesari

HRANA News Agency – 7 Dervishes including administrators of Majzubane Nour website and lawyers of Dervishes have been sentenced to in total 56 years of prison.

 

According to a report by Majouzabe Nour website, the branch 15 of the revolutionary court of Tehran has issued the sentences of 7 Dervishes who are under arrest since September 2011. There have been tens of administrators of Majzoubane Nour website, the official news agency of Gonabadi Dervishes, lawyers of Dervishes and Dervishes’ rights activists under arrest since almost 3 years ago. Continue reading “Heavy sentences for 7 arrested Dervishes”

Shamim Ettehadi is sentenced to 5 years of prison

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Religious Minorities
Shamim Ettehadi

HRANA News Agency – Shamim Ettehadi, the Bahai citizen living in Yazd, who is under arrest since last March has been sentenced to 5 years of prison.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shamim Bahai is under arrest in the intelligence of Yazd since March 14, 2013 and has been sentenced to 5 years of prison by the revolutionary court of this city on charge of propaganda against the regime and acting against the national security. He was tried on June 16, 2013. Continue reading “Shamim Ettehadi is sentenced to 5 years of prison”

Mostafa Daneshju is transferred back to the prison

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Religious Minorities
Mostafa Daneshju

HRANA News Agency – Mostafa Daneshju, the imprisoned lawyer of Gonabadi Dervishes who had been transferred to the hospital because of his critical health condition was sent back to the prison although the treatment process was not complete yet.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mostafa Daneshju suffers from severe respiratory disease and cardiac arrhythmias and is kept in ward 350 of Evin prison. He was transferred to Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital when he got a respiratory attack on July 8, 2013. Continue reading “Mostafa Daneshju is transferred back to the prison”