Category: Religious Minorities

Mostafa Daneshju is transferred back to the prison

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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”

A christian citizen has been arrested in Tehran

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Nasim Zanjani

HRANA News Agency – Nasim Zanjani, the christian citizen living in Tehran has been arrested.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Nasim Zanjani, the christian citizen has been arrested in his father’s house on July 12, 2013 at 6 o’clock in the morning.

 

The intelligence agents have searched the house and taken his CDs, books, laptop etc.

 

One of his relatives said to HRANA: “Nasim’s parents are very old. When her mother asked the agents about the reason of the arrest he insulted and pushed her and left the house.”

Younes Agayan is still in Urmia prison

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Younes Agayan

HRANA News Agency – Younes Agayan, the political prisoner who has been sentenced to death and was told to be tried again is still in Urmia prison.

 

His father said to HRANA that there has been no new trial yet or forgiveness and although he has been sentenced to death 8 years it seems to be no way in his case. Continue reading “Younes Agayan is still in Urmia prison”

A Bahai student has been deprived of studying in the university

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Ayda Bandi

HRANA News Agency – Ayda Bandi the Baha’i citizen and the student of English literature in Shiraz PNU has been deprived of studying.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the university officials asked this Baha’i citizen to be converted into Islam or flee the country as the other Baha’is.

 

She explains the story due to the following letter she sent to HRANA:  Continue reading “A Bahai student has been deprived of studying in the university”

A converted christian has been tried

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Mostafa Bordbar

HRANA News Agency – The trial session of Mostafa Bordbar the arrested converted christian citizen who is currently imprisoned in ward 350 of Evin prison was held in Tehran.

 

According to a report of Mohebbat News, The trial session of Mohammad Hadi -Mostafa- Bordbar the converted christian from Rasht who was arrested on December 27, 2012 during last Christmas was held by judge Pirabbasi in branch 26 of Tehran revolutionary court on June 9, 2013. Continue reading “A converted christian has been tried”

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A Bahai citizen is arrested in Sanandaj

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Sama Raufi, Samim Zarei

HRANA News Agency – Samim Zarei, the Bahai citizen living in Sanandaj has been arrested by the intelligence agents.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Samim Zarei, the Bahai citizen living in Sanandaj has been arrested on Saturday 6th of July in his home. Continue reading “A Bahai citizen is arrested in Sanandaj”

A Bahai citizen has been arrested in Shiraz

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Nura Fallah

HRANA News Agency – Nura (Samira) Fallah, the Bahai citizen has been arrested after a telephone summons by the intelligence agents in Shiraz.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), during last week she had been summoned to the intelligence of Shiraz unofficially and through telephone calls several times and the agents arrested her when she went to the intelligence on 8th of July. Continue reading “A Bahai citizen has been arrested in Shiraz”

The Gonabadi Dervishes have been charged again

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Mohammad Ali Dehghan, Mohammad Ali Sadeghi, Mohesen Esmaili, Seyyed Ebrahim Bahrami

HRANA News Agency – 4 Dervishes from Kovar town have been charged with “forming a terrorist group against the government,” “participating in the gatherings with the aim of overthrowing the regime,” “enmity against the God” and “having illegal weapons” in the revolutionary court of Shiraz yesterday morning. Continue reading “The Gonabadi Dervishes have been charged again”

The cases of 8 Sunni prisoners are sent to the Supreme Court

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Asghar Rahimi, Bahman Rahimi, Bahram Ahmadi, Behnam Rahimi, Faramarz Shah Nazari, Houshyar Mohammadi, Keyvan Zand Karimi, Mohammad Gharibi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Mohammad Zaher Bahmani, Mokhtar Rahimi, Omid Peyvand, Pourya Mohammadi, Shahram Ahmadi

HRANA News Agency – The cases of 8 Sunni’s who are sentenced to death and in Rajai Shahr prison now, have been sent to the Supreme Court.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence agents arrested 149 Sunni citizens in 2009 in Iran.

 

8 of them have been sentenced to death by Judge Mogheyse the head of the branch 28 of revolutionary court. Continue reading “The cases of 8 Sunni prisoners are sent to the Supreme Court”

A Baha’i prisoner was transferred to Meshkin Shahr prison

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Ramin Idelkhani

HRANA News Agency – Ramin Idelkhani the Baha’i citizen from Pars Abad in Ardebil province was spending his one year imprisonment but transferred to Meshkin Shahr prison.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this Baha’i citizen who was spending his one year imprisonment in Pars Abad prison, 27 days ago was tranferred to Meshkin Shahr prison that is more than two hours and a half from his family whitout showing any warrant. Continue reading “A Baha’i prisoner was transferred to Meshkin Shahr prison”