Category: Religious Minorities

All imprisoned Gonabadi dervishes in ward 350 started hunger strike

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Religious Minorities
Gonabadi Dervishes

HRANA News Agency – Alireza Roshan and Mostafa Abdi two of imprisoned dervishes in ward 350 of Evin prison started hunger strike since March 21st of 2013.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Majzooban Noor,, Alireza Roshan and Mostafa Abdi who are dervishes rights activists and Majzooban Noor website staff started hunger strike since March 21st in protest to keeping imprisoned dervishes lawyers in horrible situation of security wards of Evin prison and treating them harshly with insulting and demanded urgent transferring back to ward 350 and medical treatments for them. Continue reading “All imprisoned Gonabadi dervishes in ward 350 started hunger strike”

Iran: Two Jailed Dervishes on Hunger Strike in Grave Danger

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Kasra Nouri, Saleh Moradi

HRANA News Agency – Gonabadi Dervish’s rights activists, Kasra Nouri and Saleh Moradi in 69th day of their hunger strike, are in grave danger.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Majzooban Noor, Kasra Nouri and Saleh Moradi, two imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes were transferred to prison’s clinic because of loss of consciousness. Continue reading “Iran: Two Jailed Dervishes on Hunger Strike in Grave Danger”

Two Baha’i citizen arrested in Gorgan

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Mona Amri, Roufia Pakzadan

HRANA News Agency – Mona Amri and Roufia Pakzadan two Baha’is from Gorgan arrested by security agents.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), On Monday,  March 18th of 2013 around 11 A.M. the security forces arrested Roufia Pakzadan and Mona Amri while they were at their homes. Continue reading “Two Baha’i citizen arrested in Gorgan”

Ebrahim Firouzi, the converted Christian arrested again

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Ebrahim Firouzi

HRANA News Agency – Ebrahim Firouzi the Christian citizen from Tehran was arrested on March 7th of 2013 by security forces.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) quoted from Mohabbat News, Ebrahim Firouzi who is 28 years old and converted christian, was disappeared for a few days and his family and friends had no news about his condition. Their worries increased while following ups and asking several times from friends and relatives had no result just they found that Ebrahim was arrested by some plainclothes agents when he was on his way to his job. Continue reading “Ebrahim Firouzi, the converted Christian arrested again”

Deteriorating Health Condition of Two Jailed Dervishes on 60th Day of Hunger Strike

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Religious Minorities
Kasra Nouri, Saleh Moradi

HRANA News Agency – Gonabadi Dervish’s rights activists, Kasra Nouri and Saleh Moradi in 60th day of their hunger strike, are in deteriorating health condition.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Majzooban Noor, doctors say this can  cause irreparable damages to their health. Continue reading “Deteriorating Health Condition of Two Jailed Dervishes on 60th Day of Hunger Strike”

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Imprisoned converted Christian in critical health condition

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Behnam Irani

HRANA News Agency – Behnam Irani the converted christian who is imprisoned in Karaj prison has serious critical health condition and the prison officials did not do anything to improve his health condition.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Irani the converted christian who imprisoned in ward 2 the hall 7 of Karaj prison has suffered from serious backache since two weeks ago and the officials did nothing about his medical treatment.
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Six Baha’i citizens summoned to Tehran prosecutor’s office

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Religious Minorities
Baha'i

HRANA News Agency – Six Baha’i citizens who were in touch with Baha’is’ scientific center were summoned to Tehran prosecutor’s office.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six Baha’i citizens were summoned to be present in Tehran prosecutor’s office on March 12th of 2013. Continue reading “Six Baha’i citizens summoned to Tehran prosecutor’s office”

Four Baha’i high school students arrested

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Armin Allah Verdi, Ramin Amiri, Sina Fanaiyan, Younes Khanjani

HRANA News Agency – The Etela’at agents of Semnan in a rare act arrested four Baha’i students without informing their families.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the Etela’at agents of Semnan entered Shahid Beheshti and Amir Kabir high schools with permission from administration of education, arrested four Baha’i students in classroom and transferred them to Semnan Etela’at. The arrested students are Sina Fanaiyan, Armin Allah Verdi, Ramin Amiri and Younes Khanjani. Continue reading “Four Baha’i high school students arrested”

Two Christians are in detention for more than seven weeks

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Religious Minorities
Tehran

HRANA News Agency – About seven weeks ago plainclothes security agents arrested Shahrzad Y and Sam S, two of converted Christians community in Tehran.

According to a report of Mohebbat News, security agents arrested the two converted Christians on January 9th of 2013 at 11 a.m.

Both of them arrested at the same time in different places.

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Two Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Nour, Iran

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Bayan Babaie, Sheyda Ta'ieed

[Bayan Babaie, left – Sheyda Ta’ieed, right]

HRANA News Agency – Security forces arrested a Baha’i citizen with her guest at her home and searched her house.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Security forces searched Sheida Ta’ieed’s home and arrested her and her guest Bayan Babaie on Monday, January 21, 2013.

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