HRANA News Agency – The security forces of Rajaei Shahr prison, seized some of the things that were bought from the prison store, during the inspection of hall 10 of ward 4.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the hall number 10 of ward 4 of Rajaei Shahr prison, which is Sunni prisoners’ section, was inspected on Wednesday August 5, and officials sent prisoners to yard for two hours. Continue reading “Inspection of Ward 4 of Rajaei Shahr Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Nasser Piri, Sunni religion student has been sentenced to five years imprisonment and was transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mamousta Nasser Piri was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj and was transferred to the central prison of Sanandaj. Continue reading “Nasser Piri Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison”
HRANA News Agency – After more than fifteen months of detention, Namegh Deldel, a citizen of Boukan is still held in ward 209 of Evin prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Namegh Deldel who had been previously imprisoned for 3 years in Rajai Shahr prison, after being released on 18th April 2014 was arrested again in Boukan and later was transferred to ward 209 of Evin Prison. Continue reading “Namegh Deldel Still Detained in Ward 209 of Evin Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Despite the orders of the Prosecutor, authorities at Evin prison, in Tehran, have refused to allow Shahriar Cyrus, a Bahai painter and a respected art critic, to receive family visits.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mr. Cyrus was arrested on June 30th. On July 23, his wife Afsaneh Eqani and their 7-year-old son went to block 209 at Evin prison, where prisoners of conscience are held. Continue reading “Family of Shahriar Cyrus Denied Prison Visiting Rights”
HRANA News Agency – On the night of July 25-26, a Bahai home in the Shahrak-e Gharb district in North-west Tehran was defaced with the usual unimaginative slogan: “Death to Baha’i.”
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the house on Sazman Barnameh Avenue, in a modern and prosperous neighbourhood near Eram Park, has been occupied by the Aqdasi family for many years. Continue reading “Fresh Graffiti against Bahais in Tehran”
HRANA News Agency – Shahrukh Ta’if was released from Raja’i Shahr prison this morning, at the end of a 4-year sentence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Ta’if was arrested at his home in Tehran on January 14, 2009 and held for over two months in solitary confinement. He was released on bail on March 18, 2009. Continue reading “Shahrukh Ta’if Released after 4 Years in Prison”
HRANA News Agency – On 12 July 2015, a Baha’i, Mrs. Baji Muhammadifar passed away and her family sought a burial permit to inter her body in the Bahai cemetery in Sanandaj.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), this was refused, with the officials insisting that Mrs. Muhammadifar’s body be laid to rest in the Baha’i cemetery in Qorveh, a town located approximately an hour and a half from Sanandaj. Agreeing to burial in Qorveh would have forced the family to ignore the Bahai burial law requiring bodies to be interred within an hour’s journey from the place of death. The authorities told the family that an ambulance—which could exceed the speed limit—would carry the body. Continue reading “Burial of Mrs. Muhammadi-far Reveals a New Restriction on Bahais in Iran”
HRANA News Agency – Farshid Fathi, a Christian pastor will be released from prison, two years earlier than the previous deadline. With application of the integration and Article 134 offenses he will be released in December this year.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), this prisoner of conscience in Rajai Shahr prison, earlier in two cases, was sentenced to a total of seven years imprisonment and was supposed to remain in prison, till October 2017. Continue reading “Farshid Fathi Will Be Released in December 2015”
HRANA News Agency – Pastor Farshid Fathi, prisoner of conscience, has been transferred to the political prisoners’ ward in Rajai Shahr Prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Farshid Fathi was transferred from ward 1 to hall 12, special ward for political-conscience prisoners, on Sunday 12th July. Continue reading “Farshid Fathi Transferred to Ward 12 of Rajai Shahr Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Hamid Jalilvand has been arrested since early July, after being summoned by the security forces.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), a family member of Mr. Jalilvand, announcing this news, said: “Hamid Jalilvand was summoned for the second time, after returning from a trip abroad and this time he did not return home. It is ten days that his family has no news of him.” Continue reading “Hamid Jalilvand Summoned and Arrested in Tehran”
