6 Yarsan followers arrested in Hamedan

HRANA News Agency – Six followers of Yarsan (Ahl-e-Hagh) have been arrested by security forces in Hamedan.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), security forces arrested Aynollah Yari and his two children, with the names of Pegah Yari (23 years old) and Amir Yari (14 years old), on Monday, August 28, and transferred them to an unknown location. Continue reading “6 Yarsan followers arrested in Hamedan”

Cemetery of “Ghaleh Gharedash” Village in Takestan Destroyed

HRANA News Agency – Cemetery of “Ghaleh Gharedash” Village in Takestan was destroyed by road construction machinery during the last week.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Security officers used road construction machinery to destroy the cemetery of “Ghaleh Gharedash” Village in Takestan in which lies “Mohammad Ghanbari” a follower of “Yaresan” Religion – Ahle Hagh- during the night. Continue reading “Cemetery of “Ghaleh Gharedash” Village in Takestan Destroyed”

Five Bahais released on bail in Tabriz

HRANA News Agency – Four members of the Bahadari family, and Shabnam Issakhani, have been released on bail.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), they are among Six Bahais arrested in Tabriz on July 12, and have been detained by the Ministry of Intelligence. Continue reading “Five Bahais released on bail in Tabriz”

Iqan Shahidi granted a 6-day furlough

HRANA News Agency – Iqan Shahidi came to furlough from Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Iqan Shahidi, a Bahai active in the struggle for equal educational opportunities who is serving a 5-year sentence as a prisoner of conscience in Raja’i Shahr prison, near Tehran, has been granted six days of leave from prison, beginning on July 28.

Another Sunni convert arrested in Ahwaz

HRANA News Agency – The Iranian security forces arrested yet another Ahwazi Sunni convert in the Khuzestan province on Thursday, with at least ten other Sunni converts arrested in the area within the last fortnight.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 35-year old Saeed Haydari, who recently converted from Shi’ism to Sunni Islam, was arrested on 24 July 2014 at his home in the town of Taleghani (Al-Kora) in Mahshahr city, Khuzestan. Continue reading “Another Sunni convert arrested in Ahwaz”

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Sunni convert with a brain tumor deprived of medical treatment

HRANA News Agency – A Sunni convert from Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority currently detained in Karoun Prison in Ahwaz is being deprived of adequate medical treatment by prison authorities, despite suffering from a brain tumor.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), prison authorities have refused to transfer 30-year old Jaber Sakhravi, whose condition is deteriorating, to a hospital outside of the prison where he can receive adequate medical treatment. Continue reading “Sunni convert with a brain tumor deprived of medical treatment”

Four Sunni prisoners announce end to hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Four Sunni prisoners awaiting execution in Iran announced an end to their hunger strike after 39 days without food, after being returned to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj yesterday.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the men, Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Molayee, Jahangir Dehghani and Jamshed Dehghani began their hunger strike on 14 June 2014 after they were transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj in order for their execution to be carried out. Continue reading “Four Sunni prisoners announce end to hunger strike”

Three Sunni preachers arrested in Ahwaz

HRANA News Agency – Iran’s crackdown on the Sunnis of Ahwaz continues as three Sunni preachers from Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority were arrested on Sunday in Mahshahr city, Kuzestan province of Iran.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 23-year old Hossein Saboori and his 21-year old brother Hassan Saboori were arrested and taken to an unknown location by security forces on Sunday 20 July 2014 in the town of Taleghani (Al-Kora) in Mahshahr city, Khuzestan. Continue reading “Three Sunni preachers arrested in Ahwaz”

Jail Sentences for 15 Baha’is in Shiraz

HRANA News Agency – According to a Persian report carried by ILNA news agency, the Iranian lawyer Guity Pourfazel has informed them of the conviction of her 15 Bahai clients in the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz.

Four women were sentenced to one and half years in jail, the sentences being suspended for five years. Continue reading “Jail Sentences for 15 Baha’is in Shiraz”

Sarang Etehadi begins a one-year sentence

HRANA News Agency – Mr. Sarang Etehadi has been summoned to begin serving his one-year prison sentence on charges of “propaganda against the state through participation in Bahai worship and prayer groups.”

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA),   he had been instructed via a telephone call from the Evin Prison Courts on July 6, 2014, to appear to begin serving his sentence within a week. Continue reading “Sarang Etehadi begins a one-year sentence”