HRANA News Agency – Abdolreza Ghanbari – the university lecturer – who was imprisoned in ward 350 in Evin prison was exiled to Borazjan prison on Sunday morning. He went on hunger strike in protest to his exile.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Abdolreza Ghanbari was sent to Borazjan prison while he was on strike in protest to this exile. Continue reading “Abdolreza Ghanbari was exiled to Borazjan”
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Prisoners in section 350 of Evin prison are on strike
HRANA News Agency – Twenty five prisoners in ward 350 of Evin prison denied to have visitors and protested when 10 of their cellmates have been transferred to solitaire.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), right after transferring 10 prisoners of ward 50 to solitaire cells of ward 240, the prisoners in ward 350 started strike and more than 25 of them did boycott the visit time as its the basic right of the prisoners and they did visit their families on Monday as a protest action. Continue reading “Prisoners in section 350 of Evin prison are on strike”
The latest list of the political prisoners in the Evin prison
HRANA News Agency – There are more than 206 political prisoners in the 350 and women’s sections of the Evin prison. This includes both who have definite sentences and those who are under temporary arrest.
Although the section 350 is one of the public sections of the Evin prison, the prisoners there are prevented from their basic rights like telephone contact or meeting their families.
Here is the list of these 206 prisoners prepared by the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA): Continue reading “The latest list of the political prisoners in the Evin prison”
Amnesty’s Urgent Action – IRAN: Gholamreza Khosravi is scheduled to be executed on 10 September
HRANA News Agency – Amnesty International; An Iranian man, Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani, is scheduled to be executed on 10 September, on the charge of “enmity against God” (moharebeh) for his alleged support of a banned Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI).
Sahel Ghanbari’s Letter to Her Father
HRANA News Agency – Abdolreza Ghanbari is a 42 year old high school teacher from the poverty stricken regions of Ghiamdasht in Varamin County and holds a PhD degree in Literature and Persian Language.He was arrested on December 27, 2009 during Ashura protests for participating in and videotaping the demonstrations and subsequently tried on charges of Enmity Against God (Moharebeh).Presiding over the Revolutionary Court, Branch 15, Judge Salavati sentenced him to death, and this verdict was upheld by Judge Zargar during the proceedings in the Provincial Appeals Court, Branch 36.
On Friday, August 12, 2011, Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that the Amnesty and Clemency Commission has rejected Abdolreza Ghanbari’s plea for reprieve, and the death penalty verdict has been referred to the Revolutionary Court’s Enforcement Unit to be carried out.
The following letter was written by Sahel Ghanbari on Father’s Day in February 2011:
Dear Daddy:
I hope you’re doing fine.Today is one of those days that you’re not with me.Whenever I miss you, I write a letter or stare at the blue clock that you gave me for my birthday.I want to see high quickly time passes while you’re not beside me.I grow day after day and become taller.
Today is Father’s Day.We celebrated it in your absence and bought you some gifts.It has been six months since you haven’t been here with us.In your place, I put a picture of yours on the table, said congratulations and talked to it.I am hopeful that loving angels will carry my Father’s Day greetings to you.
Dear Daddy, today’s celebration was marred with Mom’s tears.There were lots of television programs for Father’s Day, but I couldn’t watch them because they kept showing kids giving flowers to their fathers and congratulating them.They were all so happy together.No one thought of children like us whose fathers were not with them.For this reason, I became very sad and turned off the television.
My dear Daddy, I have only one wish; that wish is for you to come back and stay with me forever.I am waiting for you so that you come back as soon as possible.
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Abdolreza Ghanbari’s Death Sentence Referred to the Enforcement Unit
HRANA News Agency – After the Amnesty and Clemency Commission rejected Abdolreza Ghanbari’s plea for reprieve, his case has been referred to the Revolutionary Court’s Enforcement Unit tasked to carry out the verdict.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Abdolreza Ghanbari is a high school teacher in Varamin County and holds a PhD degree in Literature and Persian language.He was arrested on December 27, 2009 during Ashura protests and charged with participating in and videotaping the demonstrations and sending the videos to opposition groups.
After his arrest, Abdolreza Ghanbari was denied the right to legal counsel and was not informed of his basic rights.On January 30, 2010, after a month and few days following the events of Ashura protests, he was tried, found guilty of all charges and sentenced to death by Judge Salavati who presided over the Revolutionary Court, Branch 15.
According to legal proceedings, the death penalty verdict then had to be sent to the Supreme Court.Instead, the case was referred to the Provincial Appeals Court, Branch 36, where Judge Zargar presided over the trial and upheld the death sentence.
It has been over a year since Abdolreza Ghanbari’s wife sent a letter to the Amnesty and Clemency Commission to ask for reprieve. Since the clemency request for Abdolreza Ghanbari has been turned down, the death penalty verdict has been sent to the Revolutionary Court’s Enforcement Unit to be carried out.