A political prisoner got denial for his furlough at the last moment

HRANA News Agency – The attorney general opposed and denied to grant Abolfazel Abedini’s furlough.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activits News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Abolfazel Abedini Nasr the Khouzestani journalist who was supposed to leave prison on furlough got denial on his furlough at the last moment by the attorney general. Continue reading “A political prisoner got denial for his furlough at the last moment”

The doctor who visited Sattar Beheshti is arrested

HRANA News Agency – Reza Heidarpour, the doctor of Evin prison who examined the body of Sattar Beheshti has been arrested and transferred to ward 209 on November 10.
 
According to a report by Kalameh website, Sattar Beheshti was sent to the clinic at entry of Evin prison and the reports of beatings and torture was inserted in his case by this doctor. Continue reading “The doctor who visited Sattar Beheshti is arrested”

Abolfazl Abedini is in critical health condition

HRANA News Agency – Abolfazl Abedini who has started hunger strike since more than three weeks ago, is in critical health condition and faced a severe weight loss.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Abolfazl Abedini the journalist and human rights activist started hunger strike since July 27 in protest of transferring from ward No. 350 of Evin prison to Karoun prison of Ahwaz. Continue reading “Abolfazl Abedini is in critical health condition”

Abolfazl Abedini is exiled to Ahwaz prison / he is on hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Abolfazl Abedini, the journalist and human rights activist has been exiled to Ahwaz prison Saturday afternoon. He has begun hunger strike complaining this sudden transfer.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence agents have transferred Abolfazl Abedini, the political prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison, to Karoun prison of Ahwaz on Saturday July 27. Continue reading “Abolfazl Abedini is exiled to Ahwaz prison / he is on hunger strike”

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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”

Issuing impossible bail and depriving of university exams for Abolfazl Abedini

HRANA News Agency– Officials issued 900 million tomans bail for Abolfazl Abedini’s medical furlough and prevented him to take his university exams.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), judiciary officials issued a 900 million tomans bail for Abolfazl Abedini Nasr’s medical furlough.
Abolfazl Abedini Nasr, the journalist and one of the ex-administrators of Human Rights Activists group in Iran who sentenced to 12 years imprisonment is suffering of heart disease and now that he granted for medical furlough the officials asked a 900 million tomans bail which is canceling the medical furlough practically.
He already passed 3 years of 12 years imprisonment and the officials in a rare act issued 100 million tomans bail for each year of left imprisonment period.
“Officials canceled his university exams and Abedini with 14 more prisoners deprived of taking the university exams”, one of his relatives said to HRANA reporter.
“The prison officials have not given any clarification about this decision which is illegal according to the internal regulations of prisons.”, He added.
Abolfazl Abedini sentenced to 11 years imprisonment in March 2010 by branch one of Ahwaz revolutionary court. His verdict delivered to his lawyer, Mohammad Oliaie Fard, and while he had two weeks to appeal it, in les than one week the branch 11 of provincial appealed confirmed the verdict.
The judiciary officials were not been satisfied by the verdict and in April 2011 by a new dossier sentenced Abolfazl Abedini to 1 year imprisonment on charge of propaganda against regime.
This human rights activist arrested at his home by invasion of more than armed security forces on March 1st of 2011 through the intelligence department scenario against human rights activists.
He has been tortured and traumatized during his detention in islamic revolutionary guards ward 2 and hospitalized at clinic of Evin prison many times as one of the consequences of tortures on him.
 

Abolfazl Abedini returned to Evin Prison after outcry

HRANA News Agency – Abolfazl Abedini, an Iranian political prisoner who was exiled to Ahvaz Prison last week, has reportedly been returned to Evin Prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Journalist Abolfazl Abedini, who has testified regarding signs of torture on the body of Sattar Beheshti in an investigation into the death of the jailed blogger while in custody of cyber police, had been removed from Evin Prison and transferred to Ahvaz Prison in Southwest Iran.
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Abolfazl Abedini exiled back to Ahvaz after testifying about Sattar Beheshti

HRANA News Agency – Journalist Abolfazl Abedini has been exiled back to Ahvaz after testifying about the torture of Sattar Beheshti.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Abedini has been exited from Ward 350 evin to be exiled to Ahvaz prison after  testifying about the torture of Sattar Beheshti. Abedini has said he will begin hunger strike in protest of his exile.
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The Latest News on the Condition of Human Rights Activists Victimized by the Iranian Security Apparatus

HRANA – In a press release, the Human Rights Activists in Iran Organization (HRAI) published the names of its detained members and associates who have been arrested over the past several months.The complete press release is as follows:

Press Release on Widespread Arrests

The Iranian Security Forces embarked on a nationwide mission against human rights defenders and, in particular, members of HRA, in February of 2010 and their mission continues in full force to date. These Actions of Security Forces had catchy names such as “American Cyber Army Defeat Mission” or “Project Against Human Rights.” However, members of HRA have given their own name to these widespread raids and arrests: “The Security Apparatus Against Human Rights Activists in Iran.” The HRA issues press releases and held a conference in which it examined the various dimensions of recent developments.

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