Seven days in the month of Dey; The initial brief report of the first week of protests in Iran

HRANA – The Center of Statistics at Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) has published this report regarding the recent seven days of protests in Iran which occurred from December 28, 2017 to January 3, 2018.

At the time of the compilation of this report, there are still protests occurring in parts of Iran. As a result, this report does not provide the most comprehensive outlook possible of the recent protests in Iran and is solely focused on the first seven days of protests. Continue reading “Seven days in the month of Dey; The initial brief report of the first week of protests in Iran”

2 Killed in Dorud / Preparations in Evin Prison to Receive More Prisoners

HRANA News Agency – The authorities, in addition to informing the two deaths in Dorud conflicts, gradually provided more information about hundreds of arrested people in the national protests on fourth days of the popular protests in various cities of Iran. At the same time, it is reported from Evin prison that prison authorities had prepared a certain place for accepting a large number of detainees by evacuating the halls of prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Evin prison authorities have considered a certain place for keeping the detainees in recent days through evacuating the quarantine of ward 4 of the prison, which has a capacity of 180 people. Continue reading “2 Killed in Dorud / Preparations in Evin Prison to Receive More Prisoners”

The 6th Day of Iranian People’s Protests in Different Cities

HRANA News Agency – People’s protests have been going on since December 28 and continues after six days. There were demonstrations in at least 11 cities of Iran on Tuesday January 2, 2018. Although major protests were held peacefully, reports were also received about the conflicts between police forces and protesters that led to the arrest and wounding of citizens. State resources have reported that the number of deaths in recent days has been estimated at 21.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on the sixth day of the popular protests that began on the pretext of economic and administrative corruption, demonstrations continued in many Iranian cities. Continue reading “The 6th Day of Iranian People’s Protests in Different Cities”