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Masoume Zia Sentenced to Lashes and Imprisonment

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Religious Minorities
Masoume Zia

HRANA News Agency – Masoume Zia, one of the Erfane Halghe activists has been sentenced to 74 lashes and 1 year imprisonment.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Masoume Zia who was arrested in a protest gathering of Erfane Halghe followers in front of Islamic Revolutionary Court, was sentenced to 74 lashes and 1 year imprisonment in a hearing on 7 February 2015 at Islamic Revolutionary court on the charges of disturbing public order and public safety by attending an illegal gathering. Continue reading “Masoume Zia Sentenced to Lashes and Imprisonment”

Four followers of “Erfan-e-Halgheh” kept under arrest

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Freedom of Expression
Iraj Amidi, Malihe Biganian, Masoume Zia, Narges Farhadi

HRANA News Agency – After the mass arrests of “Erfan-e-Halgheh” followers, “Masoume Zia”, “Narges Farhadi”, “Malihe Biganian” and “Iraj Amidi” are still under arrest.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after followers of “Erfan-e-Halgheh” faith (Interuniversalism) attended a gathering in protest to the arrest of Mohamad Ali Taheri in front of the Islamic Revolutionary Court, 70 of these followers were arrested by the security forces.  All of these citizens are now released after signing affidavits apart from Masoume Zia”, “Narges Farhadi”, “Malihe Biganian” and “Iraj Amidi”. Continue reading “Four followers of “Erfan-e-Halgheh” kept under arrest”