Three Sunni youth begin prison sentences

HRANA News Agency – Three Sunni men from Iran’s Turkmen minority convicted of charges including ‘insulting the Supreme Leader (Khamenei)’ were detained yesterday to begin serving their 23 month prison sentences.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Nematollah Kami, Danial Babayani and Habibollah Beigzadeh were detained and transferred to Gonbad Prison near Minudasht in northern Iran yesterday. Continue reading “Three Sunni youth begin prison sentences”

Appeal Court confirmed the sentences of 3 Sunni citizens

HRANA News Agency- The court verdict of 23 months Imprisonment for Danial Babayani, Nematollah Kami and Habibollah Beigzadeh was verified by the Appeal Court.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these three Sunnite Turkamans were arrested because of activities in cyberspace, particularly Facebook and each of them was sentenced to 23 months imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Gonbad, branch one, on December the 19th, last year. Continue reading “Appeal Court confirmed the sentences of 3 Sunni citizens”

4 Turkmen citizens are sentenced to prison

HRANA News Agency – The first branch of Gonbad Kavous Revolutionary court has sentenced 4 Sunnis from Turkmen minority to 69 months in prison, 3 million and 72 thousand Rials of surcharge and 2 lashes.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Daniel Babayani the son of Behnam, Habibollah Beygzadeh the son of Beyg Taghan, Nematollah Kami the son of Azim and Abdolnaser Khormali the son of Ibrahim had been arrested last September by the intelligence office of Golestan province. Continue reading “4 Turkmen citizens are sentenced to prison”