HRANA News Agency – Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, was transferred to Ward 350 of Evin Prison in order to begin serving his 9 year prison sentence.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Ali Dadkhah was sentenced to nine years in prison, ten years’ ban on legal practice, flogging, and cash fines by Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court in July 2011.
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Twenty One Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Esfahan
HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, September 29, 2011, twenty one Baha’i citizens were arrested in Esfahan and taken to an unknown location. Amongst the detainees, there was a 9 year old child.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Thursday, Iranian security agents arrested the following Baha’i citizens in Esfahan:
- Anisa Daneshgar
- Arman Rahimi
- Ataullah Daneshgar
- Darab Yazdani
- Dariush Dastpiesh
- Dina Safarpour (9 years old)
- Fardoas Niki
- Farid Eshtiagh
- Farzad Rohani
- Fazel Behnam
- Heshmatullah Niki
- Laleh Namjoian
- Lava Daneshgar
- Parisa Rahmani
- Roheia Hakimon
- Saha Behnam
- Samira Ghaneh
- Shahla Sanaei
- Sohela Davardan
- Sohela Vahedian
- Taj Almalok Janamian
On Saturday, October 1, 2011, Dina Safarpour, Shahla Sanaei, Fardoas Niki, Saha Behnam, Sohela Davardan, Samira Ghaneh, Sohela Vahedian and Taj Almalok Janamian were released.Thirteen other detainees still remain in custody while their whereabouts are unknown.
After these Baha’i citizens were arrested, the houses of Parisa Rahmani, Farzad Rohani and Ataullah Daneshgar were searched and Baha’i religious artifacts were confiscated.
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Another Kurdish Citizen Arrested in Paveh
HRANA News Agency – Following a wave of arrests in a small border town called Navsod [Kermanshah Province], on Saturday, May 14, 2011, another Kurdish citizen was detained by Iran’s Intelligence Agency in the city of Paveh. Prior to this arrest, many Kurdish citizens from the city of Navsod were detained since they began protesting the killing of a young man in Navsod’s Moalam Square. The young man who was the only child in his family has been identified as Pourmand Modahetnia. He was killed on March 22, 2011.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Heshmat Rezai, Kurdish citizen from Navsod, was summoned last week by the Revolutionary Court in Paveh to face charges of disturbing the peace and public order. On Saturday, May 14, 2011, Heshmat Rezai was detained by the intelligence agents and transferred to Kermanshah’s Diesel Abad prison.
It has been reported that the court in Paveh has summoned tens of citizens who protested against the killing of Pourmand Modahetnia. When a military convoy was also dispatched to Navsod to arrest those summoned by the court, clashes occurred between people and the police.
Iranian Opposition Threatened Amid Plans for Demonstration
HRANA News Agency reports that several scare tactics was put in place ahead of Bahman 25, February 14 demonstrations set by opposition leaders Mir Hossein Musavi and Mahdi Karrubi in solidarity with the people’s movements in Tunisia and Egypt.
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Sanandaj’s Javeh Dam Workers Once Again on Strike
HRANA- Workers from Sanandaj’s Javeh dam have once again gone on strike as of yesterday July 10, 2010. Workers of the dam have gone on strike several times in recent months over non payment of their wages dating back more than five months.
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Man Arrested in Kermanshah
HRANA – Colonel Dolati, the replacement Police Chief for the State of Kermanshah, announced that a man identified only by his initials, “M. N.”, has been arrested in Kermanshah on charges of “attempt to engage in armed operations.”
Concerns Mount about the Fate of Azad Kamangar
HRANA – More than 10 days after the arrest of a group of students at Yazdan Panah Technical and Engineering University in Sanandaj, the Kamangar family remains in the dark about the condition of Azad Kamangar.
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Islamic Republic Refuses to Give Bodies of Executed Political Prisoners to the Families
May 13, 2010
HRANA – The families of the five executed prisoners returned to their homes after the Security Bureau of the Islamic Republic refused to give the bodies to their families four days after their execution.
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.
15 Men Hanged Across Iran
HRANA News Agency – Today 15 men were executed in different cities of Iran.