A political prisoner in danger of imminent execution

HRANA News Agency – Human rights organizations are concerned about the danger of imminent execution of Saman Nasim, who has arrested when he was 17, on charge of cooperation with a Kurdish party.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Saman Nasim, Kurdish political prisoner has arrested on July 15, 2011 at the age of 17. Continue reading “A political prisoner in danger of imminent execution”

Ayat Mehrali Baigloo transferred to Tabriz prison

HRANA News Agency – Ayat Mehrali Baigloo, member of central committee of Yeni-Gamoh has been transferred from Jolfa to Tabriz prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ayat (Youroush) Mehrali Baigloo, political prisoner and the member of central committee of Yeni-Gamoh, has been transferred from Jolfa prison, which is his native city, to Tabriz, on Thursday 25th of September. Continue reading “Ayat Mehrali Baigloo transferred to Tabriz prison”

A political prisoner on hunger strike at Uremia Prison

HARANA News Agency- Alireza Rasoli, political prisoner in Uremia central prison (Darya), is suffering from blood disease and it is couple of days that he has gone on hunger strike.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Alireza Rasoli, from Mahabad city who has been kept in Uremia central prison (Darya) for political charges, has been attacked by a kind of blood disease and due to lack of medical treatment, has gone to hunger strike from couple of days ago.
One of his close relatives told HRANA’s reporter: “From several months ago, Alireza Rasoli was suffering from chest pain but he was not given any treatment and was not visited by a doctor. Now he has got two active cancer tumours, one in his chest and one in his pelvis and he has gone on hunger strike because of not being treated.”
Alireza Rasoli has been sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment for cooperating with one of the Kurdish political parties whilst his friends and relatives say that he just attended a gathering opposite the Education authority office of Mahabad with some other people in support of burned pupils of Sheen A’bad when he was arrested and was encounter with this accusation.
Alireza Rasoli is now, kept in political prisoners’ ward in Uremia central prison (Darya).

A Piranshahri citizen has been arrested

HRANA News Agency – Azad Arzan, the Kurdish citizen from Piransharh has been arrested about 70 days ago by security forces and there is no information about him yet.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 70 days ago, the security forces have arrested Azad Arzan, the Kurdish piranshahri citizen and have transferred him to an unknown location. Continue reading “A Piranshahri citizen has been arrested”

No prison visits for Saeid Matinpour since 1 month ago

HRANA News Agency – Saeid Matinpour, political prisoner in Evin prison, has been transferred to quarantine ward of this prison and is deprived of the prisoners’ normal facilities including visiting his family since one month ago.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Saeid Matinpour who has been transferred to quarantine ward about one month ago, has been deprived of prisoners’ routine facilities. Quarantine ward has been designed for temporary stay, several days, and there is a lack of other wards’ routine facilities. Continue reading “No prison visits for Saeid Matinpour since 1 month ago”

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An Ahvazi artist arrested by security forces

HRANA News Agency – About 10 days ago, security forces arrested “Qosan Cheldavy” an Ahwazi Painter.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), about 10 days ago security forces arrested an Ahwazi Painter named “Qosan Cheldavy” and his family still have not received any news about his whereabouts. Continue reading “An Ahvazi artist arrested by security forces”

A Kurdish prisoner in danger of immanent execution

HRANA News Agency – During the last couple of days a number of security forces in the meeting with the family of Mr Abdollahi and some of his relatives  mentioned that the do not know Mr Abdollahi as a political prisoner and if his family claim something other than this, after his execution, they will be dealt with. Continue reading “A Kurdish prisoner in danger of immanent execution”

A Kurdish civilian killed by Police forces

HRANA News Agency – A Kurdish civilian who was attempting to do “carrying” was killed by an illegal direct shooting by security forces in the border region, Piranshahr.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Friday 12th September, a Kurdish person named “Edris Ebrahimi” who had attempted to do “carrying” in the border region, Piranshahr, was shot and killed by police units in the area.
According to the witnesses, the police killed him with no warning. Continue reading “A Kurdish civilian killed by Police forces”

Five citizens killed in police shooting – Pictorial report

HRANA News Agency – In two separate incidents, three men were killed, a baby and a woman got injured when Iran Police opened fire on them without warning.
At the first incident, “Abdollah Moradzehi” a citizen of Khash district was travelling back from Zahedan  with his family – his wife and two children- when they were shot upon by police without initial warning. The shooting was done by Second Lieutenant “Mohsen Bandohi” who is suffering from mental and psychological problems and based on the report of Forensic pathology he was not mentally fit to carry weapons. The shooting killed Abdollah Moradzehi on the spot and seriously injured his wife and his child whom were admitted to a hospital. Continue reading “Five citizens killed in police shooting – Pictorial report”

Five citizens killed and wounded after police opened fire

HRANA News Agency – In two separate incidents, three men were killed, a baby and a woman got injured when Iran Police opened fire on them without warning.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the first incident took place on Wednesday 10 September, 2014 during which a man named “Abdollah Moradzehi” was killed instantly  after he was shot in his neck, chest and stomach. Continue reading “Five citizens killed and wounded after police opened fire”