HRANA News Agency – Ayat Mehr Ali Beyglu ended his hunger strike, after authorities in central prison of Tabriz agreed with his transfer request to his home town’s prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ayat Mehr Ali Beyglu, the Azeri political prisoner, who had started his hunger strike in protest at persecution of political prisoners and their families by rejections of their transfer requests to their home town’s prison, on Tuesday April 15, ended his hunger strike after 37 days, on May 21. Continue reading “An imprisoned Azeri activist ended his hunger strike”
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An Azeri political activist released on heavy bail
HRANA News Agency – Akbar Azad, the Azeri activist who was arrested on International Mother Tongue’s Day, has been released on bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Akbar Azad, the Azeri political activist, who was arrested on charge of having speech on Internanioal Mother Tongue’s Day in Tehran last March and was transferred to Evin prison has been released on 150 million Tomans bail, on Saturday, May 17. Continue reading “An Azeri political activist released on heavy bail”
Imprisoned Azeri activist in critical health condition
HRANA News Agency – Hamid Manafi, the Azerbaijaniani political activist was transferred to the clinic of Evin prison clinic because of his physical deterioration for the second time since his arrest.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Manafi was transferred to solitary confinement from general ward because of going on hunger strike since May 12. Later on, three days after he started Dry Hunger Strike, he was transferred to prison’s clinic as his physical condition was critical. Continue reading “Imprisoned Azeri activist in critical health condition”
A political prisoner released on the bail
HRANA News Agency – Behnam Sheikhi, the Azeri activist, has been released on 300 million Tomans bail, on Wednesday May, 14.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this Azeri activist who was arrested along with six others and was transferred to Evin prison on charge of participating in International Mother Language’s Day was in hunger strike since April 22, till his release. Continue reading “A political prisoner released on the bail”
No information about Namegh Mahmoodi’s whereabouts
HRANA News Agency – There is no information regarding whereabouts of Namegh Mahmoodi, the Kurdish political prisoner.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Namegh Mahmoodi, the 63 years old Kurdish political prisoner, has been taken from his cell in ward number 12 of Rajai Shahr prison to an unknown location, on October 12, 2013, and there is no information about the place he is being kept yet. Continue reading “No information about Namegh Mahmoodi’s whereabouts”
Alireza Farshi released on the bail
HRANA News Agency – Alireza Farshi, the Azeri political activist, has been released from Evin prison on bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Alireza Farshi, the Azeri political prisoner and the expelled professor of international university of Jolfa, who was arrested and transferred to Evin prison on February 21, has been released on 100 million Toman bail, on last Tuesday, May 6. Continue reading “Alireza Farshi released on the bail”
3 Kurdish political prisoners on hunger strike
HRANA News Agency – Three political prisoner of central prison of Uremia are still on hunger strike in solitary confinements.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Habib Afshari, Ali Afshari and Jafar Afshari, have been transferred to solitary confinements after beginning their hunger strike and are kept in solitary confinement after one week. Continue reading “3 Kurdish political prisoners on hunger strike”
Death sentences of 2 Arab activists confirmed by the Supreme Court
HRANA News Agency – The death sentences of 2 Arab activists from Ahwaz have been confirmed by the Supreme Court.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ali Chabishat and Seyed Khaled Mousavi have been transferred from Defzul prison to an unknown location on March 18, 2014. Continue reading “Death sentences of 2 Arab activists confirmed by the Supreme Court”
An Azeri imprisoned activist on hunger strike
HRANA News Agency – Behnam Shaikhi, the Azeri activist, is on hunger strike since April 22nd.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this Azeri activist, who was arrested on international mother tongue day in Tehran, in April 5, stated that he had spent 11 days on hunger strike from the beginning of his arrest, but after the promise of the authorities telling that he will be released on bail, he had broken it. Continue reading “An Azeri imprisoned activist on hunger strike”
2 Iranian Arab citizens sentenced to imprisonment
HRANA News Agency – Two Arab political activists have been sentenced to 6 years in prison, in branch number 3 of the revolutionary court of Ahwaz, by chief judge Barani.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ali Siyahi (son of Ghanem and 29 years old) and inhabitant of Hamidiyeh town and Emad Manabi (son of Sobhan and 37 years old), married and have one children, both went to trial, in branch three of the revolutionary court of Ahwaz, on charge of acting against national security. Chief Judge Barani sentenced Ali Siyahi to 3 years in Karoun prison and Emad Manabi to 3 years in Dezfool prison. Continue reading “2 Iranian Arab citizens sentenced to imprisonment”