Category: Ethnic Minorities

Adel Simeri and Majeed Bavi the Arab activists arrested

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Ethnic Minorities
Adel Simeri, Majeed Bavi

 HRANA News Agency – As summoning and arresting Arab civic activists are continuing in different places in Iran, on Sunday April 21, 2013 Adel Simeri and Majeed Bavi have arrested in Ahwaz.

According to a report by the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, a number of armed plain-clothe agents Sunday early morning showed up in Mr. Simeri’s work place, intimidated the other clerks and inspected Simeri’s work place that Simeri and one of his colleagues were beaten as they confronted agents; then the agents arrested and transferred Mr. Simeri. Continue reading “Adel Simeri and Majeed Bavi the Arab activists arrested”

Khosro Korpur is on hunger strike

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Ethnic Minorities
Khosro Kordpur, Masoud Kordpur

HRANA News Agency – The Korpur brothers will be under arrest at least for one more month. Khosro Korpur has gone on a hunger strike.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Khosro Kordpur, the human rights activist is on the hunger strike since 20th April. Continue reading “Khosro Korpur is on hunger strike”

4 Kurdish civilians are arrested

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Ethnic Minorities
Awat Heydari, Kawan Heydari, Omid Habibi, Ruhollah Heydari

HRANA News Agency – The intelligence agents have arrested 4 Kurdish civilians in Dagagah village of Sarv Abad.
According to a report by Kurpa news agency, 4 Kurdish civilians have been arrested on 24th April in Dagagah village.
These four are: Ruhollah Heydari, Awat Heydari, Kawan Heydari and Omid Habibi. Continue reading “4 Kurdish civilians are arrested”

Yaghoub Khezri went to prison

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Ethnic Minorities
Yaghoub Khezri

HRANA News Agency – Yaghoub Khezri, the journalist and cultural and student activist, has gone to Mahabad prison after being summoned.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Yaghoub Khezri is a high school teacher in Mahabad, the student of M.A. and one of the administrators of the Literature association of Mahabad who is sentenced to one year of prison. Continue reading “Yaghoub Khezri went to prison”

Vahid Sheykh Baglu is arrested

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Ethnic Minorities
Vahid Sheykh Baglu

HRANA News Agency – Vahid Sheykh Baglu, the civil activist and one of the fired student s from studying has been arrested and transferred to Tabriz prison to serve his one year imprisonment sentence.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this member of Arman students association of Tabriz Azad University has been arrested last Friday and afterwards called his wife from quarantine section of Tabriz prison. Continue reading “Vahid Sheykh Baglu is arrested”

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Two Kurdish activists were tried

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Ethnic Minorities
Shirzad Hossain Panahi, Sirwan Hossain Panahi

HRANA News Agency – In the morning of April 21, 2013 Sirwan Hosseinpanahi and Shirzad Hosseinpanahi the two Kurdish civil activists were tried in Sanandaj revolutionary court.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the two Kurdish civic activists were tried on charge of propaganda against regime and connection with Kurdish subversive parties.
Sirwan and Shirzad had no access to lawyer during the trial session and defended themselves personally against all what they are accused to. Continue reading “Two Kurdish activists were tried”

Flogging one political prisoner despite his back disease

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Ethnic Minorities
Hassan Ark

HRANA News Agency – Although Hassan Ark (Ali Hajabulu) suffers from back disease the authorities of Tabriz prison are insisting on flogging him which is a part of his former sentence.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the authorities of Tabriz central prison have called Hassan Ark, the civil activist to flog this Azerbaijani activist. Continue reading “Flogging one political prisoner despite his back disease”

No Information About Kurdpour Brothers, The Kurdish Arrested Activists

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Ethnic Minorities
Kurdpour brothers

HRANA News Agency – Despite of being under arrest for more than 40 days, still there is no news about Maoud Kurdpour and his brother Khosro two Kurdish human rights activists.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on April 15, 2013 the Kurdpour brothers’ lawyer and their family haunt to Mahabad court but despite of officials promises, they were unable to visit Masoud and Khosro. Continue reading “No Information About Kurdpour Brothers, The Kurdish Arrested Activists”

Mohammad Negari and Goran Bahrami are released

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Ethnic Minorities, Prisoners
Aras Hatami, Babak Abbasian, Ghane' Hatami, Goran Bahrami, Mohammad Negari, Motasam Shafei, Pedram Ghaderian

HRANA News Agency – Two of those who were recently arrested in Paveh have been released on Tuesday April 9 on the bail.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), although Mohammad Negari and Goran Bahrami are released, there are still five others, Ghane Hatami, Aras Hatami, Motasam Shafei, Pedram Ghaderian and Babak Abbasian, in the Dizel Abad prsion of Kermanshah. Continue reading “Mohammad Negari and Goran Bahrami are released”

One Baluchi prisoner is in critical condition

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Ethnic Minorities
Habib ollah Riginejad Shoraki

HRANA News Agency – Habib ollah Riginejad Shoraki the political prisoner who has been sentenced to death in Zahedan prison is in a critical physical condition.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this 33 years old political prisoner is suffering from kidney disease now for one month and a half, to which the authorities of the prison pay no attention. Continue reading “One Baluchi prisoner is in critical condition”