HRANA News Agency – Iranian Ahwazi Arab citizens who are sentenced to death: Hashem Sha’bani Nejad, Hadi Rashedi, Mohammad Ali Amouri Nejad, Jaber and Mokhtar Alboshokeh along with Rahman Asakereh who is sentenced to 30 year in prison, began hunger strike. Continue reading “Iranian Ahwazi Arab Citizens Sentenced to Death Begin Hunger Strike”
Category: Ethnic Minorities
Two Kurdish Journalists arrested
HRANA News Agency – Khosro Kurdpoor the manager of Moukrian news agency and Ghasem Ahmadi the editor of quarterly Rojav were arrested on Thursday March 7th of 2013 in Mahabad.
Masoud Kurdpoor, Khosro’s brother confirmed the detention news for BBC Persian and said “Etela’at showed up with judicial verdict, arrested my brother and confiscated his personal belongings such as laptop, cellphone and his books.”
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A Kurd who sentenced to death was transferred to unknown location
HRANA News Agency – Hooshang Rezaie, the political prisoner who sentenced to death, was transferred from Rajaie Shahr prison to unknown location Saturday March 2nd of 2013.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner was sentenced to death on charge of cooperation with Komala party.
Recently he was transferred to Rajaie Shahr prison after being in solitary cell for six months in ward 209 of Evin prison.
Hooshang’s parents could not follow up their son’s situation in Karaj because of living in a far city and aging.
It has to be mentioned that during the whole trial sessions he was deprived to access to lawyer and his trial sessions held in an unfair space which the judge issued the verdict just according to the Etela’at reports.
The number of arrested Kurdish students increased to five
HRANA News Agency – In continuation of arresting the Kurdish student activists, Khaled Mohammadi, geography postgraduate student has arrested.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Daneshjoonews website report, Khaled Mohammadi, geography postgraduate student has been arrested and transferred to an unknown place last week.
Formerly four Kurdish student activists have arrested in Marivan and with Khaled Mohammadi’s detention the number of the detainees increased to five people.
The names of four Kurdish student activists who have arrested by security forces before Khaled Mohammadi and transferred to unknown place, are: Saman Mohammadi the student of Oroomiyeh university, Soran Daneshvar the of housing and urban development faculty of Kurdistan university, Davoud Ghasimi the bachelor student in sociology faculty of Tehran private university and Mohammad Kohnehpoushi the student of Oroomiyeh university.
These students arrested, their homes searched and their personal belongings such as their computers are confiscated by the security forces. Also there is no news about their current whereabout and situation.
Currently about 30 Iranian students are in prison and most of them have
been sentenced to longterm imprisonment.
A Kurd who sentenced to death transferred to Oroumiyeh prison
HRANA News Agency – Saman Nasim, the political prisoner who sentenced to death who was imprisoned in Mahabad prison, has been transferred on Saturday February 17th of 2013 to Oroumiyeh prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Saman Nasim, a Kurd from Marivan arrested in July of 2011 and sentenced to death by Mahabad revolutionary court.
There is no news why this political prison transferred to Oroumiyeh prison.
Saman Nasim’s trial was in branch 1 of Mahabad revolutionary court and sentenced to death on charge of enmity against god by membership in one of the subversives Kurdish political parties.
Transferring Nasim to Oroumiyeh prison increased worries around the execution verdict enforcement
Five years imprisonment confirmed for a Kurdish student activist
HRANA News Agency – Western Azerbayejan provincial appealed, confirmed the 5 years imprisonment verdict for Jamal Ghader Nezhad who has been sentenced by Mahabad court.
“The final verdict of 5 years imprisonment for Jamal Ghader Nezhad confirmed by branch 10 of western Azerbayejan provincial appealed”, Ghader Nezhad’s lawyer said to Moukrian news agency.
Jamal Ghader Nezhad is student of sociology in Payame Noor university of Miando’ab.
Abbas Jamali, the lawyer of the dossier declared that the main accusation to his client is membership in one of Kurdish subversive parties, but he also mentioned collusion against national security and propaganda against regime as the other accusations in his client’s dossier.
“My client was been arrested by Etela’at according to the mentioned accusations and the surprising point is that Etela’at demanded very clearly for the highest punishment citing to articles 499, 500 and 610 of criminal law which is totally illegal and this department is not allowed to demand the punishment range for anyone; And it is the job of prosecutors and courts”, Mr. Jamali added.
According to Mr. Jamali his client claimed that he is not a member of any subversive parties but the judge sentenced him.
“The judge declared that the other accusations as collusion against national security and propaganda against regime are not apart and sentenced Ghader Nezhad to 5 years imprisonment only in accusation of membership in subversive party”, Mr. Jamali continued.
During the report, Mr. Jamali said that Etela’at claimed about 500 pages evidence to prove everything, but when Mr. Jamali asked judge to sow the evidence, the judge said that “I have seen, it is enough. You do not need to see it”.
“I objected all these stuff during the appealed session but the verdict confirmed and the realities neglected by appealed”, Abbas Jamali said.
Jamal Ghader Nezhad’s lawyer confirmed that his client is suffering of intervertebral disc herniation, also that he asked medical furlough for his client by bail which refused by the court.
Ghader Nezhad has serious intervertebral disc herniation and it might affect his condition and his health.
Abbas Jamali declared his point of view about his client’s verdict that it is totally unfair because there is no evidence to prove the accusation and the verdict has been issued just according to the Etela’at report.
A Kurd arrested by Iranian Etela’at officers on security charges
HRANA News Agency– It is more than two weeks that a Kurd has been summoned and arrested by Etela’at of Khoy and there is no news about his condition.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), A Kurd whose name is Feisal Doudkanlou the son of Hassan from Agh Dash village belongs to Khoy municipality, has been arrested more than two weeks ago by Etela’at and since that time he has not contacted his family.
Despite of his family’s haunt to Etela’at and security departments, they could not ind out any news about Feisal’s condition.
According to the same report, Iranian security officials claimed that Feisal Doudkanlou accused to security charges.
The charges on him by Iranian regime and no news about his condition worried his family too much.
Also Feisal’s father has been killed by Iranian polices a few years ago on charge of cooperation with Kurdish subversive parties.
Two Azerbayejani political activists arrested
HRANA News Agency – Latif Hassani and Shahram Radmehr, the Azerbayejani political activists have been arrested.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), On February 6th of 2013 Shahram Radmehr the political activist and member of Ya’ni Gamouh central committee with Dr. Latif Hassani the political activist and general secretary of Ya’ni Gamouh have been arrested.
Dr. Latif Hassani on 12 O’clock of Wednesday at his home located in Karaj and Shahram Radmehr in Khiav -Meshkin Shahr- have been arrested by security forces.
Also before their detention two other members of Ya’ni Gamouh central committee, Mahmoud Fazli and Ayat Mehr Ali Bigdeli -Yourosh- were been arrested.
After a while Mahmoud Fazli was transferred from Tabriz Etela’at to Tabriz prison and again after a few days to Tabriz Etela’at office, but Etela’at agents still interrogating Ayat Mehr Ali Bigdeli.
Two Kurds from Salmas have been shot by police
HRANA News Agency – The Iranian police shot two Kurds from Salmas and injured them.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), On midnight of January 28th of 2013 a car of Kurish citizens in Zanjan-Tabriz highway has been shot by police directly and two of the passengers injured.
Due to the report, Kamran Abdouie and Senar Abdouie from Katban village belongs to Salmas have been injured strongly. Kamran has injured from leg and Senar from belly, also Senar’s condition is critical.
The injured Kurds have been transferred to Tabriz hospital and they are under the security protection and their families are not allowed to visit them.
Senar and Kamran are accused to neglected stop warn of the polices..
A teacher has been detained in Oshnawiyah
HRANA News Agency – A Kurdish teacher from Oshnawiyah has been detained by security forces.
According to the reports by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Moukerian News Agency, Azad Rasoulnezhad, teacher and International law student of Maragheh university has been called by the preservation department of education of Oshnawiyah, after his presence at this office, he has been arrested and transferred to the detention center of local intelligence office.
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