HRANA News Agency – It’s over 32 months that Hamza Rigi, Balouch political prisoner is being held in solitary confinement by Iranian regime.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamza Rigi was arrested on charge of relating to Jondollah opposition group and was sentenced to death in the revolutionary court of Zahedan and his verdict has been confirmed.
Hamza Rigi also had been on hunger strike in protest of his verdict more than 25 days.
“Hamza Rigi was under 18 years old when he was arrested and his death sentence is against International Convention that Islamic Republic has signed it too. Hamza was tortured when he was arrested and most of his confessions was under the torture.” one of his relatives told HRANA’s reporter.
Category: Ethnic Minorities
A Kurd from Salmas sentenced to 5 years imprisonment
HRANA News Agency – Recently a Kurd from Salmas has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Farhad Panirak the son of Chargez, A Kurdish citizen from Broshkhovaran village in Salmas has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on charge of acting against national security by Salmas revolutionary court.
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A Kurd from Mahabad detained and there is no news about his situation
HRANA News Agency – It is more than two weeks that there is no news about a Kurd who has summoned and then detained by Etela’at agents of Mahabad.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamid Zoudi who is a Kurd from Mahabad and has been detained by Etela’at forces since two weeks ago, did not contact his family until now.
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A Kurd from Salmas summoned and interrogated
Hrana News Agency– Another Kurdish citizen summoned by a phone call to Etela’at of Islamic revolutionary guards of Salmas and interrogated.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ali Hamidi the son of Ahmad the Kurdish citizen, resident of Salmas from KhorKhoora village has been interrogated and threatened for couple of hours in Islamic revolutionary guards Etela’at of Salmas.
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Milad Dehghan, political activist arrested
HRANA News Agency – Political activist, Milad dehghan, a member of Pan-Iranist Party was arrested in Ahwaz on Sunday, December 9, 2012.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Milad dehghan, a member of Pan-Iranist Party was arrested in Ahwaz and at the same time the houses of his father and his uncle were searched by security forces and they seized his personal things.
There is no more information about his charge(s) and the place he is hold, up to now.
Security forces in iran have began a new wave of pressure and arrest of Pan-Iranist Party members.
Security forces have arrested 10 members of this party in who were gathering at home of Reza Kermani on Thursday, November 22, 2012. Among them, Hojat Kalashi and Ozhen Akbari, are still in jail.
Azerbaijani Poet, Saeed Moghani, Arrested
HRANA News Agency – This morning, after Iran’s intelligence agents stormed Saeed Morghani’s family house in the village of Yal Sue located in Angoot County in Ardabil Province, he was arrested and taken to an unknown location.
According to a report by Tabriz Post, Saeed Morghani’s family has said that eight intelligence agents raided and searched their house and confiscated documents and personal belongings.
Saeed Morghani is an Azerbaijani poet, journalist and the publisher of Yashmaq Magazine.He has also published numerous books on the literature of Azerbaijan.Before his most recent arrest, Saeed Morghani has been detained by the security forces multiple times and has spent long periods of time in captivity.Currently, there is a case pending against him in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court since he was arrested during Iftar ceremonies, [the evening meal when Muslims break their fast.]
Danger of Imminent Execution: Five Ahwazi Activists Transferred
HRANA News Agency– Five Iranian Arab activists from Ahwaz who are sentenced to death were transferred to an unknown place.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), five Iranian Arab activists from Ahwaz: Hashem Shabaninejad (a poet, blogger, and teacher of Arabic literature), Hadi Rashedi (a chemistry teacher), Mohammad Ali Amourinejad (a blogger), Seyyed Jaber Alboshokeh and his brother Seyyed Mokhtar Alboshokeh, who were sentenced to death and their verdicts were upheld by the Supreme Court, were transferred to an unknown place and Human Rights Activists fear of their imminent execution.
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Shir Ahmad Shirani, Balouch prisoner started hunger strike
HRANA News Agency– Balouch prisoner, Shir Ahmad Shirani who is in detention since 2009 on charge of Jondollah membership, started hunger strike in Meshkin Shahr prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this Balouch prisoner has been arrested by Etela’at on June of 2009 and been in Etela’at’s cells for three years without visiting his family.
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Two citizens from Dehgolan detained by the security forces
HRANA News Agency – Two citizens who are from the same family have been arrested by the security forces.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Moukrian website, two brothers whose names are Shirzad Hossain Panahi and Fayeq Hossain Panahi from Qorochai village belongs to Dehgolan in Kurdistan province have been arrested by security forces on Wednesday morning, January 16th.
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A Kurdish political prisoner from Salmas has been sentenced to death
HRANA News Agency – The execution verdict of Reza Mollazadeh, Kurdish political prisoner from Salmas has been confirmed by supreme court and the confirmation of the execution verdict by the supreme court, makes him in danger of execution.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Reza Mollazadeh 25 year old, the son of Ahmad Mollazadeh from Ashnak village belongs to Salmas city has been arrested lately summer of 2011 when he was entering to Paveh by Iranian revolutionary guards and been transferred to one of the Iranian revolutionary guards’ detention center in Kermanshah.
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