HRANA News Agency – Younes Aghayan, ethnic prisoner sentenced to death was transferred from Mahabad prison to solitary confinement in Urmia prison, yesterday.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Younes Aghayan, a follower of the Yari faith (Ahl-e Haq), ethnic prisoner who is sentenced to death, was transferred from Mahabad prison to solitary confinement in Urmia prison. There is fear of his execution.
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Category: Ethnic Minorities
Nine people were arrested in Ahwaz | Arraignment by electronic shocker
HRANA News Agency – Nine Arab citizens were arrested in Ahwaz, Iran and their arraignment was by electronic shocker.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Security forces in night attacks arrested 9 arab citizens: Ali Chabishbad 46, Hossein Chabishbad 22, Habib Silaveh, Seyed Yasin Mousavi 34, Salman Chayan 32, Mohamad Chayan 30, Karim Chayan 34 and Ashour Shamikli from Khalaf Al Moslem village in Shoush, Ahwaz.
Activists and their relatives say they confessed under torture and for example, their arraignment was by electronic shocker.
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Peaceful Demonstrations Turned Violent in Azerbaijan
HRANA News Agency – Peaceful demonstrations by Azerbaijani citizens turned violent when Iranian security forces interfered with a gathering to save Lake Urmia.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), anti-riot police in the city of Tabriz shot tear gas directly at the crowd and injured a number of the protestors.
Oddly enough, plain cloth agents broke the windows of shops and public phone booths in Tabriz.Previously, this behavior had also been observed multiple times in Tehran.
Eye-witnesses have reported that the clashes are still on-going in front of the Constitution House of Tabriz (Khaneh Mashrouteh).Demonstrators are shouting slogans such as “Rise up and cry out Azerbaijan. Give life back to Lake Urmia” and “Lake Urmia dies. Congress orders its demise.”During the clashes with the police, a large number of citizens have been injured.
While the clashes in the city of Urmia are spreading to Ykaneyan Bazaar, Agh Dash and Shapour Gate, the number of those injured are significantly increasing.
HRANA correspondents report that Iranian security forces have stormed the Motahari Hospital to arrest those injured during street clashes.
Shahoo Hosseini, teacher and journalist fired from his work
HRANA News Agency – Shahoo Hosseini, political activist, journalist, teacher, Civic and Cultural activist was fired from Education Ministry.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shahoo Hosseini, political activist, journalist, teacher, Civic and Cultural activist and student of M.A. in political science from Mahabad was fired from Education Ministry.
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Six Kurdish Citizens Were Sentenced to 15 Year in Prison
HRANA News Agency – Six Kurdish Citizens Were Sentenced prison in Mahabad city by the Appeals Court.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Mokerian News Agency, six Kurdish citizens in Mahabad, Iran: Samko Osmani, Ali Borna, Osman Ghader Nejad, Soleyman Rahimzadeh, Anvar Izad Doust and Mohamad Izad Doust on charges related to National Security were sentenced to prison by the Appeals Court.
Soleyman Rahimzadeh were sentenced to 4 year in prison, Ali Borna an Osman Ghader Nejad 4 years for each, Anvar and Mohamad Izad Doust, 4 year for each and Samko, 1.5 year.
At least six Iranian Baluch Illegal Traders were killed by Iranian Border Police
HRANA News Agency – Iranian Border Police fired at a group of Baluch Illegal Traders, killed at least six of them and injured the rest, last week, near Sarbaz city.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in this night attack Iranian border police killed at least six of them who their names are: Shahdad Salahzehi, Esmail Sanjarzehi, Shanbeh Sanjarzehi, Mohamad Sanjarzehi and Mohamad Rahmanzehi.
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No information about five Kurdish political prisoners from Urmia prison
HRANA News Agency – There is no information about five Kurdish political prisoners from Urmia prison who were transferred to an unknown place, on Thursday, October 11, 2012.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Thursday, October 11, 2012, five Kurdish political prisoners: Jahangir (Houshang) Badouzadeh, Ahmad Tamoui, Youcef Kaka Mami, Ali Ahmad Soleiman and Mustafa Ali Ahmad, fro political Ward of Urmia prison were transferred to an unknown place and there is no information about them up to now.
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At least four Baluch citizens were detained in Nikshahr, Iran
HRANA News Agency – Intelligence and security forces began the arrest of oppositions’ relatives, following the recent explosion in Chabahar.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in reaction to the recent explosion which killed several militia and military forces in a gathering in Chabahar, Security forces began the arrest of oppositions’ relatives in Nikshahr and transferred them to an unknown place.
There is no exact information about these arrests but according to the local sources, in an extended attack, security forces arrested Kheir Mohamad Naroui, Ghalandar Amiri, Mohamad Amin Amiri and the husband of Kheir Mohamad’s sister.
Iranian Kurdish political prisoner, Saman Nasim, sentenced to death
HRANA News Agency – Iranian Kurdish political prisoner, Saman Nasim (Na’im), from Marivan who has been arrested in 2011, was sentenced to death by Mahabad’s revolutionary court.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Saman Nasim was arrested in July 2011 near Iran’s border in Western Azerbaijan province by security forces. His charge is Moharebeh (Enmity against God) via being a member of anti-regime groups. Nasim (Na’im) was sentenced to death by the branch one of Mahabad’s revolutionary court.
An Iranian Kurdish Illegal Trader was killed by Iranian Border Police
HRANA News Agency – Saleh Baduzadeh, An Iranian Kurdish Illegal Trader, was killed by direct shooting of Iranian border police.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Saleh Baduzadeh, 25, from Shivan village in Salmas, was killed by direct shooting of Iranian border police on 8 August.
Iranian border police shoot at illegal traders without no warning and it lefts hundreds deaths and injuries of them and their animals in the year. So it needs urgent action of international human rights communities to urge Iranian government to change their diplomacy in this case.