Category: Ethnic Minorities

Azerbaijani Poet, Saeed Moghani, Arrested

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Ethnic Minorities
Saeed Moghani

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

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Ethnic Minorities
Hadi Rashedi, Hashem Shabaninejad, Mohammad Ali Amourinejad, Seyyed Jaber Alboshokeh, Seyyed Mokhtar Alboshokeh


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

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Ethnic Minorities
Shir Ahmad Shirani

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

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Ethnic Minorities
Fayeq Hossain Panahi, Hossain Panahi, Ramyar Hassani, Shirzad Hossain Panahi, Sirwan Hossain Panahi

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

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Ethnic Minorities
Ahmad Mollazadeh, Reza Mollazadeh

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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Fear of Imminent Execution: Younes Aghayan Was Transferred to Solitary Confinement

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Ethnic Minorities
Mehdi Ghassemzadeh, Younes Aghayan

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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Nine people were arrested in Ahwaz | Arraignment by electronic shocker

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Ethnic Minorities
Ali Chabishbad, Ashour Shamikli, Habib Silaveh, Hossein Chabishbad, Jamil Sowaidi, Karim Chayan, Khalaf Al Moslem, Mohamad Chayan, Salman Chayan, Seyed Yasin Mousavi

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

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Ethnic Minorities, Freedom of Expression
Motahari Hospital, Urmia

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

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Ethnic Minorities
Shahoo Hosseini

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

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Ethnic Minorities
Ali Borna, Anvar Izad Doust, Mohamad Izad Doust, Osman Ghader Nejad, Samko Osmani, Soleyman Rahimzadeh

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.