A former student activist has been arrested

HRANA News Agency – Said Razavi Faghih, the former student activist, is transferred to Rajai Shahr prison.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Said Razavi Faghih, the former student activist, was arrested on Wednesday 5th of March by the order of the persecutor of Hamedan public court, due to a speech in Hamedan’s reformists gathering. Continue reading “A former student activist has been arrested”

Parliamentarians from various countries demand the release of six HR defenders

HRANA- Following on from the March 2nd campaign, Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) has announced that a number of parliamentarians from various countries, including the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Canada, demand the unconditional release of Iranian human rights defenders who were arrested on 2nd March 2010 and are currently still imprisoned. Continue reading “Parliamentarians from various countries demand the release of six HR defenders”

Iranian Writers Association’s monthly meeting was banned

HRANA News Agency – The Iranian Writers Association says government officials prevented the group from holding its monthly advisory meeting.

 

In a statement, the association says the meeting was scheduled to be held at the home of one of the members on Tuesday January 21. However, in a telephone communication, the security officials summoned the member to the ministry of intelligence and forced him to cancel the meeting. Continue reading “Iranian Writers Association’s monthly meeting was banned”

Mehdi Mousavi and Fatemeh Ekhtesar are released on bail

HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Mousavi and Fatemeh Ekhtesar, the two post-modern poets are released on the bail.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these two postmodern poets who intended to leave country for a travel, first confronted with country leave prohibition and they were arrested at the same day after going to Evin court on December 5. Continue reading “Mehdi Mousavi and Fatemeh Ekhtesar are released on bail”

A political activist is summoned to the court in Mazandaran

HRANA News Agency – Seyed Abouzar Alavi was summoned to the branch four of public and revolutionary prosecution according to the complaint of Behshahr intelligence.
According to Jaras website, this member of the nationalist-religious activists in Mazandaran province should appear in the court in 3 days. Continue reading “A political activist is summoned to the court in Mazandaran”

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Ali Asghar Gharavi is released on the bail

HRANA New Agency – Seyed Ali Asghar Gharavi was released on the bail after nearly two months of being in detention.
According to Green Voice of Freedom, after Bahar newspaper was sentenced for publishing the article of Mr. Gharavi, this scholar and political activist has been released on bail. Continue reading “Ali Asghar Gharavi is released on the bail”

Two poets are under arrest

HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Mousavi and Fatemeh Ekhtesari, the post-modern poets are under arrest since 24 days ago.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these 2 poets were banned from leaving the country last November and were summoned to the Evin court where they have been arrested on December 7, 2013. Continue reading “Two poets are under arrest”

Mehdi Maleki, the political activist is arrested

HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Maleki, the member of the youth Pan-Iranists, was arrested on Wednesday evening December 18th.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), security officers arrested him while his house was detected. Continue reading “Mehdi Maleki, the political activist is arrested”

An author and army officer is arrested

HRANA News Agency – After about a week of Dr. Ramin Ebdalian Iranshahi’s arrest there is no news about him and his condition yet.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Dr. Ramin Ebdalian Iranshahi (holding MSc on aerospace science, PhD on Psychology, MSc on media science, Airforce officer of Tehran army and the writer of “Aseman  Anja Abi Nist  (The sky is not blue there)” and “Yek Panjereh Barayam Kafist (One window is enough for me)”, is under arrest since December 16. Continue reading “An author and army officer is arrested”

Alireza Dervish is arrested

HRANA News Agency – Alireza Dervish, the journalist and cultural activist, was arrested after security agents raided his workplace on December 10th.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after security agents searched his office and seized computers, CDs and documents related to the weekly Amordad newspaper went to his residence and searched the house and confiscated his luggage,moved him to an undisclosed location. Continue reading “Alireza Dervish is arrested”