Uncertainty About the Continued Detainment of Three Founders of a Cultural Association

 

April 27, 2010

HRA News Agency – After four months of detainment, three members of a cultural association, named Dr. Ebrahim Babayi, Mehdi Kouhan, and Mohsen SadeghiNoorare, are still being kept at Evin Prison under uncertain circumstances. According to the information received by HRANA reporters, after the public protests of December 27 of this year on the occasion of Ashura, 16 members of a cultural association, known as “The Children of the Great Iran,” were arrested in Tehran by the officials of the Ministry of Information and transferred to Evin Prison Division 209. The interrogators subjected them to beatings and mistreatment.

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Gholamreza khosravi’s case will be considered again if he writes pardon request

HRANA News Agency – Authorities of Pardon and Forgivness Commission have told the family of Iranian political prisoner Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani that his case will be considered again if he writes pardon request.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), when the family of Gholamreza khosravi Savadjani went to the Pardon and Forgivness Commission to know the result of their request for pardon, the authorities told them his case will be considered again if he writes pardon request.

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Nine Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Yazd Prison

HRANA News Agency – On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, nine political prisoners in Yazd Prison began their hunger strike to protest against being locked up together with ordinary inmates and also the inappropriate behavior of prison officials towards political prisoners.

Norooz News has released the names of political prisoners who are currently on hunger strike in Yazd Prison:

1.Khales Zamani (son of Yusuf)
2.
Abdolsaleh Osmani (son of Solieman)
3.
Abdolrahman Jangali (son of Abdullah)
4.
Ali Salehi (son of Mohammad)
5.
Omar Imami (son of Hassan)
6.
Mohammad Moradi (son of Abdullah)
7.
Hani Bani (son of Sal and an Arab)
8.
Rostam Arkia
9.
Vali Doroodi (son of Anvar)

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Ahl-e Haqq’s Shrine in Kermanshah Destroyed

HRANA News Agency – Last week, Iranian security forces destroyed the shrine of a religious minority commonly known as Ahl-e Haqq (Yarsan).The construction of this shrine was not yet complete when it was demolished.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Sayed Farokh Shrine is located in the village of Khobyaran Jalalvand in Kermanshah Province.At the time of its destruction, local residents had financed a reconstruction project to repair it.

Eyewitnesses have reported that the police refused to show a permit for the destruction of the shrine although the residents of Khobyaran asked to see the court order.

The rural district of Jalalvand consists of 55 villages.The vast majority of residents in these villages are the followers of Ahl-e Haqq.In recent years, Iranian government has pressured Jalalvand’s residents to denounce their faith.

 

Civil Rights Activists in Salmas Were Released on Heavy Bail

HRANA News Agency – Several activists who were arrested recently in Salmas County [West Azarbaijan Province of Iran] have been released on bail.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), following the recent arrests in Salmas, the bail for Saleh Jahangiri and Mostafa Jahangiri was set at approximately $20,000 each.  Farzande Panirak’s bail was about $40,000.  The bail for Mohammad Atmani-Baheek and Amir Shahrvand-Tehrani was around $10,000 apiece.  Three members of the Christian community in Karaj, Saleh Jahangirzadh, Hamid Najafe and his wife, Mahzr Najafe, were also released temporarily after each posted a $15,000 bail.

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Probable Death Sentence for Dutch-Iranian Citizen

HRANA- The chief judge of the 15th Circuit of the Revolutionary Court, Judge Salavati, is expected to sentence a Dutch-Iranian citizen to death.  He has handed down numerous death sentences for those arrested during the events surrounding the 2009 elections.
According to the Human Rights and Democracy Activists weblog, forty five year old Zahra Bahrami an Iranian born Dutch citizen was arrested during the Ashura protests of December 27, 2009.
Zahra Bahrami spent eight months in solitary confinement in ward 209 of Evin Prison and was denied access to a lawyer.  She objected to not having access to a lawyer while in court on Monday August 16, 2010.

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Baha’i Situation in Marvdasht

April 28, 2010

HRA News Agency – Some officers of the Office of Amakin (Bureau of Premises—in charge of morality in public places and offices) of Marvdasht have recently contacted the Bahá’ís of Marvdasht asking them to disclose the names of working Bahá’ís. 

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From October to October: 488 executions in Iran, 333 on the row

HRANA News Agency – According to a report by the HRA’s Institute of Statistics and Publications, from 10th October 2011 until today, 488 people were executed in Iran. Meanwhile, 333 were sentenced to death and waiting for their executions.

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Hussein Ronaghi Malaki Suffers Internal Bleeding

HRANA News Agency – Hussein Ronaghi Malaki, a political prisoner locked up in Evin, has suffered internal bleeding, and his condition is deteriorating fast.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hussein Ronaghi Malaki’s health is worsening as he is denied proper medical care in prison.Meanwhile Malaki has suffered internal bleeding indicated by the presence of blood in his urine.

This political prisoner has recently undergone another kidney operation for the third time.Physicians have recommended furlough for him in order to receive proper medical care.However, Iranian authorities have refused to release him temporarily and transferred him back to Evin Prison following his most recent surgery.

Delayed medical care and appalling prison conditions are responsible for Malaki’s deteriorating health and might cost this political prisoner his life.

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Four Year Prison Sentence Upheld for Baha’i Citizen Houshang Fanaian

HRANA News Agency – The Appeals Court has upheld a four-year prison sentence issued for Houshang Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen from the city of Amol in Mazandaran Province.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Houshang Fanaian has been locked up in Amol Prison for more than four months.Recently, on charges of attending a special Baha’i religious ceremony and membership in a Baha’i social group, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison.Additionally, Houshang Fanaian was convicted of acting against national security through his membership in Facebook and sentenced to one year in prison.

The Appeals Court, however, overturned a six month prison term issued by the lower court for insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran.

The decision by the Appeals Court was issued within two days after the request for review was filed.Although Houshang Fanaian’s attorney, Abdolfattah Soltani, had also asked to meet with the judge assigned to review the case, the Appeals Court denied this request and announced the verdict in absentia.