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Jahangir Mahmoudi Arrested for Defending Political Prisoners

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Freedom of Expression
Jahangir Mahmoudi

HRANA- Officials from the Special Clerical Court have stated that Jahangir Mahmoudi was arrested as a result of his intentions to represent a number of political prisoners.

HRANA has learned that on Tuesday morning Jahangir Mahmoudi’s spouse traveled to the 3rd Circuit of the Special Clerical Court in Isfahan where she was informed that her husband was being charged for accepting to defend political prisoners.Mr. Mahmoudi’s spouse reports that her husband is in good spirits after visiting with him.He was transferred yesterday to Isfahan Prison.

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71 Azad University Students Summoned by the Disciplinary Committee

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Students
Ali Balali, Ali Roshani, Alireza Rahmani, Arash Aboutalebi, Arash Parsa, Arezou Esmailian, Azin Choopani, Danial Goodarzi, Hamid-Reza Sadeghi, Hossein Rahmatzadeh, Marjan Ghadir, Masoud Heydari, Milad Seyghal-Zanan Shahri, Mohammad Emami, Mohammad Ghalibafi, Mohammad Hanafi, Nayereh Esmaili, Orkideh Chaharlang, Ramin Akbari, Sadegh Saleh Kooshali, Saeed Astaneh, Saeed Sohrabi, Saleh Raisi, Saman Haji-Saleh, Shahin Arsalani, Sonia Tabbakh, Younes Heydari, Zahra Sharifi

HRANA – 71 students at Azad University’s Shahre Ray campus were summoned by the university’s Disciplinary Committee on Friday.

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Two Prisoners Beaten and Killed by Special Guards in Urimieh Prison

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Prisoners
Akbar Pishevar, Iraj Ghamangiz, Seifoddin Yahya-zadeh

 

April 15, 2010

 

HRA News Agency – On Sunday April 11, two prisoners were beaten and killed by special guards in Urimieh Prison – section 9 and 11.

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The execution of 10 men is so closed

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Executions
Saeed Sedighi

HRANA News Agency – The execution of 10 men who were transferred to Evin prison on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 is so closed.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 10 men sentenced to death with charge of drug trafficking who were transferred from Ghezelhesar prison to Ward 240 of Evin prison on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 will be executed so soon.

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No News on the Condition of Jailed Blogger Rojin Mohammadi

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Freedom of Expression, Prisoners
Rojin Mohammadi, Shahid Moghadasi

HRANA News Agency – Although one week has passed since Rojin Mohammadi was arrested upon arriving in Iran, nothing is known about her current condition.Rojin Mohammadi is a blogger and medical student at the University of Manila (UM) in Philippines.

It has been reported that Rojin Mohammadi is currently being held in solitary confinement in Ward 2A of Evin Prison.This ward is under the control of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC).Thus far, Rojin Mohammadi has been denied access to an attorney and also phone calls or visits with her family.

Iranian judicial and security officials refuse to disclose to her family where in Evin Prison Rojin Mohammadi is being held.Other reports indicate that the prosecutor at the 3rd branch of Evin Court has charged Rojin Mohammadi with conspiracy against national security and propaganda against the regime by the means of human rights activism.

Nine days ago, on November 14, 2011, Rojin Mohammadi flew from Istanbul to Tehran.Upon arriving at Imam Khomeini Airport, she was arrested by Iranian security agents and taken to Evin Prison.She was then released on bail after being detained for 24 hours.Five days later, on November 19, 2011, security agents raided her father’s house in Kermanshah in order to arrest her again.However, since she was not home at the time of the raid, the police failed to take her into custody.

On November 21, 2011, Rojin Mohammadi was summoned by phone to Shahid Moghadasi Court in Evin Prison, and her personal belongings including a computer were confiscated.She was interrogated for 3 consecutive days and finally arrested again on November 23, 2011 and locked up behind bars in Evin Prison.

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Three Ahl-e Haqq Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Yazd

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Prisoners
Abadollah Ghasamzadeh, Bakhash Ali Mohammadi, Sahand Ali Mohammadi

HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners who belong to a religious minority commonly known as Ahl-e Haqq began their hunger strike in Yazd Central Prisoners on Sunday, July 24, 2011.

According to a report by Mukrian News Agency and sources close to these prisoners, Sahand Ali Mohammadi, Bakhash Ali Mohammadi and Abadollah Ghasamzadeh are on hunger strike to protest against being retried for unknown reasons.

These three political prisoners are residents of Uch-Tappeh Village located in Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province.During the clashes which took place in the city of Miandoab between Ahl-e Haqq followers and Iranian security forces in 2004, Sahand Ali Mohammadi, Bakhash Ali Mohammadi and Abadollah Ghasamzadeh were arrested, tried and sentenced to 13 years in prison. They were also exiled to Yazd Central Prison to serve their sentences.

 

Arrested on April 2nd in Tabriz, Three Detainees Transferred to the Intelligence Agency

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Ethnic Minorities
Habib Poorvali, Hojat Mokhtarzadh, Jalil Alamdar Millani

HRANA News Agency – Although a number of detainees have been released after being arrested in a gathering held in Tabriz [Capital of East Azerbaijan Province, Iran] on April 2, 2011, reports indicate that three of them were transferred to the Intelligence Agency in town.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the three civil rights activists of Azerbaijan have been identified as Habib Poorvali, Jalil Alamdar Millani and Hojat Mokhtarzadh.  Meanwhile a large number of those detained on April 2, 2011 in Tabriz have been released on bail ranging from approximately $5,000 to $10,000.

On April 2, 2011, civil rights activists gathered in Azerbaijan Tabriz Square to protest bad government policies and the increasing rate by which Lake Urmia has been drying out.  During this demonstration, at least seventy individuals were arrested.

Laleh Hassanpour Arraigned on New Charges in Evin Prison

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Prisoners
Laleh Hassanpour

HRANA- Human rights activist Laleh Hassanpour was summoned by the 3rd Circuit of the Revolutionary Court located in Evin Prison on Wednesday August 18, 2010.

According to HRANA reporters, she was arraigned in court on three new charges without having her lawyer present.Laleh Hassanpour was charged with “insulting the supreme leader”, “insulting the sanctity of Islam”, and “insulting the president”.

An attorney for Laleh Hassanpour tells HRANA that lawyers were not permitted into the courts located in Evin Prison and that they were not present during the proceedings.

Her attorney explained that the prior to the recent charges, Laleh Hassanpour was charged with “acting against national security” for activities related to a campaign against child executions, membership in Human Rights Activists in Iran, and participation in recent unrest.

While in detention, Laleh Hassanpour has been under severe pressure to make a televised confession.

Laleh Hassanpour was arrested on March 16, 2010 at her father’s home in Tehran by Revolutionary Guard intelligence agents and taken to ward 2A in Evin Prison.

Two Members of the Iranian Teachers’ Union Arrested in Yazd

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Labor and Guilds
Abdollah Momeni, Abrolreza Ghanbari, Ali Akbar Baghani, Ali Reza Hashemi, Bahman Nasirzadeh, Esmaeel Abdi, Farzad Kamangar, Hashem Khastar, Mahmood Beheshti, Mohammad Ali Shahedi, Mohammad Ali Shirazi, Mohammad Davari, Rasool Bodaghi

HRANA –The arrests of union activists continue with the arrests of Mohammad Ali Shirazi and Mohammad Ali Shahedi, two members of the Board of Directors of the Teachers’ Union in Yazd.

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