Arash Sharifi is transferred to Evin prison

HRANA News Agency – Arash Sharifi, the death row Sunni prisoner is transferred from Kashan central prison to Evin prison in Tehran.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Arash Sharifi was transferred from Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj to Kashan Central prison on October 9, 2013 and was brought to ward 350 of Evin prison yesterday. Continue reading “Arash Sharifi is transferred to Evin prison”

Sunni hunger strikers are in critical condition

HRANA News Agency – The six Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison, who were sentenced to death, are suffering from disturbed vision and kidney bleeding, on their 55th days of hunger strike.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamed Ahmadi, one of these Sunni prisoners, has kidney bleeding and can not urinate. He is in a dangerous condition. Continue reading “Sunni hunger strikers are in critical condition”

2 Kurdish civilians are sentenced to life-long imprisonment

HRANA News Agency – The court of Salmas has sentenced 2 citizens of this city to life-long imprisonment on charge of supporting the Kurdish opposition group of PJAK.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the court has sentenced Saber Mamedi, 38, the son of Ashad and Nazmin Heydari, 40, the son of Soltan both from Derik village of Salmas city to life-long imprisonment. Continue reading “2 Kurdish civilians are sentenced to life-long imprisonment”

4 prisoners are hanged in Uremia

HRANA News Agency – 4 prisoners have been hanged on charge of murder in Uremia central prison on December 26.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), there have been 6 prisoners transferred to the solitaries of Uremia prison on December 25th, the 4 of which were executed the next day. Continue reading “4 prisoners are hanged in Uremia”

A Sunni civilian was summoned to intelligence office

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Najjari, the former Sunni prisoner was summoned to the intelligence office and beaten and threatened there.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Najjari, the Sunni student who was released from Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj last September after 18 months of imprisonment was summoned to the intelligence office of Tekab on December 25, 2013. He was threatened and beaten hardly there. Continue reading “A Sunni civilian was summoned to intelligence office”

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Families of Sunni prisoners visit the authorities of 3 major forces

HRANA News Agency – According to HRA-news agency reporters, families of four Sunni prisoners – Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Mollyi, Jamshid Dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani who have been sentenced to death, visited the authorities of three major forces – parliament, presidency, and justice. They handed in some letters to these authorities.

 

The families first visited Sunni representatives of the parliament on Wednesday, 25, December, 2014. They also visited the office of president without receiving a clear answer to their questions about the situation of their beloved prisoners. Then, they were able to visit Ali Younesi, the special advisor of the president on the rights of religious and ethnic minorities. During the visit, they submitted their requests, asking for justice and fair trial for their imprisoned family members. Finally, the families submitted similar requests to the office of Islamic Human Rights of the judiciary system. Continue reading “Families of Sunni prisoners visit the authorities of 3 major forces”

4 Sunni prisoners are sentenced to death

HRANA News Agency – According to the announced sentences to Moulavi Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi and his companion, four people are sentenced to death.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the sentences of Moulavi Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi and his companions, on charge of murder of Moulavi Mostafa Jangi Zehi, the head and commander of Rask Basij base, has been issued and submitted to them in Zahedan prison. Continue reading “4 Sunni prisoners are sentenced to death”

A Bahai prisoner’s wife has been arrested

HRANA News Agency – Mozhde Zohuri, the wife of Farhad Fahandezh, has been arrested by Gorgan’s intelligence office.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence agents of Gorgan have arrested Mozhde Zohuri in her home as well as searching the home and taking religious books, the mobile phone and some personal properties and took her to an unknown location. Continue reading “A Bahai prisoner’s wife has been arrested”

A prisoners is hanged in Zahedan

HRANA News Agency – A prisoner has been hanged on charge of murder in Zahedan central prison on Saturday December 21st.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this prisoner is identified as Mojtaba Teymouri, the son of Mohammad Ali, and was hanged on charge of murder in central prison of Zahedan on Saturday December 21st.

 

And informed source told HRANA’s reporter: “The complainant was a Mullah who was there when Mojtaba Teymouri was being hanged.”

A prisoner died while working in prison

HRANA News Agency – A prisoner of central prison of Zahedan, who was performing electrical works in exchange of having furlough, has electrocuted and died.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this prisoner whose name is Saeed Kamali, was carrying out electrical work on electrical department of central prison of Zahedan as exchange of furlough, although had no related expertise on this field. Continue reading “A prisoner died while working in prison”