2 political prisoners were transferred to hospital

HRANA News Agency – While Mashallah Haeri was transferred to the infirmary, Mohammad Bannazadeh Amirkhizi hit to the ground, and both were taken to the hospital emergency.

According to HRANA reporters, the news organization of human rights activists in Iran, on Tuesday 14 of January Mashallah Haeri 58 years old prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison was bleeding from the ears and nose and other old prisoner Mohammd banazadeh Amirkhizi which was going to transfer him to the clinic was fallen on the steps of the fracture clinic and his hand was broken. Continue reading “2 political prisoners were transferred to hospital”

Collective testimony of political prisoners about Ahmad Daneshpour

HRANA News Agency – In a letter, a group of political prisoners in the ward 350 of Evin prison expressed their concerns around the health situation of Ahmad Daneshpour-Moghadam in this prison.
 
According to HRANA reporters, the news organization of human rights activists in Iran, the political prison, Ahmad Daneshpour, fell unconscious following the deterioration of his health and seriously injured his chin.
 
The following is the full text letter that has been submitted to HRANA: Continue reading “Collective testimony of political prisoners about Ahmad Daneshpour”

Afshin Baymani is in critical health condition

HRANA News Agency – Afshin Baymani is not allowed to have medical furlough despite 2 previous heart attacks.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner who has spent more than 13 years in prison has had 2 heart attacks on 7th and 14th of December 2013. Continue reading “Afshin Baymani is in critical health condition”

Ahmad Daneshpoor is in critical condition

HRANA News Agency – Ahmad Daneshpoor Moghadam, the political prisoner who is sentenced to death, was transferred to prison clinic, due to critical physical condition and passing out, on January 12, 2014.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner is suffering from Ulcerative Colitis and has lost more than 40kg of his weight because of this disease. Continue reading “Ahmad Daneshpoor is in critical condition”

A report on the labor ward of the central prison of Zahedan

HRANA News Agency – Prisoners who work in the labor ward of the central prison of Zahedan are deprived of any heating system.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the prisoners, who work in exchange for one day off per week, live with minimal amnesties in the labor ward of the central prison of Zahedan. The labor war is divided into two compartments: open-vote and semi-open-vote compartments. Both compartments that are known as “hall of residence” are deprived of proper heating system.  One of the prisoners told HRNA reporters: “In sub-zero weather, a single plastic cover has been used as the main door of the ward. Prisoners endure difficult conditions of the ward only because they would like to spend the weekend with their families. They usually sleep on the carpet without having appropriate blanket.” Continue reading “A report on the labor ward of the central prison of Zahedan”

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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”

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”

Attorney general banned education for political prisoners in Ward 350

HRANA News Agency – Nine political prisoners in ward 350 of Evin prison were banned from participating in the exam of PNU (payam e noor university) by the prosecutor.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand, Omid Kokabi, Farshid Yadollahi, Hameed Islami, Amir Behrouzi, Afshin Karampour, Mehdi Dolati, Mehdi Fazelifar and Sina Azimi are the prisoners who were excluded from the exam. Continue reading “Attorney general banned education for political prisoners in Ward 350”

A political prisoner’s mother and wife died in a car accident

HRANA News Agency – Nahid Rahmani and Ziba Sadegh Zadeh, the mother and wife of the political prisoner, Payman (Amirreza) Arefi died on the way back home from visit, in a car accident.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), earlier in an interview with HRANA, the mother of Payman Arefi, who resided in Tehran, had stated that she was concerned about this prisoner’s exile to Masjed-Soliman prison.
 
Payman Arefi was arrested on May 2009, on charge of supporting monarchical society. First he was sentenced to death but the appeal court the sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
 
This political prisoner, align with his cousin, Arash Rahmani who was executed in 2010, were put to the post-election mass trial court, as a street rioter who was contemplating for armed action against national security and Islamic Republic, while they had been arrested before 2009 election.
 
Ziba Sadegh Zadeh, herself was arrested with Payman Arefi, and spent some times in ward 209 of Evin prison and had been interrogated. Payman Arefi has announced in a letter from prison that he had confessed against himself to make her wife be released.

Masoud Ladoni on medical furlough

HRANA News Agency – Masoud Ladoni has been sent on medical furlough from Karoun prison of Ahwaz.
 
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Masoud Ladoni, the member of Melli-Mazhabi activists has been sent on furlough on the bail of 200 million Tomans on December 19th. Continue reading “Masoud Ladoni on medical furlough”