Mehdi Motamedi Mehr is exiled to Rajaie Shahr prison

HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Motamedi Mehr who was imprisoned in security ward of Evin prison since the beginning of 2013, has been transferred to Rajaie Shahr prison of Karaj.
According to Mizan Khabar website, on March 16 his home was inspected, most of his personal belongings were confiscated, was transferred to Evin prison and till now he was imprisoned in security ward -No. 209-. Continue reading “Mehdi Motamedi Mehr is exiled to Rajaie Shahr prison”

A political prisoner committed suicide

HRANA News Agency – Basme Aljaburi, the political prisoner of the women ward of Evin prison has committed suicide after being integrated by the intelligence agents.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence agent, Abbasi has integrated Basme Aljaburi in one of the rooms of the ward on July 1, 2013 which has ended to her suicide because of huge mental pressure. Continue reading “A political prisoner committed suicide”

Roo’ien Otoofat has been released on the bail

HRANA News Agency – Roo’ien Otoofat a member of Melli-Mazhabi activists has been released on the bail on Saturday 6th of July.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he had been arrested on June 9, 2013 together with his son in a gathering held for Hoda Saber’s honor.
 
His son, Tohid was released after some hours but he was under arrest till last Saturday.

Three political prisoners were tried once more

HRANA News Agency – Reza Shahabi the member of directors board of  Tehran bus company syndicate, Shiva Nazarahari the human rights activist and the student deprived of study continuation and Abdollah Ja’fari the political prisoners of ward 350 in Evin prison were tried under the name of absence during their vacations.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the prisoners were tried by branch 1171 of the court on charge of  absence during their vacations and sentenced to cash fine. Continue reading “Three political prisoners were tried once more”

No information about Akbar Amini after a month

HRANA News Agency – Akbar Amini Armaki has had no telephone contact with his family since he was arrested in month ago.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Akbar Amini has been arrested on June 7, 2013 in his home.
 
Now and after one month he has had no telephone contact or prison visits.
 
One of his relatives told HRANA: “Akbar Amini is under arrest in the Ward 209 of Evin prison for one month now. He has permission neither for a telephone call nor for prison visits. Nobody knows what the charges are and how long it is going to be like this.”
 
He said: “This time they arrested him in a violent way. They had a paper from branch 6 of Evin judiciary saying to find Akbar and get him out of his cranny and take everything they think can be fishy. They took his mother’s mobile phone and his son’s tablet with themselves.”
 
Akbar Amini had been arrested in the demonstrations in Tehran on February 14, 2011 and sentenced to 1 year of prison. He served this one year and get released afterwards. He has been arrested several times after that.

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Labor activists Vafa Ghaderi & Ghaleb Husseini on trial

HRANA News Agency – Two labor activists Vafa Ghaderi and Ghaleb Husseini were tried by the Revolutionary Court in the city of Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province.  Ghaderi was sentenced to a year in prison.  A verdict has yet to be issued for Husseini.

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Mohsen Aminzade has been Hospitalized

HRANA News Agency – Mohsen Aminzade, the political prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison, has been hospitalized in the Tehran heart hospital yesterday.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohsen Aminzade who suffers from heart disease has been hospitalized on July 3, 2013. Continue reading “Mohsen Aminzade has been Hospitalized”

2 political prisoners came for vacations

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Sadegh Rabbani Amlashi who was in Evin prison since last November and Mohsen Mohagheghi, a member of central council of Nehzat-e-Azadi are sent to vacations.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Tehran prosecutor has agreed with 4 days vacations for these two political prisoners so that they are out of the prison since 1st of June. Continue reading “2 political prisoners came for vacations”

Iraj Mohammadi is back from the solitary after 5 days

HRANA News Agency – Iraj Mohammadi, the political prisoner of Zahedan central prison is back to the public ward after being in the solitary and under torture for 5 days.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Iraj Mohammadi who has served 5 years of his 10 years imprisonment sentence was moved to the solitary on June 22, 2013. Continue reading “Iraj Mohammadi is back from the solitary after 5 days”

Arash Mohammadi in critical condition after ending hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Student activist Arash Mohammadi has ended his hunger strike but is in critical condition. He has been transferred out of the Quarantine Ward and is now being held in the general population in Tabriz Prison.

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