Category: Prisoners

Prisoners of Ghezel Hesar ended their hunger strike

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Hunger Strike, Iranian Prisoners, Karaj Ghezel Hesar Prison

HRANA News Agency – Following a promise made by the authorities to grant the inmates their demands, 2100 prisoners ended their hunger strike in Ghezel Hesar.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the prisoners in Wards 1, 2 and 3, Section 2, were on hunger strike to protest the assignment of a former officer as the new chief of the section.  The prisoners have also demanded access to basic facilities throughout the prison and objected to being left in a state of limbo without due process. Continue reading “Prisoners of Ghezel Hesar ended their hunger strike”

Shahrokh Zamani and Khaled Hardani are still on hunger strike

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Khaled Hardani, Shahrokh Zamani

HRANA News Agency – Shahrokh Zamani and Khaled Hardani, the two political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj are on the 7th day of their hunger strike against destroying 7 Arab civilians houses in Ahwaz.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these two political prisoners want to attract the attention of the humanitarian and international organizations to support these families. Continue reading “Shahrokh Zamani and Khaled Hardani are still on hunger strike”

Two prisoners were flogged publicly in Borazjan

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Borazjan, flogging

HRANA News Agency – Two civilians have been flogged in public in Borazjan and charged with theft.
According to a report by South News, two prisoners were flogged last Thursday.  The prisoners had been sentenced to 70 lashes and 23 years of prison for robbery in eastern part of the country.
Iranian officials have only identified the prisoners by their first initials, A. M. and I. M.  The  two prisoners were found guilty of robbery and insulting women.

Political Activist remains in custody without being charged

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Evin Prison, Iran, Political Prisoner, Reza Akbari-Monfared

HRANA News Agency – Reza Akbari-Monfared has been in custody for four months without being formally charged with any crimes.  Akbari-Monfared is a political activist whose family members were executed during the mass killings of 1980s in Iran.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Akbari-Monfared was arrested on Jan. 15, 2013 together his son, Ali, and has been locked up in Ward 209 of Evin Prison ever since.  His sister, Maryam, was arrested during the protests following the 2009 presidential elections in Iran and sentenced to 15 years in prison.  His son, Ali, was released from prison last March after posting bail.
Akbari-Monfared was a political prisoner in 1980s, and four members of her family were executed during the same time.  Ali-Reza, 20, Gholam-Reza, 26, Roghihe, 30, and Abdual-Reza, 23, were all hanged in the 80s.

1200 prisoners went on hunger strike in Ghezel Hesar prison

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Karaj Ghezel Hesar Prison

HRANA News Agency – The authorities have transferred 30 of 2100 prisoners who are on hunger strike in Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj to the solitaries.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the prisoners of the halls number 1, 2 and 3 of the section 2 of the Ghezel Hesar Karaj are on hunger strike against the assignment of a former guardian of the prison as the chief of this section, lack of basic facilities and judicial attention to their situation. Continue reading “1200 prisoners went on hunger strike in Ghezel Hesar prison”

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Mostafa Mesri is on hunger strike in Urmiyeh prison

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mostafa Mesri

HRANA News Agency – Mostafa Mesri, the Kurdish political activist who is in Urmiyeh prison has begun a hunger strike with sewing his lips.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he has begun this hunger strike because the authorities are not allowing him to be transferred to Naghadeh prison. The authorities of the prison have moved him to the solitary immediately after going on hunger strike. Continue reading “Mostafa Mesri is on hunger strike in Urmiyeh prison”

Amir Javadifar’s family declared forgiveness on Said Mortazavi

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Amir Javadifar, Said Mortazavi

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Saleh Nikbakht the lawyer of Amir Javadifar’s family said “The father of decedent Javadifar in a conversation with Mortazavi declared that he has no complaint on him about collaboration in murder.”
 
According to a report of ISNA Mohammad Saleh Nikbakht the lawyer of Javadifar’s family among the reporters and at the same time of Kahrizak trial declared this news and said “Declaring the forgiveness is merely about the collaboration in murder by Saied Mortazavi and the other accusations of Mr. Mortazavi and the others which has public plaintiff is in process.” Continue reading “Amir Javadifar’s family declared forgiveness on Said Mortazavi”

More political prisoners have to return to prisons

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Ahmad Zeydabadi, Bahman Ahmadi Amooi, Didar Raufi, Ghorban Behzadian Nejad, Masoud Bastani, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Zhila Karamzade Makvandi

HRANA News Agency – A while before presidential elections, Zhila Karamzade Makvandi, Masoud Bastani, Ahmad Zeydabadi, Bahman Ahmadi Amooi and Didar Raufi returned to the prisons.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Zhila Karamzade Makvandi, one of the peace mothers who had come for vacation last week returned to prison yesterday. Continue reading “More political prisoners have to return to prisons”

Heshmatollah Tabarzadi has to return to prison

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Heshmatollah Tabarzadi

HRANA News Agency – Just a while before presidential elections in Iran, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi the imprisoned journalist and secretary general of Iran democratic front has summoned to return to prison.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner of Karaj Rajai Shahr prison who had come for vacation after 3 years is informed through a telephone call by the intelligence agents that he has to return to prison. Continue reading “Heshmatollah Tabarzadi has to return to prison”

Hossein Ronaghi Maleki returned to prison

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Ahmad Zeydabadi, Bahman Ahmadi Amooi, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, Masoud Bastani

HRANA News Agency – Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who was in the medical vacation for some months, returned to prison by the order of the persecutor.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, the human rights activist, blogger and one of the arrested rescues of Sarand Camp, who was arrested after the presidential elections in 2009 and was in the vacation since November 11, 2012 had to return to prison without completing his medical treatment procedure. Continue reading “Hossein Ronaghi Maleki returned to prison”