Mohammad Hossein Karroubi Sentenced to Six Month in Prison

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Hossein Karroubi, first-born son of Mehdi Karroubi was sentenced to six month in prison by revolutionary court.
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Mostafa Badkoobei began to serve his 18 months imprisonment in Evin

HRANA News Agency – Mostafa Badkoobei, Writer and Poet, began serving his verdict in Evein prison from yesterday.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mostafa Badkoobei, Writer and Poet, who was arrested in 2010 and 2011 08 Jul 2012: Sentenced to 3 years prison, 5 years ban on public attendance and 3 million rials fine by judge Salavati in 15th branch of Tehran’s revolutionary court.
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Davar Hosseini, Leftist Student Was Sentenced to Six Year in Prison


HRANA News Agency –  Davar Hosseini Vojdan, from Tehran and student at Isfahan’s Industrial University was sentenced to six year in prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), This student from Tehran was arrested on Monday, December 5, 2011 and being held several months in solitary confinement in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, then after four months  in an uncertainty situation in 350 General Ward, was sentenced to six year in prison by the 15th branch of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court in the summer of 2012.
There is no information about Hosseini’s charges.

One Year in Prison and 74 Lashes for Peyman Aref

journalist and student activist Peyman Aref was sentenced to one year in prison and 74 lashes by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court.
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Iranian-American pastor sentenced to eight years imprisonment

HRANA News Agency – Saied Abedini, Iranian-American citizen sentenced to eight years imprisonment by branch 26 of Tehran revolutionary court.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this christian prisoner on charge of establishing home church, sentenced to eight years imprisonment by judge Pir Abbasi.
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Influenza spreads in Rajaie Shahr prison and not enough medical treatments

HRANA News Agency – Most of the political prisoners of Rajaie Shahr prison got influenza disease and the clinic of prison is not providing enough medical treatment to them.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in the pas weeks influenza disease has spread inside Rajaie Shahr prison as epidemic. This disease which causes coughing, headache, muscle and joint pain, body-ache and … has spread in ward 4 of hall No.12 of the prison.
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14 years, no information about Saeed Zeinali, political student prisoner


HRANA News Agency – Saeed Zeinali, 22, a Tehran University Computer Science graduate, was arrested at his home on July 10,1999, five days after the 5 July 1999 (18 Tir 1378) unrest at Tehran University dormitories in Tehran. He was allowed to make one phone call to his family three months later. Since then, his family have not heard from him, have not seen him, and have no information about his fate and possible detention location. His family’s persistent pursuit of news about him has proven fruitless. In 2010, Zeinali’s mother, Akram Neghabi, and his sister were arrested and detained inside the Intelligence Ministry’s Ward 209 at Evin Prison for two months, following Akram Neghabi’s September 2009 interview with Voice of America about her missing son’s case.
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Roghieh Hassanzadeh’s Prison Term & Lashes Upheld

HRANA News Agency – Roghieh Hassanzadeh’s prison term and lashes have been upheld by the Appeals Court in East Azerbaijan Province.Roghieh Hassanzadeh is a resident of Tabriz.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the 104th branch of the criminal court in Tabriz sentenced Roghieh Hassanzadeh to 91 days in prison and 20 lashes.The 12th branch of the Appeals court in East Azerbaijan Province has upheld this ruling.
Roghieh Hassanzadeh was charged with and subsequently convicted of disturbing the peace by shouting slogans against the regime.
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Flogged in Public for Sex Outside of Marriage

HRANA News Agency – A prisoner was flogged in public in Masjed-Soleyman, Khuzestan Province, on charges of having sexual intercourse without being married.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Tuesday afternoon, July 20, 2011, a prisoner identified by the initials Q. M. received 90 lashes in Masjed-Soleyman’s main square.

Khuzestan Province’s Judiciary Public Relations announced that the flogging sentence had been issued by the criminal court in order to carry out justice and enforce the law of the land.