HRANA News Agency – Seyed Javad Mahsomi Kouchsfhany was sentenced to seven years in prison by Tehran Revolutionary Court, Branch 28.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Seyed Javad Mahsomi Kouchsfhany was tried last year on November 30, 2010, but the verdict was recently handed down by Judge Moqayaseh and verbally communicated to the accused.
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HRANA – Monday, April 11, 2011, the body of a prisoner who had killed under unbearable torture was transferred from solitary confinement in section 1 to the clinic of “Rajaie Prison” in city of Karaj.
According to The HRANA reporters, News Organizations for Human Rights Activists in Iran, on Monday the body of a prisoner named Javad Asgari who was imprisoned for financial charges (not paying the dowry), was taken to the prison Clinic in serious condition.
HRANA News Agency – It has been reported that last night, on March 28, 2011, the condition of Mohsen Dokmechi deteriorated, and due to lack of medical care, he died in hospital. Mohsen Dokmechi was a political prisoner in Rajaei Shahr Prison in Karaj, Tehran. Prior to his arrest, he was a well-known merchant in Tehran’s bazaar.
In mid March, having no hope for Mohsen Dokmechi to survive because his cancer had spread, doctors had said that he would die within one to three months.
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HRANA NEWS- Reports indicate that 40 days after detention of Ramin Parchami, a prominent film and television actor who had been arrested during protesting Rally on 25-Bahman, his condition remains suspenseful.
Eyewitnesses have told HRANA Reporters that “Ramin Parchami”, a prominent actor, has been transferred to Evin Prison after his arrest on February14, 2011 (25-Bahman 1389).
HRANA – Thursday, March 24th, 50 inmates of Ghezelhesar Prison located in Karaj, were transferred to Evin prison.
According to information of HRANA reporters, News Organizations for Human Rights Activists in Iran, it is believed that these 50 prisoners are accused of initiating riot in Ghezelhesar prison.
Evidently Authorities have transferred these prisoners, who have been sentenced to death, To Evin Prison for their sentence to be executed.
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HRANA – Evin prison’s authorities prevented the political prisoner Hossein Ronaghi Maleki from sending letters to his lawyer and to Tehran’s prosecutor.
According to the reporters of Iranian Human Rights Activists Agency, this political prisoner who was sentenced illegally to 15 years in prison by Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court and the verdict has been confirmed by Branch 54 of the Appeals Court, did not meet with his lawyer “Mohammed Ali Dadkhah” but once on July 13th.
HRANA News Agency – The intelligence officers called prisoner of Karaj-Rajaie Shahr prison Reza Sharifi Bukani today at 9:30 in the morning and transferred him to an unknown location.
According to the Iranian Human Rights Activists Agency reporters, Reza Sharifi Bukani prisoners incarcerated in Rajaie Shahr prison was transferred today by security and intelligence forces from Karaj-Rajaie Shahr prison to an undisclosed location, there is no farther news about him as of the time of reporting this news.
Reza Sharifi Bukani was under several physical and psychological torture during the time of his detention, and despite the completion of his interrogation he has been under intense pressure for TV confession.
Must mention that Tehran prosecutor opposed any bail for him and kept him in detention, beside the judiciary system provided no clear answer on this vague point of having this prisoner tried on two separate cases at the same time.
HRANA –In the evening of September 16th 2010 Mr. Abolfazl Abedini Nasr, the journalist and human rights activist was beaten up in the worst form in Karoon jail of Ahwaz city.
According to the report by HRANA, in this incident an individual named “Ghalandari” the jail staff member, attacked Mr. Abolfazl Abedini and severely harmed him physically. While awaiting in the yard of section 6 of the jail in order to use the bath-room, Mr. Abolfazl Abedini was attacked by the said individual without any excuse. While having tied up his hands and legs with handcuff and chains to a rod in the yard of section 6, Mr. Abolfazl Abedini was beaten up for hours with a green rod. Due to the severity of the blows, Mr. Abedini’s hands and legs are blued and blacked. None of the authorities of Karoon jail take responsibility in answering for the incident.
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HRANA – Following dertermining the amount of bail to be posted for setting Mr. Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, the political activist who is being held in jail by the ministry of intelligence free, while opposing to free him, the ministry of intelligence barred the revolutionay court from accepting bail for him.
Accroding to HRANA reporters, this is while judge Pirabbasi, head of branch 26 of the revolutionary court who is in charge of prosecuting Mr. Heshmatoolah Tabarzadi, had requested for 200 million tooman (approx. $200,000.00) bail for his release. When Mr. Tabrzadi’s son referred to the judge, the judge informed him of valedication of bail and stated that setting bail is not in the jurisdiction of the revolutionay court.
It is more than eight months that Mr. Heshmatollah Tabarzadi who is in jail and exile in Rajaie Shahr of Karaj, has been awaiting to be prosecuted.
HRANA – Despite the fact that the vision of Ayatollah Kazemaini Boroujerdi is in serious danger, the authorities prevent him from being transferred to a hospital.
According to HRANA reports , as a result of mistreatment and having been kept in contaminated environment for the past four years, Ayatollah Boroujerdi is severely suffering from illness in his right eye.
According to a physician from Evin prison who examined Boroujerdi last week, he confirmed due to detachment of retina he has lost 80% of his vision .
The physician warned that the detachment of retina will not get cured by itself or by medicines and that the only effective solution is through surgery. Therefore, in accordance to ophthalmology, this is a case of urgency and that he has to be hospitalized in an equipped hospital.
The authorities of special court for spirituals “Rohaniyat” have been denying Boroujerdi from medical treatments and even provent his family access to his medical file.
Recently, the authorities have stated to his close relatives that unless Mr. Boroujerdi “does not stop advertising against the regime, his condition will remain unchanged.”
