Category: Religious Minorities

8 Christians have been arrested in Shush

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Religious Minorities
Amin Khaki, Amineh Mo`ala, Fatemeh Bagheri, Hossain Barro Zadeh, Hossain E`temadi Far, ohammad Bahrami, Rahman Bahmani, Salimeh Rahimi

HRANA News Agency – A server of an Iranian Church along with 7 others Iranian who have recently converted to Christianity were arrested near a river close to Shush.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 8 people including a servant of an Iranian Church and seven other Christians who newly converted to Christianity had gone near a river close to Shush for picnic and have been arrested by intelligence service forces and transferred to headquarter to Shush city, on Wednesday 5th of March. Continue reading “8 Christians have been arrested in Shush”

A Christian prisoner is released on the bail

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Ibrahim Firouzi, Masoud Mirzai, Savada Agasari

HRANA News Agency – Savada Agasari is released on the bail.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Savada Agasri, the christian prisoner who is a member of Armenian Gregory Church has been released from ward 350 of Evin prison on the bail. Continue reading “A Christian prisoner is released on the bail”

Two Sunni prisoners deprived of medical treatment

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Arash Sharifi, Shahram Ahmadi

HRANA News Agency – Shahram Ahmadi and Arash Sharifi, two Sunni prisoners of conscience awaiting execution in Evin prison in Tehran, have been deprived of adequate medical treatment despite their ongoing health problems.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Both men have been suffering from serious illnesses for a number of months, and prison doctors have said they require further treatment in medical centers outside of the prison. Despite the prisoner’s deteriorating condition, the Iranian authorities have so far refused to transfer the men to hospital for further treatment. Continue reading “Two Sunni prisoners deprived of medical treatment”

Sunni prisoners ask Jeish-Al-Adl to released Iranian soldiers

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Sunni prisoners

HRANA News Agency – More than 100 Sunni prisoners including 30 death row prisoners have written a letter asking Jeish-Al-Adl to release 5 Iranian soldiers.

 

The full text of this letter is as following: Continue reading “Sunni prisoners ask Jeish-Al-Adl to released Iranian soldiers”

Concerns growing for Sunni youth taken to unknown location 10 days ago

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Ahmad Sohrabi

HRANA News Agency – Concerns are growing for the welfare of a Sunni youth who was arrested and taken to an unknown location ten days ago. There has been no news about his condition or whereabouts.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ahmad Sohrabi, the son of an executed Sunni scholar, was arrested whilst travelling with friends on 18 February 2014 in Iranshahr, Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran. Continue reading “Concerns growing for Sunni youth taken to unknown location 10 days ago”

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4 Bahai citizens are sentenced to imprisonment

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Adib Shoai, Mahsa Mahdavi, Nava Kholusi, Nika Kholusi

HRANA News Agency – The appeal court of Khorasan Razavi province convicted 4 Bahai citizens of Mashahd to prison because of their beliefs.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), sentences of 4 Bahai citizens of Mashhad have been announced by branch number 20 of appeal court of Khorasan Razavi province. Continue reading “4 Bahai citizens are sentenced to imprisonment”

You have already executed one of my sons, don’t execute another

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Bahram Ahmadi, Shahram Ahmadi

HRANA News Agency – Bahram Ahmadi and 5 other Sunni prisoners were executed on December 28, 2011. His brother, Shahram Ahmadi who is now in Evin prison is also sentenced to death.

 

The following text is these 2 prisoners’ mother’s letter, asking the authorities not to execute Shahram: Continue reading “You have already executed one of my sons, don’t execute another”

More than 20 Sunni converts arrested at Qur’an study meeting, Ahwaz

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Abbas Abiyat, Ahmad Abiyat, Basem Savari, Hassan Abiyat, Heydar Jalil Savari, Jafar Savari, Jasem Toyrat, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, Seyyed Mehdi Mousavi, Seyyed Mousa Mousavi, Seyyed Naser Vahed Mousavi, Seyyed Reza Mousavi

HRANA News Agency – More than 20 converts to Sunni Islam were arrested at a Qur’an and Arabic study meeting in the Arab city of Ahwaz, southwestern Iran.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least 20 Sunni men had gathered to study the Qur’an and the Arabic language in the house of one of the men in the Hay al-Thawra district on Tuesday evening. Sources say that security forces surrounded the house at around 10pm, before arresting all those who were present. The men were taken to an unknown location. Continue reading “More than 20 Sunni converts arrested at Qur’an study meeting, Ahwaz”

A Baluch citizen has been arrested

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Ahmad Sohrabi, Mohammad Yousef Sohrabi

HRANA News Agency – The son of molavi Yousef Sohrabi (Nakahchi) was arrested by Iranshah intelligence forces.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ahmad Sohrabi the son of molavi Mohammad Yousef Sohrabi (Nekahchi) has been arrested by Iranshahr intelligence forces, on Tuesday, February 18. Continue reading “A Baluch citizen has been arrested”

A Bahai prisoner was transferred to hospital

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Amanollah Mostaghim

HRANA News Agency – Amanollah Mostaghim, the fellow member of Iranian Bahai institute of science, was transferred to a medical center outside the prison due to his heart problem.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Amanollah Mostaghim, who was returned to prison after a 7days medical furlough, due to authority’s refusal for extending his furlough, on Monday, February 17, following a cardiac problem in an emergency case transferred to Tehran Heart hospital. Continue reading “A Bahai prisoner was transferred to hospital”