Category: Religious Minorities

4 Sunni prisoners are sentenced to death

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Abdulghafar Naghshbandi, Abdullah Abadian, Faghir Mohammad Raeisi, Fathi Mohammad Naghshabandi, Foad Abadian, Golmohammad Palidei, Hadi Abadian, Hamid Mollazadeh, Jaber Abadian, Malek Mohammad Abadian, Nezamoddin Mollazadeh

HRANA News Agency – According to the announced sentences to Moulavi Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi and his companion, four people are sentenced to death.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the sentences of Moulavi Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi and his companions, on charge of murder of Moulavi Mostafa Jangi Zehi, the head and commander of Rask Basij base, has been issued and submitted to them in Zahedan prison. Continue reading “4 Sunni prisoners are sentenced to death”

A Bahai prisoner’s wife has been arrested

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Farhad Fahandezh, Mozhde Zohuri

HRANA News Agency – Mozhde Zohuri, the wife of Farhad Fahandezh, has been arrested by Gorgan’s intelligence office.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence agents of Gorgan have arrested Mozhde Zohuri in her home as well as searching the home and taking religious books, the mobile phone and some personal properties and took her to an unknown location. Continue reading “A Bahai prisoner’s wife has been arrested”

Sunni hunger strikers in critical condition

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi

HRANA News Agency – Following the deterioration of physical condition of three prisoners of conscientious, the Ghezelsar prison authorities allowed them to be transferred to prison’s clinic.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamed Ahmadi and Kamal Moulayi due to their worsening physical condition and Jamshid Dehghani due to his unconsciousness were transferred to the clinic. Continue reading “Sunni hunger strikers in critical condition”

Farhad Salimi is denied to have furlough

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Farhad Salimi

HRANA News Agency – Despite the fact that the father of Farhad Salimi, the Sunni prisoner, passed away, the prison authorities refuse to send him to furlough.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Farhad Salimi from Saghez was arrested on February 8, 2010, by intelligent service forces. After spending four years on Rajaei Shahr prison, is still in suspension and turmoil situation. Continue reading “Farhad Salimi is denied to have furlough”

6 Sunni prisoners on day 46th of hunger strike

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Hamed Ahmadi, Jahangir Dehghani, Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi, Seddigh Mohamadi, Seyed Hadi Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – The six Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison are on their 46th day of hunger strike however there is no sign of any consideration from authorities.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these six Sunni prisoners of conscientious, who are being kept in Ghezelhesar prison, are on their 46th day of hunger strike and have serious health issues nonetheless of sign of any consideration from authorities, during past 12 days. Continue reading “6 Sunni prisoners on day 46th of hunger strike”

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6 Sunni priosners are still on hunger strike

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Jamshid Dehghani, Kamal Moulayi

HRANA News Agency – Six detainees of Ghezelhesar prison, who are on hunger strike since 44 days ago, are in an uncertain and suspended condition.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these prisoners of conscientious are in serious physical weakness, due to continuation of their hunger strike. Continue reading “6 Sunni priosners are still on hunger strike”

Six Sunni prisoners were interrogated and threatened in IRGC ward

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Arkan Sarpoli, Azad Saqqezi, Hossein Ghaderi, Ma'az Hakimi, Yasin Mohammadi, Yousef Mordai

HRANA News Agency – Six Sunni prisoners in Rajaie Shahr prison of Karaj were summoned to IRGC ward in this prison, interrogated and threatened.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on December 10, six of Sunni prisoners of Hall No. 10 of Rajaie Shahr prison were summoned to ward 8 -IRGC ward- and were interrogated for hours. Continue reading “Six Sunni prisoners were interrogated and threatened in IRGC ward”

Six Sunni Kurdish prisoners banned from having visitors

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Behrouz Shanhnazari, Kaveh Sharifi, Kaveh Vaisi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Shahram Ahmadi, Taleb Maleki

HRANA News Agency – Mokhtar Rahimi, Shahram Ahmadi, Kaveh Vaisi, Kaveh Sharifi, Taleb Maleki and Behrouz Shanhnazari, six of Sunni prisoners in ward 350 of Evin prison have been banned from being visited by their families since four months ago.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), these prisoners who are sentenced to death are banned from being visited while families live in Kurdistan province and there is no chance of telephone contact because the telephone service is cut off in ward 350. Continue reading “Six Sunni Kurdish prisoners banned from having visitors”

An Iranian priest received 3 and half years imprisonment

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Verveer Avanessian

HRANA News Agency – Priest Verveer Avanessian, the official priest of Iranian Churches who is severely ill and requires intensive medical care is sentenced to three and  half years in prison.

 

According to Mohabat News quoted from Radio Zamaneh, Iranian judiciary has announced the prison sentence of Verveer Avanessian, on Thursday December 5. Continue reading “An Iranian priest received 3 and half years imprisonment”

Four Sunni prisoners transferred to unknown location

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Afshin Entezari, Fakhreddin Ghafouri, Naseh Hosseinpour, Vafa Ayeli

HRANA News Agency – Four Sunni prisoners of Rajaie Shahr prison have been transferred to unknown location.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Afshin Entezari, Fakhreddin Ghafouri, Naseh Hosseinpour and Vafa Ayeli were transferred from Rajaie Shahr prison to unknown location on Dec 10, 2013. Continue reading “Four Sunni prisoners transferred to unknown location”