Nahid Ghadiri the Baha’i prisoner is released

HRANA News Agency – Nahid Ghadiri, the Baha’i resident of Mashhad, is released from Vakil Abad prison using the parole law.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Nahid Ghadiri, the Baha’i citizen is who was serving a sentence of five years in Vakil Abad prison was released conditionally after serving 3 years, 9 months, 11 days on November 10. Continue reading “Nahid Ghadiri the Baha’i prisoner is released”

Six Sunni prisoners are in the 8th day of hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Physical condition of two prisoners who went on hunger strike is reported to be very concerning but due to unreasonable behavior of authorities they refuse to go to infirmary.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six Sunni prisoners of conscientious of Ghezelhesar prison who are sentenced to death have gone on hunger strike since Monday, November 4. Continue reading “Six Sunni prisoners are in the 8th day of hunger strike”

A Baha’i citizen is arrested in Ahwaz

HRANA News Agency – Shamim Rohani, the Baha’i resident of Ahwaz, was arrested on Tuesday by security guards.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Tuesday 5th of November, intelligence agents of Ahwaz went to the home of a Baha’i citizen called Shamim Rohani, searched the house and confiscated religious books, personal documents, as well as his cell phone and personal computer, also a number of Baha’i s were arrested in his home. Continue reading “A Baha’i citizen is arrested in Ahwaz”

Two years of uncertainty for a prisoner of conscience in Sanandaj

HRANA News Agency – Despite being under arrest for two years, Showan Sharifi, the Sunni citizen is held still undecided in Sanandaj prison.

 

On December 25, 2011 Showan Sharifi from Paveh was arrested by the Ministry of intelligence.

 

One of his relatives said to HRANA’s reporter: “Showan Sharifi has led the religious courses and taught interpretation Quran, Riyaz Alsalehin and Fath algharib. He was graduated from Hamadan university in computer course and returned back to Paveh to serve the Sunni people. But starting a religious class, according to their tradition of enmity with Sunnis, intelligence ministry arrested him, and finally they transferred him to Sanandaj prison.”

 

This source says: “Showan Sharifi was kept in intelligence ministry’s cells and faced persecution. He was finally transferred to the central prison of Sanandaj.”

The Sunni prisoners are in critical condition due to hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – The physical condition of Hamed Ahmadi and Jamshid Dehghani, the Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison, is reported dire, on their fifth day of the hunger strike.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison, who were sentenced to death, went to hunger strike, on Monday November 4. Continue reading “The Sunni prisoners are in critical condition due to hunger strike”

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Six Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location

HRANA News Agency – Six Sunni prisoners of Ghezelhesar prison were transferred to an unknown location while being beaten by the prison guards.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after prison authority’s decisions, regarding transferring these prisoners to other prisons, they went to hunger strike, since last Tuesday, November 5. However, prison guards rushed into their cells, and after beating, transferred them to an unknown location. Continue reading “Six Sunni prisoners are transferred to an unknown location”

3 Ahl-E-Hagh prisoners are exiled from Uremia to Yazd

HRANA News Agency – Bakhsh Ali Mohammadi, Sahand Ali Mohammadi and Ebadollah Ghasem Zadeh, the 3 Ahl-E-Hagh prisoners, are exiled from Uremia to Yazd.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these three prisoners of conscience and the followers of Yari ethic Ahl-e-Hagh have been exiled to 2 different prisons in Yazd prison on Monday November 4th. Continue reading “3 Ahl-E-Hagh prisoners are exiled from Uremia to Yazd”

6 Sunni prisoners are on hunger strike in Ghezelhesar prison

HRANA News Agency – Six prisoners of Ghezelhesar, who were sentenced to death, went on hunger strike, in response to decision of the authorities for their transfer.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six Sunni prisoners of conscientious of ward four in unit three, were informed that due to approaching to Moharram month, they should be transferred to other ward on Monday November 4. Continue reading “6 Sunni prisoners are on hunger strike in Ghezelhesar prison”

7 Sunnis are summoned to the court after 4 years being under arrest

HRANA News Agency – Seven Sunni political and conscience prisoners have been summoned to branch 6 of Moghadas court and after 4 years of limbos they were informed that their case is archived.

 

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mamousta Farhad Salimi, Davood Abdollai, Anvar Khazri, Ghasem Abeste, Khosrou Besharat, Kamran Shaikheh and Ayoub Karimi have been summoned to branch 6 of Moghadas court in Evin prison on Sunday November 4. Continue reading “7 Sunnis are summoned to the court after 4 years being under arrest”

Three Sunni preachers in uncertainty for more than 15 months

HRANA News Agency – Hossein Qaderi, Yousef Moradi and Azad Saqqezi are in prison for more than 15 months and still the court branch to investigate their dossiers is not assigned.

 

According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Hossein Qaderi, Yousef Moradi and Azad Saqqezi who are from Sarpol Zahab, were arrested in the summer of 2012 and after being in solitary confinement cell of Intelligence, then they were transferred to Rajaie Shahr prison of Karaj.  Continue reading “Three Sunni preachers in uncertainty for more than 15 months”