Category: Religious Minorities

Sunni prisoner with psychological illness taken to unknown location

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Seddigh Mohammadi

HRANA News Agency – There is no news about the condition of a Sunni prisoner awaiting execution in Iran who was taken to an unknown location last week after being beaten by prison guards in Iran’s Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Seddigh Mohammadi, a Sunni prisoner of conscience who suffers from psychological illnesses, was subjected to a brutal beating by guards within the prison last week, leaving him with horrific injuries. Continue reading “Sunni prisoner with psychological illness taken to unknown location”

Bahai war veteran unable to enrol children at school in Shiraz

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Behrouz Farzandi Ardekani

HRANA News Agency – The administration at the government-run Martyr Khonsari secondary school in Shiraz has refused to enrol the children of Behrouz Farzandi Ardekani because the family are Bahais.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Ardekani is a war veteran who has been classified as having more than 25% disability. Continue reading “Bahai war veteran unable to enrol children at school in Shiraz”

Sunni prisoner Ghasem Abesteh deprived of medical treatment

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Ghasem Abesteh

HRANA News Agency – Sunni prisoner of conscience Ghasem Abesteh, who is suffering from a kidney infection, is being deprived of proper medical care by officials at Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) in Iran, despite suffering from intense pain in his kidneys that has left him mostly confined to bed and unable to carry out daily activities, the prison infirmary has failed to provide treatment for the infection, instead prescribing only Paracetemol tablets. Continue reading “Sunni prisoner Ghasem Abesteh deprived of medical treatment”

A Bahai arrested in Karaj

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Ruhiyyeh Qavami-nik

HRANA News Agency – On August 17, Ruhiyyeh Qavami-nik, a Bahai from Karaj, was summoned by telephone to report to the offices of the Ministry of Intelligence.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), when she complied, she was arrested, and transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran. Continue reading “A Bahai arrested in Karaj”

Sheikh Dr Abdol Hadi Salehi arrested in Saghez

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Abdol Hadi Salehi

HRANA News Agency – Sheikh Dr Abdol Hadi Salehi, a Sunni cleric active in preaching Sunni Islam, was arrested by Iranian security forces on Sunday in Saghez, Kurdistan province of Iran.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the reason for his arrest and detention remains unknown at this stage. Continue reading “Sheikh Dr Abdol Hadi Salehi arrested in Saghez”

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Five Bahais arrested in Tehran

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Alaeddin Khanjani, Ata’llah Ashrafi, Babak Mobasher, Jalaluldin Khanjani, Javad Salehi, Leva Khanjani, Nasr Arushi Moqaddam, Ruhollah Manzui

HRANA News Agency – Babak Mobasher and his father-in-law Alaeddin Khanjani were arrested around 6 a.m. yesterday when agents from the Ministry of Intelligence raided their home.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA),  Alaeddin Khanjani is the son of Jalaluldin Khanjani, one of the imprisoned “Yaran” (national facilitators for the Bahai community in Iran, while Babak Mobasher is the husband of Leva Khanjani, a Bahai excluded from tertiary education, who was freed from Evin prison after serving most of a two-year sentence on June 24, 2014. Continue reading “Five Bahais arrested in Tehran”

Four Bahais arrested in Shiraz

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Adib Haqqpazhouh, Bahiyyeh Ma`navipour, Sa`id `Abadi, Wahid Dana

HRANA News Agency – Agents from the Shiraz city police arrested three Bahai men and one woman: Adib Haqqpazhouh, Sa`id `Abadi, Wahid Dana and Mrs. Bahiyyeh Ma`navipour on August 5th.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the reasons for their arrest, and their place of detention, are unknown. Continue reading “Four Bahais arrested in Shiraz”

Officials transfer Christian prisoners to different sections

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Abdolreza Haghnejad, Behnam Irani, Hossein Saketi Aramsary, Reza Rabbani

HRANA News Agency – Prison officials have dispersed the newly converted Christian prisoners in different wards to block those inmates’ relationship in Karaj Central prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Irani, Hossein Saketi  Aramsary (Stephen), Reza Rabbani (Silas) and Abdolreza Haghnejad are the names of four converted Christians detained in the Central prison in Karaj. Continue reading “Officials transfer Christian prisoners to different sections”

Three Baha’is in Mashhad transferred to Vakil Abad prison

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Dari Amri, Mey Khalusi, Shayan Tafazoli

HRANA News Agency – Authorities have moved Mey Khalusi, Dari Amri and Shayan Tafazoli from the Ministry of Intelligence facilities in Mashhad to the quarantine at Vakil Abad prison in the same city.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in the next few days, they are likely to be transferred from quarantine to the sections for male and female prisoners of conscience. Continue reading “Three Baha’is in Mashhad transferred to Vakil Abad prison”

6 Yarsan followers arrested in Hamedan

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Amir Yari, Aynollah Yari, Bahrali Farhadi, Mojtaba Norouzi, Pegah Yari, Saharnaz Afrouzi

HRANA News Agency – Six followers of Yarsan (Ahl-e-Hagh) have been arrested by security forces in Hamedan.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), security forces arrested Aynollah Yari and his two children, with the names of Pegah Yari (23 years old) and Amir Yari (14 years old), on Monday, August 28, and transferred them to an unknown location. Continue reading “6 Yarsan followers arrested in Hamedan”