Middle East
Publisher: Hrana
23 Dec 2014
22 Activists in Uremia were Tried
the trial of protestors against the situation of Uremia Lake was held in branch number one of the revolutionary court with chief judge Chabok, on Tuesday, December 16. Their allegation is announced as collusion against the national security and propaganda against the regime. Need to be mentioned, these people were arrested in a protest to lack of effective action from the government to prevent Uremia Lake from drying out.
Publisher: Hrana
12 Dec 2014
Hunger Strike at Uremia Prison Is Still Going On
Publisher: Hrana
7 Dec 2014
Ali Tabarzadi arrested in Tehran
Publisher: HRANA
15 Nov 2014
5 civil Right Activists undecided at IRGC’s solitary confinements
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Based on the latest reports, "Arash Sadeghi", "Atena Daemi","Aso Rostami", "Ali Nouri" and "Omid Alishenas" have been arrested over the last couple of months in Tehran by IRGC s Intelligence Service. These 5 Civil Rights Activists are still in custody at solitary confinement at Ward 2-A of Evin Prison.
Publisher: HRANA
30 Oct 2014
Negar Haeri was beaten in the prison of Shahre Rey
Negar Haeri, political prisoner in prison of Shahre Rey (Qarchak, Varamin), was beaten. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Negar Haeri who has been detained since July this year and was transferred to the prison of Shahre Rey (Qarchak, Varamin), on Monday 27th October was beaten by the ordinary prisoners of this prison. One of her relatives told HRANA's reporter: "Ordinary and criminal prisoners of Qarchak prison has beaten Negar Haeri following direct orders by prison officials."
Publisher: HRANA
27 Oct 2014
Dozens arrested in Tehran in a protest at acid attacks
Dozens of people who intended to gather and protest against the recent acid attacks, were arrested and many of them were beaten by security forces. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), People who were planning to protest in front of the Interior Ministry against the recent acid attacks on women who not dressed appropriate "Hijab" were met by violent security and anti-riot police forces.
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22 Sep 2014
The latest list of Political prisoners at Ward 350 Evin Prison
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after the mass transfer of prisoners from Ward 350 at Evin prison - the most renowned place in Iran to jail Political Prisoners - only 54 out of more than 200 Political and high security prisoners are now kept at this ward. Those removed from this ward was sent to other wards at Evin Prison or prisons in other cities, especially Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj.
Publisher: HRANA
18 Sep 2014
Eighty-one days in solitary confinement without trial -Saba Azarpeyk
Saba Azarpeyk, a Reformist Journalist who was arrested 81 days ago, is still kept at solitary confinement with no clear vision of possible trail date. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) in Iran, Saba Azarpeyk was arrested on Wednesday morning, May 28th, 2014 by security forces and was transferred to an undisclosed location. Despite the fact that she has been in solitary confinement for the past 81 days , her fate is still undecided and there is still no news of a possible trail date and explanation of charges.
Publisher: HRANA
15 Sep 2014
Mass arrests at Qezel Hesar after the rebellion footage published
in his interview with Fars News Agency reporter, Asghar Jahangiri , head of State Prison, Security and Corrective Measures Organisation of Iran mentioned that they have identified, pictured and published the pictures of the prisoners behind the recent riot at Qezel Hesar Prison .However, well informed sources claim that Intelligent and Security Unit of Qezel Hesar Prison initiated mass arrests at this prison to cover the riot incident and its after effects. Some of those arrested has no relation with the riot and have been arrested with no clear reason.
Publisher: HRANA
10 Sep 2014
50% increase in the executions during recent 2 weeks
The Statistics and Publication Unit of human rights Activists in Iran has publicized a Comparative report on the executions in Iran in the first half of Shahrivar ( 23rd August- 6th September) this year, against the statistics of executions in the previous month and also same time last year. Finally, they have announced a fifty percent of growth in the executions.
Publisher: HRANA
22 Aug 2014
A number of prisoners killed and wounded in a revolt in Qezel Hesar
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on 17th August, after a group of prisoners who were sentenced to death were transferred for execution, prisoners from unit 1 and unit 2 wards 2 and 3 of Qezel Hesar prison revolt and fought with prison guards and security forces. Security unit in the prison used firearms to control violence and prisoners protest, which led to the killing and wounding a number of prisoners.
Publisher: Hrana
5 May 2014
Three more Sunni preachers to be hanged in Iran
Three Sunni prisoners of conscience have been sentenced to death in Iran after being convicted of enmity against God through spreading propaganda against the regime . According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the men, Mohammad Kayvan Karimi, Amjad Salehi and Omid Payvand, who were active in preaching Sunni Islam, were informed of their death sentences through the lawyer assigned to their case.
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9 Mar 2014
A former student activist has been arrested
Publisher: Hrana
24 Feb 2014
The mass arrests of Turkish activists still going on
The massive wave of Turkish civil activists arrests, in the international mother tongue day is going on. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), some other Turkish activists who have gathered for international mother tongue day, in Mr. Fathi's house in Tehran-Akbar Abad, have been arrested by intelligence forces, on Friday February 21st.
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2 Feb 2014
A political prisoner is taken back from hospital to prison
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27 Jan 2014
The authorities deny Farzad Madadzadeh’s freedom
Farzad Madadzadeh, who had spent his 5 years imprisonment sentence without any furlough, is confronted with prevention from being released. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Farzad Madadzadeh, the political prisoner of hall number 12 of Rajaei Shahr prison of Karaj who was supposed to be released on January 23, is confronted with authorities prevention.
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19 Jan 2014
Collective testimony of political prisoners about Ahmad Daneshpour
In a letter, a group of political prisoners in the ward 350 of Evin prison expressed their concerns around the health situation of Ahmad Daneshpour-Moghadam in this prison. According to HRANA reporters, the news organization of human rights activists in Iran, the political prison, Ahmad Daneshpour, fell unconscious following the deterioration of his health and seriously injured his chin.
Publisher: Hrana
3 Jan 2014
Lack of any information about the situation of two prisoners
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hashem Shabani, Hadi Rashidi, two cultural activists in the city of Ramshir / Khouzestan, whose death sentences were upheld by Branch 32 of the Supreme Court, transferred to an unknown place by the intelligence office of Ahwaz. Their families and lawyers have not been informed about this transfer and their situations since then.