Christians proselytes are arrested in different cities in Iran whilst their statue is vaguely unknown. Details of theses arrests are published several weeks after while number of charges against these detainees are on State-media outlets whatsoever. According to the Times of Israel, November 16, 2018, Behnam Ersali and Dawood Rasooli (David), two proselytes, were arrested in Mashad and Karaj by security forces and moved to an unknown location. Also on Saturday, 17th of November, Sara Karim Aghaei, Shohreh Darvishi, Babak Hayati and Hamid Khobyary in Shiraz, and on Monday, November…
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Sentence Commuted for Activists Marking International Day against Torture
Five of six activists detained and sentenced in 2016 for their observance of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture have had their sentences commuted in the Appeals Court of Western Azerbaijan (located in northwestern Iran and home to Turkic, Azerbaijani, and Kurdish minorities). What was an eight-month prison sentence looming over Meysam Azadi, Morteza Zarrin, Vahid Nasibi, Gholamali Hossein-Gholizadeh, and Vahid Faezpour has now been reduced to a fine of 2.4 million Tomans (approximately $165 USD). The sixth activist, Somayeh Alidoust, did not appeal. In February…
Read MorePrisoners in Iranian Baluchestan Brutally Tortured by IRGC Intelligence Unit
At the hands of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp’s Saravan Intelligence Unit, at least seven detainees have recently been subjected to torture. HRANA has identified two of these victims as Najib Dehvari, 21, and Abdolshokur Sotoudeh, 22, both from Saravan. Saravan is a city in Iran’s southeastern Sistan & Baluchestan Province, home to the Baloch ethnic minority group. Dehvari, Sotoudeh, and their comrades were initially arrested in connection to a sound bomb that went off in front of the Ministry of Intelligence Bureau in Saravan. There were no casualties. They…
Read MoreIran continues to violate minorities rights including newly-converted Christians
According to reports from sources within Iran, several newly-converted Christians have been captured by undercover security forces of IRGC’s intelligent organization. Four newly-converted Christians have been sentenced to serve ten years in jail as a result of being active members of Iran’s Church. The verdict has been issued in by the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Iran, where they stood trial for “Zionist Christianity promotion and running church sessions at home”. A few Reports claim that Razmik Zadorian, Shahab Bani Bayat, and Mohammmad Mohagheghe Dolatabadi were captured on 17 June 2018…
Read MoreA Prisoner Severely Beaten in Zahedan Prison
HRANA News Agency – Mehdi Narouee, prisoner in the central prison of Zahedan, has been severely beaten by the head of prison. The beating was so severe that it broke his fingers and injured his face. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mehdi Narouee, prisoner in the central prison of Zahedan, was severely beaten by Mohammd Ali Alizadeh, head of prison, after he protested against the disagreement with his furlough and his request for visits by prison judge on March 5, 2018. The beating was so…
Read MoreA Student Arrested in Tehran
HRANA News Agency – Banafsheh Cheraghi, student of social sciences at Tehran University, was arrested at her house and taken to an unknown location by security forces on March 5, 2018. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Banafsheh Cheraghi, student of social sciences at Tehran University, was arrested on March 5, 2018. A source close to Ms. Cheraghi informed HRANA that Ms. Cheraghi had been arrested at her house and taken to an unknown location by security forces on March 5, 2018. The first wave…
Read MoreThree Student Activists Sentenced to Imprisonment
HRANA News Agency – Mohsen Haghshenas, student of Stage Designing at Tehran University, was convicted by Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of gathering and collusion with the intention of committing a crime against the security of the country and disturbing public order by taking part in illegal gatherings, to two years imprisonment. Leila Hossein Zadeh and Sina Rabiei, two other student activists, were sentenced to eight years imprisonment in total and a ban on leaving the country. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA),…
Read MoreUN Should Keep Engaging Iran on Its Human Rights Record by Renewing Special Rapporteur’s Mandate
Rights Violations Continue Under President Rouhani’s Watch February 22, 2018 — Iran’s deteriorating human rights record requires the UN Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic to maintain constructive pressure on the government and magnify the voices of activists inside the country. “Renewing the mandate of the special rapporteur will send a strong signal to the Islamic Republic that the international community is watching and expects the government to produce tangible improvements,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of…
Read MoreIran Execution: Six prisoners, Including a Juvenile Offender, Facing Execution In Days
Iran Human Rights : At least six prisoners from different wards were transferred to solitary confinement at Rajai Shahr Prison to be executed. Omid Rostami, a juvenile offender, is one of the prisoners. According to a close source, on the morning of Monday, February 12, at least six prisoners from different wards were transferred to solitary confinement at Rajai Shahr Prison to be executed. Most of them were sentenced to death on murder charges. Some of them are identified as: Masoud Taghipour from ward 6, Mohammad Saleh Dolatabadi from ward…
Read MoreThree Death Sentences Carried Out in Tabriz
HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners were executed on charge of “murder” in Tabriz Central Prison on 26 November 2017. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), On Sunday, 26 November 2017, three prisoners were executed on charge of “murder” in the central prison of Tabriz. The identity of one of these prisoners which has been confirmed by HRANA is: Taher Amini, 30, from Maragheh, imprisoned in ward 9 of Tabriz Central Prison. So far, the identities of two others who were detained in ward…
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