Roughly 4000 people were arrested during recent anti-Regime protests in Iran, one of the country’s lawmakers claimed on Tuesday. Police and Sepah also arrested a large number of demonstrators in Tehran protests. The number is far higher than the 450 people Iranian authorities previously said were detained. US officials had put the number held at 1,000. Tehran member of parliament Mahmoud Sadeghi said Tuesday that 3,700 people had been arrested, including 40 to 68 students, in 5 days of protests that broke out in late December. He added that “due…
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No news of arrested Christian converts in Iran, and the condition becomes increasingly grave
Seven new Christian converts have recently been arrested in Tehran and Karaj. So far, there is no information on the status of the converts. Human Rights Watch Reporters has reported that on December 20, 2017, plainclothes forces arrested Vahid Aboulghasemi , Farhad Karimi and Amir Reza Kamali, the Tehran-based new Christian converts, in North Tehran and West Tehran. In addition, these forces interrogated the converts and raided their homes. also there is no information on the status of Vahid Aboulghasemi , Farhad Karimi and Amir Reza Kamali; it…
Read MoreFour Christians Arrested in Iran
Sources are reporting that four ministers from the Church in Karaj, Iran have been arrested by Sepah (Revolutionary guard). Their homes were invaded on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The ministers that have been arrested are: Brother Amin Khaki and Brother Milad Goudarzi: arrested in their homes: Brother Shahab Shahi and Brother Alireza Nourmohamadi were arrested during meetings with believers. They are being held in an unknown location and have not been allowed to speak to their families or anyone else. It seems certain that they will be held in solitary…
Read MoreUN Special Rapporteur: Despite “Encouraging Signs,” Human Rights Deteriorating in Iran
Asma Jahangir, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In presenting her semi-annual 2017 report on Iran to the United Nations General Assembly, UN Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir noted positive developments in the country while describing the ongoing deterioration of human rights. “The current human rights situation in Iran is deeply concerning in many respects, but I also believe that there are some encouraging signs which I hope will be realized in the near future,” said Jahangir in presenting a full report to the UN General Assembly on…
Read MoreA Group Of Erfan-e-Halgheh Activists Arrested In Tehran
HRANA News Agency – A group of supporters of Erfan-e-Halgheh, who had started hunger strike and protest in the tomb of the founder of Islamic Republic, in support of Mohammad Ali Taheri, were arrested and transferred to security police office of Shahr-eRey. Most of the arrestees were released on the highway, and ten people were transferred to Vozara detention centre for processing the case. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), approximately 100 supporters of Erfan-e-Halgheh, who intended to start a hunger strike in Imam Zadeh…
Read MoreHuman rights violations in Iran continues- ambiguity around Christians detainees in Tehran
A number of Christians in Tehran was arrested by plainclothes security officers There is no news about their status and destiny . According to news sources, the priest Razmyk Khachatvryan, Setareh Vahedi, Roya Aminipour, Shaghayegh Dehghan, Mohsen Yazdani, Frank Alipour. and Behnam pourmohammadi on September 25th , 2017 in Tehran were arrested, which did not reveal their status , fate, and whereabouts. The homes of these people are searched and satellite devices, books, computers and some equipment have been seized. There are now dozens of Christians in prisons and detention centers in Iran. In recent years , contrary to the promises made by Hassan Rouhani to improve the situation of religious minorities, the situation has not…
Read MoreNo news of arrested Christian converts in Iran, and the condition becomes increasingly grave
Two weeks after the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (sepah) arrested a number of Christian converts in various cities of Iran, there is no news on their condition and their fate. Based on a report by Iran Human Rights Watchdog Network, Tuesday July 25, 2017, thirteen members and activists of domestic churches in Tehran, Ray, and Pardis were arrested and detained by IRGC, their condition still unknown. Based on the report, Brother Vahic, David Isaeian, Amir Hosein Etelaei, Fariba Sharifi, Maryam Tavasolly, Vahid Zahraei, Hamed Emadi, Isa Mivechee, Vahid Shrizad,…
Read MoreThe worrisome situation of detained Christian converts in Tehran province
A few weeks after the Revolutionary Guards arrested a number of Christian converts in various cities of Tehran province, their fate is still unknown. According to Human Rights Activists of Iran, on Tuesday, January 25th, 2017, 13 activists and members of the parishes in Tehran, Ray and Pardis, namely Brother Vahik, David Isaayian, Amir Hossein Etelaie, Fariba Sharifi, Maryam Tavassoli, Vahid Zahraie, Hamed Emadi, Esa Mivitchi, Vahid Shirzad, Hadi Badzahr, Raouf Hosseinzadeh, Zahra Piriaei and one person with unknown identities were detained by IRGC intelligence agents and taken to unknown…
Read MoreChristians proselytes are arrested whilst their status remains ambiguous
Two weeks after the arrest of a number of Christians in different venues in Tehran by the Revolutionary Guard, the news is still unclear. According to the Iranian Human Rights Activists Network, on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, thirteen activists and members of the churches in Tehran, Ray were arrested by the Revolutionary Guards, whose status is still unknown. According to the report, Brother Vahik, David Issayan, Amir Hossein Noor, Fariba Sharifi, Maryam Tavassoli, Vahid Zohradi, Hamed Emadi, Ishi Mouvehchi, Vahid Shirzad, Hadi Badazhahr, Rauf Hossein Zadeh, Zahra Piriaee along with…
Read MoreIran: People Arrested by IRGC on Charges of Religious Deviation
On Tuesday, July 25, 2017, the Mehr government news agency announced the arrest of a “large network” of people described as “religious deviators” by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to this report, the Tehran Province IRGC Intelligence unit has arrested these people on Tuesday morning in Tehran, Ray and Pardis. Based on the report, Brother Vahic, David Isaeian, Amir Hosein Etelaei, Fariba Sharifi, Maryam Tavasolly, Vahid Zahraei, Hamed Emadi, Isa Mivechee, Vahid Shrizad, Hadi Bazahr, Raouf Hoseinzadeh, Zahra Piryaei, and one unidentified person, were arrested by IRGC Intelligence…
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