Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – Azerbaijani activist and medical doctor Maharam Kamrani was arrested Thursday, October 25th at his workplace in East Azerbaijan Province’s Ahar county.
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Four Activists Arrested in East Azerbaijan Province
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- Three Azerbaijani activists residing in Tabriz — Sajjad Afroozian, Ebrahim Ranjir, and Sadollah Sasani — were arrested by security agents Friday, October 26th for participating in a memorial service for Gholamreza Amani. A fourth, Hakimeh Ahmadi, was arrested for undisclosed reasons in Marand.
Read More »Arrest Surge Continues in Khuzestan Province
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- In the past few days, a number of Ahwazi Arab citizens in the cities of Ahvaz, Susangerd, Shushtar, and Shadegan were arrested by security forces and transferred to undisclosed locations.
Read More »Internal Prisoner Transfer Leads to Bloody Brawl in Rajai Shahr
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- On Monday, October 22, 2018, a bloody brawl that broke out in Rajai Shahr Prison led to the hospitalization of two prisoners who sustained serious injuries.
Read More »Sufi Dervishes Demand Answers About House Arrest Of Their Leader In Iran
Radiofarda – In a “declaration” addressed to the authorities of the Islamic Republic a group of Gonabadi dervishes in Iran have demanded an official explanation concerning the house arrest of their elderly spiritual leader, Noor Ali Tabandeh.
Read More »Iran’s Pilgrims, Oil Swap Arrangement Under Pressure In Iraq As More Sanctions Loom
Radiofarda – While nearly two million Iranians are visiting Iraq to mark the Arbaeen, the anniversary of the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the 3rd Shiite Imam, reports coming from Iraq say the pilgrims are facing problems cashing in their money orders issued in Iran.
Read More »Iranian MP: Secret negotiations underway between Tehran, Washington in Muscat
Al-Arabia – Javad Karimi Ghodoosi, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committees of Iran’s parliament, said that secret negotiations are underway between experts at the Iranian foreign ministry and their counterparts in the US administration in the Oman’s capital Muscat.
Read More »Israeli army says Syria ordered Gaza rocket fire with Iran backing
AL-Arabia – The Israeli army accused the Syrian government Saturday of instructing a Palestinian militant group to fire dozens of rockets at Israel from Gaza with Iran’s support and vowed to respond.
Read More »Iranian Court Sentences 15 Kurdish Porters To Prison
Iran-HRM – Revolutionary Court of Sardash, handed down out prison sentences to 15 porters after convicting them of “carrying smuggled goods.”
Read More »Facebook Deletes Iran-Linked Accounts Followed By 1 Million In U.S., Britain
RFL/RE – Facebook says it has deleted accounts originating in Iran that featured posts on politically divisive topics and attracted more than 1 million followers in Britain and the United States.
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