CHRI – Mohammad Najafi is the Seventh Attorney to Be Sent to Prison in Last Six Months, Six Remain Behind Bars
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Twelve-Year-Old Son of Late Azerbaijani Activist Arrested
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Araz Amani, the 12-year-old son of a renowned Azerbaijani activist who died under suspicious circumstances 10 years ago, was arrested on October 24th before his father’s commemoration service. Araz’s cousin on his father’s side, Amir Amani, was detained along with him.
Read More »Mohammad Najafi and Abbas Safari Arrested to Serve Their Sentences
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – On the morning of October 28, 2018, attorney and human rights activist Mohammad Najafi and civil activist Abbas Safari were arrested and transferred to Arak Prison to serve their sentences the same evening.
Read More »Evin Prosecutor Gives Silent Treatment to Prisoner With Multiple Illnesses
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – The condition of Evin prisoner Alireza Golipour has significantly declined over the course of his prison sentence, his lawyer Azita Gharebeygloo told HRANA.
Read More »Azerbaijanis Detained for Cultural Observances
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA)- A crackdown on Azerbaijani activists continued this past week when activist Reza Zarei was taken into custody by security forces, purportedly in connection to his newfound campaign promoting native [Azerbaijani] names.
Read More »Zahedan’s Political Prisoners Suffer Cold, Hunger, Harassment
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- The political prisoners in Zahedan prison continue to endure mistreatment at the hands of personnel, the harassment of their families by authorities, malnutrition, medical negligence, arbitrary restriction on furlough, and the temperature extremes of an overcrowded prison without climate control.
Read More »Iran Executions: Prisoner Hanged at Bandar Abbas Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner was executed on a murder charge at Bandar Abbas Central Prison last Sunday.
Read More »A Young Woman Defies Hijab, Shedding Headscarf In Central Tehran
Radiofarda – Another young woman who took off her headscarf on Monday, October 29, to protest compulsory hijab in Tehran, has been arrested by police, social media reports say.
Read More »U.S. Calls On Iran To Follow Example Of Cyrus The Great
Radiofarda – U.S. State Department spokesperson, Heather Nauert has called on Iran to show tolerance towards religious minorities.
Read More »Lawyers Issue Statement of Warning to Citizens and Judiciary Alike
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – A group of 39 Iranian lawyers have issued an apologia of the social issues that pushed thousands of citizens to protest this year, urging authorities to safeguard the right to rebellion all while warning protesters of their potential to invite blowback.
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