Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Since last month’s attack on an Ahvaz military parade, dozens of Ahwazi Arab citizens of Iran have been rounded up, arrested, and transferred to unknown locations in the Khuzestan province.
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Prison Authorities Withhold Medical Care from an Ailing Arash Sadeghi
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Per orders from Assistant Prosecutor Rostami, who manages the political prisoners of Rajai Shahr, imprisoned civil rights activist and bone cancer patient Arash Sadeghi has been denied transfer to a hospital despite a severe infection to the surgical site on his arm.
Read More »Prisoner of Conscience Voices Support for Striking Truckers
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – Rajai Shahr prisoner of conscience Ebrahim Firoozi has written an open letter in support of Iranian truck drivers, who authorities have arrested in droves since they began striking September 22nd.
Read More »A Twitter storm in support of Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh and for his immediate and unconditional release.
Shabtabnews – Nearly eight months have passed since the illegal house arrest of Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh, the spiritual leader of Gonabadi Sufis.
Read More »Hand Amputation Sentence Was Upheld For Convicted Man
Iran-HRM – A hand amputation sentence against a 38-year old man convicted of robbery was upheld for the third time by the branch 1 of Urmia’s Penal Court.
Read More »Teacher And Civil Activist Arrested In Mashhad
Iran-HRM – Abbas Vahedian, a teacher and civil activist in Mashhad, northeast Iran, has been arrested after a group of intelligence agents raided his home early Thursday morning.
Read More »Teachers’ Association Sounds Call to General Strike on October 14th & 15th
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- The Coordinating Council of Teachers Syndicates in Iran (CCTSI) has issued a statement critical of the Ministry of Education, drawing public attention to a trend of paltry compensation for teachers.
Read More »Shohada Square Protestor Dariush Darabi Sentenced to Prison
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Arak resident Dariush Darabi, who was arrested in a protest rally in Shohada Square of Arak, central Iran, has been sentenced to one year in prison and 30 lashings, on charges of disturbing the public order and insulting the Supreme Leader. As evidence against him, the court cited text messages retrieved from his phone.
Read More »Exile and Death Sentences Await Leila Tajik and her Former Spouse
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Leila Tajik, a prisoner in Evin’s Women’s Ward, was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in exile on espionage charges. Her ex-husband, who reportedly served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and faced the same charge, was sentenced to death.
Read More »On World Day Against Death Penalty, Women in Evin Prison Urge UN Special Rapporteur to Visit Iran
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – From the walls of Evin Prison’s Women’s Ward, political prisoners Maryam Akbari Monfared, Golrokh Irayee, and Atena Daemi wrote a letter dated October 10th — the World Day Against the Death Penalty — urging the United Nations Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman to come and witness Iranian human rights violations in person.
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