Human rights

Pressure on Baha'is increases; one person arrested while homes of 8 other citizens searched

HRANA News Agency – On Sunday, August 29, Behnam Mumtazi, a Baha’i citizen living in Qazvin, was searched by security forces at his home…

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Siamak Honrour and Saeed Ittehad were sent to Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz to serve their sentence.

HRANA News Agency – Siamak Honrour and Saeed, the Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, are sentenced to 31 months and 16 months in prison.

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New wave of pressure on Baha'is in Iran; homes of dozens of Baha'is searched and several arrested

In a new wave of arrests and summons of Baha'is in Iran, Islamic Republic security agents went to the homes of...

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Coinciding with the anniversary of the 1967 executions, restrictions are imposed on entry to Khavaran.

HRANA News Agency – Today, Friday, the 7th of Murad, on the anniversary of the mass execution of political prisoners in the summer of 2018, we once again call for…

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Fatemeh Mothani denied proper medical care in Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – Fatemeh Mothanni, a political prisoner in Evin Prison, has been denied proper medical care despite her deteriorating condition and intestinal bleeding…

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Due to lack of proper supervision, a clash led to the death of a prisoner in Adel Abad Prison, Shiraz.

HRANA News Agency – On Wednesday, August 25, following a clash in the Sabz Javan Youth Center of Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz, a prisoner…

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Seven dead, 14 missing after flooding in Cannes; death toll likely to rise

The Tehran Red Crescent, in conjunction with the discovery of the body of the seventh flood victim in Tehran, which occurred on the morning of Thursday, August 26,…

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Ferdows, accused of raping children, sentenced to imprisonment and ban on residing in this city

HRANA News Agency – A teacher accused of raping a number of children in Ferdows County was sentenced by Branch 101 of Criminal Court 2,…

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