Human Rights

Evin Prison; Renewal of Detention Order and Continuation of Jaafar Ebrahimi’s Detention

Hrana News Agency – The detention order of Jaafar Ebrahimi, a teachers’ trade union activist, has been extended for the…

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Pressure on Baháʼís Intensifies; One Detained Amid Home Searches of Eight Other Citizens

Harana News Agency – On Sunday, 9 Mordad, Behnam Momtazi, a Baháʼí citizen residing in Qazvin, was detained by security…

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Siamak Hanavor and Saeed Etefagh, Baha’i Citizens, Sent to Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz to Serve Their Sentences

Hrana News Agency – Siamak Hanavor and Saeed Etefagh, Baha’i citizens residing in Shiraz, have been sent to Adel Abad…

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New Wave of Pressure on Baháʼís in Iran; Homes of Dozens of Baháʼí Citizens Searched and Several Arrested

In the course of a new wave of arrests and summonses of Baháʼís in Iran, security forces of the Islamic…

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Restrictions Imposed on Entry to Khavaran Cemetery on Anniversary of 1988 Executions

Hrana News Agency – Today, Friday, Mordad 7th, on the anniversary of the mass execution of political prisoners in the…

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Fatimeh Moussavi Deprived of Proper Medical Care in Evin Prison

Hrana News Agency – Fatimeh Moussavi, a political prisoner in Evin Prison, remains deprived of proper medical care and hospital…

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Following Inadequate Supervision; Altercation Results in Death of Inmate at Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz

Hrana News Agency – On Wednesday, the 5th of Mordad, following an altercation in the Green Youth Ward of Adel…

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Seven Dead and 14 Missing Following Flood in Ken; Death Toll Expected to Rise

The Tehran Red Crescent announced the possibility of an increase in the number of victims and missing persons as the…

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