Hrana News – A group of political prisoners in ward 350 of Evin prison sent a letter to Ban Ki-moon United Nation’s Secretary-General and asked him to visit Iran’s political detention centers. Excellency, Ban Ki-moon, Respected Secretary-General of United Nations In this situation where Iranian state television and radio are exercising censorship in all of [...]

Hrana News – Hajir (Amjad) Kornejad, a student activist, was sentenced to two years prison for participating in public gatherings. According to Hrana Reporters, Hajir Kordnejad, a student activist in Social Sciences studies fo School of Sociology at Tehran University has been arrested on 12th of Azar and in his first trial was sentenced to [...]

Hrana News – One of the parliament representative’s by emphasizing Syed Ali Khamenie’s speech with regard to changing universities structure in more Islamic culture stated: to produce knowledge based on divine principles; Ministry of Science must have the dismissal of secular professors and those against the regime to its priority. Zohreh Elahian in an interview [...]

Hrana News – On Saturday morning, April 17th, Mohammad Nourizad was sentenced to 3 and a half year imprisonment and 50 lashes by branch 26 of Revolutionary court, and order of Judge Pirabbasi. This order was communicated to Nourizad’s lawyer, Mr. Alizadeh Tabatabie. He has 20 days to submit his objection and request for case [...]

Hrana News – Judiciary-Security Branch, after a month long, finally confirmed the detention of two human rights activists after their families’ persistence. Accordding to Hrana Reporters, Security Forces detained Amir Ehsan Tehrani Sekhavat and Nima Golzari, two Students and Artists who were engaging in the music production with the Human Rights activities, around 17 and [...]

Hrana News – Artin Ghazanfari, a Baha’i citizen who was recently freed from prison was detained again. According to Hrana reporters, Artin Ghazafari, a Baha’i citizen, was arrested on January 2010 and with posting bail was freed after 3 months; however, detained again by Security Forces while attending the Revolutionary Court. It has been heard [...]

Hrana News – In continuing to deal with student activists of Teacher Training University of Sabzevar, about 74 more of these students were faced with heavy sentences in education deprivation. According to Hrana reporters, in continuing to deal systematically with the student activists of Teacher Training University of Sabzevar, for about 74 more students who [...]

Hrana News – Mehdi Hashemi’s arrest warrant and his arrest order was declared in a joint meeting of head of the judiciary and members of judicial committee. According to this report, based on his warrant; Mehdi Hashemi will be arrested if he attempts to enter the country. During this meeting, possibility of Mehdi Hashimi not [...]

Hrana News – From the beginning of academic year, more than 170 students of Polytechnic University were summoned to the Disciplinary Committee and about 40 of them were faced with suspension of education and to date, 5 others with a finalized prohibition to enter university. According to Hrana reporters, from the beginning of the new [...]

Hrana News – It has been over 100 days since the arrest of Badrosadat Mofidi, detained secretary of Iranian Journalists Association. After a brief meeting her family had with her on Thursday April 16th, they reported her critical physical and psychological conditions, heart disease and nervous breakdown due to severe pressure during interrogation. According to [...]