Riaz’ullah Sobhani, a Bahai who taught classes for the Bahai Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), was released from Raja’i Shahr Prison in Karaj yesterday at the end of a four-year sentence.
May 27
Three Bahai Businesses Shut Down in Sari
Local authorities in Sari shut down three businesses run by three Bahais, on May 24, because they had been closed on Bahai holy days.
May 27
Journalist Exiled the Day He Completes Six Years in Prison
Ahmad Zeidabadi, a journalist who served six years in prison for his work, was transferred to the city of Gonabad in northeastern Iran today to begin serving his time in exile. The Tehran Prosecutor’s Office informed Mr. Zeidabadi’s family earlier this week that he would be exiled to Gonabad immediately upon release from Rajaee Shahr Prison.
May 20
Basij Militia Unveils Messaging App that Gives State Access to All Conversations
The Basij paramilitary organization, a subsidiary of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), announced the launch of its new messaging service for mobile phones, “Salam,” which will give state officials full access to any content flowing across the service. Continue reading
May 20
Young Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Facebook Postings and Peaceful Protest
A young civil activist who has been held at Evin Prison since October 2014 has been sentenced to seven years in prison at her interrogator’s urging, a source close to the case told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, for her Facebook postings and her participation in peaceful gatherings. Continue reading
May 20
Security Forces Prevented “National Front” from Holding Annual Meeting
The security forces made phone calls and threatened to arrest the members of the National Front, prevented the meeting of their Central Council to take place. Continue reading
May 20
A Report about the Status of Mohammad Amin Abdullahi, Exiled Political Prisoner
Mohammad Amin Abdullahi, political prisoner and resident of Boukan, has been deprived from the right of family visit after being exiled to Tabas prison.
May 17
Noise Waves Increased Enormously in Rajai Shahr Prison
Increasing the number of jamming devices in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj and waves’ intensification, has caused the prisoners headaches and dizziness, which has led to their protest.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), these devices which are used to disrupt prisoners’ communications, recently, have increased significantly in Rajai Shahr prison, especially in the political prisoners’ ward and have created new problems for prisoners.
In this regard, on Sunday 10th May, political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in a response to this action, protested.
According to Human Rights Activists in Iran, in recent years there have been many objections to the noise waves used by government to interfere the satellite network, and many researches have been done and professional comments have been given regarding this phenomenon and its correlation with the increase in cancer in Iran and health officials have several times confessed this issue.
May 17
Omid Alishenas and Aso Rostami Refused to Attend the Court Session
Omid Alishenas and Aso Rostami, two political prisoners at Evin prison, were not sent to the court, as they refused to wear prison clothes.
