Manijeh Najm Eraghi, an Iranian writer and translator, was arrested on Sunday to serve out a one-year sentence.
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Five Iranian Kurds sentenced to 46 years in prison, one tortured to death
GVF — A revolutionary court in Iran has sentenced five Kurdish citizens to a total of 46 years in prison, according to reports.
Iranian economist to serve out prison sentence
Iranian economist Fariborz Rais Dana was arrested today in Tehran to serve out a one-year sentence. The Workers’ Rights Defenders website reports that Rais Dana was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison. He sentence relates to a media interview in which he criticized the government’s plans for restructuring subsidies.
Deteriorating And Dire Health Of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki In Evin Prison, One Kidney Must Be Removed
In the wake of continued denial of medical furlough, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s health has deteriorated and is in critical condition.
Student Activist Mohamad Ghafarian Sentenced to 3 1/2 Years In Prison And 70 Lashes
A three and half years imprisonment and seventy lashes sentence was upheld for electrical engineering student at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mohamad Ghaffarian.
Activist taken to Zanjan Prison
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has been transferred to Zanjan Prison. The Melli-Mazhabi website reports that Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Centre for Human Rights Defenders of Iran, was transferred to Zanjan Prison from the Evin Prison infirmary in Tehran.
Scientist Dr. Omid Kokabi Is Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Refusing To Cooperate With IRGC
After fifteen months in temporary detention, University of Texas post-doctoral student in nuclear physics, Omid Kokabi was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of cooperation with an enemy state, by Judge Salavati in a show trial labeled “Trial of those accused of cooperation with Mossad in Israel”.
“Confess on TV or Go to Prison,” Authorities Tell Dadkhah
Human rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has been under immense pressure during recent days to make false televised confessions.
Intelligence Ministry’s Agents Stationed In Ward 350 Of Evin Prison
In a new efforts to restrict and control the political prisoners in Evin prison Ward 350, an Intelligence Ministry security agent has been placed in Ward 350′s guards station.
Gonabadi Dervish,Kasra Nouri Transferred Again To Quarantine Section Of Shiraz Central Prison:More Pressure On His Family
Gonabadi dervish, Kasra Nouri after being into detention in Shiraz Intelligence Detention Centre for 25 days , was transferred to the “Hedayat” ward in the quarantine section of the central prison today on 14th Ordibehesht 1391 (May 03 , 2012 ).