Security forces prevented a special commemoration service planned for the twentieth anniversary of the passing of the Islamic Republic’s first prime minister, Mehdi Bazargan. Mizan Khabar, a website linked to the nationalist-religious group Freedom Front, reports that the gathering entitled “20 years after Bazargan”, which was to take place on January 22 at the […]
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Shutting Down Political Prisoners’ Cell Block in Urmia
Following the transfer of six political prisoners to solitary confinement in the Urmia Central Prison, Mehr Ali Farhang who is in charge of political prisoners’ cell block has announced that Ward 12 will be closed down soon.
Security Forces Block Reconstruction of Ahl-e Haqq’s Shrine
Iranian security forces have blocked the reconstruction of Sayed Farokh Shrine located in the village of Khobyaran Jalalvand, Kermanshah Province. This shrine belongs to a religious minority commonly known as Ahl-e Haqq (Yarsan).
Transfer of Mostafa Daneshjou, the Gonabadi Dervishes’s lawyer to the communal block
The Gonabadi Dervishes’s lawyer , Mostafa Daneshjou, after the passage of one month imprisonment in solitary confinement , were transferred to the General section of Evin prison.
Transfer of Hamid Reza Moradi to the communal block
Hamid Reza Moradi, one of Majzooban Noor website’s managers, was transferred from section 209 of Evin prison to the communal block.