Archive for January, 2011
Twelve Years in Prison for Human Rights Activist and Banned Student
Following the trend of heavy prison terms for human rights activists and prisoners of conscience, Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Courts, with Judge Pirabbasi presiding, sentenced Navid Khanjani, a student banned from continuing his education, to 12 years in prison and cash fines. Khanjani, who was deprived from continuing his education because of his civil activities, had previously been served with a ruling which banned him from traveling abroad. The human rights activist is only 24.
Family of Prisoner of Conscience, Majid Dorri, Summoned to Intelligence Office
An informed source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that father of Majid Dorri, a student who was banned from education, was called on the phone and summoned to a Karaj Intelligence Office unit last week. The intelligence forces informed Dorri’s father of their dissatisfaction with his family’s attempts to disseminate information about the prisoner of conscience’s case.
Human Rights Activist, Kaveh Kermanshahi, Sentenced to Five Years
Iranian journalist and human rights activist Kaveh Ghasemi Kermanshahi was sentenced by Branch One of Kermanshah Revolutionary Courts, with Judge Moradi presiding, to five years in prison at Kermanshah’s Dizelabad Prison, according to a report by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
Distraught, Bahrami’s Daughter Demands: “How is it possible that she was executed?!”
A shocked and emotional Banafsheh Nayebpour, daughter of Iranian-Dutch citizen, Zahra Bahrami, who, according to a Fars News Agency report, was executed in the early morning hours of Saturday, 29 January 2010, talked to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today. She said people have been calling her for the past hour to verify the news of her mother’s death. “How is such a thing possible? We had requested clemency, and we have not yet received a reply. They have not reviewed my mother’s other case, either. How is it possible that she was executed?” she said in disbelief.
Lawyer In Shock Over Dutch-Iranian Client’s Execution: “Her Investigation Was Not Yet Complete”
Just a few days ago, in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Zahra Bahrami’s daughter denied all drug-related charges leveled against her mother. However, a few hours ago, Fars News Agency reported of the execution of the Dutch-Iranian prisoner. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran was able to contact Bahrami’s lawyer, Jinoos Sharif Razi in Tehran a few minutes ago; Sharif Razi was not aware of the execution. “I am shocked. I was absolutely not informed about this. They should have informed her lawyer of the execution, but I had no idea. I don’t know what to say. Just that I am shocked,” she said.
Prominent Lawyer Faces New Charges While Clients Ail in Prison
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, a prominent lawyer who was arrested after the 2009 presidential election on charges of “firearms and drug possession” in his legal offices and released later on bail, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has been informed of new charges against him, and summoned to Evin Prison Court.
A Fresh Round Of Pressure On Mostafa Tajzadeh,” Reports His Wife
Mostafa Tajzadeh’s wife was recently able to visit with him after he was banned from having visitors and making telephone calls for 56 days. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, his wife, Fakhrolsadat Mohtashamipour reported of increasing abuse and pressure on the prisoner of conscience. “It appears they have transferred someone to Mr. Tajzadeh’s cell, who has a few problems. When I asked my husband about him, all he said was ‘God willing, he will heal him,’ and he did not explain further. I am concerned about who is next to my husband and how he is dealing with this. I think they want to use different ways to weaken Mr. Tajzadeh’s morale, but most likely, they will not succeed, because he endured four months in solitary confinement with all that pressure, and he was able to maintain his spirits, so the new games won’t be able to make a change in his spirits,” she said.
Imprisoned Unionist Undergoes Surgery Shackled To Bed
Imprisoned teacher Hashem Khastar, 57, was transferred back to Mashad’s Vakilabad Prison on Tuesday, only 24 hours after undergoing surgery at Mashad’s Imam Reza Hospital. Eight soldiers escorted Khastar back to prison, despite prison authorities’ prior promises to allow him medical leave after his surgery. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights [...]
Daughter of Iranian-Dutch Prisoner on Death Row Pleads For Help
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, daughter of imprisoned Iranian-Dutch citizen, Zahra Bahrami who is facing the death sentence on charges of drug trafficking, expressed that the charges waged against her mother are not true, and that her mother has made confessions against herself under duress. Bahrami’s daughter told [...]
The Intelligence Ministry sends Three Lawyers To Prison
Following prison sentences for three lawyers representing the Gonabadi dervishes, the pressure mounts on lawyers representing human rights cases. The three lawyers, Mostafa Daneshjoo, Farshid yadollahi, and Amir Eslami, have been found guilty of “propagating lies and creating public anxiety,” while their clients have been acquitted of the charge of “acting against national security.” The plaintiff in the case of Yadollahi and Eslami was the Kish Island Intelligence Office. The two men were sentenced to six months in prison. Morteza Daneshjoo was also sentenced by a Mazandaran appeals court to seven months in prison during his defense of two Gonabadi dervishes from Neka.
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