HRANA – Former inmates of Suite 35 at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj have provided HRANA with accounts alleging the systematic mistreatment of prisoners, including physical assaults, the use of pipes as instruments of corporal punishment, denial of medical care, and the transfer of injured detainees to the facility. Multiple independent testimonies repeatedly identified a […]
HRANA – Homeyra Sharifi, one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests and currently imprisoned in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to five years in prison. The Afghan national is reportedly suffering from both physical and psychological health problems and has been denied adequate medical care. The five-year prison sentence was recently communicated to […]
HRANA – The convictions of Rostam Shahpari Talkh Abi and Iman Shahpari Nia, who were arrested during the January 2026 protests, have been fully upheld by the Khuzestan Province Court of Appeals. In a joint case, Branch 1 of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court had previously sentenced each of them to two years in prison along […]
HRANA – The prison sentences of Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman, two British citizens currently held in Evin Prison, have been upheld in full by the Court of Appeals. The couple had previously been sentenced to 10 years in prison each by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of “espionage.” According to […]
HRANA – The Supreme Court of Iran has upheld the death sentences of Raouf Sheikh Maroufi and Mohammad Faraji, two political prisoners held in Bukan Prison. According to Kurdpa, the death sentences of Raouf Sheikh Maroufi and Mohammad Faraji have been confirmed by the Supreme Court. Based on the report, the death sentences were recently […]
HRANA – Diana Taherabadi, a 16-year-old who was arrested during the January protests, remains detained in the Juvenile Correction and Rehabilitation Center section of Kachooie Prison in Karaj. A source familiar with the teenager’s family confirmed the matter to HRANA, stating: “Despite the passage of 126 days since Diana Taherabadi’s arrest, she is still being […]
HRANA– Nima Araban, a 17-year-old teenager and one of those arrested during the 2026 protests in Naein, remains in a state of legal limbo at the Isfahan Juvenile Correction and Rehabilitation Center. He has been prosecuted in a joint case alongside Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi, one of the protesters who was executed. Based on information received […]
HRANA – Ruhollah Korki, a political prisoner held in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, has been sentenced to death. Based on information received by HRANA, Ruhollah Korki was sentenced to death. Some time ago, the indictment against this citizen was issued on charges including “publishing and disclosing confidential documents,” “cooperation with the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK),” […]
France announced on Saturday it has banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from entry for mocking bound activists seized by Israeli soldiers on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. “From today, Itamar Ben Gvir is banned from entering French territory” after “his reprehensible actions towards French and European citizens” who were part of the humanitarian […]
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HRANA – Craig and Lindsay Foreman, two British citizens imprisoned in Evin Prison, have gone on strike in protest against their detention conditions and the suspension of their ability to make phone calls to their family. According to BBC, a British couple imprisoned in Evin Prison has launched a hunger strike. The report states that […]
HRANA – Branch 13 of Tehran Province Criminal Court One has issued new verdicts for six defendants in the case known as “Ekbatan Town.” According to the ruling, Milad Armoun, Alireza Kafaei, and Amir Mohammad Khosh-Eghbal were each sentenced to imprisonment and payment of diyah (blood money) on charges of participation in murder. Navid Najaran, […]
HRANA – Shahab Dalili, an Iranian citizen and U.S. permanent resident who had been imprisoned in Evin Prison, was released after serving 10 years in prison. Following his release, he returned to the United States. According to HRANA, Shahab Dalili has been released. Radio Farda, confirming the report, wrote that after more than a decade […]
HRANA – Arshia Gheysar Beigi, a resident of Sarableh in Ilam Province, was violently arrested by security forces on May 5, 2026. He is now facing charges of “moharebeh” (enmity against God) and “corruption on earth.” Based on information received by HRANA, on May 6, 2026, the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office of Chardavol County […]
HRANA – At least 30 women were arrested in Razavi Khorasan Province during the January 2026 protests and the security developments concurrent with the war, and were transferred to the so-called “Aramesh” ward and the quarantine section of Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. According to HRANA, the identities of 30 women arrested in Razavi Khorasan Province […]
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HRANA – Samira (Fatemeh) Rezvanifar, one of those arrested during the 2026 nationwide protests in Mashhad, has been held in legal limbo in Vakilabad Prison for nearly four months. Based on information received by HRANA, Ms. Rezvanifar was arrested by security forces on January 17, 2026, during the nationwide protests in Mashhad. Following her arrest, […]
HRANA – Iman Sadeghi, one of those arrested during the 2026 nationwide protests in Kashan, has been held in legal limbo in the city’s prison for more than three months. Based on information received by HRANA, Iman Sadeghi was arrested on January 31, 2026, during the nationwide protests of January 2026 at his family home […]
HRANA – Azadeh (Masoumeh) Yaghoubi, a resident of Mashhad, has been detained for more than three months following her arrest by security forces during the nationwide protests and remains held without clarification of her legal status in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. Based on information received by HRANA, Ms. Yaghoubi was arrested by security forces in […]
HRANA – More than 50 days after his arrest, Payam Afkhami, a Tehran resident, remains in a state of uncertainty. The continued lack of information regarding Mr. Afkhami’s fate has intensified concerns among his family members. According to HRANA, the uncertain status of detained Tehran resident Payam Afkhami has now entered its 52nd day. A […]
HRANA – Majid Jamshidzadeh, a student at Iran University of Science and Technology and one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests, is currently serving his prison sentence in Evin Prison. He had previously been sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. According to HRANA News Agency, […]
HRANA – Akram and Azam Daneshvar-Kar, sisters of Akbar Daneshvar-Kar, an executed political prisoner, have been in detention for two weeks after being arrested by security forces and transferred to Qarchak Prison in Varamin. Based on information received by HRANA, Akram and Azam Daneshvar-Kar, sisters of Akbar Daneshvar-Kar, the executed political prisoner, were arrested on […]
HRANA – The death sentence of Sasan Azadvar Junaqani, who was arrested during the January 2026 protests and is currently being held in one of the solitary confinement cells of Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, has been upheld by the Supreme Court. Based on information received by HRANA, his death sentence was upheld by the Supreme […]
HRANA – Ilya Ben-Rashid, one of those arrested during the January protests in Shahin Shahr, has been in detention for nearly 100 days and is currently being held in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. Recently, a court session was held to address the charges against him, including moharebeh (enmity against God), at the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. […]
HRANA – Vahid Chavaran, a political prisoner, has been serving his sentence in exile in Zahedan Prison since May of 2025. Despite suffering from physical health issues, he has been deprived of proper medical care and family visits. An informed source close to Chavaran’s family confirmed the situation to HRANA, stating: “Vahid is suffering from […]
HRANA – The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Naser Bakrzadeh, a political prisoner held in Urmia Prison, for the third time. He had previously been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Urmia on charges of espionage for Israel. According to Kurdpa, following confirmation by Iran’s highest judicial authority, the ruling […]
HRANA- Ali Soveidi, a Sunni prisoner held in Ward 8 of Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, was transferred from prison to a hospital due to his deteriorating physical condition. A source close to Mr. Soveidi’s family, confirming the news, told HRANA: “This Sunni prisoner suffers from several illnesses, including kidney problems, diabetes, and high blood lipids. […]
HRANA – Soheil Arabi, a political defendant imprisoned in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, is still being held in a state of uncertainty in this prison. He was recently summoned to attend an interrogation session after receiving an official notice. An informed source close to Arabi’s family confirmed the news to HRANA, stating: “Mr. Arabi […]
HRANA – Roozbeh Alipour, the brother of Babak Alipour, an executed political prisoner, remains in a state of uncertainty 87 days after his arrest. The lack of information about his fate has heightened his family’s concerns. An informed source close to Mr. Alipour’s family confirmed this in a conversation with HRANA, stating: “During this period, […]
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HRANA – Nearly three weeks after their arrests, Behzad Basiri and Mandana Sotoudeh, a Baha’i couple living in Shiraz, along with Mahsa Sotoudeh, another Baha’i resident of the city, remain in a state of uncertainty. The lack of information about their fate has caused growing concern among their families and relatives. Based on information received […]