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Unable to Locate Activists, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Illegally Detains Their Family Members

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The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has illegally detained or summoned close relatives of at least three activists from northwestern Iran since anti-government protests erupted in the region in late December 2017, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. “One of the main principles of modern law is that… everyone is responsible for their own actions,” Iranian attorney Mohammad Moghimi told CHRI on January 22, 2018. “Ethics, fairness and justice dictate that no one should be punished for another person’s crimes.” “This principle has been in [Iran’s] Islamic Penal…

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Detainees Arrested in Iranian Protests Facing Charges That Carry Death Penalty

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Some detainees arrested in the protests that broke out in Iran’s Hamadan and Khuzestan provinces in December 2017 are facing charges that are punishable by death, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. “Some of them have been investigated, interrogated and charged with ‘rebellion,’” said a legal source in the city of Izeh, Khuzestan Province, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. “The families of the freed detainees have been threatened a lot and are too afraid to talk,” added the source. “Most…

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More than 150 Detained Iranian Protesters Have Requested “Pills,” Reports Committee

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Credible Sources Report That Detainees Told to Request Pills to Speed Up Release More than 150 people detained in the protests that broke out in Iran in December 2017 have requested opioid addiction treatment pills, according to the Tehran-based Committee for the Defense of the Dey 1396 Detainees. The committee’s statement follows credible reports that detainees in Tehran were told to admit to being drug addicts to speed up their release. “Out of about 400 people detained in the first three days [December 30, 2017-January 1, 2018], more than 150 asked for pills for…

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Activists Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee Beaten and Transferred to Different Prison

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  Political prisoners Atena Daemi and Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee were beaten by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran’s Evin Prison and transferred to Gharchak Prison in the city of Varamin, 37 miles south of the capital. “Atena called us this morning [January 25] and told us what happened,” Daemi’s mother, Masoumeh Nemati, told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). “She said that at 6:30 in the afternoon on January 24, agents came to theWomen’s Ward and told her and Golrokh that they need to come with them to the prison’s office…

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The situation of the recent detainees in Kermanshah and Ilam is still unknown

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Seven bloggers and human rights activists have been arrested in Kermanshah and Ilam, and after a few weeks, nothing has been announced/published about their current situation and status.   According to human rights sources, during a new wave of arrests, Bahman Maleki, Farhad Heshmati, Ali Kouchakpour, Keivan Mohamadi and Hosein Tahmasbi in Kermanshah, and Javad Kheibar and Laleh Aghaei, were arrested in Ilam and their situation is still unknown. The reports show that Bahman Maleki was arrested at work on 30 December 2017, and was transferred to an unknown location…

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3,700 people were arrested during Iran protests, lawmaker says

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Roughly 4000 people were arrested during recent anti-Regime protests in Iran, one of the country’s lawmakers claimed on Tuesday. Police and Sepah also arrested a large number of demonstrators in Tehran protests. The number is far higher than the 450 people Iranian authorities previously said were detained. US officials had put the number held at 1,000. Tehran member of parliament Mahmoud Sadeghi said Tuesday that 3,700 people had been arrested, including 40 to 68 students, in 5 days of protests that broke out in late December. He added that “due…

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No news of arrested Christian converts in Iran

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Seven new Christian converts have recently been arrested in Tehran and Karaj. So far, there is no information on the status of the converts, according to Human Rights Reporters in Iran.   Human Rights Watch has reported that on December 20, 2017, Security forces arrested Farhad Karimi, Vahid Aboulghasemi and Amir Reza Kamali, the Tehran-based new Christian converts, in North Tehran and West Tehran. In addition, these forces interrogated the converts and raided their homes.   According to this report, there is no information on the status of Karimi, Aboulghasemi…

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Four Christians Arrested in Iran

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Sources are reporting that four ministers from the Church in Karaj, Iran have been arrested by Sepah (Revolutionary guard). Their homes were invaded on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The ministers that have been arrested are: Brother Amin Khaki and Brother Milad Goudarzi: arrested in their homes: Brother Shahab Shahi and Brother Alireza Nourmohamadi were arrested during meetings with believers. They are being held in an unknown location and have not been allowed to speak to their families or anyone else. It seems certain that they will be held in solitary…

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UN Special Rapporteur: Despite “Encouraging Signs,” Human Rights Deteriorating in Iran

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Asma Jahangir, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In presenting her semi-annual 2017 report on Iran to the United Nations General Assembly, UN Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir noted positive developments in the country while describing the ongoing deterioration of human rights. “The current human rights situation in Iran is deeply concerning in many respects, but I also believe that there are some encouraging signs which I hope will be realized in the near future,” said Jahangir in presenting a full report to the UN General Assembly on…

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A Group Of Erfan-e-Halgheh Activists Arrested In Tehran

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HRANA News Agency – A group of supporters of Erfan-e-Halgheh, who had started hunger strike and protest in the tomb of the founder of Islamic Republic, in support of Mohammad Ali Taheri, were arrested and transferred to security police office of Shahr-eRey. Most of the arrestees were released on the highway, and ten people were transferred to Vozara detention centre for processing the case. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), approximately 100 supporters of Erfan-e-Halgheh, who intended to start a hunger strike in Imam Zadeh…

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