At a
Glance
International Condemnation of
massacred in the refugee
Camp of Ashraf in Iraq
UNAMI delegation visits Camp Ashraf
to assess the situation following reports of massacre
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Baghdad, 3 September 2013 - 24 hours after the tragic events that took place in Camp Ashraf,
a UNAMI delegation led by the Deputy Special Representative of the United
Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG), Mr. Gyorgy Busztin, and including UNAMI
Chief of Human Rights and of Medical Sections, conducted a visit to the camp
yesterday, where they met separately with the camp’s surviving residents and
the commander of Diyala’s Police. كوردىInside the camp, the delegation witnessed 52 bodies in a makeshift morgue. All the deceased appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds, the majority of them in the head and the upper body, and several with their hands tied. The delegation also saw several damaged buildings, including one burnt, and was shown quantities of explosives.
The delegation was informed by the camp’s
residents that seven persons were still missing.
After UNAMI’s mediation between the Iraqi
authorities and the camp’s residents, the latter agreed to allow Iraqi
ambulances to transport the bodies of the deceased to the morgue in Baquba. The
Chief of Human Rights Office and other members of the delegation remained in Camp Ashraf
for further monitoring.
Reiterating his previous statement, the UN
Envoy expressed his outrage at the brutal killing of the camp’s residents. Mr.
Busztin took note of the statement issued by the Government of Iraq announcing
it has initiated its own investigation into the tragic events and acknowledging
its responsibility for the safety of the camp’s residents. “I call on the Iraqi
government to ensure that a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation
into this atrocious crime is conducted without delay and that the results of
the investigation are made public”, he said.
Underscoring the utmost volatility of the
situation, as Camp
Ashraf does not provide
an adequate level of security for its residents, Mr. Busztin affirmed that
“until the camps residents are relocated to safety, all measures must be taken
to protect their lives”.
UNAMI urges all parties to act responsibly
in the relocation process to Camp Hurriya
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“We strongly hope all parties will act responsibly and that the process of relocation to
The UN Envoy repeatedly urged both sides to
act responsibly and to show restraint to prevent any violence during the
relocation process. “The United Nations has made tireless efforts to facilitate
an agreement between the two sides, and went every extra mile for peaceful
relocation,” Mr. Busztin added.
“The UN stands ready to monitor the
process, should an agreement be reached between all parties involved to
relocate voluntarily to Camp Hurriya ,” Mr. Busztin
concluded.
1 September 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned
an attack on an Iranian exile camp near the Iraqi capital of Baghdad ,
and urged the Government to launch an investigation into what happened.
“The Secretary-General deplores the tragic events in Camp Ashraf
today that have reportedly left 47 killed,” his spokesperson said in a statement. “He
expresses his sorrow and extends his deepest condolences to the families of the
victims.”
Iraqi authorities have confirmed that medical support is being
delivered to the Camp, according to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
More than 3,000 residents have been relocated to a transit facility
know as Camp Liberty while the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) carries out a
process to determine their refugee status, and resettle them outside of the
country, in line with an agreement signed in December 2011 between the UN and
the Iraqi Government.
This resettlement is a priority for UNAMI, in whose work Mr. Ban
reiterated that he has “full support for and his absolute confidence”.
The UN mission said it intends to rapidly conduct it own assessment
of the violence.
In today's statement, Mr. Ban urged the Government to restore
security in the Camp and stressed that it is its responsibility to “ensure the
safety and security” of the residents.
He also called for the Government of Iraq to promptly investigate
the incident and disclose the findings.
UNHCR
statement on
today's attack on Iraq 's Camp
Ashraf
UNHCR has received reports this morning of an attack on While we are still seeking detail of what occurred it appears that deadly force has been used and that a number of people have been killed or wounded. UNHCR strongly condemns this attack. The use of violence against a civilian population is unacceptable in any circumstances.
We call on the Iraqi authorities to immediately ensure the security of the residents. It is important that the violence stop and that medical help be urgently provided for the wounded.
Updated: Warning graphic photos: Sept. 1 massacre of Camp Ashraf Iranians
Published on Sunday, 01
September 2013 12:44
Camp Ashraf: 60 professional killers of Iraq's Maliki massacred Iranian dissidents
Published on Tuesday, 03
September 2013 18:15
NCRI - In an earlier statement, the Iranian Resistance had
disclosed part of details of the September 1 massacre in 1- Sixty men in the assaulting force belonged to Maliki’s special division called “Golden Division”. This division is composed of professional killers and already has been named by Americans as “Dirty Division”.
2. On Saturday, August 31, Major General Jamil Shemeri, Commander of Diyala Police, sent a number of officers of the battalion protecting
3. Following the September 1 massacre, Shemeri briefed all police and army forces in
4. A group of eight, experts in working with explosives, were taken from the prime ministry in
5. Beside exploding many vehicles, trailers, rooms and other facilities in Ashraf, the assaulting force planted explosives on many vehicles to be detonated from remote distance.
6. As advised by regime’s ambassador in
7. A day prior to the assault (August 31), a meeting was held at the police headquarters in Khalis where Commander of Diyala Police, Commander of Diyala Operations, Commander of the 5th Division stationed in Diyala, and the Commander of the protective force in Ashraf participated. In the meeting, several military and security commanders from
8. Lieutenant General Ali Ghaidan, Commander of Iraqi Army, participated in that meeting via telephone communication and issued final orders for the attack. Ghaidan has been summoned by the
9. Brigadier General Ragheb Hamid is from the IRGC 9 Badr group and because of his active role in the slaughter of Hawija, he was elevated to brigadier general.
Press Statement
Marie Harf
Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
September 1, 2013
The We are deeply concerned about these reports and are in regular contact with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), as well as Government of Iraq officials. We support UNAMI's efforts to conduct its own assessment of the situation and call on the Government of Iraq to fully support those efforts.
We further call on Iraqi authorities to act with urgency to immediately ensure medical assistance to the wounded and to secure the camp against any further violence or harm to the residents. We underscore the responsibility of the Government of Iraq and all relevant stakeholders to ensure the safety and security of residents at both
Situation at
Press Statement
Marie Harf
Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
September 6, 2013
We are continuing to follow with urgency the situation at We further reiterate our support for the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMI) and its efforts to conduct an independent fact finding investigation into this terrible event and to document what took place. We have called on the Government of Iraq to fully support UNAMI’s efforts to conduct a full investigation of its own and to help find and return to safety those who are missing. We insist that the perpetrators of this barbarous act be brought to justice.
We also note the troubling statements issued by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) praising the attack, and call on the Government of Iran to use whatever influence it might have with groups that may be holding missing persons from the camp to secure their immediate release.
Regarding the immediate situation at
The State Department has appointed a Senior Advisor for MEK Resettlement, Jonathan Winer, to oversee our efforts to help resettle the residents of Camp Hurriya to safe, permanent, and secure locations outside of Iraq, in addition to those countries, such as Albania, that have admirably assisted the United Nations in this important humanitarian mission.
September 1, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and
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“Our thoughts go out to the families and friends of the victims of this senseless violence. We also wish a full recovery to those injured.
“We call on the Government of Iraq to protect these individuals and continue to work within the United Nations framework.
“Although reports remain unconfirmed as to who was responsible for this act of violence,
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2013
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Statement by High Representative Catherine
Ashton
on the killing of residents at Camp Ashraf
The High Representative of the European
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the
Commission issued the following statement today:
"I condemn in the strongest terms the
killings that took place at Camp
Ashraf yesterday, which
according to various reports claimed the lives of numerous camp residents. My
sincere condolences go out to the families
of the victims and I extend my wishes for a speedy recovery to those who were
injured in yesterday's violence.
The circumstances in which this brutal
incident took place must be clarified and those found to be responsible must be
held fully accountable. I welcome the decision of the Government of Iraq to
open an inquiry. I further call on the Iraqi authorities to ensure that the
residents of the Camp are protected from any further violence and that the
wounded obtain all necessary medical assistance.
The EU is committed to a peaceful solution
of the Camp Ashraf issue and I fully support U'AMI's
decision, under its humanitarian mandate, to conduct an independent and
transparent assessment of this tragic event. I call on all parties and
particularly the Government of Iraq to facilitate U'AMI's fact-finding
efforts."
Foreign Office Minister condemns violence at Camp Ashraf , Iraq
Published 2 September
2013
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt appalled to hear
of Sunday's violence at Foreign Office Minister, Alistair Burt, said:
I am appalled to hear of the violence at
Our Embassy in Baghdad
is in close contact with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq , who are
making an urgent assessment of the situation. We support their work, and call
on the Government of Iraq to assist the UN fully. The Government of Iraq must
also do everything necessary to ensure the safety of the residents and care for
survivors, and must conduct an urgent and transparent investigation into what
took place, and ensure those responsible are brought to justice.
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Violence against civilians, particularly refugees, is unacceptable.
Roma 02 September 2013
“A very serious incident which arouses deep concern. The
loss of human lives is completely unacceptable and must be condemned with the
utmost firmness”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s statement on the news
from “We expect the Iraqi Government to clarify immediately the details of an incident which appears, from the information available at present, to be dramatic. The safety of the residents of
“The immediate priority is for the Iraqi authorities to provide all necessary help to the wounded”, continued Minister Bonino. “But the question of refugees in
Press releases
Iraq :
Impartial investigation of Camp
Ashraf deaths crucial
2 September 2013
Amnesty International urges the Iraqi authorities to
conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into violence at “On previous occasions the Iraqi authorities have failed to conduct effective investigations into attacks on camps housing Iranian exiles. This has meant that no one has been held accountable for these incidents, and that residents live in constant fear for their safety,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Deputy Director for the Middle East and
“The authorities must ensure that an inquiry into yesterday’s violence is promptly carried out and that it is independent, transparent and in full conformity with international standards.”
The circumstances of the event are disputed. Residents claim that Iraqi security forces attacked the camp and killed several residents. Several victims were allegedly arrested and hand-cuffed before being shot dead. However, Iraqi officials have provided different accounts of what happened, including blaming infighting among camp residents.
Some 100 Iranian exiles remained at
Earlier this year deadly attacks were launched against
A leader of the Mukhtar Army, a Shi’a militia, has told the media on several occasions that his group was responsible for attacks on
“The failure of the Iraqi authorities to investigate and bring to justice those allegedly responsible for previous attacks is unacceptable and is putting lives at risk,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui. “The government of
Background:
After the March 2003 US-led invasion of
In April 2011, Iraqi troops stormed
In 2011 the Iraqi government announced the closure of
According to a December 2011 memorandum of understanding between the UN and the government of
Last Update 3 September
2013
FIDH and the League for the Defence of
Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) call on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)
to release as soon as possible its report of investigation into the acts of
violence perpetrated in Camp Ashraf [1] on 1st September, which led to the death of possibly
up to 52 camp residents. Both organizations also urge the Iraqi authorities to
immediately launch an independent and impartial investigation as the government
has pledged to do.
The UNAMI team, which visitedCamp
Ashraf on 2nd September,
is due to establish the number of people who died on Sunday and the cause for
their deaths.
“In any case, the primary responsibility for the events that occurred on Sunday lies with the Iraqi authorities. While the circumstances of the attack remain unclear as of today, FIDH firmly hopes that no government orders were issued to attack the camp, and that the government’s own investigation into what can only be labelled as ’extra-judicial killings’ will lead to the arrest and fair trial of the perpetrators”, declared Dr Karim Lahidji, FIDH president.
Following a December 2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and the Iraqi government, the UNHCR has been processing requests for international protection from more than 3,000 residents of Camp Ashraf, most of whom have since then been transferred to Camp Hurriya (formerly known as Camp Liberty) in north eastern Baghdad.
“UNAMI and UNHCR have deployed noticeable efforts to resettle these Iranian exiles abroad. While the resettlement of at least 162 - mostly in Albania - is a first good step, the recent incident, which comes in the wake of other attacks against Camp Hurriya’s residents in 2013 , makes it even more urgent to speed up the process, in compliance with international refugee law", Karim Lahidji added.
Finally, FIDH is extremely worried by the statement of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, which welcomed and endorsed the killing ofCamp Ashraf ’s
residents as “a historical revenge of brave children of martyred Iraqi mujaheds”.
This can only imply involvement in or supporting such extra-judicial killings.
The UNAMI team, which visited
“In any case, the primary responsibility for the events that occurred on Sunday lies with the Iraqi authorities. While the circumstances of the attack remain unclear as of today, FIDH firmly hopes that no government orders were issued to attack the camp, and that the government’s own investigation into what can only be labelled as ’extra-judicial killings’ will lead to the arrest and fair trial of the perpetrators”, declared Dr Karim Lahidji, FIDH president.
Following a December 2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and the Iraqi government, the UNHCR has been processing requests for international protection from more than 3,000 residents of Camp Ashraf, most of whom have since then been transferred to Camp Hurriya (formerly known as Camp Liberty) in north eastern Baghdad.
“UNAMI and UNHCR have deployed noticeable efforts to resettle these Iranian exiles abroad. While the resettlement of at least 162 - mostly in Albania - is a first good step, the recent incident, which comes in the wake of other attacks against Camp Hurriya’s residents in 2013 , makes it even more urgent to speed up the process, in compliance with international refugee law", Karim Lahidji added.
Finally, FIDH is extremely worried by the statement of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, which welcomed and endorsed the killing of
Footnotes
[1] PRESS RELEASE
According
to the information received, Iraqi security forces attacked Camp Ashraf
early on 1stSeptember 2013, where about 100 people lived after most of its
residents were relocated to Camp
Liberty in 2012.
According to a UNAMI press release, “all the deceased appeared to have suffered
gunshot wounds, the majority of them in the head and the upper body, and
several with their hands tied”[1]. OMCT is also gravely concerned about the
whereabouts and fate of seven residents, who were reportedly abducted during
the attack, and urges the authorities to immediately release them.
“The attack
has to be investigated promptly and independently in accordance with
international standards, and those responsible for this attack have to be
brought to justice”, said Gerald Staberock, Secretary General of OMCT.
OMCT has
already expressed many times its concern over the security conditions for the
residents of both camps, including after the rocket and mortar attack on Camp Liberty
in February 2013 that left eight people dead and several injured. OMCT recalls
that Iraq
has clear obligations under international human rights law to ensure the safety
of both camps residents.
About 3’100
members of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), an Iranian
opposition group, were relocated in 2012 to a temporary facility nearby Bagdad
known as Camp Liberty, after having lived several years in Camp Ashraf. About
100 individuals remained in Camp
Ashraf to protect and
organise the transfer of the residents’ belongings in line with an agreement
reached with the Iraqi government.
The United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has repeatedly recalled that the
residents of these camps are asylum seekers underdoing the refugee status
determination and thus entitled to international protection.
The OMCT
recalls that it considers vital to find a viable and durable solution for the
residents of the camps in compliance with human rights law and calls on the
international community to step up its efforts to prevent further serious human
rights violations against the camps residents.
After the
USA handed the protection of Camp Ashraf over to the authorities of Iraq in
January 2009 and despite guarantees by the Iraqi government, the camp has been
raided on at least two occasions by the Iraqi security forces in view of
expulsing its residents and closing the camp. The attacks led to the deaths of
47 residents and hundreds of injured. The residents were also subjected to numerous
acts of harassment, among others, family members or lawyers being prevented
from entering the camp and the use by Iraqi security forces of powerful
loudspeakers to psychologically harass them.
Sunday,
08 September 2013
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi authorities are planning to relocate the remaining
residents of a camp housing dozens of Iranian exiles where 52 people were
killed last week, the United Nations mission to the country said Saturday.The eviction could prove contentious. The Shiite-led Iraqi government long has wanted to remove the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq dissident group from Camp Ashraf, a Saddam Hussein-era compound about 95 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of the Iraqi capital, but the exiles have been extremely reluctant to leave.
Thousands of camp residents relocated to a Baghdad-area facility on what is meant to be a temporary basis last year following months of negotiations.
A core of about 100 MEK members stayed behind, 52 of whom were killed in shootings Sunday that the group blames on Iraqi security forces. Another seven people are missing and are believed to be detained, according to the MEK. Iraqi officials contend that an internal dispute was to blame.
The U.N. mission to
Deputy U.N. envoy Gyorgy Busztin called on both sides to exercise restraint to avoid any violence during the relocation. He said the U.N. is ready to monitor the process.
"We strongly hope all parties will act responsibly and that the process of relocation to
Ali al-Moussawi, the spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, confirmed that an order has been issued to evict the residents. He declined to say when the transfer would take place, but said the government insists it happen "as soon as possible."
The MEK opposes
The MEK's continued presence inside
The group says it renounced violence in 2001 and camp residents were disarmed by
Shahriar Kia, a spokesman for the MEK residents, said in a statement that the Iraqi government is planning to "massacre" the remaining residents and called on the
A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, Marie Harf, said in a statement Friday that
Efforts to resettle the exiles outside Iraq has been slow because the U.N. has had difficulty securing commitments from member states to accept them and because some of them are reluctant to be separated from their comrades. They do not want to return to
A total of 198 former residents of the two camps have been resettled abroad so far, most to
Execution
Posted on: 2nd September, 2013
http://hra-news.org/en/a-prisoner-has-been-hagned-in-public-in-isfahan
HRANA News Agency – A prisoner has been
hanged in public in Khomeini Shahr on charge of drug trafficking yesterday
morning.
According to a report by IRIB, the prosecutor of Khomeini
Shahr said: “This prisoner was 32 years old and had been arrested in 2011 on
charge of having 740 gr. Krack.”Gholami said: “The verdict was confirmed by the
Persian Source: http://www.asriran.com/fa/news/293721/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%82%D8%A7%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%82%DA%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1
Iran: Man hanged in public in Isfahan
Published on Monday, 02
September 2013 20:47
NCRI - The Iranian regime's henchmen hanged a man in public
on Saturday in the city of The 32-year-old man had been arrested in 2011 on drug related charges. He was hanged in public in Khomeini Shahr district of Isfahan.
According to a report, another man from
Qasem Zardkouh was arrested in mid-August in the city of
The intelligence ministry at first avoided delivering his body to his family and threatened them to keep silent. Signs of torture and beating could clearly be seen on his body.
So far, the number of executions since sham presidential elections in June has reached to at least 143 with 40 taking place after Hassan Rouhani has assumed office.
Last Tuesday, Hassan Rouhani’s government turned down a request by Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in
Since two years ago that Ahmed Shaheed has been designated as the United Nations Rapporteur for Human Rights in
A Kurdish civilian is sentenced to death
Posted on: 2nd September, 2013
http://hra-news.org/en/a-kurdish-civilian-is-sentenced-to-death
HRANA News Agency – A Kurdish prisoner’s from Salmas death
sentence has been confirmed by the Supreme Court and he is now in the danger of
execution.According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a Kurdish civilian from Behyek village of Salmas whose name is Hamid Atmani (Ariana), 30 years old, the son of Farzami, has been sentenced to death by the revolutionary court of Salmas on charge of drug trafficking.
Hamid Atmani had been arrested on June 2012 by the security forces and was in Salmas prison. He has been transferred to Urumie prison when his death sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court.
He can ask for appeal in the next 20 days.
Three Prisoners Executed in Iran- One Hanged in Public
Wednesday,
04 September 2013 18:25
http://iranhr.net/spip.php?article2865
According to the Iranian state broadcasting one boy was hanged in the Karoun Prison of Ahwaz (southwestern
The state broadcasting also reported about public hanging of a prisoner in Khomeini Shahr (
None of the prisoners were identified by name.
Persian Source: http://www.mehrnews.com/detail/News/2128196
Two Prisoners Hanged in Western
Iran- One Hanged in Public
http://iranhr.net/spip.php?article2868
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, a prisoner identified as "J. H." was hanged at the Imam Hossein Square of Ilam.
Ali Kamali, the public relation spokesman of Ilam Judiciary told IRNA that "J.H. who was 23 year old and from Ilam was convicted of murdering another person identified as "A. M" 5 years ago".
Since the exact date of birth of the prisoner is not known,
Another prisoner was hanged in the prison of Sanandaj (Iranian Kurdestan) yesterday, reported the Kurdish website "Kurdpa" (unofficial). The prisoner was identified as "Yunes Asadi" and was convicted of rape, said the report.
Persian Source: http://www.kurdpa.net/farsi/index.php?cat=idame&id=11917
Letter from Death Row: Zanyar and Loghman Moradi Cry for their
Lives
September 08, 2013
http://persian2english.com/?p=24660
Zanyar (left) and Loghman (right)
Moradi have been imprisoned and in danger of execution since their unlawful
arrested on August 2, 2009.
New letter from young
Kurdish political prisoners Zanyar and Loghman Moradi, addressed to Dr. Ahmed
Shaheed (United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran ) and Human
Rights advocacy institutions: “Save us from execution!
Dear
Dr. Ahmed Shaheed,
RESPECTFUL GREETINGS:Receiving such a letter [from a political prisoner] may not be anything new to you, but we [Zanyar and Loghman Moradi] [have no option but to] rely on and seek the help of the United Nations and Human Rights organizations in order to prove our innocence and save our lives from the unjust death sentences that have been imposed on us. If needed, we will write [more] letters [to you] in order to save ourselves from our intricate situation and this unjust sentence.
As we have communicated to you before, we have endured much pain and suffering in the past five years. [We have been subjected to:] scenarios fabricated by the Ministry of Intelligence, acts of revenge and hatred aimed to destroy the youth [of this land], isolation from our families, and ordeals better left unsaid so that we [don't conjure up] the bitter and unpleasant memories associated with them. After enduring all the suffering, and despite the spread of information about our situation, we continue to feel extreme agony and fatigue. However, [Human Rights organizations and the United Nations] have helped prevent the spread of our wounds [and the weakening of our resolve by providing us with humanitarian aid]. We owe being alive up until now to their efforts. Another reason is that our innocence has given us the self-confidence to repeatedly state the fact that we have been victims of a false and fabricated judicial case filed against us.
As we have written in the past, in all stages of our case, from arrest to the time the sentence was handed down, the laws were belligerently broken. [Some of these unlawful acts include:] Long and severe torture, which led to the maiming of our bodies; months-long solitary confinement; lack of the possibility to visit with or even make phone calls to our family members; intimidation; personal and religious insults; and forcing us to make false, self-incriminating confessions.
We have no hope in the Islamic Republic to investigate and follow up with our case. However, as two young men on death row, as two men who live under the shadow of imminent death, we expect you to [take the necessary measures] in order to restore the violated rights of us, two Kurdish citizens, and other prisoners of conscience as well.
Thank you,
Zanyar Moradi
Loghman Moradi
Ghohardasht Prison [Rajai Shahr Prison],
September 5, 2013
16 Sunni prisoners were released and 5 sentenced to death
Posted on: 6th September, 2013
http://hra-news.org/en/16-sunni-prisoners-released-5-sentenced-death
HRANA News Agency – Sixteen Sunni prisoners in Rajaie Shahr
prison have been released as they spent all of their imprisonment verdict and
five priosners have been sentenced to death.According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), The Sunni prisoners who were arrested mostly in groups and in mosques have been released after spending their imprisonment verdicts.
A Sunni prisoner told HRANA reporter that “these 16 prisoners spent all of their verdicts and as they were arrested in groups and mosques some people mislead the story and pretend that the prisoners have been released according to a conditional forgiveness but the reality is that the authorities were against the earlier releasing of even one of them. As well the imprisonment verdict of about 10-12 more Sunni prisoners will end in the next few days.”
“At the same time five Sunni prisoners have been sentenced to death and in total 25 of us is in danger of execution. Also two Sunni brothers who are in the same ward that we are, have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in total.”
The following names are the prisoners who have been released:
Seyyed Taha Karimi imprisoned for 20 months
Jafar Pouya imprisoned for 24 months
Masoud Abdollahi imprisoned for 22 months
Naser Pirkherzri imprisoned for 18 months
Mohammad Shafie Rahmanpour imprisoned for 20 months
Ayoub Ebrahimzadeh imprisoned for 20 months
Abdolwahab Maroofzadeh imprisoned for 20 months
Kaveh Rasoulpoor imprisoned for 18 months
Yousef Feizi imprisoned for 20 months
Nemat Azadkhah imprisoned for 20 months
Sherkooh Ghamarivand imprisoned for 20 months
Hadi Moloodi imprisoned for 20 months
Mohammad Najjari imprisoned for 18 months
Hassan Abdollahi imprisoned for 24 months
The websites with trends to regime reported their releasing as a conditional release.
Iran: Three prisoners hanged in Rasht
Published on Sunday, 08
September 2013
NCRI - The Iranian regime's henchmen have hanged three
prisoners in a prison in the city of the The prisoners have been identified by their initials: M.R., 45; A.A. and A. M. Two of the prisoner had been arrested on drug related charges.
The three victims were executed on Saturday in the city's central prison.
Persian Source: http://www.iribnews.ir/NewsText.aspx?ID=2070953
Prisoners of Conscience
Pezhman Zafarmand has been transferred to ward 350 of Evin
Posted on: 2nd September, 2013
http://hra-news.org/en/pezhman-zafarmand-has-been-transferred-to-ward-350-of-evin
HRANA News Agency – Pezhman Zafarmand has been transferred
to ward 350 of Evin after 70 days of being in confinement in ward 204 of
intelligence office.According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner who was arrested after the eleventh presidential election, has been transferred to ward 350 of Evin while he was in confinement cells of wards 209 and 204 of Evin.
It is worth mentioning Pezhman Zafarmand was arrested first time in 2009 as a member of writers association and after a month being under arrest he was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by judge Salevati in branch 15 of revolutionary court.
3 September 2013
Committee of Human Rights Reporters – On his
26th day of hunger strike, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s physical condition worsens
by the day. He is now inflicted with infections in his kidneys and
gastrointestinal tract stemming from days of internal bleeding.
According to CHRR, as a result of days of
internal bleeding with no access to proper medical care, jailed activist on
hunger strike Hossein Ronaghi’s kidneys and gastrointestinal tract are now
infected. Per orders of the Tehran Prosecutor to be hospitalized, Hossein
Ronaghi was transferred to urgent care at Imam Khomeini hospital today. But
when officials attempted to shackle Ronaghi, he refused and was again
transferred back to prison. It was the third time he was transferred from prison
to a hospital in the past days. On August 28, CHRR reported that Hossein was
transferred to Shahid
Modarres Hospital
and was returned to Evin prison a few hours later. A few days prior to that on
August 24, Hossein Ronaghi was transferred to Hasheminjejad Hospital
where he underwent some testing and was returned to prison on the same day.
Hossein Ronaghi who was arrested on December 13
2009 endured months in solitary confinement under torture leading to his
present health issues. He is inflicted with kidney disease – inflammation,
infection, bleeding, damage and loss of function in his kidneys, inflammation
of his prostate and bladder, bleeding in his stomach and gastrointestinal
tract, frequent urination, and angina. According to the physicians who examined
him, the combination of his high heart rate and low blood pressure has put him
at great risk of a heart attack.
Hossein Ronaghi’s mother Zoleikha Mousavi who
went on hunger strike 15 days ago in support of her ailing son is also in poor
health aggravated by a prior heart condition. Numerous human rights activists
have expressed their grave concern for the health of Ronaghi and his mother on
hunger strike. Maziar Yadegari, human rights activist and former member of Iran
Proxy who fled the country after Hossein’s arrest announced that he also
launched a hunger strike across the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Vienna on August 30 in
support of his friend. A few days ago officials from the Embassy of Iran
engaged in a confrontation with Maziar Yadegari and after they took away signs
about Hossein Ronaghi, the officials were cited a warning by Vienna police.
In the past days human rights organizations have
expressed their concern for Hossein Ronaghi while demanding that the
authorities in Iran
grant immediate access to his medical needs. Reporters without Borders said in
a statement “this human rights defender has been unjustly detained for the past
four years.” The group said, "We hold judicial authority chief Sadegh
Amoli Larijani, Tehran prosecutor Abas Jafari Dolatabadi and justice minister
Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi responsible for the lives of Maleki and his
mother."
Amnesty International in a statement on August
30 said Hossein Ronaghi, “prisoner of conscience and blogger on hunger strike
to protest his unfair detention must be released immediately and
unconditionally to receive treatment as his health deteriorates.” Numerous
human rights activists and organizations have written letters of support for
Hossein Ronaghi and his mother, and asked that they break their hunger strike
to preserve their health.
In a letter from prison to the Tehran
Prosecutor, 41 prisoners testified to the very grave health of Hossein Ronaghi,
and asked the Tehran Prosecutor Abas Jafari Dolatabadi to “take the steps to
transfer him to a hospital where he can receive his necessary medical care.”
Today the Tehran Prosecutor issued an order for the ailing blogger to be
transferred from Evin prison and this time be hospitalized. However again
Hossein Ronaghi was transferred back to prison from the hospital.
The anniversary of 1988 mass executions is still prohibited
Posted on: 6th September, 2013
http://hra-news.org/en/anniversary-1988-mass-executions-still-prohibited
HRANA News Agency – The security forces and polices
prevented the anniversary of 1st of September ceremony in Khavaran cemetery.According to the social networks and Jaras, the agents prevented the families of executed prisoners of 1988 to enter Khavaran cemetery, however, the number of security agents were less compared with the past years.
Jafar Behkish one of executed family members wrote on his Facebook wall that such as the past years the security agents called or summoned the families of the executed prisoner.
The families of executed prisoners of 1988 decided in 1989 to held the anniversary every year on September 1 by gathering in Kahavaran cemetery but every year they were faced limitations and prevention.
As well mother of one of the executed prisoners of 1988 Anoushiravan Lotfi, expressed her condolence in a short message and said “You kept our dears for 25 years without any name, title or tombstone and covered by sand and brushwood.”
She expressed herself as hopefully one day there will be a garden full of flower and wrote “Yes, it was 25 years ago, how fast passed, but what we the families gone through, only we know and no one else could understand.”
Police circulating the prisoners in Sari / pictures
Posted on: 6th September, 2013
http://hra-news.org/en/police-circulating-prisoners-sari-pictures
HRANA News Agency – The Sari Police has arrested some young
men and circulated them in city.According to a report by Sobhe Shomal website, these young men were called as rubbles.
The source says that the circulation was with the verdict of judiciary authorities.
Minorities’ Rights
Ten personal cars of Sunni prisoners have been confiscated
Posted on: 6th September, 2013
http://hra-news.org/en/ten-personal-cars-sunni-prisoners-confiscated
HRANA News Agency – The cars of 10 Sunni political
prisoners of Rajai Shahr prison have been confiscated.According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), each of these prisoners have received a verdict from the revolutionary court telling them that their cars have been confiscated for the government.
The ten prisoners and their cars are:
Mokhtar Rahimi (Peykan), Mohammad Gharibi (Peykan), Omar Ghader Abdollahi (Peugeot), Foad Ahmad Nouri (Peugeot), Omid Mahmoudi (Peykan), Bahman Rahimi (Jeep), Mohammad Yavar Rahimi (Peugeot), Keykhosro Sharafi Pour (Peykan), Alam Barmashti (Peykan), Teymour Naderzade (Peykan).
Most of these prisoners are from poor Kurdish families.
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