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Five Prisoners Executed in Yazd Prison

Five Prisoners Executed in Yazd Prison

HRANA News Agency – On Wednesday, May 21, the death sentences of five prisoners previously convicted on charges related to drug offenses and murder were carried out in Yazd Prison. Their identities have been confirmed by HRANA as: Nourweis Achkizahi from Zabol, Javad Rezaei, Reza Beigi, Vali Shahrbabaki, and Mohammadreza Dehghan Dehnouri, 38 years old. Based on information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Achkizehi had been arrested six years ago and Mr. …See the Story

Homes of Six Baha’i Citizens Raided in Yazd

Homes of Six Baha’i Citizens Raided in Yazd

HRANA News Agency – On the evening of Thursday, May 22, security forces raided the homes of six Baha’i citizens in Yazd. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, agents from the Yazd branch of the Ministry of Intelligence conducted the coordinated raids on Thursday evening. Security forces searched the homes of Ramin Jiveh, Jamal Ghadirzadeh, and Ghodrat Mirzaei, and later targeted the residences of Manouchehr Sobha…Read Article

Zeynab Jalalian's health deteriorates

Zeynab Jalalian's health deteriorates

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Zeynab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner detained in Iran who has been serving a life sentence for 17 years, is not receiving medical treatment despite her deteriorating health, reported the human rights organization HRANA, citing information from the prisoner's family. Jalalian suffers from various health problems as a result of poor prison conditions and mistreatment in Iranian prisons. In addition to heart disease and impaired vision, sh…See the Story

Deteriorating Health Condition of Hojjat Alizadegan in Yazd Prison

Hojjat Alizadegan, a 58-year-old political prisoner who has been held in Yazd Central Prison since 2024 on charges of “supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK),” is facing a serious health crisis due to the worsening of his pulmonary illness. Prison authorities, in coordination with security agencies, have denied him access to necessary medical treatment. According to informed sources, Alizadegan suffers from a severe re…Yazd · Yazd Read Article

Shafagh Tomb | 35-51 ARCHITECTURE Office

“Shafagh Tomb” Respect for the dead has always held a special place in Iranian culture. This respect has manifested itself in the construction of tombs, mausoleums, and crypts in such a way that there is almost no region, city, or village where such structures have not been built. This attention to the deceased has preserved the tradition of building tombs with a history of nearly 1,000 years. This tradition has undergone various formal and styl…Yazd · Yazd Read Article

IRGC blocks furlough of Kurdish political prisoner despite approval

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has prevented the temporary leave of Kurdish political prisoner Khaled Zamani, despite the approval of the prison authorities and the prosecutor in Yazd Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported. Zamani, who is currently serving the 17th year of a 30-year sentence in Yazd Central Prison, had received permission for a temporary leave from the prison’s…Kurds · Yazd See the Story

Exiled and Ailing: Protester Manouchehr Jafari Ahmadabadi Denied Access to Medical Care in Ardakan

HRANA News Agency – Manouchehr Jafari Ahmadabadi, a protester from the 2022 nationwide demonstrations, has been serving a two-year sentence of exile in Ardakan, Yazd Province, since February 2025. He suffers from Hemophilia A and Hepatitis C, and the lack of access to specialized healthcare in the area has severely impacted his physical and mental health. According to information received by HRANA, Ardakan lacks facilities equipped to treat hemo…Yazd · Yazd Read Article

Two Prisoners Executed in Yazd Prison

HRANA News Agency – In the early hours of today, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, two prisoners were executed in Yazd Prison. According to Hal Vash, the identity of one of the prisoners has been confirmed as Vahid Narouei (Narui), a 30-year-old father of two from Zahedan. HRANA has identified the second prisoner as Yaroli Mahmoudvand from Lorestan. Both individuals were arrested in Yazd in 2020 on charges related to drug possession and were later senten…Yazd · Yazd Read Article

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