Sunday, 23 September 2012

Prisoner info for Ebrahim Rashidi updated

The record for Ebrahim Rashidi was updated.

Status: Sentenced After Appeal
Prison: n/a
Notes:
Lecturer in the Azari Turkish language, Sociologist and Editor in Chief of a Turkish-language journal. 13 Jun 2010: Arrested and transferred to Tabriz Intel. Later released. 25 May 2011: Arrested during Naghadeh memorial and sent to "9 Pelleh" prison in Urmia. Later released. Sep 2011: Arrested for calling for protest. Later released. 23 Jan 2012: Arrested during raid of Afshin Shahbazi's home. Taken to a detention centre and immediately began a hunger strike. No phone calls or visits allowed. Source: http://www.hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-27-21/11235-1.html 30 Mar 2012: Transferred to Tabriz prison http://www.oyrenci.com/news.php?id=9639 25 May 2012: Bail set http://t.co/lmeg1rFG 29 May 2012: Released on bail from Tabriz prison bit.ly/Lc7DtN 31 May 2012: Sentenced to 1 year in prison http://hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-25-54/12476-1.html 21 Sep 2012: Sentence reported maintained by Appeals Aka Salavan

Sentence: 1 year

Location/Home Town: 
Faith or Ethnicity: Azeri, Arab
Occupation or Activity: Journalist, Environmentalist, Civic Activist

Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html