Prisoner Record Created: Adeleh Cheraghi

Name: Adeleh Cheraghi

Gender: Female
Status: Arrested
Prison: Unknown

Notes: Wife of Alireza Asgari - Member of the Coordinating Committee to Help Form Workers' Organizations - Suffers severe heart problems- dilatation of the mitral valve Jun 2012: Arrested during the attack on the General Assembly of the Coordinating Committee to Help Form Workers' Organizations - Released shortly after 24 Sep 2012: Arrested

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town:
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Workers Rights Activist

Source

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

Prisoner info for Abdolnaser Mahimani updated

The record for Abdolnaser Mahimani was updated.

Status: Arrested
Prison: n/a
Notes:
head of Golestan province press - suffering from an illness - former Cultural activist of Iranian embassy in England, deputy of Golestan center for Broadcasting, Vice president of Azad university, and a member of Gorgan city council 12 Feb 2011: Arrestedin Golestan and sent to Intel. min. 20 Feb 2011: Released 25 Sep 2012: Arrested in Tehran while visiting his son http://www.kaleme.com/1391/07/04/klm-113830/

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town: Gorgan
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Political activist

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

Prisoner info for Rajabali Dashab (Babak) updated

The record for Rajabali Dashab (Babak) was updated.

Status: Freed
Prison: n/a
Notes:
B.A in Western Philosophy from University of Tabriz and M.A. from Shahid Beheshti University Feb 2009: Arrested Sentenced to 6 years for assembly and conspiracy against national security” and “propaganda against regime” by branch 15 of Revolutionary Court, headed Judge Salavati. 2/3 of his sentence reportedly pardoned for Eid el Fetr 27 Dec 2009: Arrested after being identified from video showing him burning a log during an Ashura protest. Mar 2010: Detained in Evin 350 May 2010: Sentence reduced to 5 years on Appeal 12 Jan 2011: One week temporary leave 19 Jan 2011: Returned to Evin 20 Mar 2011: Released on bail for Nowrouz temporary leave 03 Apr 2011: Returned to Evin http://www.rahana.org/archives/38063 10 May 2011: Listed in Evin 350 http://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/list_of_29_iranian_students_in_prison.pdf 13 Jun 2011: Signed a statement after Hoda Saber's death 20 Jun 2011: Released from Evin on temporary leave 10 Jul 2011: Returned to Evin 15 Nov 2011: Held in Evin 350 18 Mar 2012: Released on 5 days furlough for Norooz http://www.irangreenvoice.com/article/2012/mar/19/20538 25 Sep 2012: Reported released at end of 3 years https://twitter.com/madyar/status/250590446542258177

Sentence: 5yrs reduced to 2 yrs + previous sentence

Location/Home Town: 
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Student, Political activist, Student Activist

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

Prisoner info for Sepehrdad Saheban updated

The record for Sepehrdad Saheban was updated.

Status: Released on Bail
Prison: n/a
Notes:
16 Feb 2011: Arrested during Jaleh funeral in Tehran Assumed released 22 Aug 2012: Arrested when helping earthquake victims and sent to Tabriz Intel http://hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-27-51/13329-1.html 05 Sep 2012: Reported transferred to Evin prison in the past few days Source: CHRR Released on bail 24 Sep 2012: Reported summoned to Branch 23 of Tehran Revolutionary Court

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town: 
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Student

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

Prisoner info for Masoud Vafabakhsh updated

The record for Masoud Vafabakhsh was updated.

Status: Released on Bail
Prison: n/a
Notes:
22 Aug 2012: Arrested when helping earthquake victims and sent to Tabriz Intel 05 Sep 2012: Reported transferred to Evin prison in the past few days Source: CHRR Released on bail 24 Sep 2012: Reported summoned to Branch 23 of Tehran Revolutionary Court

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town: 
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Unknown

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

Prisoner Record Created: Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani

Name: Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani

Gender: Male
Status: Arrested
Prison: Unknown

Notes: PhD Oriental Studies student at Wolfson College, Oxford in England. Son of former president Rafsanjani, brother of prisoner Faezeh, born 20 September 1969. Iran-Iraq War veteran, saw combat in 1986, injured 1987. Married to his cousin Fereshteh Hashemi Bahramani (daughter of late Ghasem Hashemi Bahramani); sons Foad and Yasin. aka Mehdi Hashemi Bahramani Rafsanjani July 2009: Briefly detained after protests 24 Nov 2010: Arrest warrant issued after he left the country 24 Sep 2012: Arrested on return to Iran after 3 years in the UK.

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town: Langrud
Faith or Ethnicity: Muslim
Occupation or Activity: Student, Writer

Source

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

Prisoner info for Esmail Salmanpour updated

The record for Esmail Salmanpour was updated.

Status: Arrested
Prison: n/a
Notes:
Former administration secretary of the Muslim Student Association - Suspended for 3 semesters 06 Feb 2008: Arrested 04 Dec 2010: Arrested - Held incommunicado. at Evin 18 Dec 2010: Released 17 Dec 2011: Sentenced to 1 year suspended. Source: http://www.rahana.org/archives/46662 22 Aug 2012: Arrested when helping earthquake victims and sent to Tabriz Intel http://hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-27-51/13329-1.html Reported beaten during arrest, eyes and face bruised, denied medical treatment 05 Sep 2012: Reported transferred to Evin prison in the past few days Source: CHRR 12 Sep 2012: Released on bail http://hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-27-21/13539-1.html 23 Sep 2012: Arrested again http://hra-news.org/00/13638-1.html

Sentence: 1 year suspended

Location/Home Town: Tehran
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Student, Student Activist

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

Prisoner info for Vahid Abedini updated

The record for Vahid Abedini was updated.

Status: Assumed Released
Prison: Unknown
Notes:
student in Political Science - former secretary of “Community of Democratic Students at University of Tehran” 02 Feb 2010: Arrested at his home 23 Sep 2012: Forbidden to pursue his studies http://hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-26-23/13637-1.html

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town: 
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Student, Student Activist

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

Prisoner info for Hasan Maadikhah updated

The record for Hasan Maadikhah was updated.

Status: Sentenced
Prison: Unknown
Notes:
Director of Zareh Publication-son of Abdolmajid Maadikhah the former Cultural and Guidance Minister 18 Jun 2009: Arrested Assumed released: Issued an open letter 21 Dec 2010. Source: Http://www.noandish.com/com.php?id=36721 22 Sep 2012: Arrested to serve his sentence http://hra-news.org/00/13636-1.html

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town: 
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Journalist

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

Prisoner Record Created: Hesam Salavati

Name: Hesam Salavati

Gender: Male
Status: Unspecified
Prison: Sanandaj

Notes: 16 Sep 2012: Transferred to solitary for protesting against restrictions in using telephone

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town:
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Unknown

Source

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

Prisoner Record Created: Farhad Lahvarian

Name: Farhad Lahvarian

Gender: Male
Status: Unspecified
Prison: Sanandaj

Notes: 16 Sep 2012: Transferred to solitary for protesting against restrictions in using telephone

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town:
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Unknown

Source

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

Prisoner info for Masoud Bastani updated

The record for Masoud Bastani was updated.

Status: Sentenced
Prison: Rejaei Shahr (Gohardasht)
Notes:
Journalist for the reformist newspaper Farihikhtegan and Jomhoriyat - Husband of Mahsa Amrabadi 5 Jul 2009: Arrested August: Released on bail 20 Oct 2009: Sentenced to 6 years prison. Lifetime ban on journalism. 24 Jan 2010: Transferred to Rejaei Shahr prison in a cell with four common-law criminals, all of whom are under sentence of death 28 May 2010: Transferred to Dar ol Quran ward, i.e. drug ward 25 Jul 2010: Begins hunger strike 24 Jan 2011: Transferred to Ward 4 Hall 12 (security ward located in a basement) http://www.peykeiran.com/Content.aspx?ID=27667 02 Jun 2011: Beaten in visitation hall in front of his family 09 Jun 2011: Transferred to solitary 10 Jun 2011: Back to general ward after removing his complaint 23 Jun 2011: Begins another hunger strike to protest Haleh Sahabi and Hada Saber deaths 26 Jun 2011: Transferred to prison's clinic 27 Jun 2011: Ends hunger strike 06 Aug 2011: Signed common appeal of jailed journalists for Journalist Day 24 Jan 2012: Transferred to Sina hospital http://www.kaleme.com/1390/11/05/klm-88120/ 18 Jul 2012: Authorized to meet wife http://www.kaleme.com/1391/04/28/klm-106686/ 04 Sep 2012: Transferred to solitary http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2012/09/3journalists/ 09 Sep 2012: Released on furlough from Rejaei Shahrhttp://www.kaleme.com/1391/06/19/klm-112088/ 21 Sep 2012: Back to Evin http://www.kaleme.com/1391/06/31/klm-113248/

Sentence: 6 years

Location/Home Town: Tehran
Faith or Ethnicity: 
Occupation or Activity: Journalist

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

Prisoner info for Rouzbeh Saadati updated

The record for Rouzbeh Saadati was updated.

Status: Sentenced After Appeal
Prison: n/a
Notes:
25 May 2011: Arrested during Naghadeh memorial and sent to "9 Pelleh" prison in Urmia 17 May 2012: Started a hunger strike in protest to poor hygiene and living conditions of the prison http://www.oyrenci.com/news.php?id=9932 25 May 2012: Bail set http://t.co/lmeg1rFG 29 May 2012: Released on bail from Tabriz prison bit.ly/Lc7DtN 01 Jun 2012: Sentenced to 6 months + 6 months suspended http://t.co/ZpekTpOa 11 Sep 2012: Sentence upheld by Appeals

Sentence: 6 months + 6 months suspended

Location/Home Town: 
Faith or Ethnicity: Azeri
Occupation or Activity: Student, Student Activist

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

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

Prisoner info for Davoud Khodakarami updated

The record for Davoud Khodakarami was updated.

Status: Sentenced After Appeal
Prison: n/a
Notes:
Reporter for the Bayram Monthly former secretary of the now banned Islamic Student Association of Zanjan University expelled in 2006 17 Apr 10: arrested on the street in Zanjan transferred to Intel. Baharestan Zanjan 17 Nov 2011: Arrested again and detained in Zanjan Intel. http://t.co/umTwLLUg 04 Dec 2011: Released on bail. Source: http://www.hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-25-54/10602-1.html 04 Sep 2012: Reported sentenced to 4 months suspended for 4 years 22 Sep 2012: Sentence reported maintained by Appeals

Sentence: 4 months suspended for 4 years

Location/Home Town: Zanjan
Faith or Ethnicity: Azeri
Occupation or Activity: Student, Journalist, Human Rights Activist, Student Activist

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

Prisoner Record Created: Ayoub Asadi

Name: Ayoub Asadi

Gender: Male
Status: Sentenced
Prison: Unknown

Notes: 21 Sep 2012: Sentenced to 20 years in exile in Kashmar for cooperation with forbidden groups

Sentence: 20 years in exile in Kashmar

Location/Home Town: Marivan
Faith or Ethnicity: Kurd
Occupation or Activity: Political activist

Source

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

Prisoner Record Created: Mohammad-Hossein Rezaei

Name: Mohammad-Hossein Rezaei

Gender: Male
Status: Sentenced
Prison: Unknown

Notes: 21 Sep 2012: Sentenced to 30 years in exile in Minab for cooperation with forbidden group

Sentence: 30 years in exile in Minab

Location/Home Town:
Faith or Ethnicity: Kurd
Occupation or Activity: Political activist

Source

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Prisoner Record Created: Fakhroldin Faraji

Name: Fakhroldin Faraji

Gender: Male
Status: Sentenced
Prison: n/a

Notes: 21 Sep 2012: Sentenced to 30 years in exile in Tabas for cooperation with forbidden group

Sentence: 30 years in exile at Tabas

Location/Home Town: Marivan
Faith or Ethnicity: Kurd
Occupation or Activity: Political activist

Source

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Prisoner Record Created: Chengiz Ghader Kheiri

Name: Chengiz Ghader Kheiri

Gender: Male
Status: Sentenced
Prison: Unknown

Notes: 21 Sep 2012: Sentenced to 40 years in exile in Masjed e Soleiman for cooperation with a forbidden group

Sentence: 40 years in exile in Masjed e Soleiman

Location/Home Town: Kamyaran
Faith or Ethnicity: Kurd
Occupation or Activity: Political activist

Source

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Prisoner info for Sanaz Tafazoli updated

The record for Sanaz Tafazoli was updated.

Status: Sentenced After Appeal
Prison: Unknown
Notes:
27 Jun 2011: Arrested in Mashhad 10 Mar 2012: Reported sentenced to 1.5 years in prison 16 Sep 2012: Sentenced by Appeals to 6 months http://hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-24-07/13617-1.html

Sentence: 6 months

Location/Home Town: Mashhad
Faith or Ethnicity: Baha'i
Occupation or Activity: Unknown

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

Prisoner info for Keyvan Dehghani updated

The record for Keyvan Dehghani was updated.

Status: Sentenced After Appeal
Prison: n/a
Notes:
12 Jul 2011: Arrested in Esfahan during bahai celebration Oct 2011: Transferred to Intel in Mashhad 22 Nov 2011: Released on 60 millions tomans bail http://t.co/KDAzeqbo 10 Mar 2012: Reported sentenced to 1.5 year in prison 16 Sep 2012: Sentenced by Appeals to 6 months http://hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-24-07/13617-1.html

Sentence: 6 months

Location/Home Town: Esfahan
Faith or Ethnicity: Baha'i
Occupation or Activity: Unknown

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

Prisoner info for Hooman Taheri updated

The record for Hooman Taheri was updated.

Status: Arrested
Prison: Evin
Notes:
22 Aug 2012: Arrested when helping earthquake victims and sent to Tabriz Intel 05Sep 2012: Reported transferred to Evin prison in the past few days Source: CHRR

Sentence: 

Location/Home Town: 
Faith or Ethnicity: Kurd
Occupation or Activity: Civic Activist

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