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Human Rights Situation in Iran – Annual Report 1393 Human Rights Situation in Iran – Annual Report 1393 1 Human Rights Situation in Iran – Annual Report 1393 Human Rights Situation in Iran – Annual Report 1393 (Persian Calendar) The Department of Statistics and Publications of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) of Iran has published its sixth annual report on the human rights situation in Iran. This report concerns the events and human rights incidents occurred in Iran over the course of one-year period (2014-2015). These reports have been collected by the HRAI reporters and associated organizations in addition to the reports published by the state media, unofficial media, and international resources. This report highlights some of the most important human rights incidents in Iran in 2014, which could be useful for the human rights activists and researchers. The names of the executed political prisoners or those awaiting the execution decree as well as arrested individuals in different categories are also included in this report. Part 1- Introduction This mid-year review highlights continual violations of human rights in Iran. It is based on the reports received from nongovernmental, not-for-profit, and human rights organizations. This review also sheds light on the violations of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights in Iran or those that have been ignored or not executed. This is not a perfect review and certainly has several errors which actually further highlight the human rights challenges in Iran and difficulties in free access to human rights issues in Iran. Despite the designation of Mr. Ahmad Shaheed as the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights situation in Iran by the UN Human Rights Council and extending his mission in 2014, the Islamic Republic of Iran still has not issued permission for his visit to Iran. Moreover, in the comments of Iranian Judicial officials, he has been insulted and his position has been described as baseless and not legitimate. The new government was expected to change the situation and invite him to Iran for his human rights investigations but this was not possible until the end of 2014. Until the end of 2014, Mr. Shaheed has prepared eight reports about the human rights in Iran. These reports are usually highlighting the ongoing violations of human rights by Iranian government. 2 Human Rights Situation in Iran – Annual Report 1393 In October 2014, Islamic Republic of Iran participated in a new round of global periodic review (U.P.R.). A total of 104 delegations representing different countries offered a total of 291 recommendations related to the rights guaranteed by five international human rights conventions. Most of these recommendations suggested that the Iranian government should strengthen the protection of civil and political rights and put an end to the methods that violate these rights. They also encouraged the Iranian government to abolish the death penalty; protect the Iranian citizens against torture and ruthless behavior; prevent cruel or degrading behavior; and support the rights of migrant workers and gender equality. There were also recommendations related to improving of the protection of vulnerable groups including ethnic, religious and gender minorities; encouraging the establishment of a national human rights institution consistent with the Paris principle; and adopt cooperation with human rights mechanisms of the United Nations. The Department of Statistics and Publications of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) of Iran has reported different aspects of human rights violations in Iran according to the Central Council of the organization. Accordingly, the number of reports published by the HRANA news agency, which is the news organization of Human Rights Activists in Iran, showed 5% decrease compared to 48% of the human rights violations reports covered in 2013. The reports published by the government sources has increased 1% compared to the 35% of total incidents covered in 2013, and the reports published by other independent sources also increased by 4% compared to the 17% news documented in 2013. According to reports received from the official and unofficial human rights organizations and international organizations, the widespread violations of human rights has continued in Iran during the last year. These reports also highlight the violations of social, civil, economic, political, and cultural rights. The shortcomings in these reports highlight the challenges that human rights activists are facing in gathering this information, This report contains surveys and data analysis that highlight the shortcomings in the process of gathering information as well as widespread distribution of the human rights activities in Iran by the defenders and activists from one side and carelessness of the government in support of the human rights organizations on the other side. This report also sheds right on the systematic violations of human rights by the government and its efforts to crack down the free flow of information that is evident from the lack of harmony and consistent disorder in the system. 3 Human Rights Situation in Iran – Annual Report 1393 Section 2- Freedom of speech, gathering and organization 1 – Freedom of Speech In 2014 in the area of freedom of speech, the repressive condition was still maintained as Ali Mottahari the Congressman from the party of democracy (from Tehran) recently mentioned that further restrictions on the "freedom of speech" are applied by the government of Hassan Rouhani. In this category, a total of 317 reports has been published by the Department of Statistics and Publications of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) in 2014. This includes 254 cases of Internet filtering, 13 cases of seizure of publications, 5 cases of deliberate sabotage in the Internet network of the country, 1696 detentions, 41 cases of beating, 1 case of sealing the assembly and offices, 16 cases of intimidation, 46 cases of summoning to the courts or judiciary offices, 3 travel ban, 1302 cases of gathering satellite. Also in this area, 24 people were put in trial; 149 were sentenced to 7411 months imprisonment, 120 months suspended jail, 1,593,500,000 Rials fine, and 889 lashes. Moreover, 366 cases of human rights violations have been extracted from a total of 317 reports involving violations of 4305 citizens' rights. The following table illustrates the personal identities of 175 Iranian citizens detained in 2014 due to ideological and political reasons: Date of Date of Tier Full Name Place of arrest Tier Full Name Place of arrest arrest arrest Mohsen 1 Parvin zandi 01/05/2014 Tehran 92 03/09/2014 Tehran shoja Atena 2 Arash kamanche 01/05/2014 Tehran 93 29/08/2014 Tehran ferghedani Western 3 Behzad asiyaei 01/05/2014 Tehran 94 Faegh najafi 2014 Azerbaijan Fereydon Western 4 Kave rahimi 01/05/2014 Tehran 95 2014 najafi Azerbaijan Western 5 Babak asiyaei 01/05/2014 Tehran 96 Hosein najafi 2014 Azerbaijan Faramarz Western 6 Jamal agoshi 29/04/2014 Neghde 97 2014 najafi Azerbaijan Mahmod Western 7 Nasrolah lashni 26/04/2014 Tehran 98 2014 janpoh Azerbaijan 4 Human Rights Situation in Iran – Annual Report 1393 Karim Western 8 Kave darolshafa 25/04/2014 Tehran 99 2014 zamani Azerbaijan Western 9 Nada sabori 22/04/2014 Tehran 100 Naser badavi 2014 Azerbaijan Abdolah Western 10 Milad por iisa 22/04/2014 Tehran 101 2014 badavi Azerbaijan Western 11 Sohrab salehin 22/04/2014 Tehran 102 Reza ayobi 2014 Azerbaijan Esmaeil Western 12 Amin ahmadian 27/03/2014 Tehran 103 2014 akhtari Azerbaijan Mohsen Mostafa Western 13 13/04/2014 Tehran 104 2014 ghashghaeizade sabzi Azerbaijan Hosein norani Farhad Western 14 21/04/2014 Tehran 105 2014 nezhad sadeghi Azerbaijan Shapor Western 15 Setare davari 06/05/2014 Tehran 106 2014 asrakhi Azerbaijan Serajoldin Western 16 11/05/2014 Tehran 107 Mosa ashrafi 2014 mirdamadi Azerbaijan Ahmad reza Khaled Western 17 12/05/2014 Tehran 108 2014 zaeri amoei iilan Azerbaijan Mohammad Western 18 18/05/2014 Shiraz 109 Rashid salehi 2014 norizad Azerbaijan Golnaz Western 19 Farshad hatami 18/05/2014 Shiraz 110 2014 ahangkhosh Azerbaijan Hashem 20 18/05/2014 Shiraz 111 Azad arzan 13/07/2014 piransahr parhizkar Mohammad 21 Poriya nori 18/05/2014 Shiraz 112 reza por 30/09/2014 Orumiyeh shajari Mosome gholi 22 18/05/2014 Tehran 113 Aso rostami 08/10/2014 Tehran zade Bahmman 23 20/05/2014 Dehdasht 114 Ali nori 08/10/2014 Tehran tafazoli Mosomeh 24 Davood afroz 20/05/2014 Dehdasht 115 09/10/2014 Tehran ziya Narges 25 Reza tejare 20/05/2014 Dehdasht 116 09/10/2014 Tehran farhadi Malihe 26 Afshin zemanati 20/05/2014 Dehdasht 117 09/10/2014 Tehran biganiyan 27 Saba azarpik 28/05/2014 Tehran 118 Iraj amidi 09/10/2014 Tehran 28 Saeid shirzad 02/06/2014 Tabriz 119 Hiva foladi 10/10/2014 saghez Mohammad 29 Mostafa safari 31/05/2014 Shiraz 120 11/10/2014 Tehran nori zad 30 Farzin farzad 31/05/2014 Shiraz 121 Nahid gorji 11/10/2014 Mashhad 5 Human Rights Situation in Iran – Annual Report 1393 Soraya 31 Mahmod salehi 01/06/2014 Ahvaz 122 09/10/2014 Kermanshah nakhei 32 Faryar sadeghi 02/06/2014 Saghez 123 Atena daemi 21/10/2014 Tehran Seyed mohammad 33 Davood roshani 10/06/2013 Tehran 124 30/10/2014 fars ebrahimi gale dari Jalal 34 11/06/2014 Tehran 125 Ariya jafari 23/10/2014 Esfahan mohammadlo Abdolhosein Nasrin 35 19/06/2014 Tehran 126 25/10/2014 Tehran harati setode Rehane 36 21/06/2014 Tehran 127 Giti por fazel 25/10/2014 Tehran tabatabaei Ramin hosein Gherochai 37 02/07/2014 128 Abas jamali 25/10/2014 Tehran panahi kordestan Ziba 38 02/07/2014 Tehran 129 Peyman aref 25/10/2014 Tehran
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