Blogger Hossein Ronaghi Denied Medical Prison Leave

Human Rights House of Iran – The judicial authorities have denied furlough for blogger and human rights activist Hossein Ronaghi who has been in detention for the past 14 months and is suffering from kidney problems.

The family of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki travelled to Tehran yesterday to request a medical prison leave for Maleki which has been denied.He had been transferred to the prison clinic last week and the medical staff had confirmed that he needs to be transferred to a hospital outside of prison. According to the Human Rights House of Iran, his family had previously been informed that in case of authorization by the “higher officials”, he would be granted furlough on bail. In September, bail was set for Ronaghi but the cyber unit of IRGC denied his release. Ronaghi is suffering from kidney problems and needs surgery. He was arrested on December 13, 2009 at his father’s house in the city of Malekan and transferred to the solitary confinement of Evin Prison. He has been sentenced to 15 years in prison which was upheld by the appeals court.

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Pan-Iranist Party Members Hojat Kalashi and Milad Dehghan Transferred to Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz

Human Rights House of Iran –   Hojjat Kalashi and Milad Dehghan, 2 members of the Pan-Iranist Party who had been detained last week, were transferred to the Ahvaz Karoun Prison yesterday.

Pan-Iranist Party members Hojjat Kalashi and Milad Dehghan who was supposed to be released on bail today, have been transferred to Ahvaz Sepidar Prison by the judge’s orders.                                                                                                                                                                           According to the Human Rights House of Iran, the authorities raided a memorial for Ebrahim Mirani, the former head of the party, who passed away last year, and arrested Hojjat Kalashi and Milad Dehghan and transferred them to an undisclosed location.

During the burial of Ebrahim Mirani last year,  authorities raided his house and summoned and interrogated his brother Esmaeil Mirani after searching the house. Kalashi, the head of the youth branch of the Pan-Iranist Party, has a Masters in political science and had been sent to exile in Khash for his military service. He was arrested two weeks ago at Reza Kermani’s house along with Arash Keikhosravi and Shahin Zeinali.

A few months ago, he was also arrested in Isfahan along with Hossein Shahriari and Reza Kermani and indicted on the charges of acting against national security and anti-regime propaganda. He was later released on bail. Pressure is continued on the Pan-Iranist Party members. Abolfazl Abedini and Shahin Zeinali are held in Evin Prison while Reza Kermani is in the security ward of the Rajaei Shahr Prison and Hossein Shahriari is confined in  Rajai Shahr Prison.

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Continuous pressure on Hossein Ronaghi at Evin prison

Human Rights House of Iran – Hossein Ronaghi Maleki who was recently transferred to ward 350 of Evin prison continues to be under pressure for making false televised confessions.

Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has bee under continuous pressure while serving his 15 year sentence at Evin prison.

RAHANA reports that his lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah was informed of his 15 year prison sentence in writing within the past couple of days.

According to one of his close family members, the pressure on him for making false televised confessions as well an interviewing the Keihan newspaper has not suppressed since his transfer to ward 350 at Evin prison.

Hossein Ronaghi is an Azari human rights activist and a blogger living in the city of Malekan and was arrested on December 13th of last year. He was transferred to solitary confinement after enduring physical and psychological torture in order to make false confessions and to interview the state television. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison on October 7 of this year.

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Blogger Hossein Ronaghi Denied Medical Prison Leave

Human Rights House of Iran – The judicial authorities have denied furlough for blogger and human rights activist Hossein Ronaghi who has been in detention for the past 14 months and is suffering from kidney problems.

The family of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki travelled to Tehran yesterday to request a medical prison leave for Maleki which has been denied.He had been transferred to the prison clinic last week and the medical staff had confirmed that he needs to be transferred to a hospital outside of prison. According to the Human Rights House of Iran, his family had previously been informed that in case of authorization by the “higher officials”, he would be granted furlough on bail. In September, bail was set for Ronaghi but the cyber unit of IRGC denied his release. Ronaghi is suffering from kidney problems and needs surgery. He was arrested on December 13, 2009 at his father’s house in the city of Malekan and transferred to the solitary confinement of Evin Prison. He has been sentenced to 15 years in prison which was upheld by the appeals court.

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