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Kurdish political prisoner Habibollah Golparipour has been transferred to solitary confinement from the prison in Orumieh to an unknown location.
Golparipour has been sentenced to death for moharebeh (enmity with god) and cooperation with PJAK.
source: iranbriefing.net



The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) reported that February 22nd during a raid from security agents in Isfahan several christians arrested.
One of them was Giti Afrouz Hakimpour a 78 year-old woman. February 25th she was released due to her high age.
That same day also pastor Hekmat Salimi, was arrested.
There were more people arrested In Isfahan. IHRDC will release more information about these arrests as it is received.
source: iranbriefing.net



Iranian journalist and political activist Peymon Aref has been arrested for the 3rd time. He was released in November on condition that he report back to the courts in three days.He reportedly failed to do so.
source: iranbriefing.net


The Committee for Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) in Iran reports that humanrightsactivist Kouhiar Goudarzi is convicted to 5 years in prison in exile in Zabol.
In July he was arrested and he spent 2 months in isolation before he was allowed to contact his family.
Also his mother, Parvin Mokhtareh was arrested 1 day after her son in Kerman. She had been accused of insulting the supreme leader, propaganda against the regime and acting against national security.
source: freedomessenger.com

440 Iranian civic and political activists of various groups have signed a statement demanding that the government allow political prisoners to spend the New Year, Nowrooz, with their families.
Nowrooz is the first day of spring, March 21st.
source: radio Zamaneh

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In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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