Report on the Arrest of at Least 12 Citizens in Various Provinces

HRANA – Domestic media outlets have reported the arrest of at least 12 citizens in Kermanshah, Urmia, and Semnan Province on charges such as “espionage” and alleged connections with foreign-based media. Images of the forced confessions of two of these citizens have also been published, although the conditions under which they were recorded remain unclear. […]
Mounting Pressure on Prisoners: Shortages of Water, Food, and Medical Care

HRANA – Following developments arising from wartime conditions in Iran, prisoners in a number of the country’s prisons have faced disruptions in the provision of some of their basic needs. Reports indicate shortages of suitable drinking water, reductions in the quantity and quality of food, limitations on the operation of prison stores, shortages of medication, […]
Extensive damage has been reported from airstrikes in Urmia, Iran.
HRANA – Yaghoub Karimpour, a citizen who follows the Yarsan faith and is currently imprisoned in Urmia Prison, has recently been sentenced to death on charges of espionage by Branch One of the Urmia Revolutionary Court. His case is now under review by the Supreme Court. Mr. Karimpour, who is currently held in the intake […]