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OIIF Fateh Air Base

OIIF Fateh Air Base

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Two Prisoners Executed in Central Prison of Karaj

Two Prisoners Executed in Central Prison of Karaj

HRANA News Agency – At dawn on Tuesday, May 27, two prisoners previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges were executed in Central Prison of Karaj. HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of the executed individuals as Rahim Amiri, a resident of Harsin. The second prisoner, whose identity has not yet been established, was reportedly from Nurabad in Lorestan Province. On Sunday, May 25, both prisoners were transferred to solitary confi…Read Article

Prisoner Executed in Central Prison of Karaj

Prisoner Executed in Central Prison of Karaj

HRANA News Agency – At dawn on Sunday, May 18, the execution of a prisoner previously sentenced to death on a murder charge was carried out at Central Prison of Karaj. HRANA has identified the prisoner as Armin Bahrami. According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Bahrami had been previously arrested on a murder charge and was later sentenced to death by the judiciary. As of the time of this report, the execution has not been officially annou…Read Article

Mashallah Karami’s Sentence Reduced to 3 Years and 7 Months After Sentence Consolidation

HRANA News Agency – Mashallah Karami, father of Mohammad Mehdi Karami, a protester executed in connection with the 2022 nationwide protests, has had his combined prison sentence reduced to three years and seven months following the approval of a request for sentence consolidation. He had previously been sentenced to a total of five years and three months across two separate cases. His lawyer, Ali Sharifzadeh, announced that with the acceptance o…Karaj · Karaj Read Article

Kurdish journalist sent to Karaj prison to serve one-year sentence

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Azhdar Piri, editor-in-chief of the international monthly Pazhouhesh-e Melal (Nations Research), was sent to Karaj Central Prison on 4 May after being summoned by the enforcement unit of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Karaj, Alborz Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. In late December 2024, Branch Three of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Karaj sentenced Piri to one year in prison on charges of …Kurds · Turkey See the Story

Azhdar Piri Imprisoned to Begin Serving One-Year Sentence

HRANA News Agency – On Sunday, May 4, Azhdar Piri Sarmanlou, editor-in-chief of the Research of Nations monthly magazine, was arrested after reporting to the Sentence Enforcement Branch of Karaj Prosecutor’s Office and transferred to the Central Prison of Karaj to serve a one-year prison sentence. According to this report, on Sunday, May 4, 2025, Mr. Piri Sarmanlou was arrested upon reporting to the Sentence Enforcement Branch of the Karaj Prose…Karaj · Karaj Read Article

Report on the Latest Status of Akbar Bagheri in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj

HRANA News Agency – Akbar Bagheri, a political detainee, remains in custody at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj more than 177 days after his arrest, with his legal status still unresolved. Based on information received by HRANA, Mr. Bagheri has been imprisoned for nearly six months. He remains in a state of legal uncertainty at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. His court hearing will be held on May 13, 2025, at Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court,…Karaj · Karaj Read Article

Drug-Related Offenses: Prisoner Executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj

HRANA – At dawn today, Wednesday, May 7, a prisoner previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges was executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. HRANA has confirmed the identity of the executed prisoner as Ruhollah Moradiani. He had been arrested on charges related to drug offenses and later sentenced to death by the judiciary. As of the time of this report, prison authorities and responsible institutions have not officially announced the…Karaj · Karaj Read Article

Iran. They deny attack on power plant in Karaj and denounce rumors / Iranian General: CGRI does not recede before its enemies and always advances - Latin American Summary

Middle East Summary, May 4, 2025. Iranian authorities denied an attack on an electric power plant in Karaj and attributed the electricity cut to a sandstorm; thus denying versions broadcast by Israeli media. Official sources in Iran denied Al Mayadeen that there had been any security incident in the territory, in response to reports spread in [...] The Iran Entrance. They deny attack on an electric power plant in Karaj and denounce rumors / Iran…Karaj · Karaj Read Article

Explosion heard at Karaj power plant, based northwest of Tehran in Iran

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Videos published by Iran International appeared to show a fire at the scene.Media · Karaj See the Story

What is the validity of targeting an electrical facility in Iran?

Iranian television reported a fire in a carton-printing unit in Nazarabad, west of Karaj, and because of strong winds, fire spread to other units, with 12 units on fire. Contrary to many reports, the fire was not the result of attacking an electrical facility and at present 10 fire units on the site are working to put down the fire.Karaj · Karaj Read Article

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