Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – Yesterday, February 18, 2025, Erfan Eshraghi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Golshahr, Karaj, was arrested by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location. A source close to Mr.…
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Homes of 14 Baha’i Citizens Searched, Two Arrested
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – Security forces recently searched the homes of 14 Baha’i citizens in Karaj and Qazvin, arresting two of them—Fariba Misaghi in Qazvin and Erfan Eshraghi in Karaj. According to HRANA,…
Baha’i Man Begins Prison Term in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Behnam Momtazi, a member of the Baha’i religious minority, was taken into custody on Monday in Qazvin, Iran, to begin serving a two-year and one-day prison sentence. Momtazi was arrested after reporting to…
Two Baha’i Women Were Summoned to Pay a Fine
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Hrana News Agency, the news outlet of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, Samira Shakib and Mojdeh Bahamin, Baha’i citizens residing in Baharestan, Isfahan, have been…
125 European parliamentarians join UN experts to condemn escalating persecution of Iranian Baha’i women
Source: www.bic.org Members of European and national parliaments highlight systematic discrimination against women from Baha’i religious minority amid broader human rights violations Brussels—30 January 2025—One hundred and twenty-five Members of European Parliament and national parliaments…
UN Member States raise concern about Baha’is during Iran’s Universal Periodic Review
Source: www.bic.org Geneva—27 January 2025—Iran recently underwent its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR)—a UN human rights review—at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva. A significant number of UN Member States raised concerns…
Targeted for Belief: Sirus Zabihi’s Lifelong Struggle as a Baha’i in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Sirus Zabihi-Moghadam, a 64-year-old member of the Baha’i religious minority, was transferred to Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad last week to begin serving a seven-year sentence. This is not his first time…
Two days before the UN reviews Iran’s human rights record, the Iranian government detains 11 Baha’i women for their faith
Source: www.bic.org Geneva—22 January 2025—The Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest outrage against the Baha’is of Iran occurred early this morning when security forces arrested eleven Baha’i women, without arrest warrants or prior notification, in a…
UN Experts Condemn Rising Persecution of Baha’i Women in Iran
Source: iranwire.com United Nations human rights experts have expressed concern over the increasing systematic persecution of women from Iran’s Baha’i religious minority. The experts report that Baha’i women, who make up two-thirds of all Baha’i…
Ali Razini’s Campaign Against Baha’i Faith in Mashhad
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti During Ali Razini’s leadership of Mashhad’s Revolutionary Court from 1981 to 1985, the persecution of Baha’is took several systematic forms. Under his oversight, the court conducted rapid trials where defendants were…
UN human rights experts concertedly warn that Iranian Baha’i women face escalating and intersectional persecution
Source: bic.org 18 UN Experts jointly call attention to systematic targeting, widespread arrests, and ongoing violations against Baha’i women, highlighting intersectional discrimination and denial of fundamental rights Geneva—20 January 2025—A group of 18 United Nations…
Baha’i Man Begins Serving Seven-Year Sentence in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Sirus Zabihi Moghadam, a 64-year-old member of Baha’i religious minority, reported to Vakilabad Prison on Monday to begin serving a seven-year sentence on national security charges. The Mashhad Revolutionary Court convicted Moghadam of…
BIC urges UN Member States to raise Iran’s abuse of Baha’i rights ahead of Universal Periodic Review
Source: www.bic.org Geneva—16 January 2025—The Baha’i International Community calls upon all United Nations Member States to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable for its ongoing and systematic abuses of the rights of the Baha’i…
Iranian Baha’i Poet Faces Return to Evin Prison After Surgery
Source: www.iranintl.com Prominent Baha’i poet Mahvash Sabet, 71, may soon be sent back to Evin Prison in Tehran following open-heart surgery, sparking alarm among human rights organizations and activists. The Baha’i International Community has urged…
Baha’i International Community-Iran News Bulletin #01-2025
Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org News Bulletin #01-25 Iran 20 DECEMBER 2024 – 3 JANUARY 2025 [This bulletin documents only the most significant acts of persecution and human rights abuses which the BIC has noted during the reporting…
Baha’i International Community-Iran News Bulletin #35-2024
Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org News Bulletin #35-24 Iran 13 DECEMBER – 20 DECEMBER 2024 [This bulletin documents only the most significant acts of persecution and human rights abuses which the BIC has noted during the reporting period. …
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