Source: iranwire.com Saleem Vaillancourt Rooha Haghar, aged 19, is a Baha’i originally from Shiraz, Iran, now living in Dallas, Texas. On Saturday, June 1, she gave the valedictory address at Emmett J. Conrad High School, during&hellip
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Six Baha’i Residents of Tabriz Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRA News Agency – Six Baha’i residents of Tabriz have been sentenced to a total of 36 months of imprisonment. The court hearing for these citizens was held on&hellip
Prominent Iranian Activists Speak Out Against Councilman’s Imprisonment
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org A group of prominent political and civil rights activists in Iran has issued a statement condemning the imprisonment of a councilman after he publicly denounced the arrests of two citizens for their religious beliefs,&hellip
36 Years On: The Baha’i Teenager Executed for Educating
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti June 18th marks the 36th anniversary of the execution of Mona Mahmoudinejad, a 17-year-old Baha’i woman, and nine other Baha’i women in Iran. Mona had been arrested by the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guards&hellip
Family of Yemeni Baha’i Appealing Death Sentence Call for His Release
Source: news.bahai.ca The Canadian relatives of a Yemeni Baha’i sentenced to death are calling on the Houthi authorities to release him and five other Baha’is imprisoned because of their religious beliefs. In January 2018, Hamed bin&hellip
Sentencing of Attorney Amir Salar Davoodi to 30 Years in Prison and 111 Lashes.
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court condemned Amir-Salar Davoodi, an attorney and human rights activist, to 30 years in prison; 15 years of this sentence is mandatory. Davoodi, who&hellip
Ban on Burying Baha’is in Tabriz
Source: news.isdparty.com Translation by Iran Press Watch The authorities often send the bodies of deceased Tabrizi Baha’is for burial in Miandoab, and the families of the deceased are not permitted to wash the bodies and&hellip
One Month After Arrest, Still No News on Semnan Baha’is
Source: www.iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch More than one month after the arrest of three young Baha’is – Ardeshir Fanaeian (30 years old), Behnam Eskandarian (25 years old) and Yalda Firoozian (20 years&hellip
City Council Member In Iran Sentenced To One Year Prison For Defending Baha’is
Source: en.radiofarda.com A member of Shiraz city council in Iran was taken from his home to prison to serve a one-year sentence Sunday June 2, his wife said in a tweet. Mehdi Hajati was first arrested&hellip
Heart Failure and Deprivation of Medical Treatment for Hasan Momtaz Savestani, Baha’i Prisoner of Evin Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org Hasan Momtaz Sarvestani, a Baha’i prisoner of Evin prison and a citizen of Shiraz, was transferred to hospital on Tuesday for medical checkup. Although his physician has recommended hospital bed rest to undergo medical&hellip
Banning Business and Confiscating Equipment of a Baha’i in Kashan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Yesterday, security forces entered the house of a Baha’i citizen from the Mazgan village of Kashan, Heshmatullah Ehsani, seized his rosewater extraction equipment and announced&hellip
Three Shiraz Baha’is Headed to Prison to Serve Sentences
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Yesterday, three Baha’is living in Shiraz, Mahboub Habibi, Pejman Shahriari and Kourosh Rouhani, headed to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz to serve their sentences. Last month, in&hellip
Shahrzad Nazifi, Baha’i Motocross Racing Champion, Denied Access to the Track
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shahrzad Nazifi, an Iranian Baha’i, and one of the champions and trainers of Women’s Motocross Racing in Iran, along with her husband Mehrshad Naraghi and two children, Meraat and&hellip
Seven Baha’is from Bushihr Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – As reported by HRNA, the news agency for Human Rights Activists in Iran, on Monday, May 6, 2019, seven Baha’is from Bushihr were sentenced to a total&hellip
Afshin Seyyed Ahmad Released from Rajai-Shahr Prison After Completing His Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Afshin Seyyed Ahmad, a Baha’i citizen imprisoned at Rajai-Shahr Prison in Karaj, has been released upon completing his sentence. This Baha’i citizen was arrested in&hellip
Three Baha’is Arrested in Semnan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Behnam Eskandarani, Yalda Firoozian and Ardeshir Fanayan, three Baha’i citizens in Semnan, were arrested by security forces this morning and transferred to an unknown location.&hellip
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