Source: www.en-hrana.org On August 13, 2023, Baha’is citizens, Jamaloddin Khanjani and his daughter Maria Khanjani, were apprehended by security forces and subsequently taken to Evin Prison. Jamaloddin Khanjani had formerly served as a manager for…
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Jamaloddin Khanjani Returned to Evin Prison following Heart Surgery
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Jamaloddin Khanjani, a member of the leaders of Baha’i community of Iran known as the Yaran, was transferred to hospital for heart problems, and then was returned to Evin Prison…
Precarious Situation for All Prisoners at Rajai Shahr Prison, in Particular Baha’i Prisoners: Jamaloddin Khanjani, Farhad Eghbali, and Farhad Fahandezh
Source: www.bazdasht.com Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by Bazdasht, quoted from Al-Arabiya, a group of political prisoners detained at Rajai Shahr prison, in a letter to Asma Jahangir, Special Rapporteur of the UN Human…
What Sin Has Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani Committed?
Source: radiofarhang.nu By Heshmatullah Tabarzadi1 10th August 2015 Translation by Iran Press Watch Mr. Khanjani is an 83 year old gentleman incarcerated in Hall number 21 of Evin prison. In truth, is there any government except that…
The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Jamaloddin Khanjani’s Plight as a Baha’i in Iran
By Nika Khanjani Nika Khanjani is a Baha’i living in Canada and the niece of Jamaloddin Khanjani, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. Almost six years have passed with my uncle, Jamaloddin Khanjani, imprisoned…
Burial Ceremony of Mrs. Ashraf Khanjani – Wife of Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, a Baha’i prisoner, along with pictures from the cemetery
March 12, 2011 Funeral of Mrs. Ashraf Khanjani Dear friends, many thanks to the Blessed Beauty, who in the middle of our current difficulties makes use of events taking place in this blessed country as…
Baha’i Family Imprisoned for their Faith: Khanjani Family Sentenced to Combined Twenty-Six Years Imprisonment
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Five members of the Khanjani family, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Behfar Khanjani, Navid Khanjani, Leva Khanjani and Foad Khanjani, have been sentence for a combined total of 26 years because of…
Foad Khanjani Released at the End of His Sentence
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency: The Baha’i Foad Khanjani has been released from Rajai Shahr prison, as he had served his entire sentence. According to the report of Human Rights Activists…
Three Members of Khanjani Family Share 36 Years of Prison
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch by Behnam Roghani Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian Baha’is have systematically faced several types of pressure by officials. They met with many atrocities, including capital punishment,…
Foad Khanjani released on bail.
Foad Khanjani released on bail. 8 May 2010 Population of Combat Against Educational Discrimination (PCAED) (8 May 2010): Foad Khanjani, a Baha’i citizen who has been denied the right to higher education was released on…
Arrest of Foad Khanjani, an Iranian Baha'i.
Arrest of Foad Khanjani, an Iranian Baha’i. HRANA – Foad Khanjani was arrested on the afternoon of 7 of Ordibehesht [27 April 2010] by Security Agents. Foad Khanjani is the grandson of one of the…
“The Boot on My Neck” Iranian Authorities’ Crime of Persecution Against Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.hrw.org Summary Baha’is are the largest unrecognized religious minority in Iran. They have been the target of harsh, state-backed repression since their religion was established in the 19th century. After the 1979 revolution, Iranian…
Unyielding Persecution of Baha’i Women in Iran
Source: europeantimes.news A Call for Global Solidarity and Action By Juan Sanchez Gil The persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran, towards women has been increasing rapidly. This article explores the occurrences of arrests, imprisonment…
Twenty-Six Baha’is in Iran Sentenced to 126 Years in Prison as 10 More Baha’i Women Arrested in Isfahan, and 3 in Yazd
Source: bic.org GENEVA—26 October 2023—In an escalating pattern of persecution against the Baha’is in Iran, 36 more incidents targeting the community have taken place in recent days, affecting mostly women. Ten women, most of them…
26 Baha’is in Iran Sentenced to 126 Years in Jail as 13 Arrested—Mostly Women
Source: iranwire.com In what the Baha’i International Community is calling an “escalating pattern of persecution against the Baha’is in Iran,” 39 more incidents targeting the community have been reported in recent days, affecting mostly women.…
Iranian President Raisi Disregards Human Rights and Calls for Religious Respect Despite 44-Year Record of Religious Persecution and Rights Abuses
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—20 September 2023—The Baha’i International Community (BIC) highlighted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s disregard for human rights in his speech to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, on 19 September, even as the…