Source: persian.iranhumanrights.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Rouhan Jazbani, the maternal aunt of Ardeshir Fanaeian, a Baha’i citizen held in Semnan Prison, told the Human Rights Campaign in Iran that her nephew, along with Yalda&hellip
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A Report on the Latest Situation of Vahed Kholousi, Farhad Meysami and Farhad Fahandej in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch A Report on the Latest Situation of Vahed Kholousi, Farhad Meysami and Farhad Fahandej in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj HRANA– Vahed Kholousi, Farhad Fahandej and Farhad Meysami, three&hellip
UN Adopts Resolution Condemning Iran’s Human Rights Violations
Source: en.radiofarda.com The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution December 18 calling on Iran to end its ongoing human rights violations. The resolution passed with a vote of 81 to 30 and 70 abstentions.&hellip
U.S. Commission On Religious Freedom Condemns Arrests Of Baha’is In Iran
Source: en.radiofarda.com The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the mass arrests of Baha’is in Iran. Iranian security forces have arrested at least 11 Baha’is in Isfahan and Khuzestan since November 27 when&hellip
Baha’i Ali Ahmadi Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 2, 2019, Ali Ahmadi, a Baha’i citizen, was sentenced to an 11-year prison term by Qaemshahr Revolutionary Court. On November 20, 2018 he was arrested by security forces. He was transferred to&hellip
Appeals Court: Seven Baha’is in Bushehr Sentenced to Total of 21 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA – The verdict was upheld by the court of appeals conviction against seven Baha’i citizens who had previously been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in&hellip
Destruction of Baha’i Tombs in Yazd
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Ostanwire- Some reports indicate the destruction of a number of Baha’i graves in Yazd’s Golestan Javid (Baha’i cemetery). Tombstones in this cemetery have been demolished by stones and blocks&hellip
More Baha’is Arrested in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Although the reasons for the arrests are not entirely clear, in many cases, they seem to have been carried out in retaliation for claims that Baha’is have led and spurred on the nationwide protests,&hellip
Court of Appeals Hearing for Kerman Baha’is Kiana Rezvani and Kimi Mostafavi
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA– The Appeals court hearing for Kiana Razvani and Kimia Mostafavi, two Baha’i citizens residing in Kerman, was held Saturday morning, Nov. 9. The two Baha’i citizens were previously&hellip
11 Baha’is Were Arrested in Isfahan and Omidiyeh
Source: www.en-hrana.org Soroush Azadi is the tenth Baha’i citizen who was arrested in November 2019 by security forces in Baharestan in Isfahan. He was arrested on November 30, 2019. His whereabouts is still unknown. On the&hellip
Fears for the Safety of Nine Baha’is Arrested in Isfahan
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On the morning of Friday, 9 December, security forces raided the homes of a number of Baha’is in Isfahan’s Baharestan suburb arresting them, searching their homes and removing personal belongings such as&hellip
Search of Homes and Arrest of At Least Nine Baha’is in Baharestan, Isfahan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA– According to HRANA (the news agency of Human Rights Activists of Iran), on Friday, November 29, at least nine Baha’i citizens living in Baharestan, Isfahan, were arrested by&hellip
The Fingerprints of Senior Intelligence Ministry Official in the Persecution of the Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press watch Milad Pourissa “I had a Baha’i student. On the day he was to defend his thesis, what should have happened, happened #deviant_misleading_cult” This brief and vague message by&hellip
Samin Maghsoudi Transferred to Evin Prison to Serve Her Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Samin Maghsoudi, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, has been transferred to Evin Prison to serve her sentence. This Baha’i citizen was sentenced to five years‘ imprisonment by the&hellip
Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab and Arrests of Baha’is
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch The media in Iran, quoting the IRGC intelligence organization, say this security-military institution has arrested a number of Iranian Baha’i citizens in Shiraz. Quoting the IRGC, the media report that&hellip
Five Baha’i-Owned Businesses Sealed in Chabahar
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Today, five businesses owned by Baha’i citizens in Sistan and Baluchistan province who closed their businesses for religious reasons were sealed by order of judicial authorities. Citizens&hellip
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