Source: www.iranintl.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to information received by Iran International, Roya Sabet, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced by Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court to 25 years of discretionary…
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Baha’i International Community-Iran News Bulletin #17-2025
Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org 16 MAY – 22 MAY 2025 [This bulletin documents only the most significant acts of persecution and human rights abuses which the BIC has noted during the reporting period. It does not include…
Unpacking “The Bahá’í Question”: 46 Years of Institutionalised, State-Sponsored Persecution Against the Bahá’ís in Iran
Source: www.internationalaffairs.org.au In the years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian government executed more than 200 Bahá’ís, members of the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. It then pivoted to a systematic policy signed by…
Persecution beyond death: Islamic Republic of Iran continues to harass Baha’is in times of grief
Source: hengaw.net Hengaw Saturday, May 24, 2025 The Islamic Republic of Iran continues its discriminatory treatment of Baha’is—even after death. In Rafsanjan, Baha’i families have been forced to pay large sums of money to obtain burial…
Iranian Security Forces Search Baha’i Citizen’s Home, Seize Belongings
Source: iranwire.com The Islamic Republic’s security forces searched the home of a Baha’i citizen in northern Babol and confiscated her personal belongings. Five security personnel entered Sonia Towdei’s home around noon on Saturday with a…
Homes of Six Baha’i Citizens Raided in Yazd
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – On the evening of Thursday, May 22, security forces raided the homes of six Baha’i citizens in Yazd. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in…
Three Baha’i Women Sentenced to Prison by Kerman Appeals Court
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – The Kerman Province Court of Appeals has sentenced three Baha’i citizens from Rafsanjan — Elna Naeimi, Didar Ahmadi, and Boshra Mostafavi — to a total of one year in…
Place of Business for 4 Bahá’í Citizens in Urmia Sealed
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch The places of business for four Bahá’í citizens in the city of Urmia were sealed by officers from the Public Places Supervision Office. The sealing of these commercial…
Isfahan: Three Baha’i Citizens Sent to Prison to Serve Sentences
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, Monday, May 5, Arshia Rouhani, Hamid Monzavi, and Arash Nabavi, Baha’i citizens residing in Isfahan, were sent to prison to begin serving their sentences. These individuals had…
Cancellation of Electronic Ankle Monitor Order; Houshidar Zarei Sent to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch The electronic ankle monitor order for Houshidar Zarei, a Bahá’í citizen, was canceled, and he was sent to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz on Saturday, May 3. On Saturday,…
Paridokht Shojaei, a Bahá’í citizen, returned to Kerman Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, Saturday, May 10, Paridokht Shojaei Bagheini, a Bahá’í resident of Kerman, returned to the city’s prison after her furlough ended. A source close to the family of…
Start of Prison Sentences for Two Bahá’í Women and the Sentencing of Another Bahá’í Woman
Source: iranwire.com Farideh Moradi and Golnoosh Nasiri, two Bahá’í citizens residing in Mashhad, presented themselves at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on the morning of Saturday, April 19, 2025, to begin serving their sentences. After turning…
Qaem Shahr: Maryam Zabihi, a Bahá’í citizen, sentenced to prison
Source: HRANA Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, Maryam Zabihi has been sentenced to prison. Based on a verdict issued by Branch 104 of…
European Union imposes sanctions on sections of Iran’s judiciary over human rights abuses—including the persecution of Bahá’ís
Source: BIC The Council of the European Union (EU) imposed sanctions and restrictive measures on a number of courts, judges and prisons in Iran in its decision 2025/774. These sanctions spotlight the role of judicial authorities…
European Parliament urges the unconditional release of Baha’i prisoner of conscience Mahvash Sabet
Source: bic During the European Parliament plenary debate on the resolution, Member of the European Parliament Helmut Brandstätter highlights Mahvash Sabet’s case Brussels—4 April 2025—The European Parliament has passed an urgency resolution on Iran, expressing its concern…
UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on Iran and the UN Fact Finding Mission
Source: bic Geneva—4 April 2025—Yesterday, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s ongoing human rights violations, including the persecution of the Bahá’ís, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. The resolution extends the mandate…
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