Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Sheida Tayeed is the fifth Baha’i detained in the past week According to the HRANA human rights website. Per HRANA, Sheida Tayeed was arrested on Thursday, September 22, at…
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Baha’i Citizens Hayedeh Forootan and Mehran Mosallanejad Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Thursday, September 23, two Baha’i citizens were arrested at the office of CID by NAJA police. According to HRANA, the news agency of human rights activists, the citizens have been identified as Shiraz…
Baha’is of Shiraz; Soroush Abadi and Kiana Shoaei Were Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Soroush Abadi and Kiana Shoaei, Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, have each been sentenced by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court to 3-years-and-3-months in prison,…
Baha’i Citizen Arsalan Yazdani Is Still Being Held in One of Evin Prison’s Security Detention Centers 20 Days After His Arrest.
Source: www.en-hrana.org According to the HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Mr. Yazdani has said in a phone call with his family that he will probably remain in custody for another two to three…
New Details Emerge on Shock Arrest of Baha’i Designer
Source: iranwire.com Maryam Dehkordi On Wednesday, September 1, Arsalan Yazdani, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was arrested by security agents and taken to an unknown location. His wife Samira Ebrahimi has told IranWire about the…
Continued Detention of Baha’i Citizens Sina Kamali and Dorsa Dehghani in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS AGENCY – Ten days have passed since the arrest of Baha’i citizens, Dorsa Dehghani and Sina Kamali Sarvestani, in Shiraz. As of today, Thursday, July 24, they…
Baha’i Citizens Sina Kamali Sarvestani and Dorsa Dehghani Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On June 14, Baha’i citizens Sina Kamali Sarvestani and Dorsa Dehghani were separately arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, officers…
Concern for the Health of Baha’i Citizen Detained in Shiraz
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Relatives of Vahid Dana, a Baha’i citizen detained in Shiraz, say his health is deteriorating and his life is in serious danger as a result of an outbreak…
Two Iranian Bahais Detained in Southwestern Iran
Source: irannewswire.org Two Iranian Bahais were detained in their homes in Shiraz southwestern Iran yesterday. According to the Human Rights News Agency, they were identified as Vahid Dana and Saeed Abedi. Intelligence agents searched their homes and…
Crackdown on Baha’is in Baharestan
Source: iranwire.com As Iran entered a new year, Iranian authorities intensified their crackdown on the nation’s Baha’i people. Iranian citizens continue to face mounting problems, including economic crisis, political turmoil that is likely to increase as the presidential election…
Continued Detention of 7 Baha’is in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ Despite the passage of 10 days the following Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz are still being held in solitary confinement: Saeed Ettehad, Qassem Masoumi, Siamak Honarvar, Soroush…
Iran Security Agents Arrest 13 Members Of Banned Baha’i Faith
Source: iranintl.com Iranian security agents have arrested 13 members of the banned Baha’i faith in Baharestan township in Esfahan on Sunday, searching their homes and confiscating personal belonging, the Human Rights Activists News Agency, HRANA based…
Home Search and Arrest of Manijeh Azamian
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA – Manijeh Azamian, a Baha’i citizen living in Babol, was arrested by the city’s intelligence service on Tuesday, April 15, and released on bail a day later. Four days before her arrest, security…
Seven Iranian Baha’is Detained In Shiraz, Southwestern Iran
Source: irannewswire.org Seven Iranian Bahais were detained on the evening of April 6 in the south-central city of Shiraz. According to the Human Rights News Agency, the Bahais were identified as Saeed Etehad, Ghasem Masoumi, Siamak Henrour,…
Australia’s Baha’i Community Pleads for Help as Arbitrary Arrests and Home Raids Escalate in Iran
Source: www.abc.net.au By Tracey Shelton Nima Moradi says he is “lucky and thankful” to be raising his two children in Australia. Growing up in Iran as a child of the Baha’i faith, Mr Moradi was often…
Baha’i Couple Arrested in Villashahr, Isfahan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – A Baha’i couple living in Villashahr, Isfahan, have been taken into custody. Mojdeh Eghterafi and her husband, Hooshmand Talebi were arrested on Sunday, August 23rd,…
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