Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS AGENCY – this morning, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Vahed Kholousi Derakhshan, a human rights activist and a Baha’i citizen, was informed of his early release after contacting…
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Birjand: Nine Baha’is Have Been Sentenced to a Total of 51 Years and Eight Months in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Nine Baha’i citizens ‒ Rahmatollah Deimi, Atieh Salehi, Ataollah Malaki, Farzaneh Deimi, Nasrin Ghadiri, Banafsheh Mokhtari, Arezoo Mohammadi, Saeed Malaki and Roya Malaki ‒ have been sentenced…
BIHE Instructor Payman Koushk Baghi Released From Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Payman Koushk Baghi, a Baha’i citizen who had been sent on leave from Evin Prison on 18 March, 2020 was informed of an order issued…
US Gov’t Agency Calls for Release of Baha’i Falsely Accused as Israeli Spy
Source: www.jpost.com BERLIN — The Washington-based United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged on Thursday that the Iranian regime allied Houthi authorities in Yemen comply with their March 25 public commitment to release Baha’i…
Keeping Baha’i Prisoners, Iran Threatens the Entire Country’s Health
Source: religionnews.com Winston Nagan (RNS) — The ingenuity and adaptability of faith communities often go unreported. It’s been gratifying over the last many weeks to read story after story about the way people of faith have…
Baha’i Leader: Iran Keeping Up to 100 Baha’is in Prisons Under Virus Threat
Source: www.voanews.com By Michael Lipin WASHINGTON – An international organization representing Baha’is says it is extremely concerned about Iran’s ongoing detention of up to 100 Baha’is at risk of contracting the coronavirus in Iranian prisons. In…
Amidst Health Crisis, Iran Must Release Baha’is in Prison
Source: Baha’i International Community NEW YORK—11 April 2020—The Baha’i International Community is deeply concerned for the well-being of Baha’is that remain in prison in Iran. In recent weeks, the Iranian government has released a number…
Court of Appeals: Four Baha’i Residents of Kerman Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA– Kerman Branch 1 of the Court of Appeals sentenced four Baha’i residents of Kerman, Amrollah Khaleghian, Ehsanollah Amirinia, Nima Rajabzadeh, and Arman Bandi Amirabad, to a total of…
Four Baha’i Citizens Were Sent to Bushehr Prison to Endure Imprisonment
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Mino Riyazati, Ehteram Sheikhi, Farideh Jaberi, and Asadullah Jaberi, four Baha’i citizens residing in Bushehr, were taken into custody on Saturday, January 25, after appearing…
Four Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison in Karaj
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Abolfazl Ansari, Ruhollah Zibaei, Roein Kohansal, and Mohammad Sadegh Rezaei, four Baha’i citizens, were collectively sentenced to four years in prison by the Karaj Revolutionary…
Court of Appeal Upholds 11-year Prison Sentence for Ali Ahmadi, Baha’i Citizen
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Hrana Agency- Without holding a court hearing, the Court of Appeal in Mazandaran Province upheld the conviction of Ali Ahmadi, a Baha’i resident of Qaemshahr city, in Mazandaran Province.…
Sahba Farnoush Sentenced to Sixteen Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Baha’i resident Sahba Farnoush was sentenced to sixteen years in prison by Judge Iman Afshari, the head of Branch 4 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.…
Court of Appeals: 5 Baha’is Sentenced to Total of 6 Years and 6 Months In Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The Court of Appeals of South Khorasan Province has sentenced four Baha’i citizens to a total of six years and six months in prison. Based on the…
False Accusations and Poisoned Juice: Baha’i Jeweler Sent to Jail
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Kamran Shahidi never expected his life to change forever after a regular customer entered his jewelry shop in Tehran. But that is exactly what happened just over two years ago – resulting in a court…
Noushin Hakimi Transferred to Bandar Abbas Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Hrana News Agency – Noushin Hakimi (Noohnejad), a Baha’i resident of Bandar Lengeh city, was transferred from the Intelligence detention center of the city to Bandar Abbas prison on…
Baha’i Mother and Daughter Released in Zahedan While Yazd Baha’i Fariba Ashtari Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ Fariba Ashtari, a Baha’i resident in Yazd, was detained by security forces on Monday, December 2, and taken to an unknown location. Officers also searched Ms. Ashteri’s…