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…
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Baha’i Artist Shahriar Cyrus Sentenced to Five-Year Imprisonment
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch 31 October, 2016 The Baha’i painter Shahriar Cyrus, who was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents on 30 June 2015, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Based…
Peyman Koushkbaghi and Behnam Moosivand Exiled to Rajaei Shahr Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Peyman Koushkbaghi and Behnam Moosivand, two prisoners from ward number 8 of Evin prison were exiled to Rajaei Shahr prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA),…
A Report about 8 Imprisoned Bahais from Gorgan
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Siamak Sadri, Farhad Eghbali, Farhad Fahandej, Farahmand Sanaei, Foad Fahandej, Payam Markazi, Kamal Kashani and Korosh Ziyari, 8 Bahais were arrested in 2012, and tried in branch umber 28 of…
Prisoners in the Women’s Ward of Evin Prison Attended Gathering Hosted by Faezeh Hashemi with Attendance of Bahareh Hedayat and Faran Hesami
Source: www.goldnews.biz Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Gold News, Faezeh Hashemi in this get-together hosted some of her fellow inmates from Evin prison. In this gathering some inmates of the women’s ward of Evin…
Yashar Rezvani Arrested in Tehran
Source: www.bazdasht.com Translation by Iran Press Watch August 3, 2016 According to a report from Bazdasht News, this morning agents of the Ministry of Information and Intelligence attacked a Baha’i, Mr. Yashar Rezvani, and arrested him.…
Detainment of Zhila Shahriari, an Iranian Baha’i, in Ward 209 of Evin Prison
Source: humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch After an entire week, Zhila Shahriari, an Iranian Baha’i, continues to be held in detention in Ward 209 of Evin Prison. According to Tarnegar-Human Rights of Iran, at 3:00…
Elham Farahani; An Account of the Sufferings of a Baha’i Mother and Her Family in Prison
Source: bazdasht.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report by Bazdasht, as conveyed by HRANA, Elham Farahani is a 54-year old Baha’i citizen who is serving a four-year sentence at Evin Prison, despite illness.…
Revolutionary Court in Shiraz ئentencing Baha’i, Yekta Fahandezh Saadi, to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Shiraz has sentenced Yekta Fahandezh Saadi to five years in jail without parole, accused of “propaganda against the regime” and “assembly and collusion”.…
Report on the Status of Incarcerated Baha’i Couple Iman Rashidi and Shabnam Mottahed
Source: humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Iman Rashidi and Shabnam Mottahed, a Baha’i married couple, are now spending the sixteenth month of their sentences in Yazd prison. According to the Human Rights in Iran website,…
Four Years Have Passed Since Iranian Baha’i Azizullah Samandari Was Imprisoned
Source: bazdasht.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports from Bazdasht, 7 July 2016 was the fourth anniversary of Mr. Azizullah Samandari’s imprisonment. On 7 July 2012, at 12 noon, security agents under the guise…
A Report Regarding the Current Condition of Kayvan Pakzadan
Source: BahaiNews 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports from “BahaiNews”, after ten days Kayvan Pakzadan is still under interrogation, and has been unable to contact his family. Based on an earlier report…
Women Prisoners Collectively Punished For Baha’i Leader’s Meeting with Faezeh Hashemi
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Inmates at the Women’s Ward in Evin Prison have been told that their furloughs (temporary leave) have been canceled and that they will no longer be able to send letters to relatives, a source…
Hardliners Against Faezeh Hashemi’s Visit with a Baha’i Prisoner
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 16 May 2016 Mana Neyestani
Report on the Situation of Navid Khanjani: The Prospect of Freedom
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS – The 12-year discretionary sentence of Navid Khanjani, the human rights activist, in Raja’i Shahr Prison in Karaj by application of the “aggregation rules” has been reduced…
Iranian Baha’i Educator Faran Hessami Released
Source: en.iranwire.com Faran Hessami, an Iranian Baha’i educator, has been released after four years in prison. Faran Hessami and her husband Kamran Rahimian were arrested along with dozens of teachers and administrators at the Baha’i Institute of…