Source: en.iranwire.com Wednesday 14 October 2015 Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour Two teachers face long prison sentences for educating Baha’is, who are banned from pursuing further education in Iran. After repeated harassment and intimidation, married couple Azita Rafizadeh and Peyman…
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A Brief Letter About the Life and Patience of One Family: Farah Baghi at Yazd Prison
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Harana News- Farah Baghi, a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd since 10 February 2015, in a letter addressed to the Islamic Revolutionary Attorney of Yazd, talks about her family,…
Transfer of Vahed Kholoosi to Section 4 of Rajai Shahr Prison
Source: hra-news.org September 29, 2015 Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Today at noon, Vahed Kholoosi, a civil rights activist and an expelled Baha’i student, was transferred to Hall 12 of Section…
An Iranian Baha’i Arrested in Sanandaj
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Mr. Zabihullah Raufi has been arrested at his home in Sanandaj, a city in the western province of Kurdistan. He was detained by agents of the Ministry…
A Lifetime of Persecution, the Story of a Bahai Couple in Yazd
Source: Farah Baghi and Vahid Qudrat (facebook grou Read the sad story of this Baha’i couple who have been persecuted by the Islamic Republic government in Iran for the past 36 years: My name is Vahid Ghodrat,…
BIHE Educator Back to Prison After Medical Furlough
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Sen’s daily Amanollah Mostaghim one of the imprisoned staff members of the Bahai Open University (BIHE) in Iran, was returned to Raja’i Shahr prison on the morning of August 18. Mr. Mostaqim,…
What Sin Has Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani Committed?
Source: radiofarhang.nu By Heshmatullah Tabarzadi1 10th August 2015 Translation by Iran Press Watch Mr. Khanjani is an 83 year old gentleman incarcerated in Hall number 21 of Evin prison. In truth, is there any government except that…
Hamadan Court Has Sentenced Ten Baha’is to Imprisonment and Exile
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews” and based on judicial authorities’ assertion, on July 29th 2015 ten Baha’i citizens were sentenced to imprisonment and exile. Again according to a reliable source, ten…
BIHE Educator Freed at the End of His 4-Year Sentence
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Sen’s daily Kamran Rahimian, one of the educators of the Baha’i Institute for Higher Eduction (BIHE) in Iran, has been released from Raja’i Shahr prison, near Tehran, at the end of a…
Saba Golshan Begins 4-Year Sentence in Isfahan
Source: sensday.wordpress.com Mr. Saba Golshan reported to the central prison on Isfahan this morning, to begin serving a 4-year sentence. His sentence also includes a one-year suspended sentence. On August 1, 2011, agents from the Ministry…
Human Rights Activists Visit the Family of Navid Khanjani on the Occasion of His Birthday
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch On the occasion of the birthday of Navid Khanjani * – a Baha’i citizen who has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for his belief in the Baha’i Faith…
Three Members of Khanjani Family Share 36 Years of Prison
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch by Behnam Roghani Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian Baha’is have systematically faced several types of pressure by officials. They met with many atrocities, including capital punishment,…
Family of Shahriar Cyrus Denied Prison Visiting Rights
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Despite the orders of the prosecutor, authorities at Evin prison, in Tehran, have refused to allow Shahriar Cyrus, a Bahai painter and a respected art critic, to receive family visits.…
“I Will Not Give up My Integrity”
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch “I will not give up my integrity” In an interview with “BahaiNews”, Press Mr Farrokh Rostami, the husband of Mrs Farahnaz Misaghian2, a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd, offered some…
Two Years Added to Baha’i Citizen’s Sentence
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports from the “No Mistreatment And Imprisonment Of Fellow Baha’is Residents” Campaign, Fariborz Baghi, Baha’i citizen of Yazd, who was transferred to the prison on Saturday 7 …
Teenage Bahai Lost 40% of His Hearing in Prison
Source: sensday.wordpress.com Faez Baqheri, a 17-year-old Bahai from Yazd who was arrested, along with his father Nasser Bagheri, in their home on February 28, 2015, has been moved from prison to hospital because of a severe…