Source: www.en-hrana.org In a phone call, Imprisoned Baha’i individual Hanan Hashemi informed her family that she is under pressure by the interrogators to make a forced confession. She is currently at a detention facility belonging to…
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Eight Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz and Yazd
source: www.en-hrana.org On July 19, security forces arrested three Baha’i residents of Yazd identified as Nematollah Shadpour, Nima Shadpour and Shafigh Eslami, searched their houses, and confiscated their personal belongings. On the same day, five Baha’i…
Baha’i Citizen Haideh Ram Transferred to Prison; Five Others Summoned to Begin Sentences
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Haideh Ram, Baha’i citizen, was arrested by the security forces on Tuesday, June 17, 2022, and transferred to Adelabad prison in Shiraz to serve her…
Father Suffers Heart Attack as Baha’i Daughter is Taken Away by Intelligence Agents
Source: iranwire.com The father of a Baha’i citizen arrested in Shiraz has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack in the course of the raid, local sources have reported. Shaghayegh Khaneh Zarin was arrested at home…
Three Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Sunday, June 26, 2022, three Baha’i citizens, Shaghayegh Khaneh-Zarin, Negar Ighani and Zhila Sharafi Nasrabadi were arrested by security forces in Shiraz and taken to an unidentified location. According to HRANA, the news…
Iranian Authorities Separate Baha’i Parents from Their Children with Shiraz Sentences
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—23 June 2022—A campaign by Iranian authorities to uproot the Baha’i community in Shiraz took a dark step forward, earlier in June, when Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court sentenced 26 Baha’is to…
After Six-Year Trial, 26 Baha’is Sentenced To Prison In Iran
Source: www.rferl.org Ardeshir Tayebi A court in Iran has sentenced 26 followers of the Baha’i faith to prison terms ranging from two to five years, as well as other measures, on charges of “conspiracy to disrupt…
Group of 26 Baha’is to Stand Trial Six Years After Arrests
Source: iranwire.com A group of 26 Iranian Baha’is who were arrested almost six years ago in September 2016 were due to appear in court on Wednesday even though a judge has repeatedly called the case against…
A Report on the Latest Situation of Six Baha’i Citizens in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Six Baha’i citizens are currently serving sentences in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz: Shahnaz Sabet, Sedigheh Aghdasi, Behrouz Farzandi, Ghassem Masoumi, Farham Sabet and Farzan Masoumi,…
Baha’i Citizen Shahnaz Sabet Arrested and Sent to Adel-Abad Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Saturday, March 12, 2022, Baha’i citizen Shahnaz Sabet was arrested by security forces and transferred to Adel-Abad Prison in Shiraz city. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on Saturday,…
Three Baha’is Arrested, Transferred to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Sedigheh Aghdasi, Behrouz Farzandi and Qasem Masoumi, Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were arrested on Monday, March 7, 2022, and transferred to Adelabad Prison in…
Two Baha’i Citizens Sent to Adel-Abad Prison to Serve Their Sentence
Source: www.en-hrana.org On January 23, two Baha’i citizens, Farham Sabet and Farzan Masoomi, both residents of Shiraz City, were sent to Adel-Abad Prison to serve their sentence. Earlier, the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz sentenced each to…
Anti-Baha’i Poster Workshop in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – a three-day poster design workshop has been held in Shiraz for the purpose of inciting hatred against Baha’is. This coincides with the beginning of another…
Pedram Abhar’s House Searched While He Remains Detained in Unknown Detention Center
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Tuesday, November 23, security forces raided and searched Baha’i citizen Pedram Abhar’s house in Tehran. On November 21, security forces arrested Pedram Abhar at his father’s home in Shiraz. According to HRANA, the…
Eight Baha’i Citizens of Shiraz Sentenced to More Than 19 Years and 6 Months in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Eight Baha’i citizens of Shiraz, Sedigheh Aghdasi, Alieh Foroutan, Siamak Honarvar, Qassem Masoumi, Saeed Ettehad and Behrooz Farzandi Shiraz, were sentenced by the First Branch…
Iranian Baha’is Face Persecution: My Cousin’s Story
Source: oberlinreview.org I am a Baha’i, a member of a world religion whose adherents strive for unity, peace, and social transformation. Because of the ongoing persecution of 350,000 other Baha’is in Iran, including my family members,…
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