Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — The last imprisoned member of the former leadership body of the Baha’i community in Iran was released from prison today after serving an unjust 10-year prison sentence for merely practicing his faith.&hellip
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Mrs. Khalokhi on the Critical Medical Condition of her Husband, Afif Naeimi, Upon his Return to Prison
Source: persian.iranhumanrights.org Translation by Iran Press Watch In an interview with the Human Rights Campaign in Iran, Shohreh Khalokhi, shared concerns regarding the health and well-being of her husband, Afif Naeimi, a former member of the Yaran-i-Iran&hellip
Afif Naeimi Returns to Prison as His Furlough Ends
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Date: April 23, 2018 As reported by the “No to the Persecution and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens Campaign”, Afif Naeimi, a former leader of the Baha’i community, was&hellip
“Coexistence Led to the Prisoners Becoming Acquainted with the Baha’i Community and Our Beliefs”
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch By Ida Qajar One day before the start of the new year 1397, Vahid Tizfahm, of the imprisoned Yaran-e-Iran, was released from prison to spend Naw-Rúz alongside his family.&hellip
Youngest Member of Yaran Completes Ten Year Imprisonment
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Vahid Tizfahm completed his 10-year sentence yesterday. At 44, he is the youngest of the seven former Baha’i leaders in Iran who were unjustly imprisoned for their religious beliefs in 2008.&hellip
Oldest Member of Yaran Completes Decade-Long Imprisonment
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — After a decade of unjust imprisonment and harsh treatment in Iranian prisons, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, 85, completed his ten-year sentence yesterday. He is one of the seven members of the&hellip
Jamaloddin Khanjani Returned to Evin Prison following Heart Surgery
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Jamaloddin Khanjani, a member of the leaders of Baha’i community of Iran known as the Yaran, was transferred to hospital for heart problems, and then was returned to Evin Prison&hellip
Freed Baha’i Leader: Jailing Baha’is is Futile and Pointless
Source: www.iranwire.com By AIDA GHAJAR On the morning of Friday, February 16, Saeed Rezaei, one of the seven members of the former leadership group for Iran’s Baha’i community known as the “Yaran” (“Friends”), was released after&hellip
Fourth Member of Yaran Released
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — After ten years of unjust imprisonment for his beliefs, Saeid Rezaie, one of the seven members of the former leadership group of the Baha’is in Iran, has today completed his wrongful&hellip
Baha’is Still Misunderstood in Iran, Says Former Leader After Serving 10 Years in Prison
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Baha’i leader Behrouz Tavakkoli has spoken out about the Iranian government’s “misunderstandings” about his minority faith. Tavakkoli spoke to the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on December 15, 2017, 11 days after his release&hellip
Is There New Hope for Baha’is as Third Leader is Released?
Source: www.iranwire.com By AIDA GHAJAR Iran’s Baha’i community is celebrating the release of Behrooz Tavakoli, one of the seven members of an informal leadership group called the Yaran (“the Friends”). Tavakoli is the third of the group to&hellip
Third Member of Yaran Completes 10 Year Sentence
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Behrooz Tavakkoli, one of the seven members of the former leadership group of the Baha’is in Iran who were imprisoned due to religious beliefs, has completed his unjust 10-year prison sentence.&hellip
Writing to Survive: Baha’i Woman’s Poetry Was Her Best Friend in Iranian Jail
Source: www.cnn.com By Moni Basu, CNN (CNN) –The sun had already set when the woman with long gray hair descended the steps to the same prison gate she had passed through all those years ago. Mahvash Sabet had&hellip
Lessons from Prison: The Release of Baha’i Fariba Kamalabadi
Source: www.iranwire.com By AIDA GHAJAR Fariba Kamalabadi, one of seven former members of an ad hoc leadership group for the Baha’i minority religion in Iran, was released from Evin Prison on October 31 after completing a 10-year prison sentence.&hellip
Fariba Kamalabadi: Baha’is Have No Desire but to Serve Iran
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Fariba Kamalabadi, a Baha’i community administrator imprisoned for ten years, was released on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 upon completing her sentence. Ms. Kamalabadi had been convicted on charges of&hellip
Freedom for Prominent Baha’i Fariba Kamalabadi
Source: www.iranwire.com By SALEEM VAILLANCOURT Fariba Kamalabadi, one of seven former members of an ad hoc leadership group for the Baha’is in Iran, was released from Evin Prison today after completing a 10-year prison sentence. Her release&hellip
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