Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch The hanging of these women is considered the only case of mass execution of Baha’i women and at the same time the last case of execution of Baha’i…
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Baha’i Citizen Keyvan Rahimian Arrested in Tehran
Source: www.en-hrana.org On July 18, 2023, security forces arrested Baha’i Citizen Keyvan Rahimian in Tehran and transferred him to Evin Prison. A reliable source close to Rahimian’s family, who spoke to HRANA, revealed that he…
Baha’i Citizen Payam Vali Face New Charge While Imprisoned
Source: www.en-hrana.org Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen currently serving his sentence in Qezel Hesar Prison, Karaj, is confronted with a fresh legal case. The Karaj Revolutionary Court has accused Vali of “spreading falsehood on the…
Shayan Sanai, Baha’i Citizen of Bojnord, Remanded to Serve His Sentence
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shayan Sanai, a Baha’i citizen living in Bojnord, was arrested by officers on Tuesday July 4th, 2023, and remanded to prison to begin his sentence. Mr. Sanai had…
Mahvash Edalati and Sepideh Keshavarz, Baha’i Citizens, Went to Evin Prison to Serve Their Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA news agency – Mahvash Edalati Aliabadi and Sepideh Keshavarz, Baha’i citizens living in Tehran, have been remanded to Evin prison to begin serving their one-year prison sentences.…
Five Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Kerman
Source: www.en-hrana.org On July 12, 2023, in a concerning development, security forces in Kerman apprehended and detained five Baha’i citizens. The detainees, identified as Foad Shaker, Shahram Fallah, Yekta Fallah, Behnam Pour-Ahmadi, and Paridokht Shojaei,…
Revolutionary Court Judge Considers Birth within the Baha’i Community as Proof of Crime
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to documents received by Radio Farda, in the court case of Baha’i Citizen Hami Bahadori, Judge Abolghasem Salavati considered the “beginning” of a citizen’s life within the…
Iran: Prison sentences increase for persecuted Baha’i minority
Source: www.tellerreport.com Highlights: A revolutionary court in Qaem Shahr, a city in northern Iran, sentenced 24 members of the religious minority to prison terms ranging from two to three years on June 14. The group was…
Four Baha’i Citizens Sentenced Each to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org In a ruling by the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Shadi Shahidzadeh, Mansour Amini, Valiollah Ghadamian, and Ataollah Zafar, four Baha’i citizens, have each been sentenced to five years in prison. Judge Iman Afshar, presiding…
Baha’i Woman Begins One-Year Prison Sentence in Tehran
Source: iranwire.com Sepideh Keshavarz, a Baha’i woman residing in Tehran, voluntarily handed herself over to Evin prison on July 3 to serve a one-year prison sentence. Keshavarz was arrested by security forces on November 20,…
Fourteen Bahai Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 31 Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org In a concerning development, the Ghaemshahr Revolutionary Court has handed down a collective prison sentence of 31 years to 14 Bahai citizens. The individuals affected by this ruling are Mani Gholinejad, Bita Haghighi,…
“OurStoryIsOne” Campaign on the 40-Year Anniversary of Execution of Ten Bahá’í Women
Source: www.rfi.fr Alireza Manafzadeh Translation by Iran Press Watch Sunday, June 18, 2023, marked 40 years since the execution of ten Bahá’í women. In the dark hours before dawn, the ten women were brought to…
Baha’i Citizen Hooshidar Zarei Sentenced to Six Years Imprisonment
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Shiraz Revolutionary Court has sentenced Baha’i citizen Hooshidar Zarei to six years in prison, along with additional penalties, including a two-year travel ban, a fine, and other social restrictions. If the verdict…
Baha’i Citizen Sara Sabet Rasekh Receives Eight-Year Prison Sentence
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Court of Appeals in Isfahan Province has handed down a verdict, sentencing Baha’i citizen Sara Sabet Rasekh to eight years in prison. Since February 7, 2023, Sabet has been serving her previous…
Baha’i Couple Faces Nine-Year and Six-Month Combined Sentence
Source: www.en-hrana.org Vesal Momtazi and Anisa Samieian, a Baha’i couple, have been collectively sentenced to a nine-year and six-month prison term by the Rasht Revolutionary Court. According to the verdict issued on June 13 by…
Hashtag “OurStoryIsOne”: 40th Anniversary of the Execution of 10 Baha’i Women in Shiraz
Source: www.bbc.com By Mehrzad Fatuhi, Shahab Mirzaei Translation by Iran Press Watch The 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran gave the ruling clerics a great opportunity to vent their long-standing animosity against the…