Source: persian.iranhumanrights.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Rouhan Jazbani, the maternal aunt of Ardeshir Fanaeian, a Baha’i citizen held in Semnan Prison, told the Human Rights Campaign in Iran that her nephew, along with Yalda…
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A Report on the Latest Situation of Vahed Kholousi, Farhad Meysami and Farhad Fahandej in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch A Report on the Latest Situation of Vahed Kholousi, Farhad Meysami and Farhad Fahandej in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj HRANA– Vahed Kholousi, Farhad Fahandej and Farhad Meysami, three…
Arrest of Baha’i Maryam Lagha’i in Damavand
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Maryam Lagha’i (Forsatipour), a Baha’i citizen, was arrested on October 22 after being summoned to the Damavand Office of Intelligence and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence’s…
Baha’i Mitra Forsadipour Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Mitra Forsatipour, a Baha’i resident of Gilavand, a suburb ofm the City of Damavand, was arrested Monday by Intelligence officials at her residence and transferred to the…
Intensified Pressure on Baha’is in Iran on the Eve of the Bicentenary of the Birth of Their Prophet
Source: www.dw.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In recent days a number of Baha’i citizens in Iran have been arrested. In the coming days Baha’is are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of their prophet…
“Deviant Sect Penal Code”
Source: fa.rfi.fr By Azadeh Vala Translation by Iran Press Watch Mohammad Ali Pourmokhtar, member of the Parliamentary Islamic Council on Legal and Judicial Affairs Commission, said on Tuesday, September 3, that the commission is considering a…
Detention, Home Search, and Sealing of Abbas Taef’s Baha’i-Owned Business
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Abbas Taef, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, was detained on Friday by agents of the Office of Intelligence and taken to an unknown location. Officers…
Many Baha’i Homes Searched, Some Arrested in Tehran and Karaj
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Increasing Pressure on the Baha’i Community HRANA- Yesterday, in a coordinated effort, the homes of many Baha’is were searched by security officers in Tehran and Karaj. In addition to…
Forgotten Discrimination in Iranian President’s Speech
Source: www.iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Announcing the results of the Nationwide University Entrance Examination, as in previous years, Baha’i applicants were put off with “Incomplete Records”. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani began…
Property of Baha’i Confiscated
Source: www.iranpressnews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Confiscation of the property of a wealthy Baha’i family by the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order As usual, the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO, or simply Setad) is…
Three Baha’is Arrested in Tehran
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Munirih Bavil Soflaie, Minoo Zamanipoor and Gholamhossien Mazloumi were arrested today in the early morning by security forces, and then transferred to Evin Prison. Based on reporting…
Baha’i Kourosh Pardis’ Life in Danger
Source: www.iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Kourosh Pardis is one of the hundreds of anonymous prisoners of conscience who, because of their beliefs, live in prison rather than at home. He was…
Baha’i Sophia Mobini Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Sophia Mobini, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by Branch 26 of Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court. This Baha’i…
Baha’i Negin Tadrisi Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: persian.iranhumanrights.org Translation by Iran Press Watch An informed source has told the Campaign that Negin Tadrisi, a Baha’i resident of Isfahan, who was arrested in 2017 during the bicentenary celebration of the birth of the…
Sentencing of Attorney Amir Salar Davoodi to 30 Years in Prison and 111 Lashes.
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court condemned Amir-Salar Davoodi, an attorney and human rights activist, to 30 years in prison; 15 years of this sentence is mandatory. Davoodi, who…
Shahrzad Nazifi, Baha’i Motocross Racing Champion, Denied Access to the Track
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shahrzad Nazifi, an Iranian Baha’i, and one of the champions and trainers of Women’s Motocross Racing in Iran, along with her husband Mehrshad Naraghi and two children, Meraat and…
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