Source: iranwire.com A Baha’i resident of the central Iranian city of Semnan has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for alleged “propaganda activity” against the Islamic Republic and leading a group aimed at “destabilizing…

Source: iranwire.com A Baha’i resident of the central Iranian city of Semnan has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for alleged “propaganda activity” against the Islamic Republic and leading a group aimed at “destabilizing…
Source: iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti “I cannot remember the exact moment when the idea of launching a school with a new system first took root in my mind; perhaps it began to start towards the…
Source: Narges Mohammadi On June 16th, a 29-year-old Baha’i woman entered the women’s ward after enduring 48 days of confinement in the secure cells of ward 209.Her charge was attempting to bury her grandmother.Shadi Shahidzadeh…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Nafisa Saadatyar, a Baha’i citizen living in Gorgan, was fired from her work due to pressure from security agencies. According to HRANA news agency,…
Source: www.en-hrana.org Nazila Haghar, a Baha’i citizen, has received a five-year prison sentence from the Tehran Revolutionary Court, a verdict that was subsequently affirmed on appeal on August 20, 2023. In a trial in absentia,…
Source: iranwire.com Security forces of the Islamic Republic in the city of Semnan violently arrested two members of the persecuted Baha’i religious minority on Monday, IranWire reports. The first arrest took place at the home…
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Rasht Revolutionary Court has handed down a verdict against Susan Badavam (Farhangi), a Baha’i citizen, sentencing her to a total of four years and 47 days of imprisonment, coupled with additional social…
Source: www.en-hrana.org Semnan, August 21 – Anisa Fanaeian, a member of the Baha’i community and a resident of Semnan, has been apprehended by security forces and transported to an undisclosed location. A source closely connected…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The Ministry of Intelligence has announced the arrest of 9 Baha’i citizens in Tehran. The Ministry has also reported that 40 pharmacies and warehouses…
Source: www.en-hrana.org Arash Nabavi, a 37-year-old Baha’i community member residing in Isfahan, was apprehended at his residence, on Monday, August 14th, by security forces. A source connected to Nabavi’s family disclosed to HRANA that a…
Source: www.hrana.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Suzan Eid Mohammadzadegan, a Baha’i citizen living in Babol, was arrested by the security forces in her private home on Tuesday evening, the 15th…
Source: iranhumanrights.org UN and International Community Must Spotlight Cases, Demand End to Escalating Oppression 180 Reports of Baha’is Targeted by State Security Forces in Last Year August 17, 2023 – The escalating surge of arrests,…
Source: www.bic.org Persian translation here Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, a 90-year-old Baha’i in failing health who already served 10 years in prison for his Baha’i beliefs, was arrested along with his daughter Maria on 13 August in…
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Gilan Province Court of Appeals has maintained the prison sentence for the Baha’i couple, Vesal Momtazi and Anisa Samieian. Originally sentenced by the Rasht Revolutionary Court, Momtazi and Samieian received a combined…
Source: www.en-hrana.org On August 15, 2023, security forces apprehended Niusha Badiei Sabet, a Baha’i citizen, in Babol, Mazandaran province, and subsequently transferred her to an undisclosed facility. According to a source close to her family…
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Court of Appeals of Fars province has upheld a six-year sentence against Baha’i Citizen Hooshidar Zarei. He has also been sentenced to a two-year travel ban, a fine, and other social restrictions.…