Source: www.en-hrana.org On August 13, 2023, Baha’is citizens, Jamaloddin Khanjani and his daughter Maria Khanjani, were apprehended by security forces and subsequently taken to Evin Prison. Jamaloddin Khanjani had formerly served as a manager for…
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Sentences of 20 Years Upheld for Two Baha’i Women
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Tehran Court of Appeal has maintained the original rulings against Baha’i citizens, Mahvash Sabet (Shahriari) and Fariba Kamalabadi, confirming their 20-year prison terms. Initially, both women were sentenced to ten years, along…
Baha’i Citizen Sanaz Tafazoli Receives Lengthy Prison Sentence
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Mashhad Revolutionary Court has handed down a lengthy sentence of ten years and nine months to Sanaz Tafazoli, a Baha’i citizen currently held in Vakilabad prison. Presiding Judge Hadi Mansouri issued the…
Baha’i Citizen Sabin Yazdani Went to Kechoui Prison in Karaj to Serve 3-Year Prison Term
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA news agency – Today, Sunday, 6th of August, Sabin Yazdani, a Baha’i citizen, went to Kechoui prison in Karaj to serve her three-year prison term. According to…
War Veteran and Baha’i Citizen Behrouz Farzandi Was Transferred to Prison
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Behrouz Farzandi, a veteran and prisoner of the Iran-Iraq war, was transferred to Adel Abad prison in Shiraz to continue serving his sentence. This Baha’i citizen has been…
Nine Baha’i Citizens Begin Serving Prison Sentences in Karaj
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Saturday, August 5, 2023, nine Baha’i individuals were incarcerated in Kachooie Prison and the Central Prison of Karaj to commence their prison terms. According to a reliable source who spoke to HRANA,…
A Poem for Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Shahriyari
Source: Narges Mohammadi Some friends & companions of Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Shahriyari, on the anniversary of their detention, have offered a poem to these two dear ones, highlighting the persecutions of Baha’is in Iran.…
Hami Bahadori’s Six-Year Sentence Upheld by Tehran Court of Appeals
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Tehran Court of Appeals has upheld the six-year sentence against Hami Bahadori, a Baha’i citizen currently incarcerated in Evin Prison. On June 21, Judge Salavati, presiding over branch 15 of the Tehran…
Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Sabet: A Year in Detention and Counting
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti In a coordinated and organized operation on July 31, 2022, agents of the Intelligence Ministry raided the homes of tens of Baha’is in cities across Iran and arrested a number of Baha’is including…
Baha’i Citizen Rouya Malakooti Arrested, Eight Others Summoned in Mashhad
Source: www.en-hrana.org On July 29, nine Baha’i women were separately summoned to appear at Mashhad Courthouse, with one among them, Roya Malakouti, ending up arrested after hours of interrogation. The other eight citizens, Roya Ghaneh-Ezabadi,…
Akhtar Sabet: Executed for Her Baha’i Faith
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “Akhtar was a gentle and patient young woman. She was always by herself. Whenever her cellmates were absorbed in conversation, she left the cell, walked along the bars or prayed. Nobody…
A Blazing Candle: Keyvan Rahimian’s Tribulations and Strength
Source: iranwire.com By SALEEM VAILLANCOURT Keyvan Rahimian, an Iranian Baha’i in Tehran – who was arrested on July 18, and for the second time in his life – was just 16 years old when in 1983 he saw…
Baha’is in July: 123 Years in Prison and over $111,000 in Fines
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Late June to late July of this year has been one of the more difficult months for the Baha’is in Iran. And even since March, in an escalating situation with a…
Two Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Rasht
Source: www.en-hrana.org Last Wednesday, July 19, Baha’i citizens Shiva Kashani-Nejad (Samieian) and Mojgan Samimi were separately arrested by security forces in Rasht, Gilan Province. Reliable sources disclosed to HRANA that the Ministry of Intelligence was…
From 17 to 57 years old – Mass Execution of Baha’i Women in June of 1983
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…
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…
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