Source: iranwire.com IranWire has learned that earlier today, 31 July, three members of the long-disbanded Yaran, or “friends” of the Baha’i community in Iran, who until 2008 helped to administer the community’s affairs, were detained. Mahvash…
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Three Baha’is Detained in Yazd: Community “Suffering Worst Coordinated Attack in Years”
Source: iranwire.com IranWire understands that three Baha’i citizens near the city of Yazd, – Nematollah Shadpour and his son Nima Shadpour, and another individual, Shafiq Eslami – were arrested after being summoned to appear before judiciary officials. The…
Persecution of Baha’is in Iran Intensifies for Second Month in a Row
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK — 21 July 2022 — More than 20 Baha’is in Shiraz, Tehran, Yazd and Bojnourd, have been arrested, jailed or subjected to home searches and business closures since the beginning of July.…
Eight Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz and Yazd
source: www.en-hrana.org On July 19, security forces arrested three Baha’i residents of Yazd identified as Nematollah Shadpour, Nima Shadpour and Shafigh Eslami, searched their houses, and confiscated their personal belongings. On the same day, five Baha’i…
Baha’i Citizen Haleh Gholami Imprisoned
Source: www.en-hrana.org Haleh Gholami, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, was taken to Evin Prison to serve her two-year sentence. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on July 16, 2022, Haleh Gholami was…
Three Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Bojnurd
Source: www.en-hrana.org On July 13, three Baha’i individuals, Sholeh Shahidi and her two sons Faran and Shayan Senai, were arrested in Bojnurd, North Khorasan Province. The agents searched their house and confiscated some of their personal…
Baha’i Citizen, Fardin Nedafian Qamsari Transferred to Evin Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA news agency – Fardin Nedafian Qamsari, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, upon responding to a summons, was transferred to Evin prison on Saturday, June 18th, to…
Tackling Hate Speech at Nexus of Tech, Government, and Civil Society
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — To address the challenge of increasing hate speech online, there needs to be much closer collaboration between the tech sector, government, and civil society organizations, says the Bahá’í International Community (BIC).…
Revealed: The Smartphone App Spying on Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti In recent days, internet security experts and members of the Baha’i community have warned that hackers affiliated with the Islamic Republic have been using an app called Ahl-e Baha (“The People of…
44 Iranian Baha’Is Arrested, Arraigned or Jailed in June as Leading Human Rights Figure Says Situation Is “Getting Worse”
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—4 July 2022—The Iranian government’s systematic campaign to persecute the Baha’i religious minority accelerated again this past week with the arrest, court hearing or imprisonment of at least 18 more Baha’i citizens across…
Baha’i Citizen Haideh Ram Transferred to Prison; Five Others Summoned to Begin Sentences
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Haideh Ram, Baha’i citizen, was arrested by the security forces on Tuesday, June 17, 2022, and transferred to Adelabad prison in Shiraz to serve her…
Father Suffers Heart Attack as Baha’i Daughter is Taken Away by Intelligence Agents
Source: iranwire.com The father of a Baha’i citizen arrested in Shiraz has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack in the course of the raid, local sources have reported. Shaghayegh Khaneh Zarin was arrested at home…
Three Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Sunday, June 26, 2022, three Baha’i citizens, Shaghayegh Khaneh-Zarin, Negar Ighani and Zhila Sharafi Nasrabadi were arrested by security forces in Shiraz and taken to an unidentified location. According to HRANA, the news…
Iranian Authorities Separate Baha’i Parents from Their Children with Shiraz Sentences
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—23 June 2022—A campaign by Iranian authorities to uproot the Baha’i community in Shiraz took a dark step forward, earlier in June, when Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court sentenced 26 Baha’is to…
Baha’i Children’s Rights Activist Samin Ehsani Imprisoned
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, Baha’i children’s rights activist Samin Ehsani was arrested and taken to Evin Prison to serve a five-year sentence. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on…
After Six-Year Trial, 26 Baha’is Sentenced To Prison In Iran
Source: www.rferl.org Ardeshir Tayebi A court in Iran has sentenced 26 followers of the Baha’i faith to prison terms ranging from two to five years, as well as other measures, on charges of “conspiracy to disrupt…
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