Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Kamran Shahidi never expected his life to change forever after a regular customer entered his jewelry shop in Tehran. But that is exactly what happened just over two years ago – resulting in a court…
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No Smart National Smart ID for Baha’is in Iran
Source: IranWire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the reports received by Iranwire, Iran’s Records Registry has deleted the option for “other religions” from the new application forms for the Smart National…
Noushin Hakimi Transferred to Bandar Abbas Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Hrana News Agency – Noushin Hakimi (Noohnejad), a Baha’i resident of Bandar Lengeh city, was transferred from the Intelligence detention center of the city to Bandar Abbas prison on…
Baha’i Mother and Daughter Released in Zahedan While Yazd Baha’i Fariba Ashtari Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ Fariba Ashtari, a Baha’i resident in Yazd, was detained by security forces on Monday, December 2, and taken to an unknown location. Officers also searched Ms. Ashteri’s…
Mojgan Ahmadzadeh Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ Mojgan Ahmadzadeh (Fada’i), a Baha’i citizen residing in Qaemshahr, has been sentenced to six months of imprisonment by this city’s Revolutionary Court. Ms. Fada’i was notified of…
Appeals Court Issued Sentences for Three Detained Baha’i Citizens in Semnan
Source: www.kampain.info Ardeshir Fanaeian, Yalda Firouzian and Behnam Eskandarian, residences of Semnan were sentenced to prison by appeal court. According to the Campaign to Defend Political and Civil Prisoners, the Semnan Court of Appeals issued sentences…
Ten Years in Prison, Two Years in Exile: Ardeshir Fanaian “Jailed Solely for Baha’i Belief.”
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…
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…
UN Adopts Resolution Condemning Iran’s Human Rights Violations
Source: en.radiofarda.com The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution December 18 calling on Iran to end its ongoing human rights violations. The resolution passed with a vote of 81 to 30 and 70 abstentions.…
U.S. Commission On Religious Freedom Condemns Arrests Of Baha’is In Iran
Source: en.radiofarda.com The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the mass arrests of Baha’is in Iran. Iranian security forces have arrested at least 11 Baha’is in Isfahan and Khuzestan since November 27 when…
Baha’i Ali Ahmadi Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 2, 2019, Ali Ahmadi, a Baha’i citizen, was sentenced to an 11-year prison term by Qaemshahr Revolutionary Court. On November 20, 2018 he was arrested by security forces. He was transferred to…
Appeals Court: Seven Baha’is in Bushehr Sentenced to Total of 21 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA – The verdict was upheld by the court of appeals conviction against seven Baha’i citizens who had previously been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in…
Destruction of Baha’i Tombs in Yazd
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Ostanwire- Some reports indicate the destruction of a number of Baha’i graves in Yazd’s Golestan Javid (Baha’i cemetery). Tombstones in this cemetery have been demolished by stones and blocks…
More Baha’is Arrested in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Although the reasons for the arrests are not entirely clear, in many cases, they seem to have been carried out in retaliation for claims that Baha’is have led and spurred on the nationwide protests,…
Court of Appeals Hearing for Kerman Baha’is Kiana Rezvani and Kimi Mostafavi
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA– The Appeals court hearing for Kiana Razvani and Kimia Mostafavi, two Baha’i citizens residing in Kerman, was held Saturday morning, Nov. 9. The two Baha’i citizens were previously…
11 Baha’is Were Arrested in Isfahan and Omidiyeh
Source: www.en-hrana.org Soroush Azadi is the tenth Baha’i citizen who was arrested in November 2019 by security forces in Baharestan in Isfahan. He was arrested on November 30, 2019. His whereabouts is still unknown. On the…
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