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,…
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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: 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.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: 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Source: www.en-hrana.org On July 12, 2023, in a concerning development, security forces in Kerman apprehended and detained five Baha’i citizens. The detainees, identified as Foad Shaker, Shahram Fallah, Yekta Fallah, Behnam Pour-Ahmadi, and Paridokht Shojaei,…
Source: www.tellerreport.com Highlights: A revolutionary court in Qaem Shahr, a city in northern Iran, sentenced 24 members of the religious minority to prison terms ranging from two to three years on June 14. The group was…
Source: iranwire.com Sepideh Keshavarz, a Baha’i woman residing in Tehran, voluntarily handed herself over to Evin prison on July 3 to serve a one-year prison sentence. Keshavarz was arrested by security forces on November 20,…
Source: www.bbc.com By Mehrzad Fatuhi, Shahab Mirzaei Translation by Iran Press Watch The 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran gave the ruling clerics a great opportunity to vent their long-standing animosity against the…