Nearly 100 Businesses Sealed in Karaj, Nowshahr, Qaemshahr, Sari, Tonekabon, Amol, Chalus, Bahnemir, Fereydunkenar and Bandar Abbas for Observing Baha’i Holidays

Source: BahaiNews¹

According to BahaiNews, security agents and agents from the Office of Public Places raided and shut down 8 Baha’i-owned businesses in Karaj, 35 Baha’i-owned businesses in Sari, 7 Baha’i-owned businesses in Nowshahr, 6 Baha’i-owned businesses in Tonekabon, 1 Baha’i-owned business in Fereydunkenar, 1 Baha’i-owned business in Amol, 2 Baha’i-owned businesses in Bahnemir, 3 Baha’i-owned businesses in Chalus, 5 Baha’i-owned business in Bandar Abbas and 29 Baha’i-owned businesses in Qaemshahr. The names of the business owners along with the corresponding business are as follows:

Karaj

1. Mansour and Manouchehr Enayati — Zeiss store
2. Farshid Azarshab — Eyeglasses store
3. Koursoh Sharifzadeh — Sam Optics
4. Shahriar Rabbani — Lathe workshop, Eyeglasses
5. Kourosh Laghayee — Glasses repair shop
6. Pejman Misaahi — Sina Glasses Repair Shop
7. Forouhari — Optometry
8. Mahtab — Optometry

Nowshahr

1. Bahman Rohani — Photography shop
2. Monib Mansour — Optometry
3. Raki Yousefi — Optometry
4. Arastou Aasadi — Welding business
5. Riazollah Heravi — Horology business
6. Arash Derakhshanian — Mechanic’s shop
7. Behshad Derakhshanian — Burglar alarm business

Bandar Abbas

1. Behzad Rasti — Gameron Glasses
2. Behram Heidarpour and Mr. Ataollah Rezvani’s family — Zeiss Eyeglasses Store
3. Sharafi — Arash Glasses Store
4. Behzad Heidarpour — Tamasha Eyeglasses Store
5. Shadpour — Shayan Optic (managed by Mr. Soleimani)

Qaemshahr

1. Zahra Golabian — Optometry
2. Sohrab Laghayee — Optometry
3. Nima Miri — Cosmetics
4. Fairborn Sabeti — Appliance repair
5. Farzad Sabeti — Car alignment and oil change
6. Changiz Derakhshanian and Nima Nokhah — Toy shop
7. Rezvaneh Samii — Garment store
8. Kourosh Ahmadzadegan — Security systems
9. Alaoddin Mirzayee — Security systems
10. Shayan Ghedami — Paint store
11. Hooman Rostami — Burglar alarm business
12. Shahram and Shahrouz Zamani — Auto parts
13. Soheil Haghdoost — Optometry
14. Bahaoddin Samimi — Stationery store
15. Jhobin Yousefi — Burglar alarm business
16. Behnam and Behdad Shirvani — Appliance repair
17. Noorollah Ataeeyan — Motor winding business
18. Bahram Safari — Electronics
19. Naim Samimi – Auto body shop
20. Fazel Asadi – Mobile repair
21. Zekrollah Akbari – Welding business
22. Shahin Akbari – Ironware
23. Fariborz Sanaee – Plastic ware
24. Zekrollah Babayee – Grocery
25. Atrollah Movafagh – Refrigerator repair
26. Shahrokh Asadi – Refrigerator repair
27. Daryoush Bakhtiari – Automobile studio
28. Saeed Asadi – Auto repair
29. Jalal Atayeean – Cosmetics

Sari

1. Mahyar Ghanbari — Security systems installation
2. Nima Mahinbakht — Security systems installation
3. Behzad Zabihi — Eyeglasses store
4. Kamaloddin Akbar — Woodturning
5. Ghavanoddin Sabetian — Carpentry
6. Ramin Moosavi — Building decoration
7. Naim Kamali — Appliance repair
8. Kourosh Ahmadi — Engine tuning
9. Zatollah Darabi — Carpentry
10. Sanaee — Cosmetics
11. Zia Khoshbin — Paint store (commercial)
12. Kourosh Moradi — Carpentry
13. Hossein Ahmadi — Carpentry
14. Jamal Movafaghi — Carpentry
15. Asghar Movafaghi — Carpentry
16. Ashkan Khalili — Motor winding
17. Shahrouz Zamani — Auto parts
18. Yaghoub Akbari — Appliance repair
19. Kamaloddin Akbari – Woodturning
20. Mahyar Ghanbari – Security systems installation
21. Ehsan Sanee – Cosmetics
22. Sohrab Zahedi – Stationery store
23. Nima Shabrokh – Cosmetics
24. Bahman Zabihi – Fabrics and crafts store
25. Shahriar Foroughian — Electric windings
26. Behrouz Yousefi – Home appliances repair
27. Vahid Golpour – Clothing
28. Jahanbakhsh Movafaghi – Woodturning
29. Saed Andokhs – Clothing
30. Akbar Hosseini – Woodworking shop
31. Hesam Yousefi – Carpentry
32. Arman Safaee – Stationery store
33. Zargham Zamani – Clothing
34. Shahram Nobakht – Appliances store
35. Pezhman Roshankoohi – Appliances store

Tonekabon

1. Misagh Esmaeil Zadegan — Telephone repair
2. Noushin Masoudian — Clothing
3. Sirous Nasiri — Cabinet making
4. Saleh Eshkevarian — Home appliances
5. Sina Garshasbi — Home appliances
6. Naeim Khalaj Abadi — Furniture manufacturing

Fereydunkenar

1. Afshin Azadi — Clothing

Bahnemir

1. Ahmad Nikounejad — Gas appliances (sale and repair)
2. Feizollah Nikounejad — Bike repair

Amol

1. Serrollah Hekmatshoar

Chalus

1. Daryoush Talaee — Shoestore
2. Farshid Kian — Eyeglasses store
3. Afshin Sobati — Eyeglasses store

According to BahaiNews², the reason for sealing these businesses has been the closure of these Baha’i shops during the nine Baha’i religious holidays.

This is despite the fact that according to the Executive Regulations of Article Twenty-eight of the Trade Law, commercial units can keep their businesses closed for up to 15 days without providing prior notice to officials.

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