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…
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Baha’i Couple’s Sentence Upheld by Court of Appeals
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Gilan Province Court of Appeals has maintained the prison sentence for the Baha’i couple, Vesal Momtazi and Anisa Samieian. Originally sentenced by the Rasht Revolutionary Court, Momtazi and Samieian received a combined…
Baha’i Citizen Niusha Badiei Sabet Arrested
Source: www.en-hrana.org On August 15, 2023, security forces apprehended Niusha Badiei Sabet, a Baha’i citizen, in Babol, Mazandaran province, and subsequently transferred her to an undisclosed facility. According to a source close to her family…
Appeal Court Confirms Six-Year Sentence for Baha’i Citizen Hooshidar Zarei
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Court of Appeals of Fars province has upheld a six-year sentence against Baha’i Citizen Hooshidar Zarei. He has also been sentenced to a two-year travel ban, a fine, and other social restrictions.…
Baha’is Citizens Jamaloddin Khanjani and Maria Khanjani Arrested and Incarcerated at Evin Prison
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…
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…
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