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…

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…
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: 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,…
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…
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…
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 Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen currently serving his sentence in Qezel Hesar Prison, Karaj, is confronted with a fresh legal case. The Karaj Revolutionary Court has accused Vali of “spreading falsehood on the…
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shayan Sanai, a Baha’i citizen living in Bojnord, was arrested by officers on Tuesday July 4th, 2023, and remanded to prison to begin his sentence. Mr. Sanai had…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA news agency – Mahvash Edalati Aliabadi and Sepideh Keshavarz, Baha’i citizens living in Tehran, have been remanded to Evin prison to begin serving their one-year prison sentences.…
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.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to documents received by Radio Farda, in the court case of Baha’i Citizen Hami Bahadori, Judge Abolghasem Salavati considered the “beginning” of a citizen’s life within the…
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: www.en-hrana.org In a ruling by the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Shadi Shahidzadeh, Mansour Amini, Valiollah Ghadamian, and Ataollah Zafar, four Baha’i citizens, have each been sentenced to five years in prison. Judge Iman Afshar, presiding…