Source: www.iranintl.com In response to Iran’s foreign minister’s denials of rape in prisons, an imprisoned female activist announced she is ready to testify against the government. In a letter sent to Radio Farda, the Persian Service…
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Ali Bazmandegan, Baha’i Citizen, Remanded to Langerood Prison in Qom to Endure His Imprisonment
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – On Saturday, the 6th of March, 2023, Ali Bazmandegan, a Baha’i citizen living in Shiraz, was summoned to Langeroud Prison in Qom to serve his prison sentence. According to HRANA…
Baha’i Citizen Payam Vali Sentenced to 16 Years
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Alborz Revolutionary Court sentenced Baha’i citizen Payam Vali, imprisoned in Ghezel Hesar Prison, to 16 years imprisonment, pre-trial detention included. He was also banned from leaving the country for two years and sentenced…
Iran Issues More Jail Terms Against Baha’is in Iran – Including a Third Former Leader
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—22 February 2023—This week, two Baha’i women in Iran, Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, have entered the fourth month of unjust 10-year jail terms in Evin Prison. Together with five others, they were members…
Resolution Condemning Iranian Persecution Against Baha’is Introduced in Senate
Source: finance.yahoo.com Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Senate Resolution 74 (S.Res.74), condemning the recent surge in state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i community of Iran, was introduced on February 16th in the United States Senate. It…
Jailed Baha’i Refuses to Confess Against Himself for Release
Source: www.iranwire.com A member of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority has refused to sign a false confession in exchange for his release, IranWire understands. Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen who has been held in jail for…
Eleven Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 36 Years in Prison
Source: www.iranwire.com The Karaj Revolutionary Court sentenced eleven Baha’i citizens, out of 13 defendants of one legal case, to over 36 years and additional punishments. According to these verdicts, Afif Na’imi, Saman OstovarKamyar Habibi, Rameleh Tirgarnejad,…
Habibollah Azizi: A Baha’i and the Islamic Republic’s First Dual National Murder
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On January 14, the Islamic Republic executed Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defense minister and an Iranian-British dual national. But Akbari was not the first dual national sent to the gallows by the…
Iran’s Raisi: A 1980s Killer of Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti President Ebrahim Raisi, a longtime establishment figure in the Islamic Republic who has been Iran’s president since August 2021, was before his election a senior judiciary official for more than 40 years.…
The Islamic Republic Is on the Path to Committing a Mass Atrocity. The World Should Pay Attention.
Source: www.atlanticcouncil.org Anthony Vance According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), since Mahsa Jina Amini was killed by the so-called morality police in September 2022, demonstrations have occurred in at least 163 cities and at 144 universities in…
Jailed Iranian Baha’i Accused Of Communicating With Foreign Media
Source: iranwire.com An Iranian prosecutor has accused a member of the country’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority of having established “extensive” contacts with Persian-language media outlets outside Iran and spreading “propaganda” against the Islamic Republic. Payam Vali,…
Whereabouts Of Iranian Baha’i Unknown Three Weeks After Arrest
Source: iranwire.com A member of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority has been detained in an unknown location since his arrest three weeks ago, his family says. Nabil Moghefi, a 24-year-old resident of the northern city of…
Hami Bahadori, Baha’i Citizen, Transferred to “Greater Tehran” Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Hami Bahadori, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was transferred from Ward 209 (detention center of the Ministry of Intelligence known as Evin Prison) to…
Baha’i Couple Arrested In Iran, Faces Security-Related Charges
Source: iranwire.com Iranian judicial officials have charged a Baha’i couple with “acting against national security” and “communicating with enemy governments,” amid an intensified crackdown on members of the religious minority. Pouya Amri and his wife Nafisa…
Baha’i Citizen Sepehr Ziaei Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Baha’i citizen Sepehr Ziaei to five years and banned him from leaving the country for two years. The court also ordered the seizure of some of his belongings. According…
Stepped-Up Crackdown On Iranian Baha’is: Who Are The Latest Victims?
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iranian intelligence and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces have arrested dozens of Baha’i citizens over the past four months. The real number of detainees is not available as security forces have…
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