Source: www.en-hrana.org On July 13, three Baha’i individuals, Sholeh Shahidi and her two sons Faran and Shayan Senai, were arrested in Bojnurd, North Khorasan Province. The agents searched their house and confiscated some of their personal…
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Baha’i Citizen, Fardin Nedafian Qamsari Transferred to Evin Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA news agency – Fardin Nedafian Qamsari, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, upon responding to a summons, was transferred to Evin prison on Saturday, June 18th, to…
Tackling Hate Speech at Nexus of Tech, Government, and Civil Society
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — To address the challenge of increasing hate speech online, there needs to be much closer collaboration between the tech sector, government, and civil society organizations, says the Bahá’í International Community (BIC).…
Revealed: The Smartphone App Spying on Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti In recent days, internet security experts and members of the Baha’i community have warned that hackers affiliated with the Islamic Republic have been using an app called Ahl-e Baha (“The People of…
44 Iranian Baha’Is Arrested, Arraigned or Jailed in June as Leading Human Rights Figure Says Situation Is “Getting Worse”
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—4 July 2022—The Iranian government’s systematic campaign to persecute the Baha’i religious minority accelerated again this past week with the arrest, court hearing or imprisonment of at least 18 more Baha’i citizens across…
Baha’i Citizen Haideh Ram Transferred to Prison; Five Others Summoned to Begin Sentences
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Haideh Ram, Baha’i citizen, was arrested by the security forces on Tuesday, June 17, 2022, and transferred to Adelabad prison in Shiraz to serve her…
Father Suffers Heart Attack as Baha’i Daughter is Taken Away by Intelligence Agents
Source: iranwire.com The father of a Baha’i citizen arrested in Shiraz has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack in the course of the raid, local sources have reported. Shaghayegh Khaneh Zarin was arrested at home…
Three Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Sunday, June 26, 2022, three Baha’i citizens, Shaghayegh Khaneh-Zarin, Negar Ighani and Zhila Sharafi Nasrabadi were arrested by security forces in Shiraz and taken to an unidentified location. According to HRANA, the news…
Iranian Authorities Separate Baha’i Parents from Their Children with Shiraz Sentences
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—23 June 2022—A campaign by Iranian authorities to uproot the Baha’i community in Shiraz took a dark step forward, earlier in June, when Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court sentenced 26 Baha’is to…
Baha’i Children’s Rights Activist Samin Ehsani Imprisoned
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, Baha’i children’s rights activist Samin Ehsani was arrested and taken to Evin Prison to serve a five-year sentence. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on…
After Six-Year Trial, 26 Baha’is Sentenced To Prison In Iran
Source: www.rferl.org Ardeshir Tayebi A court in Iran has sentenced 26 followers of the Baha’i faith to prison terms ranging from two to five years, as well as other measures, on charges of “conspiracy to disrupt…
Payman Sobhani: The Untold Story of a Baha’i Teenager Killed by Fanatics in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti In 2008, the Baha’i International Community published the names of 221 Iranian Baha’is who had been murdered or executed in the three decades since the Islamic Revolution. The youngest on this list…
2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Iran
Source: www.state.gov Executive Summary The constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic and specifies Twelver Ja’afari Shia Islam as the official state religion. It states all laws and regulations must be based on “Islamic criteria”…
Elderly Baha’i Woman Released on $66,000 Bail
Source: iranwire.com Baha’i woman Saeedeh Khozouei has been released after 44 days in detention, her son reported on Tuesday. Arsalan Yazdani wrote on Twitter that his mother had been released on a temporary bail of two billion tomans…
Baha’i Citizen Amin Zolfaghari Imprisoned in Yazd Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, Baha’i citizen Amin Zolfaghari was transferred to Yazd Prison to serve his eight-months sentence. Earlier, Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Yazd had sentenced Zolfaghari to three years…
Group of 26 Baha’is to Stand Trial Six Years After Arrests
Source: iranwire.com A group of 26 Iranian Baha’is who were arrested almost six years ago in September 2016 were due to appear in court on Wednesday even though a judge has repeatedly called the case against…