Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Negin Ghedamian, an imprisoned Baha’i citizen in Iran who was arrested in mid-December 2017 and is serving a five-year sentence in Evin Prison, is still jailed despite a recent…
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Arrest of Mahboubeh Misaghian, Bahá’í Citizen of Yazd
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Monday, June 1st Mahboubeh Misaghian (Dehghan), a Bahá’í citizen residing in Yazd, was arrested and transferred to an unknown location by security forces. At…
Detention of Iranian Baha’Is Mitra Bandi-Amir Abadi and Hiva Yazdan-Mehdi Abadi in Yazd
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA news agency, the news organ of the Iranian Association of Human Rights Activists, on Saturday, June 1, 2020, Mitra Bandi Amir-Abadi and Hiva Yazdan Mehdi-Abadi,…
Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report, May 2020
Source: iran-hrm.com While the Coronavirus has been ravaging in various provinces across Iran, the regime’s security and judicial apparatus have heightened their persecution of minorities and political and civil rights activists. In May, many prisoners who…
Baha’i Citizens Farzan Masoumi and Farham Sabet Sentenced to a Total of 12 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA: Farzan Masoumi and Farham Sabet, two Baha’is living in Shiraz, have been sentenced by the Shiraz Revolutionary Court to a total of 12 years in prison. HRANA News…
A Baha’i Citizen, Elaheh Samizadeh, Sentenced to an Extra Year in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org Elaheh Samizadeh, a Baha’i citizen of Shiraz, has been sentenced to one extra year of imprisonment and two years suspension from holding all governmental and public jobs by Branch 105 of Shiraz Criminal Court.…
Baha’i Citizen, Rouhollah Zibaie, Summoned to the Revolutionary Court of Karaj
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Rouhollah Zibaie, a Baha’i citizen residing in Karaj, was summoned to Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Karaj. This occurred while he had already been sentenced to one-year imprisonment…
Baha’i Community Warns Of Increased Persecution Of Followers In Iran
Source: en.radiofarda.com In a statement released on May 18 the Baha’i International Community (BIC) warned about the increased persecution of Baha’is in Iran despite the coronavirus health crisis. “In recent days, two Baha’is in Isfahan have…
Court of Appeal Sentences Four Baha’is to Total of 4 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The Alborz Province Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of four Baha’i citizens: Abolfazl Ansari, Ruhollah Zibaei, Roein Kohansal and Mohammad Sadegh Rezaei. This verdict was…
Baha’i Citizens; Elaheh Samizadeh and Soodabeh Haghighat Sentenced to Combine Total of 12 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press watch HRANA News Agency – Elaheh Samizadeh and Soodabeh Haghighat, Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison by the First Branch…
Heavy Sentences, Return to Prison for Baha’is in Iran Despite Health Crisis
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—18 May 2020—In a reprehensible move by the Iranian government, incidents of persecution against the Baha’is have increased despite already difficult circumstances endured by the entire population during a global health crisis. In recent…
Iran Revolutionary Court Sentences 7 Bahais To 33 Years Prison
Source: en.radiofarda.com A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced seven followers of the Baha’i faith to a total of 33 years in prison, Iran Human Rights News Agency (HRANA) reported on Thursday. According to the report…
The JCPOA Has Not Improved Iran’s Human Rights Record
Source: www.fdd.org Tzvi Kahn, Alireza Nader The Obama administration routinely argued that the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran could spur Tehran to moderate, thereby reducing its systematic human rights abuses. But this forecast has proven…
Vahed Kholousi, Human Rights Activist and Baha’i, Released from Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS AGENCY – this morning, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Vahed Kholousi Derakhshan, a human rights activist and a Baha’i citizen, was informed of his early release after contacting…
Baha’i-Owned Business Shut Down for Twelve Years, Owner’s Requests for Reopening Denied by Prosecutors
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS AGENCY – The optician business of Baha’i citizen, Payam Vali, has been shut down and sealed by government agencies for approximately twelve years, with his most recent…
USCIRF Denounces Iran’s Religious Freedom Violations
Source: www.fdd.org By Tzvi Kahn Religious freedom conditions in Iran “remained egregiously poor” in 2019, according to an annual report released by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Tuesday. The report paints a bleak portrait…
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