Source: iranwire.com Although the reasons for the arrests are not entirely clear, in many cases, they seem to have been carried out in retaliation for claims that Baha’is have led and spurred on the nationwide protests,…
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Court of Appeals Hearing for Kerman Baha’is Kiana Rezvani and Kimi Mostafavi
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA– The Appeals court hearing for Kiana Razvani and Kimia Mostafavi, two Baha’i citizens residing in Kerman, was held Saturday morning, Nov. 9. The two Baha’i citizens were previously…
11 Baha’is Were Arrested in Isfahan and Omidiyeh
Source: www.en-hrana.org Soroush Azadi is the tenth Baha’i citizen who was arrested in November 2019 by security forces in Baharestan in Isfahan. He was arrested on November 30, 2019. His whereabouts is still unknown. On the…
Fears for the Safety of Nine Baha’is Arrested in Isfahan
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On the morning of Friday, 9 December, security forces raided the homes of a number of Baha’is in Isfahan’s Baharestan suburb arresting them, searching their homes and removing personal belongings such as…
Search of Homes and Arrest of At Least Nine Baha’is in Baharestan, Isfahan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA– According to HRANA (the news agency of Human Rights Activists of Iran), on Friday, November 29, at least nine Baha’i citizens living in Baharestan, Isfahan, were arrested by…
The Fingerprints of Senior Intelligence Ministry Official in the Persecution of the Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press watch Milad Pourissa “I had a Baha’i student. On the day he was to defend his thesis, what should have happened, happened #deviant_misleading_cult” This brief and vague message by…
Samin Maghsoudi Transferred to Evin Prison to Serve Her Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Samin Maghsoudi, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, has been transferred to Evin Prison to serve her sentence. This Baha’i citizen was sentenced to five years‘ imprisonment by the…
Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab and Arrests of Baha’is
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch The media in Iran, quoting the IRGC intelligence organization, say this security-military institution has arrested a number of Iranian Baha’i citizens in Shiraz. Quoting the IRGC, the media report that…
Five Baha’i-Owned Businesses Sealed in Chabahar
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Today, five businesses owned by Baha’i citizens in Sistan and Baluchistan province who closed their businesses for religious reasons were sealed by order of judicial authorities. Citizens…
Arrest of Baha’i Maryam Lagha’i in Damavand
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Maryam Lagha’i (Forsatipour), a Baha’i citizen, was arrested on October 22 after being summoned to the Damavand Office of Intelligence and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence’s…
Baha’i Mitra Forsadipour Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Mitra Forsatipour, a Baha’i resident of Gilavand, a suburb ofm the City of Damavand, was arrested Monday by Intelligence officials at her residence and transferred to the…
Intensified Pressure on Baha’is in Iran on the Eve of the Bicentenary of the Birth of Their Prophet
Source: www.dw.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In recent days a number of Baha’i citizens in Iran have been arrested. In the coming days Baha’is are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of their prophet…
“Deviant Sect Penal Code”
Source: fa.rfi.fr By Azadeh Vala Translation by Iran Press Watch Mohammad Ali Pourmokhtar, member of the Parliamentary Islamic Council on Legal and Judicial Affairs Commission, said on Tuesday, September 3, that the commission is considering a…
UN to Iran: End human rights violations against Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Iran has once again been condemned by the international community for its ongoing human rights violations. A United Nations General Assembly committee has expressed its serious concern about the country’s…
Harsh Sentences for Three Young Iranian Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com After languishing in jail for six months, three Baha’i residents of Semnan have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison and six years of exile from their homes. On the morning…
Sima Behrouzi Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Sima Behrouzi Mehdi Abadi, a Baha’i resident in Yazd, has been sentenced to three month in prison by a Revolutionary Court. Her trial was…
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