Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Baha’i resident Sahba Farnoush was sentenced to sixteen years in prison by Judge Iman Afshari, the head of Branch 4 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.…
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Baha’i Representative to the United Nations: Baha’is Banned from Education to Prevent their Progress
Source: iranhr.net Translation by Iran Press Wacth Ali Asqar Faridi – Editorial Board, Huquq-i-Ma Magazine: Followers of the Baha’i Faith are one of the largest religious minority groups in Iran, but are not recognized as…
Vahda Silani Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Vahda Silani, a Baha’i resident of Kerman, was arrested at her home by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence on Sunday, January 9, and taken to an…
Court of Appeals: 5 Baha’is Sentenced to Total of 6 Years and 6 Months In Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The Court of Appeals of South Khorasan Province has sentenced four Baha’i citizens to a total of six years and six months in prison. Based on the…
Baha’i Hassan Sarvestani Released from Evin Prison After Completing His Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, on Tuesday December 3, 2019, Hassan Momtaz Sarvastani, a Baha’i citizen from Shiraz, was released from Evin…
Bandar Lengeh: Arrest of a Baha’i, and Sealing of Home and Businesses of Two Other Baha’is
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Noushin Hakimi (Nouhnejad), a Baha’i resident of Bandar Lengeh, was arrested by security forces on Saturday, December 14, and taken to an unknown location. At the time…
False Accusations and Poisoned Juice: Baha’i Jeweler Sent to Jail
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Kamran Shahidi never expected his life to change forever after a regular customer entered his jewelry shop in Tehran. But that is exactly what happened just over two years ago – resulting in a court…
No Smart National Smart ID for Baha’is in Iran
Source: IranWire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the reports received by Iranwire, Iran’s Records Registry has deleted the option for “other religions” from the new application forms for the Smart National…
Noushin Hakimi Transferred to Bandar Abbas Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Hrana News Agency – Noushin Hakimi (Noohnejad), a Baha’i resident of Bandar Lengeh city, was transferred from the Intelligence detention center of the city to Bandar Abbas prison on…
Baha’i Mother and Daughter Released in Zahedan While Yazd Baha’i Fariba Ashtari Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ Fariba Ashtari, a Baha’i resident in Yazd, was detained by security forces on Monday, December 2, and taken to an unknown location. Officers also searched Ms. Ashteri’s…
Mojgan Ahmadzadeh Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ Mojgan Ahmadzadeh (Fada’i), a Baha’i citizen residing in Qaemshahr, has been sentenced to six months of imprisonment by this city’s Revolutionary Court. Ms. Fada’i was notified of…
Appeals Court Issued Sentences for Three Detained Baha’i Citizens in Semnan
Source: www.kampain.info Ardeshir Fanaeian, Yalda Firouzian and Behnam Eskandarian, residences of Semnan were sentenced to prison by appeal court. According to the Campaign to Defend Political and Civil Prisoners, the Semnan Court of Appeals issued sentences…
Ten Years in Prison, Two Years in Exile: Ardeshir Fanaian “Jailed Solely for Baha’i Belief.”
Source: persian.iranhumanrights.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Rouhan Jazbani, the maternal aunt of Ardeshir Fanaeian, a Baha’i citizen held in Semnan Prison, told the Human Rights Campaign in Iran that her nephew, along with Yalda…
A Report on the Latest Situation of Vahed Kholousi, Farhad Meysami and Farhad Fahandej in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch A Report on the Latest Situation of Vahed Kholousi, Farhad Meysami and Farhad Fahandej in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj HRANA– Vahed Kholousi, Farhad Fahandej and Farhad Meysami, three…
UN Adopts Resolution Condemning Iran’s Human Rights Violations
Source: en.radiofarda.com The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution December 18 calling on Iran to end its ongoing human rights violations. The resolution passed with a vote of 81 to 30 and 70 abstentions.…
U.S. Commission On Religious Freedom Condemns Arrests Of Baha’is In Iran
Source: en.radiofarda.com The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the mass arrests of Baha’is in Iran. Iranian security forces have arrested at least 11 Baha’is in Isfahan and Khuzestan since November 27 when…
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