Source: iranwire.com Fifteen Baha’i citizens went on trial in the northern province of Mazandaran on charges of “deviant educational and propaganda activities” deemed contrary to Islamic Sharia law, IranWire reports. During the trial held between…
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Iranian Agents Beat Baha’i Youth During Attack on Educational Group—and Knowledge Itself
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—16 February 2024—On the morning of 12 February, in the Iranian city of Qaemshahr, a group of young Baha’is had gathered in a private home owned by a Baha’i woman, Maryam Zabihi Zamani,…
Baha’i Citizen Rouya Sabet Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On February 15, Baha’i citizen Rouya Sabet was arbitrarily arrested in Shiraz by IRGC Intelligence agents and transferred to an undisclosed facility. A source close to her family confirmed Sabet’s arrest, revealing to…
Baha’i Educator Keyvan Rahimian Receives Nine-Year Prison Sentence
Source: www.en-hrana.org Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha’i citizen and lecturer at an online university affiliated with the Baha’i community, has been sentenced to nine years in prison, accompanied by a fine and a six-year deprivation of…
Iranian Baha’i Woman Jailed for Five Years
Source: iranwire.com A Baha’i woman was apprehended by agents of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence on the streets of Shiraz on February 13 and taken to Adel Abad prison to start her prison sentence. The…
Iranian Baha’i Woman Starts Serving Prison Term
Source: iranwire.com A member of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority has presented herself at Vakil Abad prison in the northeastern city of Mashhad to start serving her one-year prison sentence. Branch 1 of the Mashhad Revolutionary…
Baha’i Home in Iran Raided by Intelligence Agents
Source: iranwire.com Fifteen agents from the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence raided the home of a Baha’i man, Babak Zamani, in the northern city of Qaimshahr on the morning of February 12, IranWire reports. The agents…
Baha’i Citizen Shahdokht Khanjani Faces Eleven-Year Sentence Upheld on Appeal
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Semnan Court of Appeal has affirmed an eleven-year sentence and additional penalties for Baha’i citizen Shahdokht Khanjani. In the ruling issued on January 27, 2024, Khanjani was sentenced to ten years for…
The Fight for Freedom and Equality in Iran Rages On
Source: www.washingtontimes.com Women, ethnic minorities struggle for equal rights in Iran By Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar – Special to Higher Ground OPINION: A few days ago, I read an open letter from my former fellow inmate in Iran’s Evin…
Azita Foroughi Went to Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad to Serve Her Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Today, Saturday the 27th of January, Azita Foroughi Motlagh, a Baha’i citizen living in city of Mashhad, went to Vakil Abad prison in this…
Iranian Baha’i Women Languishes in Jail After Fifth Arrest
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Since 2022, when the Woman, Life, Freedom protests against the Islamic Republic’s leadership erupted across Iran, the authorities have dramatically intensified their clampdown on members of the Baha’is faith. Many Baha’is…
Baha’i Four-Year Jail Term Confirmed in Northeast Iran
Source: iranwire.com The Court of Appeals in Khorasan Razavi province has upheld the initial verdict for Hourieh Mohseni, a Baha’i citizen, sentencing her to four years in prison. She was sentenced to three years in…
The unknown fate of the three Baha’i citizens arrested in Iran continues
Source: www.iranintl.com According to the information received by Iran International, The fate of Keyvan Rahimian, Iman Rashidi and Yekta Fahandej Saadi, Baha’i citizens who were detained separately by the security forces in the cities of…
Two Baha’i Women Sentenced to Prison
Source: iranwire.com The Court of Appeals in Khorasan Razavi province has confirmed the sentences of two members of the Baha’i religious minority to three years and eight months in prison apiece. Farideh Moradi and Golnoush…
Mona’s Sister Was Arrested in Iran. She’s Not the Only Australian Fearing for Loved Ones
Source: www.sbs.com.au Members of the Baha’i community in Australia say they fear for their relatives’ safety as persecution of the religious minority “intensifies” in Iran. KEY POINTS On 18 December 2023, while many Australians were…
Two Baha’is in Shiraz Summoned to Prison
Source: iranwire.com Two Baha’i citizens, Mina Karami and Soroush Iqani, face imminent imprisonment as the Iranian government escalates its crackdown on the religious minority. According to HRANA human rights website, on January 15 Mina Karami,…
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