Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Radio Farda has learned that the Semnan Revolutionary Court has sentenced Anisa Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen, to 16 years in prison. Informed sources have informed Radio Farda that…
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Assault on Baha’i Rights in Iran: Fabricated Cases and Persecution
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran deploys a sinister tactic against the Baha’i religious minority—fabricating legal cases and relentless summonses, creating a web of oppression. Recent revelations expose the extent of government hostility, leaving Baha’is in…
US Slams Iran for Destroying Graves of Minority Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com The United States has denounced the desecration of over 30 graves of the Baha’i religious minority in a Tehran cemetery, condemning the Islamic Republic’s persecution of the community. “We condemn the destruction of 30 graves…
Unprecedented and Inhumane: More Than 30 Baha’i New Graves Razed by Iranian Authorities
Source: www.bic.org Persian translation here GENEVA—5 March 2024—More than 30 new graves of deceased Baha’is at a Tehran mass grave have been razed by the Iranian authorities, with grave markers removed, and bulldozers used to flatten…
Baha’i Citizen Iman Rashidi Remains in Legal Limbo, Detained for Over 140 Days in Yazd Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org Iman Rashidi, a Baha’i citizen, continues to face a prolonged period of uncertainty as he remains incarcerated in Yazd Prison for over 140 days, according to a source close to Rashidi’s family who…
Two Iranian Baha’i Women Face New Charges After Release
Source: iranwire.com Two Iranian Baha’is, Roha Imani and Firoozeh Sultan Mohammadi, were summoned to face new charges following their release from custody in December 2023. Reports say the Fifth Investigation Branch of Kerman informed both…
15 Iranian Baha’is Tried on Propaganda Charges
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…
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…
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