Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Seven citizens were arrested in Yazd because of their belief in the Baha’i Faith. According to the report from the Website of Human Rights in Iran, quoting BahaiNews, Farzad…
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Brutal Home Inspection and Detention of Kerman Baha’i, Samir Kholoosi
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, Samir Kholoosi, a Baha’I resident of Kerman, was arrested and taken to the detention center of the Ministry of Information by security agents on December…
Baha’i Couple Arrested in Kerman
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports from BahaiNews yesterday morning, on 21 December 2016 security officers from the Office of Intelligence arrested Amrollah Khaleghian and his wife, Fariba Rohani, and searched…
Baha’i Citizen Sohail Keshavarz Arrested in Qazvin
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report from the Human Rights in Iran website, quoting BahaiNews1, on Dec 20 2016, security forces in Qazvin raided the home of a Baha’i resident of…
Mahbod Ettehadi, 23, Resident of Yazd, Arrested on 1 January 2017
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Human Rights in Iran website, citing Bahianews, security agents arrested Mahbod, and his whereabouts is still unknown. Some sources speculate that he might be held in…
Arrest of Baha’is in Shiraz
Source: www.iranwire.com Saturday 26 November 2016 By Kian Sabeti, Translation by Iran Press Watch On the evening of Tuesday 22 Nov, agents of the Office of Information of Shiraz, in a coordinated attempt, went to the…
Amrollah Hekmatshoar, a Baha’i Citizen, Has Been Arrested in Karaj
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports from BahaiNews on Monday, November 7, 2016, security agents have arrested Amrollah Hekmatshoar, a Baha’i resident of Karaj, near his workplace, and taken him to…
Baha’i Artist Shahriar Cyrus Sentenced to Five-Year Imprisonment
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch 31 October, 2016 The Baha’i painter Shahriar Cyrus, who was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents on 30 June 2015, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Based…
Bahareh Norouzi, a Baha’i Citizen, Has Been Arrested in Shiraz
Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch October 3, 2016 As reported by “Bahainews”, Bahareh Norouzi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Shiraz, has been arrested by security agents of that province this afternoon, 3 October…
Two Environmental Activists Arrested in Shiraz, Continue to Be Held in the Intelligence Detention Center in Shiraz
Source: www.justice4iran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch September 23, 2016 Yekta Fahandej and Nabil Tahzib, two environmental activists who were arrested in Shiraz, continue to be held in the Intelligence detention center in Shiraz; they have…
Arrest of At Least Fourteen Baha’is in Shiraz
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch On Wednesday night, September 30, 2016, at least fourteen Baha’i citizens were arrested by security forces in Shiraz. According to Human Rights in Iran news agency, security forces went…
Re-Trial of Four Baha’is After Imposition of Harsher Bail
Source: bahaicamp Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from the “NO to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is in Iran” campaign, on the morning of September 7, 2016, Yeganah Agahi, Adib Janamian, Parvin…
Baha’i Businessman Arrested with His Daughter in Shiraz, Iran
Source: bahaitoday On Saturday, August 27th 2016 agents arrested by raiding into the house of Mr. Nematollah Bangaleh. Through this situation, his daughter- Nazanin Bangaleh- was arrested also. Good in the house were demolished while inspecting…
Five Baha’is Arrested in Shiraz
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch In the morning of 16 July 2016, officers of the Office of Information in Shiraz raided a Baha’i residence in which a few Baha’i friends had gathered to…
Yekta Fanhandezh Sa’adi Arrested
Source: humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Yekta Fanhandezh Sa’adi, a Baha’i citizen of Shiraz, was arrested this morning. According to the website Human Rights in Iran, which was quoting “BahaiNews”1, in addition to the search…
Report on Summonses and Interrogations of Baha’is Linked to BIHE
Source: fa.iranpresswatch.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Rahana- Iran Human Right News Agency The ongoing summonses and interrogations of Baha’is associated with BIHE – the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education – displays but one of the…
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