Source: hengaw.net Shiva Khalili, a Baha’i adherent residing in Babol (Mazandaran province), has been taken into custody and transported to Babol central prison in order to undergo the one-year imprisonment verdict. According to a report…
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Baha’i Woman Arrested in Iran’s Shiraz
Source: iranwire.com Security agents detained a Baha’i woman in the streets of Shiraz on December 18, as the authorities intensified their crackdown on members of the religious minority. The officers took Yekta Fohandej to her…
Bi-Monthly Statistical Report: Increased Pressure on the Baha’i Community with Dozens of Arrests and Convictions
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – Over the last 60 days, at least 40 Baha’i citizens have been arrested by security forces, and the homes of at least 66 individuals have been searched by security…
Families of Detained Baha’i Women Appeal to Iranian Authorities for News
Source: iranwire.com Six Baha’i women in Hamadan, detained for the past 10 days, remain behind bars without any clear information from Iranian authorities about their exact whereabouts or the charges against them. The families of…
Baha’i in Shirvan Detained Amid Ongoing Persecution
Source: iranwire.com Security officials in Iran detained on Monday a Baha’i citizen, Masoud Mahmoudi, in the northeastern city of Shirvan. Officials from the Intelligence Department reportedly entered Mahmoudi’s house and confiscated electronic devices, including mobile…
Nineteen-Year-Old Baha’i in Yazd Among Latest Iran Arrests
Source: iranwire.com Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence agents in the central city of Yazd arrested Kamiyab Raei, a 19-year-old Baha’i citizen, earlier this week. According to reports obtained by IranWire, security officers visited Raei’s house and…
More Than 20 Baha’i Homes Invaded in Violent Raids and Many Arrested in Iran as Crackdown Intensifies
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—10 November 2023—Armed Iranian security agents raided the homes of more than 20 Baha’is this week in the cities of Karaj and Hamedan, taking at least 19 into custody based on the latest…
Nine Baha’i Citizens Detained in Hamedan Amid Mass Searches
Source: www.en-hrana.org On November 7, 2023, security forces carried out the arrest of nine Baha’i citizens in Hamedan as part of a widespread search operation targeting the Baha’i community in the region. The individuals apprehended…
Four Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Karaj
Source: www.en-hrana.org On November 7, Baha’i citizens Sahba Taef, Shervin Shabrokh, Nika Esmaeil Pour, and Babak Zeynali were apprehended by security forces in Karaj and subsequently taken to an undisclosed facility. The arrests were brought…
Seventeen Baha’is Arrested in Iran and Two Elderly Women Harassed by Agents
Source: iranwire.com Security agents in Iran conducted a wave of raids on the homes of Baha’is in the cities of Hamadan and Mehrshahr, arresting at least 17 individuals and seizing personal belongings, including electronic devices,…
26 Baha’is in Iran Sentenced to 126 Years in Jail as 13 Arrested—Mostly Women
Source: iranwire.com In what the Baha’i International Community is calling an “escalating pattern of persecution against the Baha’is in Iran,” 39 more incidents targeting the community have been reported in recent days, affecting mostly women.…
Arrest of 10 Baha’i Women in Isfahan Sparks Concern
Source: www.en-hrana.org On October 23, 2023, security forces in Isfahan arrested ten Baha’i women, raising concerns about their well-being. The detained individuals are identified as Neda Badakhsh, Arezoo Sobhanian, Yeganeh Roohbakhsh, Mojgan Shah Rezaie, Parastoo…
Five of Iran’s Baha’is Released; Five More Remain Behind Bars
Source: iranwire.com Five Baha’i citizens, who had been arrested in Shiraz and Yazd over the past few weeks, have been released. Five others recently detained still remain in the custody of the Ministry of Intelligence.…
Baha’i Citizen Ahmad Naeimi Arrested in Yazd
Source: www.en-hrana.org On October 5, 2023, Ministry of Intelligence agents apprehended Baha’i citizen Ahmad Naeimi (Naeemi) in Yazd and subsequently transported him to a detention facility. According to a source closely connected to Naeimi’s family…
Two More Baha’is Arrested in Ongoing Persecutions
Source: iranwire.com Security forces of the Islamic Republic in the city of Semnan violently arrested two members of the persecuted Baha’i religious minority on Monday, IranWire reports. The first arrest took place at the home…
Baha’i Citizen Anisa Fanaeian Detained in Semnan
Source: www.en-hrana.org Semnan, August 21 – Anisa Fanaeian, a member of the Baha’i community and a resident of Semnan, has been apprehended by security forces and transported to an undisclosed location. A source closely connected…