Source: iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti A judge has told the families of three Baha’is arrested 10 days ago to expect heavy sentences, but has failed to provide any further information about their cases. On August 17,…
Arrests
Baha’is In Iran ‘Face New Wave of Arrests,’ Says Baha’i International Community
Source: www.rferl.org The Baha’i International Community (BIC) says Baha’is in Iran are facing a new wave of arrests and raids on their homes across different cities in the country. The community said in a May 25…
Baha’i Citizen Arrested in Tehran
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report by the campaign of “No to Imprisonment and Persecution of Baha’is”, on Friday, May 11, 2018, Mehrdad Heyrani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Tehran was…
Baha’i Citizen Arrested in Mashhad
Source: www.hra-news.org May 8, 2018 Translation by Iran Press Watch Kaviz Noozdahi, a Baha’i citizen has been arrested in the city of Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province. According to the HRANA news agency, Kaviz Noozdahi was arrested…
Three Baha’is Arrested in Abadan
Source: www.iranwire.com May 6, 2018 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Ostanwire (of iranwire.com), on Sunday morning of May 6, 2018, agents of the Ministry of Information of Abadan City in southwest Iran performed an…
Bahá’í Father and Daughter Sentenced to 5-Years Each, Because of Their Faith
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by the “No to Harassment and Imprisonment of Bahá’í Compatriots Campaign”, on Tuesday 24 April 2018, Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz sentenced Nematollah…
Baha’i Citizen Transferred to Prison to Serve One-Year Sentence
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA, the Human Rights Activists’ News Agency in Iran, Sima Kiani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Shahr-e Rey, has been taken to prison to begin serving a…
Children’s Rights Activist Arrested and Transferred to Evin Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – Afshin Hayratian, children’s rights activist and former prisoner of conscience, was arrested on October 20, 2017 by security forces at his own house in Tehran. The Baha’i citizen has been…
Four Bahá’i Citizens Were Arrested in Kermanshah
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Kermanshah—Four Bahá’i residents of Kermanshah were detained by intelligence officials on December 2nd according to the “No to Harassment & Imprisonment of Bahá’i Compatriots” campaign. The detained residents, both…
In the Last Two Days, at Least Six Baha’is Have Been Arrested in Iran
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch July 05, 2017 According to reports from Iran, at least six Baha’is have been arrested in Gorgan, Kashan and Shiraz in the last two days. In Kashan, two Baha’is,…
A Century and a Half of Imprisonment; A look at the Conditions of 25 Bahá’í Prisoners in Tehran and Alborz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Bahá’ís in Iran are being deprived of basic human and civil rights due to their religious beliefs. Discrimination, othering, vengeance, prejudgment, hate-mongering, harassment and murder, as well…
Seven Baha’is Arrested in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm by Ministry of Intelligence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Seven Baha’i citizens were arrested on Tuesday18th of April in the cities of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm, by the Ministry of Intelligence. Those arrested are Mahnaz Jan-nesar,…
Eight Baha’is Arrested Without a Warrant by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and Denied Legal Counsel
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Seven Baha’i citizens were arrested by the Intelligence Ministry in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, southern Iran, on April 18, 2017, an informed source told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Mahnaz…
Five Bahá’í Citizens Were Arrested in Isfahan
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, five Baha’is named Ehsan Eshtiyagh, Enayat Naimi, Farzad Homayouni, Sohrab Naghipour and Soroush Pezeshki were arrested by the Isfahan province security forces. Per a BahaiNews…
Navid Moallemi Arrested and Transferred to Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a BahaiNews report, Navid Moallemi, a Baha’i resident of Minudasht in Golestan Province, was arrested and transferred to prison on Saturday, 12 March 2017 in front…
Saeed Azimi Remains in Uncertainty After 108 Days
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews reports, Saeed Azimi, a Bahá’í resident of the city of Isfahan arrested by security agents, remains in limbo after 108 days in Dastgerd Prison. Per…