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…
Arrests
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…
Youngest Baha’i Prisoner, a 19-Year Old Girl from Zahedan
Source: www.bazdasht.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report by Bazdasht, Tabassom Hosayni, who was born on 10 July 1997, is the youngest Baha’i prisoner. Tabassom Hosayni and her mother, Emilia Hakiman, were arrested…
A Report about Yashar Razvani’s Situation in Evin Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – , Baha’i citizen was transferred to ward number 4 of Evin prison 10 days ago and after 33 days in solitary confinement in ward 209. Despite the provided bail, he…
Latest News About the Condition of Seven Baha’is Arrested in Shiraz
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch “BahaiNews” has provided information on the condition of seven Baha’is who were arrested recently. Two of these individuals have been released on bail, but five of them are…
A Report Regarding the Current Condition of Kayvan Pakzadan
Source: BahaiNews 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports from “BahaiNews”, after ten days Kayvan Pakzadan is still under interrogation, and has been unable to contact his family. Based on an earlier report…
Kayvan Pakzadan Arrested by Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence
Source: BahaiNews 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report by “BahaiNews”, this morning security agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Tehran arrested Kayvan Pakzadan. Based on this report, the security forces went…
Arrested, Four Times; Business Shut down and Sealed, Three Times
Source: hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Behzad Zabihi-Mahforujeki, a Baha’i from city of Sari, Iran who was arrested around 08:30 am of 8 March 2016 and held in a solitary confinement at the Intelligence and Security…
Four Baha’is Arrested
Source: en.iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On Tuesday March 8, while most Iranians were preparing for Persian New Year festivities, authorities arrested four members of the Baha’i minority in Tehran, Karaj and Sari. Their names are Rouhie Safajoo, Sarmad…
The Quiet Arrest of a Baha’i Student
Source: en.iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Around 9 am the doorbell rings. The picture of a man in police uniform is on the intercom screen. “Open the door,” says the man. “I am from the police.” They open…
Soroush Shadabi Arrested in Karaj
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Soroush Shadabi, a Baha’i from Karaj, near Tehran, was arrested on March 11, and his business was shut down. This follows the arrest of three young Baha’is who…
Three Bahai Students Held in Evin Prison to Be Tried
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Mr. Sarmad Shadabi one of three Bahai students arrested in Tehran and Karaj on March 8, and held in Evin Prison, has had telephone contact with his family. They…
My Sister Is Jailed Because She Wants to Study
Source: en.iranwire.com My 20 year-old sister, Rouhie Safajoo, took part in the Iranian Universities’ Entrance Exam in 2014, but test results were never released to her. She was told to go to the National Testing Organization,…
Arrest of a Baha’i Citizen in Tehran
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report by the Baha’i News Agency and informed sources, Shahram Najaf Tomarai – a Baha’i citizen residing in Tehran – was arrested this morning.…
No News of a Baha’i Citizen Two Weeks After His Arrest
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Two weeks after his arrest, there is still no news of the reasons for the arrest nor the whereabouts of the Baha’i citizen, Navid Aghdasi. Based on reports by HRANA (Human Rights…
Fifteen Baha’is Arrested by Rouhani’s Intelligence Ministry
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org In a fresh crackdown on Iran’s Baha’i community, one of the most persecuted religious minorities in Iran, 15 followers of the faith were simultaneously arrested in Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad on November 15, 2015,…
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