Source: Iranwire English On Sunday, November 15, intelligence agents launched a new crackdown on Baha’is across Iran. They arrested 20 people in Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad.
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Authorities Launch New Crackdown on Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 16 November 2015 Kian Sabeti On the morning of Sunday, November 15, Iranian Intelligence Ministry agents carried out the arrest of 20 Baha’is in Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad. As part of a massive operation,…
In a Few Days We’re Going to Jail Because We’re Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Wednesday 14 October 2015 Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour Two teachers face long prison sentences for educating Baha’is, who are banned from pursuing further education in Iran. After repeated harassment and intimidation, married couple Azita Rafizadeh and Peyman…
When the Thought Police Come for You
Source: medium.com/@towfiq By Mark Towfiq “There was a sound of trampling boots below, inside the house and outside. The yard seemed to be full of men.” — George Orwell, in his book 1984, describing what happens when the “Thought…
Baha’i Painter and Art Scholar Arrested
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports from “No to the harassment and imprisonment of Baha’i citizens”, Baha’i artist and painter Shahriar Cyrus (1) was arrested on the afternoon of June 30th,…
New Arrests in Rasht Aim to Deepen the Economic Isolation of the Baha’is
Source: BahaiNews1 Security forces in Rasht, a city on Iran’s Caspian coast, have arrested four Bahais and three other citizens who had associated with the Bahais. On May 26, they arrested Mr. Foad Yazdani and Mr. Peyman…
Another Bahai Arrested in Hamadan; Bahai Businesses Remain Closed
Source: iranrn.net Translation by Sen’s daily Mehran Khandel, a Bahai living in the city of Hamadan, was arrested in his home on the afternoon of April 26. Agents from the security forces of Hamadan Province first…
Baha’i Bride Arrested
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Alliance for Rights of All Minorities-ARAM Farima Farzandi, a Bahai resident of Tehran was arrested on April 21st and taken to an undisclosed location. According to a report from HRANA, armed government security…
Arrest of Afsaneh Yadegar, a Baha’i in Tehran
Source: Campaign to Defend Civil and Political Prisoners in Iran Translation by Iran Press Watch Friday April 10, 2015 On Tuesday April 7th 2015, security guards raided the homes of two Baha’i citizens in Tehran;…
Laleh Mehdinezhad Arrested in Varamin
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily On the evening of March 9, Laleh Mehdinezhad and a number of Baha’is who were present in her home were arrested by agents from the security forces. The agents searched…
Twenty Days after Five Baha’is Were Arrested and Put in Solitary Confinement at Evin Prison, Prison Authorities Deny That They Are Detained There!
Source: exilesactivist.wordpress.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Activists in Exile: Twenty days after five Baha’is were arrested by officers from the Ministry of Intelligence in Tehran, no information is available on the whereabouts of Rouhieh…
Khosrow Dehghani Arrested in Isfahan
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily On March 3, agents from the Ministry of Intelligence in Isfahan arrested Mr. Khosrow Dehghani and took him to the city’s central prison. He is one of 20 Bahai’s who…
Authorities Target Baha’is in New Arrests
Source: en.iranwire.com Friday 27, 2015 By Natasha Schmidt, Kian Sabeti Intelligence Ministry agents raided a number of Baha’i homes in Tehran, Isfahan and Kerman and arrested 16 Baha’i citizens on February 16 and 17.…
Widespread Raids and Arrests of Baha’is by Security Forces in Tehran
Source: Population of Combat against Educational Discrimination (P.C.E.D.) Translation by Iran Press Watch On the 16th of February 2015, security forces raided and searched Baha’i citizens’ residences in Tehran. After the raid and search, five…
Ten Baha’is Released
Source: hra-news.org/fa Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Ten Baha’is who were arrested last week and transferred to Dastgerd prison in Isfahan were released without a bail a few hours ago. According to HRANA…
Extensive Raids in Tehran and Isfahan: 17 Baha’is Arrested
Source: www.rahesabz.net/story/90215/ Translation by Sen’s daily On February 16 and 17, security officers raided and searched the homes of Baha’is in Tehran and Isfahan, and arrested 17 Baha’is. In Tehran, the homes of Sasan Yadegar, Ehsan…
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