Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Farid Zirgi Moghaddam began serving his five-year sentence in the central prison in the city of Birjand, in South Khorasan province in eastern Iran, on October 19, 2020—a prison sentence that was based solely…
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Source: 2 Baha’i Women in Iran Report to Prison to Begin Sentences for Practicing Their Faith
Source: www.voanews.com Michael Lipin, Ramin Haghjoo WASHINGTON – Two Iranian Baha’i women have reported to a prison in eastern Iran to begin serving sentences for peacefully practicing their faith after authorities apparently ignored appeals to…
Source: Iran Rejects Baha’is’ Appeal to Avoid Prison with Coronavirus Risk
Source: www.voanews.com By Michael Lipin, Ramin Haghjoo WASHINGTON – A group of Iranian Baha’is summoned to begin prison terms for practicing their faith were denied an appeal to delay their incarceration at a jail where they would risk…
Baha’is Summoned to Prison Despite Coronavirus Crisis
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Eight Baha’is have been summoned to Birjand Prison in South Khorasan to serve jail sentences amid a worsening coronavirus crisis across the country. The Bahai’s, who were summoned on Monday, September 28, have been given…
Baha’i Citizen, Farid Zirgi Moghaddam, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Mr. Farid Zirgi Moghaddam, a Baha’i citizen living in Birjand, has his conviction upheld and been sentenced to five years in prison by Branch…
Iran Sentences 8 Bahai Citizens to 11 Years of Prison in Eastern Province
Source: irannewswire.org A court in Iran sentenced eight Bahai citizens to a total of 11 years and 3 months of prison in an eastern province. According to the Human Rights News Agency, the eight men and women have been…
Farid Zirgi Moghaddam, Baha’i Citizen, Sentenced to Additional Year in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Farid Zirgi Moghaddam, a Baha’i citizen living in Birjand, was sentenced to one additional year in prison by the Birjand Criminal Court in the secondary…
Lengthy Prison Sentences for 30 Iranian Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran’s Baha’is have seen an increase in persecution during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Shiraz, the Baha’i International Community has reported. The group issued a statement about the increased pressures on Iran’s Baha’i community…
Covid-19 Fears for 4 Baha’i Women in Prison
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Four Baha’i citizens serving sentences in Birjand Women’s Prison are at risk of contracting coronavirus. The four prisoners, Saghar Mohammadi, Sheida Abedi, Simin Mohammadi, and Maryam Mokhtari, returned to prison on Tuesday, May…
Birjand: Nine Baha’is Have Been Sentenced to a Total of 51 Years and Eight Months in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Nine Baha’i citizens ‒ Rahmatollah Deimi, Atieh Salehi, Ataollah Malaki, Farzaneh Deimi, Nasrin Ghadiri, Banafsheh Mokhtari, Arezoo Mohammadi, Saeed Malaki and Roya Malaki ‒ have been sentenced…
Court of Appeals: 5 Baha’is Sentenced to Total of 6 Years and 6 Months In Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The Court of Appeals of South Khorasan Province has sentenced four Baha’i citizens to a total of six years and six months in prison. Based on the…
Birjand Revolutionary Court Sentenced Nine Baha’is to 54 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The Birjand Revolutionary Court has sentenced nine Baha’i citizens to a total of 54 years in prison. According to the sentence, each one of the…
Bahá’í-Owned Business Sealed by Authorities in Birjand
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On the morning of Saturday 5 January 2019, the business of Farshid Deimi, a Bahá’í citizen of Birjand, was sealed by order of judiciary officials.…
Baha’i Prisoner Transferred to Hospital Following Temporary Release from Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Bahman Salehi, a Baha’i from Birjand, was transferred to the hospital after posting bail and securing a temporary release from prison. Mr. Salehi was suffering…
Iran – Shadi Abedi, Baha’i Citizen Arrested in Birjand
Source: www.javanehha.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Following a massive wave of arrests and increasing pressure on the Baha’is of Iran, another Baha’i citizen has been arrested in Birjand. On Saturday, October 29, 2017, at 7:00…
Expulsion of Baha’i Farinaz Mokhtari from Birjand University
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, Farinaz Mokhtari, a Baha’i resident of Birjand, has been expelled from Birjand Women’s Technical & Vocational College because of her belief in the Baha’i Faith.…
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