Source: www.en-hrana.org On Thursday, January 12, security forces arrested Baha’i citizen Nabil Movafaghi, a resident of Sari, at his relatives’ house in Gonbad-e Kavus, Golestan Province. The agents searched the house, confiscated some of his belongings,…
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Hana Kouchakbaghi, Baha’i from Gonbad, Released from Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Hana Kouchakbaghi, Baha’i from Gonbad-e Qabus, who commenced her prison sentence on October of 2017, was released from prison at the close of business yesterday afternoon. According…
Hana Kouchakbaghi Begins Prison Sentence at Amir Abad Prison in Gorgan
Source: daneshjoo.bashariyat.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Human Rights Watch in Iran, Hana Kouchakbaghi, a Baha’i living in Gonbad-Kavoos, was summoned to the Ministry and told to report to jail to serve her sentence.…
Kamal Kashani and Farahmand Sanaei, Baha’i Prisoners Released after 5 Years
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Kamal Kashani and Farahmand Sanaei, two Baha’i religious prisoners from Gorgan, were released from Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, on 22 September 2017, after completing…
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…
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…
Unprecedented Ruling Lightens Jail Term for Imprisoned Iranian Baha’is
Source: www.payvand.com Twenty four Iranian Baha’is who had been sentenced to heavy sentences ranging from 6 to 11 years for charges ranging from threatening national security to links to espionage, were acquitted from the charge that…
24 Baha’is Appeal Court Held in Golestan Province
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – The court session of 24 Baha’is was held in Golestan province. Due to the high number of defendants, continuation of the session was adjourned until next week. These civilians have…
Disabled Son of Imprisoned Baha’i Has to Make a 9-Hour Trip to Visit Father
Source: www.manoto.news Translation by Iran Press Watch In November of 2012, Koroush Ziyari, employed in the production and distribution of clothing, and a Baha’i from Gonbad-e Qabus city in Golestan Province, was arrested by security agents…
Ten NGOs Demand Justice for 32 Bahá’ís in Iran
Source: justice4iran.org Ten NGOs wrote to the EU authorities expressing deep concern over the case of 32 Iranian Bahá’ís who were sentenced to a collective 238 years in prison in essence for practicing their faith. The NGOs pointed…
Heavy Sentences Imposed on Baha’is of Gorgan, Gonbad-e Qabus and Minudasht
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from the “NO to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is in Iran” Campaign, citing Baha’i News: 24 Baha’is have been sentenced to over 193 years…