Source: iranwire.com Six Baha’i women in Hamadan, detained for the past 10 days, remain behind bars without any clear information from Iranian authorities about their exact whereabouts or the charges against them. The families of…
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More Than 20 Baha’i Homes Invaded in Violent Raids and Many Arrested in Iran as Crackdown Intensifies
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—10 November 2023—Armed Iranian security agents raided the homes of more than 20 Baha’is this week in the cities of Karaj and Hamedan, taking at least 19 into custody based on the latest…
Nine Baha’i Citizens Detained in Hamedan Amid Mass Searches
Source: www.en-hrana.org On November 7, 2023, security forces carried out the arrest of nine Baha’i citizens in Hamedan as part of a widespread search operation targeting the Baha’i community in the region. The individuals apprehended…
Seventeen Baha’is Arrested in Iran and Two Elderly Women Harassed by Agents
Source: iranwire.com Security agents in Iran conducted a wave of raids on the homes of Baha’is in the cities of Hamadan and Mehrshahr, arresting at least 17 individuals and seizing personal belongings, including electronic devices,…
Baha’is Cemetery in Hamedan Partly Demolished
Source: www.en-hrana.org Recently, a Baha’is cemetery in Hamedan Province was partly demolished overnight. As a result of provoking anti-Baha’i sentiments by the Iranian officials, Baha’i citizens’ business locations and cemeteries come under attack periodically. According to…
After Eight Years, 28 Baha’i-Owned Business Remain Sealed in Hamadan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The shops of 28 Baha’i citizens in Hamadan remain sealed after about eight years. In 2012 the Hamadan Building Authority sealed 33 trade units belonging…
After More Than 4 Years, Baha’i Shops Still Closed in Hamadan (Includes Fully Documented Report)
Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Bahainews website, after 4 years the shops of Baha’is in Hamadan remain closed by Iranian officials. According to a Bahainews report, on November 4, 2012,…
Hamadan Court Has Sentenced Ten Baha’is to Imprisonment and Exile
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews” and based on judicial authorities’ assertion, on July 29th 2015 ten Baha’i citizens were sentenced to imprisonment and exile. Again according to a reliable source, ten…
Beginning of Prison Term for a Baha’i in Hamadan
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency: The one-year prison term of Hamid Azizi, a Baha’i from Hamadan ‒ a city in central Iran ‒ was implemented. According to HRANA ‒ Human Rights…
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…
Nine Bahais Arrested in Hamadan: Seven Released on Bail
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily In late March, nine Bahais were arrested in Hamadan. In recent days seven of these have been released on bail, ranging from 25 to 60 million tomans (8000 to 19,500…
"Where is the Justice? stories from behind closed doors," by Rosa Vasseghi
Inspired by the teachings of the Baha’i Faith, in face of bitter and most horrible injustice, the Baha’is of Iran focus their creative energies in bringing about awareness and positive transformation to the World. Rosa…
A Baha’i, Sorour Sorouriyan, Transferred to Nahavand Prison
RAHANA: Baha’i Citizen Sorour Sorouriyan who began serving his sentence on May 23rd has been transferred to the Nahavand Prison on August 31st.
Two Baha'is sentenced to prison in Hamedan
According to the website Human Rights Activists in Iran, two Baha’i citizens of Hamedan, Sahba Khademi and Sorour Sorouryan, who had been charged with spreading the Baha’i Faith and propaganda against the regime, were sentenced…
Baha’i Imprisoned in Hamadan
On Saturday, August 22, 2009, Khabar Navard shared the following news, which appears below in translation: In continuation of widespread arrests of Baha’is throughout Iran, Mrs. Mehrangiz Husayni was arrested in Hamadan. According to a…
Update on Arrested Baha’is in Hamadan
Further to Iran Press Watch’s recent reports on additional pressures brought upon the Baha’is of Hamadan, it has been learned that Sahba Khademi-Delju was incarcerated incommunicado for one week and released on bail and surety…
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