Source: www.iranintl.com Afif Naimi, one of the former leaders of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i community, was arrested by security forces on Saturday. Baha’i activists say Naimi was spending a holiday with his family and relatives in…
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Jailed Baha’i Denied Prison Leave for Mother’s Funeral
Source: iranwire.com A jailed member of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority, Payam Vali, has been denied short-term leave to attend his mother’s funeral. Despite three days of entreaties to the authorities, Judge Asif Al-Husseini, head…
Baha’i Citizen Nahaleh Shahidi Yazdi Arrested
Source: www.en-hrana.org On March 28, 2023, security forces arrested Baha’i citizen Nahaleh Shahidi Yazdi on her way from Karaj to Kerman and took her to an undisclosed location. According to HRANA, the news agency of…
The Extension of the Detention Order of Pouya Saraf, a Baha’i Citizen in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The detention order for Pouya Saraf, a Baha’i citizen living in Karaj, has been extended. Mr. Saraf had already been detained for 100 days at…
Baha’i Citizen Payam Vali Sentenced to 16 Years
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Alborz Revolutionary Court sentenced Baha’i citizen Payam Vali, imprisoned in Ghezel Hesar Prison, to 16 years imprisonment, pre-trial detention included. He was also banned from leaving the country for two years and sentenced…
Jailed Baha’i Refuses to Confess Against Himself for Release
Source: www.iranwire.com A member of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority has refused to sign a false confession in exchange for his release, IranWire understands. Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen who has been held in jail for…
Eleven Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 36 Years in Prison
Source: www.iranwire.com The Karaj Revolutionary Court sentenced eleven Baha’i citizens, out of 13 defendants of one legal case, to over 36 years and additional punishments. According to these verdicts, Afif Na’imi, Saman OstovarKamyar Habibi, Rameleh Tirgarnejad,…
Jailed Iranian Baha’i Held Incommunicado For Past Month
Source: iranwire.com Pouya Sarraf, a jailed member of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority, has not contacted his family for the past month, raising concerns about his health. The family has received no news about the prisoner…
Iranian Baha’i, Father of a Four-Year-Old, Languishing in Jail
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Pouya Sarraf, an Iranian Baha’i, aged 33, was arrested in the city of Karaj a month ago, on November 2, and later transferred to a detention facility in Shiraz. Sarraf, who has…
Beatings, Threats, Spurious Charges: Jailed Baha’i Describes Ordeal In Open Letter
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Payam Vali is one of the members of Iran’s long persecuted Baha’i religious minority who have been arrested in the country in the past two months. He was taken to custody on September 24…
Pressure on Baha’i Citizen Payam Vali to Make Forced Confession
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report received by “IranWire”, Payam Vali, a Baha’i resident of Karaj, is under pressure and threats from the security agents to make a forced confession. He…
Iran Arrests Baha’i In Continuing Crackdown On Faith
Source: iranwire.com Iranian authorities have arrested a member of the country’s long-persecuted Baha’i religious minority, and transferred him to an unknown location. According to a report received by IranWire, security and intelligence forces on November 2…
Payam Vali and Sepehr Ziaei, Baha’i Citizens, Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Two Baha’i citizens were arrested by the security forces on Saturday, September 24, 2022, and taken to an unknown location. Sepehr Ziaei was arrested at his…
Baha’i Citizen Kamyar Habibi Arrested
Source: humanrightsinir.org Sunday, September 11, 2022 – Agents of the Alborz Province Intelligence Department arrested Kamyar Habibi, a Baha’i citizen living in the city. According to the report of Human Rights in Iran, on Saturday, September…
Anti-Baha’is Workshop Set up By The Regime in Karaj City
Source: www.en-hrana.org Following increasing pressure on Baha’i citizens by security and judicial institutions, the regime ran the second round of a three-day workshop to spread hate against Baha’i citizens. In this workshop, which was organized in…
Three More Baha’i Houses Raided in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Officers from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence raided the houses of three Baha’i citizens in different cities of Iran, searched their homes and confiscated their personal belongings. According to reports sent to IranWire, on the…
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