Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, Monday, May 5, Arshia Rouhani, Hamid Monzavi, and Arash Nabavi, Baha’i citizens residing in Isfahan, were sent to prison to begin serving their sentences. These individuals had…
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Cancellation of Electronic Ankle Monitor Order; Houshidar Zarei Sent to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch The electronic ankle monitor order for Houshidar Zarei, a Bahá’í citizen, was canceled, and he was sent to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz on Saturday, May 3. On Saturday,…
Paridokht Shojaei, a Bahá’í citizen, returned to Kerman Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, Saturday, May 10, Paridokht Shojaei Bagheini, a Bahá’í resident of Kerman, returned to the city’s prison after her furlough ended. A source close to the family of…
Start of Prison Sentences for Two Bahá’í Women and the Sentencing of Another Bahá’í Woman
Source: iranwire.com Farideh Moradi and Golnoosh Nasiri, two Bahá’í citizens residing in Mashhad, presented themselves at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on the morning of Saturday, April 19, 2025, to begin serving their sentences. After turning…
Qaem Shahr: Maryam Zabihi, a Bahá’í citizen, sentenced to prison
Source: HRANA Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, Maryam Zabihi has been sentenced to prison. Based on a verdict issued by Branch 104 of…
European Parliament urges the unconditional release of Baha’i prisoner of conscience Mahvash Sabet
Source: bic During the European Parliament plenary debate on the resolution, Member of the European Parliament Helmut Brandstätter highlights Mahvash Sabet’s case Brussels—4 April 2025—The European Parliament has passed an urgency resolution on Iran, expressing its concern…
Continued Imprisonment of Sepehr Ziaei; A Look at the Latest Situation of This Baha’i Citizen
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Sepehr Ziaei, a Baha’i citizen imprisoned in Evin Prison, is currently serving the 30th month of his sentence. Thus far, this Baha’i citizen’s requests…
‘I Can’t Be Your Mommy Anymore’: Baha’i Woman’s Letter Before 7-Year Prison Sentence
Source: iranwire.com Three days ago Anisa Fanaeian, an Iranian Baha’i woman in Semnan, was arrested by Islamic Republic security forces and taken to prison. Fanaeian had been sentenced in March 2024 to seven years in…
Baha’i International Community-Iran News Bulletin #09-2025
Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org News Bulletin #09-25 Iran 21 FEBRUARY – 07 MARCH 2025 [This bulletin documents only the most significant acts of persecution and human rights abuses which the BIC has noted during the reporting period. …
Execution of Prison Sentences: Baha’i Citizens Nazila Khanipour and Vesal Heravi, Transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Today, Thursday, February 20, Nazila Khanipour and her son Vesal Heravi, two Baha’i citizens, were transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht to serve their…
Baha’i Citizen Erfan Eshraghi Arrested in Karaj
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – Yesterday, February 18, 2025, Erfan Eshraghi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Golshahr, Karaj, was arrested by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location. A source close to Mr.…
Homes of 14 Baha’i Citizens Searched, Two Arrested
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – Security forces recently searched the homes of 14 Baha’i citizens in Karaj and Qazvin, arresting two of them—Fariba Misaghi in Qazvin and Erfan Eshraghi in Karaj. According to HRANA,…
Baha’i Man Begins Prison Term in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Behnam Momtazi, a member of the Baha’i religious minority, was taken into custody on Monday in Qazvin, Iran, to begin serving a two-year and one-day prison sentence. Momtazi was arrested after reporting to…
Targeted for Belief: Sirus Zabihi’s Lifelong Struggle as a Baha’i in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Sirus Zabihi-Moghadam, a 64-year-old member of the Baha’i religious minority, was transferred to Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad last week to begin serving a seven-year sentence. This is not his first time…
Two days before the UN reviews Iran’s human rights record, the Iranian government detains 11 Baha’i women for their faith
Source: www.bic.org Geneva—22 January 2025—The Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest outrage against the Baha’is of Iran occurred early this morning when security forces arrested eleven Baha’i women, without arrest warrants or prior notification, in a…
Baha’i Man Begins Serving Seven-Year Sentence in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Sirus Zabihi Moghadam, a 64-year-old member of Baha’i religious minority, reported to Vakilabad Prison on Monday to begin serving a seven-year sentence on national security charges. The Mashhad Revolutionary Court convicted Moghadam of…
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