Source: www.en-hrana.org Enayatollah Naeimi, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with 10 years to be enforced, by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. He was also fined and subjected to social deprivation.…
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Detained Baha’is Taken to Revolutionary Court as Deceased Buried Improperly
Source: iranwire.com The cases of four Baha’i citizens, Shadi Shahidzadeh, Valiullah Ghadamian, Mansour Amini and Ataullah Zafar, have been transferred to Tehran Revolutionary Court after two weeks of detention in the notorious Ward 209 of…
The Arrest of Hoshidar Zarei, Well-Known Judo Expert of the City of Shiraz and a Baha’i Citizen
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “Iranwire”, at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday 30 April 2023, Hoshidar Zarei, the former champion and well-known Judo trainer of the Fars Province, was intercepted by 30…
Enayatollah Naeimi Arrested After Court Hearing
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA, Human Rights Activists News Agency- On May 6, 2023, Baha’is Citizen Enayatollah Naeimi was arrested and taken to an undisclosed location after a court hearing held by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. The…
From Prison to Prison; the Story of Ardeshir Fanaian, a Baha’i Citizen
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com By Zhinoos Forootan Translation by Iran Press Watch From prison to prison is the story of the abuses endured by Ardeshir Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen who was born in prison, is currently in…
Iran Arrests Another Baha’i Community Leader
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…
B.C. Man Worries for Cousin, a Bahá’í Woman Jailed in Iran’s Evin Prison
Source: globalnews.ca By Negar Mojtahedi Coquitlam resident Vesal Amini is making a plea for the release of his cousin, Samin Ehsani, who is behind bars in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. She has been sentenced to five years…
Faezeh Hashemi’s Narration Of The “Torture” Suffered by Mahvash Sabet (Baha’i Citizen) While Serving Sentence in Evin Prison.
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former President Rafsanjani, is the highest-ranking figure close to the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran who is critical “oppression against Baha’is”. She…
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…
Back to Evin: Baha’i Children’s Activist Prison Leave Ends
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Children’s rights activist and Baha’i citizen Samin Ehsani, 37, is returning to Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison after five days of leave during the Nowruz new year holiday period. Ehsani has been in…
Open Letter by a Baha’i Prisoner in Tehran: “Officials told me that the law does not apply to Baha’is”
Source: en.radiozamaneh.com Hami Bahadori, a Baha’i citizen imprisoned in Tehran’s Fashafouyeh prison (officially, The Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary), is still in an uncertain condition after six months of temporary detention. In an English-language audio recording…
Baha’i Citizen Parva Behdad Sentenced to Imprisonment and Additional Punishments
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Isfahan Revolutionary Court recently sentenced Baha’i citizen Parva Behdad to three years in prison, a ban from leaving the country for two years and other punishments. According to HRANA, the news agency of…
A Baha’i Grandmother Starts Her Second Decade in Prison
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Mahvash Shahriari Sabet, a 70-year-old Baha’i teacher and poet, mother and grandmother, is perhaps even more renowned among people outside Iran than in her own country. She spent 10 years of her…
Sepehr Ziaie, Baha’i Prisoner, Excluded from Khamenei’s Amnesty
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Kian Sabeti Sepehr Ziaie is one of the Baha’is detained in recent weeks, during the new round of protests in Iran. While the authorities of the Islamic Republic have…
Continued Detention and Uncertainty in Case of Baha’i Citizen Sanaz Tafzali
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Ms. Sanaz Tafzali (Ruhi), a 45-year-old Baha’i citizen, married mother of two, has been detained in Mashhad’s Vakil Abad prison for three months without specific charges. As of March…
Report on Political Prisoners’ Conditions in Women’s Ward of Evin Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org Currently, 24 women are being held at the women’s ward of Evin Prison in Tehran for political and alleged national security charges. This report provides an updated list of these prisoners along with their…
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