Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 10, security forces arrested Baha’i citizen Faraz Haghighatjoo in Shiraz and took him to Adel-Abad Prison. During the arrest, the agents searched his house and confiscated some of his belongings. According to…
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An Unbelievable Injustice: Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi sentenced to a second decade in prison in Iran
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—11 December 2022—In the midst of increasingly violent and repressive actions by the Iranian authorities against their own citizens, two Baha’i women, Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, regarded as symbols of resilience in Iran…
Baha’i citizen Vesal Momtazi Arrested in Rasht
Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 6, security forces arrested Baha’i citizen Vesal Momtazi in Rasht and took him to Lakan Prison. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, Baha’i…
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…
Government Arrests More Baha’is, Again
Source: iranwire.com Iranian authorities arrested two members of Iran’s long persecuted Baha’i religious minority on Sunday amid an intensified crackdown on the faith group, IranWire can report. Thirteen Kerman Intelligence Department agents raided the houses of Roha…
Iran Arrests Baha’i To Serve Six-Month Sentence Amid Crackdown On Faith
Source: iranwire.com A member of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority has been arrested in the southern city of Shiraz to serve a six-month prison sentence handed down earlier this year, IranWire reports. Nasim Kashaninejad was arrested…
Growing Concerns about Baha’i Prisoner Badi Khazei Following Evin Prison Fire
Source: www.en-hrana.org Since the Evin Prison fire, Baha’i prisoner Badi Khazei has not yet contacted his family. His family’s frequent inquiry has remained unanswered by prison officials. An informed source told HRANA that, last week, Khazei…
Baha’is Citizen Parisa Roohi Zadegan Imprisoned
Source: www.en-hrana.org On October 10, 2022, Baha’i citizen Parisa Roohi Zadegan was arrested at her house in Shiraz to serve her two-year sentence in Adel-Abad Prison. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists,…
Baha’is Citizen Aida Rasti Arrested 13 Days after Release from Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org On September 28, 2022, security forces arrested Baha’is citizen Aida Rasti at her house and took her to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. During the arrest, the agents searched her home and confiscated…
Baha’i “Open Cases”
Source: www.aasoo.org Translation by Iran Press Watch What you will read is the result of several hours of conversation with three people – Morteza, Pejman and Maryam. All three, who are not Bahá’ís, have Bahá’í friends…
‘the World Is Watching’: Australian Daughter of Iranian Baha’i in Prison Pleads for Her Release
Source: www.abc.net.au By Nassim Khadem When Negar Sabet awakes after a restless night in Sydney, she agonises about her elderly mother, Mahvash Sabet, who has been locked up in Iran’s notorious Evin prison since the end…
Baha’is Citizen Jila Shahriari Imprisoned
Source: www.en-hrana.org According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Baha’i citizen Jila Shahriari started her sentencing at Evin Prison. An informed source told HRANA that Evin Prison officials called Shahriari to appear at Prosecutor’s…
26 Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to Combined 76 years in Prison, Shiraz
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch The 37th branch of the Court of Appeal of Fars province, headed by Saeed Bolandzadeh and the branch’s advisor, Kamran Zare, announced the appeal decision of 26 Baha’i citizens…
One Year Home Detention Given to Nine Baha’i Citizens
Source: www.en-hrana.org On August 2, 2022, the one-year sentences of nine Baha’is were carried out in the form of home detention using an electronic monitoring device. Previously, the Revolutionary Court of Shahriar had sentenced each of…
Iranian Officials Restrict Movement Of Baha’is As Pressure Campaign Builds
Source: www.rferl.org The Iran Human Rights Organization says Iranian authorities have installed electronic tags on nine Baha’i followers and is restricting their movement in another sign the government is increasing pressure on the group. According to…
Baha’i Citizen Haleh Gholami Imprisoned
Source: www.en-hrana.org Haleh Gholami, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, was taken to Evin Prison to serve her two-year sentence. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on July 16, 2022, Haleh Gholami was…
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