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…
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Jailed Iranian Rights Activists Ready To Testify Against FM Claims
Source: www.iranintl.com In response to Iran’s foreign minister’s denials of rape in prisons, an imprisoned female activist announced she is ready to testify against the government. In a letter sent to Radio Farda, the Persian Service…
Ali Bazmandegan, Baha’i Citizen, Remanded to Langerood Prison in Qom to Endure His Imprisonment
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – On Saturday, the 6th of March, 2023, Ali Bazmandegan, a Baha’i citizen living in Shiraz, was summoned to Langeroud Prison in Qom to serve his prison sentence. According to HRANA…
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…
Iran Issues More Jail Terms Against Baha’is in Iran – Including a Third Former Leader
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—22 February 2023—This week, two Baha’i women in Iran, Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, have entered the fourth month of unjust 10-year jail terms in Evin Prison. Together with five others, they were members…
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,…
Hami Bahadori, Baha’i Citizen, Transferred to “Greater Tehran” Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Hami Bahadori, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was transferred from Ward 209 (detention center of the Ministry of Intelligence known as Evin Prison) to…
Baha’i Citizen Sepehr Ziaei Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Baha’i citizen Sepehr Ziaei to five years and banned him from leaving the country for two years. The court also ordered the seizure of some of his belongings. According…
Stepped-Up Crackdown On Iranian Baha’is: Who Are The Latest Victims?
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iranian intelligence and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces have arrested dozens of Baha’i citizens over the past four months. The real number of detainees is not available as security forces have…
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…
Increasing Pressure and Continuing Arrest of Baha’is; Isfahan Orchestra Musician Arrested
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Concurrent with the widespread arrest of citizens in connection with nationwide protests in Iran, the pressure on Baha’i citizens and their arrests has intensified. In the latest incident, a…
No Charge, But Still Imprisoned: Concerns Raised Over Baha’i Man Jailed In Iran
Source: iranwire.com Five weeks after the arrest of Faraz Haghighatjo, a member of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority, his relatives still don’t know what he is being accused of. The prosecutor in charge of Haghighatjo’s case…
Armaghan Zabihi Moghadam, Baha’i citizen Continued Detainment in Qarchak Varamin Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Armaghan Zabihi Moghadam, Baha’i citizen, continues to be detained in Qarchak Varamin prison. HRANA news agency – Armaghan Zabihi Moghadam, a Baha’i citizen, who was arrested Saturday, September 24,…
Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz; A Report on the Latest Condition of Baha’i Citizen, Ghasem Masoumi
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA news agency – Ghasem Masoumi, a Baha’i citizen, is serving his 31-month sentence in Adel Abad prison in Shiraz. This Baha’i citizen was arrested in March of last…
Baha’i Citizen Badi Khazei Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Baha’i citizen Badi Khazei to six years in prison. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Baha’i citizen Badi Khazei was sentenced to six years in…
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