Source: www.en-hrana.org On Sunday, June 26, 2022, three Baha’i citizens, Shaghayegh Khaneh-Zarin, Negar Ighani and Zhila Sharafi Nasrabadi were arrested by security forces in Shiraz and taken to an unidentified location. According to HRANA, the news…
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—23 June 2022—A campaign by Iranian authorities to uproot the Baha’i community in Shiraz took a dark step forward, earlier in June, when Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court sentenced 26 Baha’is to…
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, Baha’i children’s rights activist Samin Ehsani was arrested and taken to Evin Prison to serve a five-year sentence. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on…
Source: www.rferl.org Ardeshir Tayebi A court in Iran has sentenced 26 followers of the Baha’i faith to prison terms ranging from two to five years, as well as other measures, on charges of “conspiracy to disrupt…
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, Baha’i citizen Amin Zolfaghari was transferred to Yazd Prison to serve his eight-months sentence. Earlier, Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Yazd had sentenced Zolfaghari to three years…
Source: iranwire.com A group of 26 Iranian Baha’is who were arrested almost six years ago in September 2016 were due to appear in court on Wednesday even though a judge has repeatedly called the case against…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Six Baha’i citizens are currently serving sentences in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz: Shahnaz Sabet, Sedigheh Aghdasi, Behrouz Farzandi, Ghassem Masoumi, Farham Sabet and Farzan Masoumi,…
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Sahba Farnoush, a Baha’i citizen and resident of Tehran, started to serve his two-year prison sentence at Evin Prison. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists,…
Source: iranwire.com Earlier this month, Baha’i woman named Saeedeh Khozouei was arrested by security forces in Tehran and taken to an unknown location. Two weeks on, her family still have no idea where she is. Her son Arsalan Yazdani was…
Source: www.en-hrana.org According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on Monday, April 11, 2022, Bahai’ citizen Saaedeh Khozuei was arrested following the appearance at Evin Courthouse. It was the second time in…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti The Iranian calendar year 1400, which ended on March 20, appears to have been one of the hardest in recent years for the country’s dwindling Baha’i population. IranWire’s surveys indicate at…
Source: iranwire.com More than 1,000 Baha’is in Iran are in a “limbo” between their initial arrests, their legal hearings and their final summons to prison, according to a new statement by the Baha’i International Community (BIC),…
Source: www.en-hrana.org Last Sunday, March 13, 2022, Baha’i citizen Shahram Najaf-Tomaraei was sent to Evin Prison to serve his two-year sentence. Earlier, the Revolutionary Court of Tehran sentenced him to two years imprisonment. According to HRANA,…
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Saturday, March 12, 2022, Baha’i citizen Shahnaz Sabet was arrested by security forces and transferred to Adel-Abad Prison in Shiraz city. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on Saturday,…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Sedigheh Aghdasi, Behrouz Farzandi and Qasem Masoumi, Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were arrested on Monday, March 7, 2022, and transferred to Adelabad Prison in…
Source: www.en-hrana.org Recently, the Court of Appeal of Mazandaran Province upheld the initial verdict of one year in prison against Baha’i citizen Shiva Khalili. Moreover, in this verdict, her cell phone, which they ruled has been…
