Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Branch 36 of the Tehran Province Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Farug Izadinia, a researcher, translator and Baha’i citizen living in Tehran. Mr.…
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Baha’i Researcher and Author, Touraj Amini, Sentenced to Prison and Exile
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the HRANA, the news arm of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, Touraj Amini, a Baha’i researcher and author living in Karaj, was sentenced by the Karaj Revolutionary…
Lengthy Prison Sentences for 30 Iranian Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran’s Baha’is have seen an increase in persecution during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Shiraz, the Baha’i International Community has reported. The group issued a statement about the increased pressures on Iran’s Baha’i community…
Covid-19 Fears for 4 Baha’i Women in Prison
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Four Baha’i citizens serving sentences in Birjand Women’s Prison are at risk of contracting coronavirus. The four prisoners, Saghar Mohammadi, Sheida Abedi, Simin Mohammadi, and Maryam Mokhtari, returned to prison on Tuesday, May…
Continued Suppression of Religious Freedom in Iran; No Release for Negin Ghedamian, Imprisoned Baha’i
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Negin Ghedamian, an imprisoned Baha’i citizen in Iran who was arrested in mid-December 2017 and is serving a five-year sentence in Evin Prison, is still jailed despite a recent…
Baha’i Citizens Farzan Masoumi and Farham Sabet Sentenced to a Total of 12 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA: Farzan Masoumi and Farham Sabet, two Baha’is living in Shiraz, have been sentenced by the Shiraz Revolutionary Court to a total of 12 years in prison. HRANA News…
A Baha’i Citizen, Elaheh Samizadeh, Sentenced to an Extra Year in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org Elaheh Samizadeh, a Baha’i citizen of Shiraz, has been sentenced to one extra year of imprisonment and two years suspension from holding all governmental and public jobs by Branch 105 of Shiraz Criminal Court.…
Baha’i Citizen, Rouhollah Zibaie, Summoned to the Revolutionary Court of Karaj
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Rouhollah Zibaie, a Baha’i citizen residing in Karaj, was summoned to Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Karaj. This occurred while he had already been sentenced to one-year imprisonment…
Court of Appeal Sentences Four Baha’is to Total of 4 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The Alborz Province Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of four Baha’i citizens: Abolfazl Ansari, Ruhollah Zibaei, Roein Kohansal and Mohammad Sadegh Rezaei. This verdict was…
Baha’i Citizens; Elaheh Samizadeh and Soodabeh Haghighat Sentenced to Combine Total of 12 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press watch HRANA News Agency – Elaheh Samizadeh and Soodabeh Haghighat, Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison by the First Branch…
Iran Revolutionary Court Sentences 7 Bahais To 33 Years Prison
Source: en.radiofarda.com A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced seven followers of the Baha’i faith to a total of 33 years in prison, Iran Human Rights News Agency (HRANA) reported on Thursday. According to the report…
Vahed Kholousi, Human Rights Activist and Baha’i, Released from Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS AGENCY – this morning, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Vahed Kholousi Derakhshan, a human rights activist and a Baha’i citizen, was informed of his early release after contacting…
Birjand: Nine Baha’is Have Been Sentenced to a Total of 51 Years and Eight Months in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Nine Baha’i citizens ‒ Rahmatollah Deimi, Atieh Salehi, Ataollah Malaki, Farzaneh Deimi, Nasrin Ghadiri, Banafsheh Mokhtari, Arezoo Mohammadi, Saeed Malaki and Roya Malaki ‒ have been sentenced…
BIHE Instructor Payman Koushk Baghi Released From Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Payman Koushk Baghi, a Baha’i citizen who had been sent on leave from Evin Prison on 18 March, 2020 was informed of an order issued…
US Gov’t Agency Calls for Release of Baha’i Falsely Accused as Israeli Spy
Source: www.jpost.com BERLIN — The Washington-based United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged on Thursday that the Iranian regime allied Houthi authorities in Yemen comply with their March 25 public commitment to release Baha’i…
Keeping Baha’i Prisoners, Iran Threatens the Entire Country’s Health
Source: religionnews.com Winston Nagan (RNS) — The ingenuity and adaptability of faith communities often go unreported. It’s been gratifying over the last many weeks to read story after story about the way people of faith have…
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