Source: www.en-hrana.org Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – On the morning of Wednesday, October 31st, Baha’i Sanandaj resident Zabihollah Raoufi, age 69, went to Sanandaj Prison to begin his one-year prison sentence. In July, Branch 4…
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Five Shiraz Baha’is Sentenced to Prison and Exile in Absentia
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – As reported by HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists group in Iran, five Baha’i citizens in Shiraz were sentenced to one year…
The Baha’i Prisoner of Semnan: 2,000 Days and Counting
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “I am thinking of Pouya Tebyanian, of a person who since the winter of 2013 has been in prison for Baha’i proselytization,” tweeted student activist Zia Nabavi, who was at one time Tebyanian’s cellmate.…
Baha’i Couple in Shiraz Sentenced to Combined Three-and-a-half Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Ever Increasing Pressure on the Iranian Baha’i Community HRANA News Agency – Rouhiyeh Nariman, a Baha’i resident of Shiraz, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years imprisonment by Branch 17…
Seven Baha’is in Yazd Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency ‒ Seven Baha’i citizens living in Yazd have been sentenced to three years imprisonment and exile by the third district court of appeals. According to the…
Soheil Keshavarz, Baha’i Citizen, Begins Prison Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA, the Human Rights Activists’ News Agency in Iran, Soheil Keshavarz, a Baha’i citizen residing in Qazvin, has been taken to the Qazvin Prison to begin serving…
Foreign Minister Zarif: What Baha’i Prisoners?
Source: iranwire.com By KIAN SABETI On Monday, April 23, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addressed the American Council on Foreign Relations, discussing a wide range of issues, from US-Iranian relations to Syria and the nuclear deal. Following the…
Baha’i Family Imprisoned for their Faith: Khanjani Family Sentenced to Combined Twenty-Six Years Imprisonment
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Five members of the Khanjani family, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Behfar Khanjani, Navid Khanjani, Leva Khanjani and Foad Khanjani, have been sentence for a combined total of 26 years because of…
“The Story of Four Prisoners”
Source: taraneh.org By Nasser Sedghi “The Story of Four Prisoners” – this is NOT a Hollywood Blockbuster movie! This is a story of real life and unspeakable cruelty This photo is taken a few days ago…
Shahab Dehghani, Baha’i Citizen, Released from Rajai Shahr Prison at the End of His Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the HRANA news agency, the news wing of Human Rights Activists in Iran, Shahab Dehghani, a Baha’i citizen, was released from Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, upon…
Baha’i Prisoner Released from Evin Upon Completion of 4-Year Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA- This afternoon, Elham Farahani, an Iranian Baha’i who was sentenced to 4-year prison terms in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Moghiseh, was released after…
Baha’i Citizen of Yazd Released from Prison upon Completion of Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Iman Rashidi, a Baha’i citizen living in Yazd, who was sentenced to three years imprisonment and one year suspended imprisonment as one of the 20…
Baha’i Citizen Transferred to Prison to Serve One-Year Sentence
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA, the Human Rights Activists’ News Agency in Iran, Sima Kiani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Shahr-e Rey, has been taken to prison to begin serving a…
Children’s Rights Activist Arrested and Transferred to Evin Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – Afshin Hayratian, children’s rights activist and former prisoner of conscience, was arrested on October 20, 2017 by security forces at his own house in Tehran. The Baha’i citizen has been…
Yashar Rezvani, Baha’i Citizen of Tehran, Receives Two-Year Prison Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Yahshar Rezvani, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, who was previously detained by the agents of Ministry of Intelligence in July of last year and…
Baha’i Prisoner Transferred to Hospital Following Temporary Release from Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Bahman Salehi, a Baha’i from Birjand, was transferred to the hospital after posting bail and securing a temporary release from prison. Mr. Salehi was suffering…