Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HARNA News agency – The Human Rights Activists News agency in Iran, reported that Mr. Farhad Eghbali has been released from Raja’i Shahr prison “ahead of time” due to…
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A Century and a Half of Imprisonment; A look at the Conditions of 25 Bahá’í Prisoners in Tehran and Alborz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Bahá’ís in Iran are being deprived of basic human and civil rights due to their religious beliefs. Discrimination, othering, vengeance, prejudgment, hate-mongering, harassment and murder, as well…
Azizollah Samandari Was Released from Rajai Shahr Prison After Five Years of Imprisonment
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, Azizollah Samandari, a Baha’i prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison was released on Friday,April 14th, 2017 after spending 5 years in prison. As Reported by BahaiNews,…
Yekta Fahandezh Transferred to Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz for Five-Year Sentence
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Yekta Fahandezh Saadi, a Baha’i resident of Shiraz, has been transferred to Adel Abad prison in Shiraz. According to the Human Rights in Iran website, Yekta Fahandezh Saadi was…
A Report on the Condition of Afshin Seyyed Ahmad, a Bahá’í Citizen Imprisoned at Rajai Shahr Prison
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Date: April 6, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch The Bahá’í prisoner, Afshin Seyyed Ahmad, is currently serving his three-year prison term in Hall 12 of Rajai Shahr Prison. Based on a report by…
Five Bahá’í Citizens Were Arrested in Isfahan
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, five Baha’is named Ehsan Eshtiyagh, Enayat Naimi, Farzad Homayouni, Sohrab Naghipour and Soroush Pezeshki were arrested by the Isfahan province security forces. Per a BahaiNews…
Navid Moallemi Arrested and Transferred to Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a BahaiNews report, Navid Moallemi, a Baha’i resident of Minudasht in Golestan Province, was arrested and transferred to prison on Saturday, 12 March 2017 in front…
Saeed Azimi Remains in Uncertainty After 108 Days
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews reports, Saeed Azimi, a Bahá’í resident of the city of Isfahan arrested by security agents, remains in limbo after 108 days in Dastgerd Prison. Per…
UN Rights Monitor Highlights Political Repression, Abuse, Executions In Iran
Source: www.rferl.org Reformists in Iran are under pressure, detainees face torture and abuse, and people are being executed at an “alarming” rate, a UN monitor studying human rights in the tightly controlled country says. The bleak…
Kayvan Pakzadan Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by BahaiNews, Kayvan Pakzadan, who was detained earlier by Security Officers in Tehran, was issued a five-year prison sentence via his lawyer. According to BahaiNews, earlier…
Judiciary Refusing to Release Ailing Baha’i Leader Imprisoned in Iran for Nine Years
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Behrouz Tavakkoli, an elderly former Baha’i community leader who has spent nearly nine years in prison for his faith, is legally eligible for early release, but his requests for a case review are being…
Two Baha’i Youths Arrested in Shiraz
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report by BahaiNews, on Sunday morning, February 12, 2017, security forces in the city of Shiraz in Fars province arrested two Baha’is, Farham Sabet and…
Iqan Shahidi Was Released from Rajai-Shahr Prison, After Five Years
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Iqan Shahidi, an activist for education rights, was released from Rajai-Shahr Prison on 1 January 2017, after completing his sentence. On 2 March 2010, Shahidi and several education and…
Fariba Ashtari Released from Yazd Prison, After Serving a Two-Year Sentence
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report by BahaiNews, Fariba Ashtari, a Bahá’í citizen residing in Yazd, has been released from Yazd Prison, after serving her sentence. According to BahaiNews, this Bahá’í…
Azita Rafizadeh’s Letter to the Head of the Judiciary: The Concurrence of My Husband’s and My Imprisonment Will Harm My Child
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Azita Rafizadeh, an imprisoned Baha’i in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, wrote an open letter to Judiciary Chief Sadeq Larijani in which she raised the concurrence…
Elham Farahani Hospitalized
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org 15 December 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch Last week, Elham Farahani, a Baha’i prisoner in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, was transferred to the hospital and operated upon after her arm was…
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