Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch On the occasion of the birthday of Navid Khanjani * – a Baha’i citizen who has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for his belief in the Baha’i Faith…
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Three Members of Khanjani Family Share 36 Years of Prison
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch by Behnam Roghani Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian Baha’is have systematically faced several types of pressure by officials. They met with many atrocities, including capital punishment,…
Family of Shahriar Cyrus Denied Prison Visiting Rights
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Despite the orders of the prosecutor, authorities at Evin prison, in Tehran, have refused to allow Shahriar Cyrus, a Bahai painter and a respected art critic, to receive family visits.…
“I Will Not Give up My Integrity”
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch “I will not give up my integrity” In an interview with “BahaiNews”, Press Mr Farrokh Rostami, the husband of Mrs Farahnaz Misaghian2, a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd, offered some…
Two Years Added to Baha’i Citizen’s Sentence
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports from the “No Mistreatment And Imprisonment Of Fellow Baha’is Residents” Campaign, Fariborz Baghi, Baha’i citizen of Yazd, who was transferred to the prison on Saturday 7 …
Teenage Bahai Lost 40% of His Hearing in Prison
Source: sensday.wordpress.com Faez Baqheri, a 17-year-old Bahai from Yazd who was arrested, along with his father Nasser Bagheri, in their home on February 28, 2015, has been moved from prison to hospital because of a severe…
Adnan Rahmatpanah Released after One Year in Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by sen’s daily Adnan Rahmatpanah, a Bahai from Shiraz, has been released from in Adel-Abad prison at the end of a one-year sentence. He was arrested during a raid on his home on…
Beginning of Prison Term for a Baha’i in Hamadan
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency: The one-year prison term of Hamid Azizi, a Baha’i from Hamadan ‒ a city in central Iran ‒ was implemented. According to HRANA ‒ Human Rights…
Sasan Haghiri Begins a One-Year Sentence in Isfahan
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by sen’s daily Mr. Sasan Haghiri, a Bahai from Isfahan, has begun a one-year sentence in the city’s central prison, on charges of propaganda against the regime and society, and conspiracy against national…
“Tehran and Portland: Cities of Light” Two Baha’i Couples’ Stories
Source: www.youtube.com This documentary film, through the use of animation and live-action footage, tells the stories of two Baha’i couples, one of whom was imprisoned in Iran, for their beliefs in the Baha’i Faith, and…
Sarang Etehadi Released at the End of His Sentence
Source: wp.me/pNMoJ-2kr Sarang Etehadi was released from prison in Tehran today, at the end of a one-year sentence on charges of “propaganda against the state through participation in Bahai worship and prayer groups.” His wife, Nasim…
My View: Yes, Iran Jails People for Their Opinions
Source: www.deseretnews.com By Katrina Lantos Swett and Robert George For the Deseret News May 28 2015 – “We do not jail people for their opinions.” So insisted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in his April…
Shomeis Mohajer Released at the End of Her Sentence
Source: besharatebahai5.blogspot.nl Translation by sen’s daily Shomeis Mohajer, a Bahai from Tehran, has been released at the end of a one-year sentence. She was one of almost 20 Baha’is who were arrested in early July, 2012,…
Addressing the Judge, a Letter from a Baha’i Sentenced to Prison
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA- Navid Haghighi, a Baha’i from Arak who has been sentenced to three years of mandatory prison, plus an additional year with the possibility of parole, due to charges…
Davar Nabilzadeh Free after 5 Years in Prison
Source: iranrn.net Translation by Sen’s daily Davar Nabilzadeh has been freed from prison in Mashhad after serving a five year sentence on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic, acting against domestic security through membership and…
Hassan Bazrafkan Begins One Year Sentence
Source: www.farzanfaramarzi.com Translation by Sen’s daily Hassan Bazrafkan, a Bahai from Marvdasht county (in Fars Province), was told to report to the authorities to begin serving a one-year sentence on April 18, although he has appealed…
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