Source: http://wp.me/pNMoJ-293 The review court has confirmed the sentence of Susan Tebyaniyan, a Bahai from Semnan who was arrested on May 31, 2014. She was sentenced to one year in prison and the confiscation of all…
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I Wish God Would Send Another Messenger, so They Would Leave Us Alone
Source: www.roozonline.com/persian/news/newsitem/article/-8be3372a21.html Translation by Iran Press Watch Wednesday October 22 Baha’i prisoners from Gorgan at Raja’i Shahr Prison By Masood Bastani They are seven. These seven are known as ideological prisoners amongst the…
Farhad Eghbali Transferred to Raja’i Shahr Prison
Source: hra-news.org/fa/religious-minorities/b-171 Translation by Iran Press Watch Farhad Eghbali, a Bahai prisoner of conscience from Gorgan, has been exiled to Raja’i Shahr prison of Karaj, where he is currently in the quarantine unit. Mr. Eghbali was…
Imprisoned BIHE Professor Writes to His Grandchildren about BIHE and Importance of Education
Source: taraneh.org Translation by Iran Press Watch A letter from Farhad Sedghi in Rajai Shahr prison, addressed to his three grandchildren, who just started school for the first time in September 2014 To my grandchildren, With…
Bahai Youth Sentenced in Shiraz
Source: hra-news.org/fa/religious-minorities/b-140 Translation by Sen’s daily at http://wp.me/pNMoJ-28c Farhud Yazdani, an 18-year-old Bahai living in Shiraz, has been sentenced to one year in prison, for participating in social networks used to plan a mass water-fight in…
Detention Orders of Three Baha’is in Mashhad Extended
Source: hra-news.org/fa/religious-minorities/b-128 Translation by Sen’s daily at wp.me/pNMoJ-283 The temporary detention of three Baha’is from Mashhad who have been held without trial since June 1 has been extended for another month. May Khoolusi, Dori Amri and Shayan…
Report: Baha’i Prisoners in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Tuesday, 9 September, 2014 HRANA- According to recent reports, there are now seven Baha’i women in the women’s ward and three Baha’i men held in Ward 6-1 of Vakilabad…
The Sentence of Adnan Rahmat Panah Was Confirmed in Court of Appeal
Source: hra-news.org/en/sentence-adnan-rahmat-panah-confirmed-court-appeal 23rd September, 2014 HRANA News Agency – The one year in prison sentence of Adnan Rahmat Panah, the Bahai citizen has been confirmed in appeal court. According to the report of Human Rights Activists…
Shahram Chiniyan Miandavab Beaten in Prison, Again
Source: hra-news.org/en/shahram-chiniyan-miandavab-beaten-prison 24th September, 2014 HRANA News Agency – On September 20, Shahram Chiniyan Miandavab, a Bahai shopkeeper from Tehran who is serving an 8-year sentence, was beaten as he was being taken to a judge…
Susan Tabyaniyan Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Source: hra-news.org/en/susan-tabyaniyan-sentenced-1-year-prison Susan Tabyaniyan, a Bahai from Semnan who was arrested on May 31, 2014, has been sentenced to one year in prison. Her trial took place on August 7. After her arrest she was…
Imprisoned Baha’i Educators Refused Early Release Unless They Repent and Promise Not to Teach
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org/2014/09/imprisoned-bahais/ Three imprisoned Baha’is have been refused early release and furlough to visit their small children unless they recant their faith and pledge not to teach at the Baha’i university, a relative told the International Campaign…
Three of the Four Detainees for Whom Bail Was Set Have Not Been Released as the Bail Is Excessive
On September 3, Branch 4 of the court at Evin Prison set bail for three Bahais arrested in Tehran: Babak Mobasher, Nasr Arshi Moqaddam, and Ataollah Ashrafi. The family of the three detainees were…
Farhad Eqbali Begins 5-Year Sentence in Gorgan
Source: http://goo.gl/DxmjDr Translation by Sen’s Daily at http://wp.me/pNMoJ-25n Farhad Eqbali, a Bahai resident of Gorgan, reported to prison on August 27 to begin serving his 5-year sentence. Mr. Eqbali was one of about twenty Bahais, and some…
Shahram Chiniyan Miandoaab Beaten and Placed in Solitary
Source: http://goo.gl/wvKpTH Translation by Sen’s Daily at http://wp.me/pNMoJ-24p August 20, 2014 Shahram Chiniyan Miandoaab, a Bahai shopkeeper from Tehran who is serving an 8-year sentence, and who is held in block 1 of Rajai Shahr prison, which…
Shayan Tafazoli Continues to Be Imprisoned in the Quarantine Section of Mashhad Prison
Source: http://goo.gl/jfVKCu Translation by Iran Press Watch HARANA News (HRA) – A Baha’i resident named Shayan Tafazoli, who was arrested approximately two months ago by the Intelligence and Security Office of the city of Mashhad, and…
Iran: Dozens Unlawfully Held in City’s Prisons
Source: http://goo.gl/0wgcQH Others Imprisoned on Suspect Charges, Trials AUGUST 18, 2014 (Beirut) – Several dozen prisoners in a northern city are serving prison terms for exercising their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report…