Source: iranwire.com By SALEEM VAILLANCOURT Keyvan Rahimian, an Iranian Baha’i in Tehran – who was arrested on July 18, and for the second time in his life – was just 16 years old when in 1983 he saw…
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Baha’is in July: 123 Years in Prison and over $111,000 in Fines
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Late June to late July of this year has been one of the more difficult months for the Baha’is in Iran. And even since March, in an escalating situation with a…
Baha’i Citizen Payam Vali Face New Charge While Imprisoned
Source: www.en-hrana.org Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen currently serving his sentence in Qezel Hesar Prison, Karaj, is confronted with a fresh legal case. The Karaj Revolutionary Court has accused Vali of “spreading falsehood on the…
Shayan Sanai, Baha’i Citizen of Bojnord, Remanded to Serve His Sentence
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shayan Sanai, a Baha’i citizen living in Bojnord, was arrested by officers on Tuesday July 4th, 2023, and remanded to prison to begin his sentence. Mr. Sanai had…
Mahvash Edalati and Sepideh Keshavarz, Baha’i Citizens, Went to Evin Prison to Serve Their Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA news agency – Mahvash Edalati Aliabadi and Sepideh Keshavarz, Baha’i citizens living in Tehran, have been remanded to Evin prison to begin serving their one-year prison sentences.…
Iran: Prison sentences increase for persecuted Baha’i minority
Source: www.tellerreport.com Highlights: A revolutionary court in Qaem Shahr, a city in northern Iran, sentenced 24 members of the religious minority to prison terms ranging from two to three years on June 14. The group was…
Four Baha’i Citizens Sentenced Each to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org In a ruling by the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Shadi Shahidzadeh, Mansour Amini, Valiollah Ghadamian, and Ataollah Zafar, four Baha’i citizens, have each been sentenced to five years in prison. Judge Iman Afshar, presiding…
Baha’i Woman Begins One-Year Prison Sentence in Tehran
Source: iranwire.com Sepideh Keshavarz, a Baha’i woman residing in Tehran, voluntarily handed herself over to Evin prison on July 3 to serve a one-year prison sentence. Keshavarz was arrested by security forces on November 20,…
Fourteen Bahai Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 31 Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org In a concerning development, the Ghaemshahr Revolutionary Court has handed down a collective prison sentence of 31 years to 14 Bahai citizens. The individuals affected by this ruling are Mani Gholinejad, Bita Haghighi,…
Baha’i Citizen Hooshidar Zarei Sentenced to Six Years Imprisonment
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Shiraz Revolutionary Court has sentenced Baha’i citizen Hooshidar Zarei to six years in prison, along with additional penalties, including a two-year travel ban, a fine, and other social restrictions. If the verdict…
Baha’i Citizen Sara Sabet Rasekh Receives Eight-Year Prison Sentence
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Court of Appeals in Isfahan Province has handed down a verdict, sentencing Baha’i citizen Sara Sabet Rasekh to eight years in prison. Since February 7, 2023, Sabet has been serving her previous…
Baha’i Couple Faces Nine-Year and Six-Month Combined Sentence
Source: www.en-hrana.org Vesal Momtazi and Anisa Samieian, a Baha’i couple, have been collectively sentenced to a nine-year and six-month prison term by the Rasht Revolutionary Court. According to the verdict issued on June 13 by…
Baha’i Sentenced to Six Years in Prison and Assets Seized
Source: iranwire.com Hami Bahadori, a 26-year-old Baha’i citizen, was transferred to Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on Wednesday, 21 June, without the knowledge of his lawyer and family and sentenced to six years…
13 Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to Over 40 Years in Prison Combined
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Court of Appeals in Karaj has issued a combined sentence of 40 years and seven months, along with additional punishments, for 13 Baha’i citizens. The verdicts state that Afif Na’imi (Naeimi) will…
Jailed Baha’i Denied Family Contacts and Calls
Source: iranwire.com Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen currently imprisoned in Ghezalhesar prsion, has been deprived of all contact with family or others for over two weeks, including being forbidden from contacting anyone by phone, IranWire…
Roya Eshraghi: The Young Baha’i Woman Hanged with Her Parents
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “The news that my family, all three of them, have been executed together, was like my head had suddenly been hit with a sledgehammer. I could not eat for days. My…