Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti The Islamic Republic’s authorities have continued to arrest members of the Baha’i religious minority throughout July and August. On July 29, Nahid Behrouzi was apprehended by Ministry of Intelligence agents on…
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Iranian Agents Beat Baha’i Youth During Attack on Educational Group—and Knowledge Itself
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—16 February 2024—On the morning of 12 February, in the Iranian city of Qaemshahr, a group of young Baha’is had gathered in a private home owned by a Baha’i woman, Maryam Zabihi Zamani,…
Baha’i Home in Iran Raided by Intelligence Agents
Source: iranwire.com Fifteen agents from the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence raided the home of a Baha’i man, Babak Zamani, in the northern city of Qaimshahr on the morning of February 12, IranWire reports. The agents…
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…
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,…
Iranian Baha’i Violently Arrested, Taken To Unknown Location
Source: iranwire.com Iranian authorities have arrested a member of the country’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority in the northern city of Qaemshahr, IranWire has learnt, amid an intensified crackdown on the faith. The news about Matin Gorji’s…
Assault and Battery, Contracting Corona; Extension of the Arrest Warrant for Four Baha’i Citizens in Mazandaran
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA news agency, the news arm of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, the detention order of Negar Darabi, Samieh Gholinejad and Bita Haghighi in Qaemshahr Prison…
Fourteen Young Baha’is Arrested in Ghaemshahr
Source: iranwire.com IranWire understands that during the afternoon of 31 August, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Mazandaran province raided the home of a Baha’i citizen, Mojir Samimi, in Ghaemshahr, and arrested eleven young Baha’is …
More Baha’is Arrested in Iran as Month-Long Crackdown Total Hits 245
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA – 1 September 2022 – Fourteen Baha’is including thirteen youth were arrested yesterday in the northern Iranian city of Qaemshahr, Mazandaran province, and detained at the Sari intelligence office. Most of the arrests occurred at…
Confiscation of Baha’i Properties in Mazandaran Based on the “Fatwa of Clerics”
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports, a court in Mazandaran province, citing a “fatwa from clerics” which stated that “property ownership by Baha’is is illegitimate,” ruled that the property of Sheia Taeed, a…
Six Shops Belonging to Baha’i Citizens Sealed in Qaemshahr
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Monday, November 8, 2021, six businesses own by Baha’i citizens in Qaemshahr were sealed by the agents of the Places Administration. These businesses were…
Baha’i Citizen in Ghaemshahr Fired From Job Due to Pressure From IRGC Intelligence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Soheil Haghdoost, a Baha’i citizen living in Ghaemshahr, has been fired from his job at an ophthalmologist’s office due to pressure from the city’s IRGC…
A New Wave of Arrests of Baha’is by the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Sheida Tayeed is the fifth Baha’i detained in the past week According to the HRANA human rights website. Per HRANA, Sheida Tayeed was arrested on Thursday, September 22, at…
Baha’i Citizen Ali Ahmadi Arrested, Transferred to Ghaemshahr Prison to Serve Sentence
Source: www.hrana.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Ali Ahmadi, a Baha’i citizen living in Ghaemshahr, was arrested on Thursday, August 26, and transferred to Ghaemshahr Prison to begin a 1-year sentence. Mr.…
Arrest of a Young Baha’i Couple in Qaemshahr
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a news release from IranWire, on Thursday, 23 January, a Baha’i couple living in Qaemshahr, Saman Shirvani and Faraneh Mansouri, who had been visiting friends,…
Court of Appeal Upholds 11-year Prison Sentence for Ali Ahmadi, Baha’i Citizen
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Hrana Agency- Without holding a court hearing, the Court of Appeal in Mazandaran Province upheld the conviction of Ali Ahmadi, a Baha’i resident of Qaemshahr city, in Mazandaran Province.…