Source: www.en-hrana.org Baha’i Ardeshir Fanaeian is currently serving a six-year prison term in Semnan prison. According to a source close to Fanaeian’s family, since his incarceration, prison officials have held him separated from other inmates…
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Baha’i Citizen Shabnam Tebyanian Receives Sentence and Additional Penalties
Source: www.en-hrana.org Shabnam Tebyanian, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court of Semnan to six months imprisonment along with supplementary punishments. However, the prison term has been commuted to a fine. Tebyanian…
Anisa Fanaian, a Baha’i Citizen, Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Radio Farda has learned that the Semnan Revolutionary Court has sentenced Anisa Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen, to 16 years in prison. Informed sources have informed Radio Farda that…
Baha’i Citizen Shahdokht Khanjani Faces Eleven-Year Sentence Upheld on Appeal
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Semnan Court of Appeal has affirmed an eleven-year sentence and additional penalties for Baha’i citizen Shahdokht Khanjani. In the ruling issued on January 27, 2024, Khanjani was sentenced to ten years for…
Baha’i Woman in Iran Handed 16-Year Prison Term
Source: iranwire.com A Baha’i resident of the central Iranian city of Semnan has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for alleged “propaganda activity” against the Islamic Republic and leading a group aimed at “destabilizing…
Two More Baha’is Arrested in Ongoing Persecutions
Source: iranwire.com Security forces of the Islamic Republic in the city of Semnan violently arrested two members of the persecuted Baha’i religious minority on Monday, IranWire reports. The first arrest took place at the home…
Baha’i Citizen Anisa Fanaeian Detained in Semnan
Source: www.en-hrana.org Semnan, August 21 – Anisa Fanaeian, a member of the Baha’i community and a resident of Semnan, has been apprehended by security forces and transported to an undisclosed location. A source closely connected…
Baha’i Citizen Shahdokht Khanjani Arrested in Semnan
Source: www.en-hrana.org HHRANA, Human Rights Activists News Agency -On May 29, 2023, security forces apprehended Shahdokht Khanjani, a Baha’i woman, at her residence in Semnan and transported her to an undisclosed location. According to a…
From Prison to Prison; the Story of Ardeshir Fanaian, a Baha’i Citizen
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com By Zhinoos Forootan Translation by Iran Press Watch From prison to prison is the story of the abuses endured by Ardeshir Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen who was born in prison, is currently in…
Prejudiced Courts Aiding Land Grabs of Baha’i Properties in Iran
Source: iranhumanrights.org Court Rulings Based on Unsubstantiated Claims An ongoing campaign of religious persecution by the Iranian government has so far resulted in more than 1,000 members of the Baha’i minority faith awaiting jail sentence announcements, confiscation of Baha’i-owned lands and…
Revolutionary Court Order Targets Baha’i Properties in Semnan for Confiscation
Source: iranwire.com After the violent destruction and confiscation of Baha’i properties in villages of Roshankouh earlier this month, and previously in Ivel, both in the northern province of Mazandaran, it was reported that a court order has been…
Baha’is Protest ‘Economic Strangulation’ Of Iran Property Seizures
Source: iranintl.com The Baha’i International Community (BIC) has urged the United Nations and other international bodies to intervene with Iran’s government to ensure that Baha’is are not dispossessed of property. “Confiscation of properties remains a tactic…
Supreme Leader’s Conglomerate Poised to Snatch Six More Baha’i Properties
Source: iranwire.com As the Iranian authorities move to confiscate properties belonging to six Baha’is in the province of Semnan, a fresh wave of attacks on businesses is being unleashed on the Baha’is of Iran. The Baha’i International Community (BIC)…
Iranian Government to Seize Baha’i Properties: BIC Calls for International Support
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—25 August 2021—A fresh wave of economic strangulation is being unleashed against the Baha’is in Iran, as the Iranian authorities move to confiscate properties belonging to six Baha’is in the province of Semnan.…
This is Not a Typical Farewell
Source: www.youtube.com Arash Rod This is the story of persecution of three generations of Baha’is in Iran.
Baha’i Groom Returned to Jail Three Days After His Wedding
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti He was born in the 1980s, in prison, because his mother was a Baha’i. He was denied a university education because he believed in a religion the rulers of Iran consider “forbidden”.…
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