Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org News Bulletin #01-25 Iran 20 DECEMBER 2024 – 3 JANUARY 2025 [This bulletin documents only the most significant acts of persecution and human rights abuses which the BIC has noted during the reporting…
Shiraz
Continued Detention of 4 Baháʼí Citizens in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Vahid Sabet, Vahid Masoumi, Rozita Eslami, and Elham Haghighatjou, four Baháʼí citizens residing in Shiraz, remain in limbo 20 days after their arrest. During…
Baha’i Students Denied University Admission in Shiraz Due to Discriminatory Policies
Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org FARS PROVINCE: It was learned on 7 November 2024 that two Baha’i students from Shiraz, who have received their diplomas in experimental science applied to register at the Islamic Azad University of Shiraz…
Three Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On November 10, Vahid Masoumi, Rozita Eslami, and Elham Haghighatjou, Baha’i citizens residing in Shiraz, were arrested by security forces and transferred to The Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility, known as “House No…
Letter from the Mother of Mahboub Habibi, Baha’i Citizen; My Child is Imprisoned Because of His Beliefs
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Marzieh Shamseddini, the mother of Mahboub Habibi, a Baha’i citizen detained at the Shiraz Intelligence Office’s detention center, known as “Building 100,” has written…
Mahboob Habibi, a Baha’i Citizen from Shiraz, Arrested and Charged
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Saturday, September 28, Mahboob Habibi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Shiraz, was arrested by security forces and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in the city, known as House No…
Baha’i Citizen Negar Misaghian Arrested by Security Forces in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Wednesday, September 18, Negar Misaghian, a Baha’i citizen residing in Shiraz, was arrested by security forces and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Shiraz, known as House No 100.…
Fars Province Appeals Court Upholds Sentences Against Three Baha’i Citizens
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Fars Province Appeals Court has upheld the sentences against Hassan Salehi, Vahid Dana, and Saeed Abedi, Baha’i citizens. These individuals were each sentenced in the initial court to six years, one month,…
Roya Sabet’s Life ‘Is in Danger in Prison’
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Roya Sabet, who resides in the United Arab Emirates, was arrested on February 15 of last year after being summoned by the IRGC Intelligence in Shiraz. A source…
Appellate Court Confirms Sentences for Three Baha’i Women in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Appellate Court of Fars Province has confirmed the five-year sentences and additional penalties for three Baha’i residents of Shiraz, Sahar Mohebpour, Roksana Vojdani, and Setareh Taami. A source close to the families…
Baha’i Adherent Arrested by Iranian Security Forces
Source: hengaw.net Tahereh Norouzi, a Baha’i adherent residing in Shiraz, Fars Province, has been arrested by security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and transferred to an undisclosed location. According to a report received…
Latest Developments on Baha’i Citizen Mina Karami’s Legal Situation
Source: www.en-hrana.org Baha’i citizen Mina Karami continues to serve her five-year prison term in Adelabad prison after the Appellate Court of Fars Province, influenced by the Ministry of Intelligence, recently rejected her request to complete…
Baha’i Citizen Rouya Sabet Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On February 15, Baha’i citizen Rouya Sabet was arbitrarily arrested in Shiraz by IRGC Intelligence agents and transferred to an undisclosed facility. A source close to her family confirmed Sabet’s arrest, revealing to…
Iranian Baha’i Woman Jailed for Five Years
Source: iranwire.com A Baha’i woman was apprehended by agents of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence on the streets of Shiraz on February 13 and taken to Adel Abad prison to start her prison sentence. The…
Iranian Baha’i Women Languishes in Jail After Fifth Arrest
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Since 2022, when the Woman, Life, Freedom protests against the Islamic Republic’s leadership erupted across Iran, the authorities have dramatically intensified their clampdown on members of the Baha’is faith. Many Baha’is…
The unknown fate of the three Baha’i citizens arrested in Iran continues
Source: www.iranintl.com According to the information received by Iran International, The fate of Keyvan Rahimian, Iman Rashidi and Yekta Fahandej Saadi, Baha’i citizens who were detained separately by the security forces in the cities of…