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…
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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…
Mona’s Sister Was Arrested in Iran. She’s Not the Only Australian Fearing for Loved Ones
Source: www.sbs.com.au Members of the Baha’i community in Australia say they fear for their relatives’ safety as persecution of the religious minority “intensifies” in Iran. KEY POINTS On 18 December 2023, while many Australians were…
Two Baha’is in Shiraz Summoned to Prison
Source: iranwire.com Two Baha’i citizens, Mina Karami and Soroush Iqani, face imminent imprisonment as the Iranian government escalates its crackdown on the religious minority. According to HRANA human rights website, on January 15 Mina Karami,…
Baha’i Woman Arrested in Iran’s Shiraz
Source: iranwire.com Security agents detained a Baha’i woman in the streets of Shiraz on December 18, as the authorities intensified their crackdown on members of the religious minority. The officers took Yekta Fohandej to her…
Jailed Baha’i and War Veteran Denied Basic Needs in Prison
Source: iranwire.com Behrouz Farzandi, 57, a former prisoner of war during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War and a member of the persecuted Baha’i religious minority who is currently in jail, has been barred from shopping at…
Wounded and Ailing Baha’i Veteran of Iran-Iraq War Jailed for 31 Months
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Thirty-three years after being captured by Iraqis during the war while defending his homeland, a Baha’i citizen, Behrouz Farzandi, is once again behind bars. But time it is because of his…