Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Behrouz Farzandi, a Baha’i residing in Shiraz, who was imprisoned for more than 2 years during the war and was 25% injured[i], after more than…
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New Wave of Oppression Against Baha’is, Yekta Fahandezh Sadi Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Yekta Fahandezh Sadi, Bahá’í resident of Shiraz, was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment after retrial by Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. According…
Member of Iran’s Bahai Community Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
Source: kayhanlife.com Translated from Persian by Fardine Hamidi On December 16, a Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced Yekta Fahandezh-Saadi, a member of the Bahai community in Shiraz, capital of the southern province of Fars, to 11 years…
Update on Arrested Shirazi Baha’is
Source: www.en-hrana.org Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – Baha’i citizen Bahareh Ghaderi, who was arrested September 15th, was released Saturday, November 3rd on a bail of 200 million tomans [approximately $13,500 USD] pending completion of her…
Mehdi Hajati Banned From Shiraz City Council For Seeking Release of Detained Baha’is
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Iran’s judiciary has banned Mehdi Hajati from his seat at the Shiraz City Council because he tried to secure the release of two fellow citizens who were arrested for their Baha’i faith. “Based on a ruling…
High Arrest Risk for Shirazi Baha’is
Source: www.en-hrana.org Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Baha’i Shiraz resident Niloofar Hakimi was arrested by Shiraz Intelligence agents October 6th and transferred to a local detention center, continuing a recent wave of arrests of Baha’i…
The Arrest that Boosted Support for the Baha’is
Source: www.iranwire.com By Behnam Gholipour The arrest of a local politician who spoke out about the imprisonment of two Baha’i environmental activists has prompted a wave of public support on social media. On September 25, Shiraz…
Authorities Raid Home of Detained Baha’i Citizen Noora Pourmoradian, Arrest her Parents
Source: www.en-hrana.org Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – The aggression against Baha’is in Iran was still palpable Thursday, September 27th when Shiraz-based Security forces raided the home of Shirazi Baha’i prisoner of conscience Noora Pourmoradian, seizing…
Arrest of Member of Shiraz City Council for Supporting Detained Baha’is in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Date: September 27, 2018 HRANA News Agency – A member of the board of directors of the Islamic City Council of Shiraz reported that Mehdi Hajati, a member of…
Six Baha’i Environmentalists Arrested
Source: www.iranwire.com In the latest in a series of crackdowns on environmental activists in Iran, six people have been arrested in Shiraz. The Intelligence Ministry detained Sudabeh Haghighat, Noora Pourmoradian, Elaheh Samizadeh, Ehsan Mahboub Rahvafa, Navid Bazmandegan and his…
Five Shiraz Baha’is Sentenced to Prison and Exile in Absentia
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – As reported by HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists group in Iran, five Baha’i citizens in Shiraz were sentenced to one year…
Mass Arrests of Baha’is in Shiraz
Source: iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti A judge has told the families of three Baha’is arrested 10 days ago to expect heavy sentences, but has failed to provide any further information about their cases. On August 17,…
Baha’i Couple in Shiraz Sentenced to Combined Three-and-a-half Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Ever Increasing Pressure on the Iranian Baha’i Community HRANA News Agency – Rouhiyeh Nariman, a Baha’i resident of Shiraz, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years imprisonment by Branch 17…
Narrative of an Execution: 17-Year-Old Mona
Source: www.iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch On Saturday, June 18, 1983, an hour after the weekly women’s visitation at the Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz, Mona Mahmudinejad and nine other Baha’i women…
Detention of Bahá’i Citizen in Shiraz
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “No to Harassment and Imprisonment of Bahá’í Compatriots Campaign,” Farajollah Bangaleh, a Bahá’i resident of Shiraz, was arrested on Wednesday, March 28th, by security officials. On…
Baha’i Couple Given 5-Year Prison Sentences for Their Faith
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by the No to the Persecution and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens Campaign, last year on October 2, 2016, Rouhieh Nariman and Farzad Delaram, a Baha’i couple in…
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