Source: iranwire.com The cases of four Baha’i citizens, Shadi Shahidzadeh, Valiullah Ghadamian, Mansour Amini and Ataullah Zafar, have been transferred to Tehran Revolutionary Court after two weeks of detention in the notorious Ward 209 of…
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Baha’i Burial Rites Denied; Four Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Tehran
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports, on Tuesday, May 1, 2023, Ministry of Intelligence officials raided the four separate homes of Baha’i citizens residing in Tehran and arrested four individuals. At…
B.C. Man Worries for Cousin, a Bahá’í Woman Jailed in Iran’s Evin Prison
Source: globalnews.ca By Negar Mojtahedi Coquitlam resident Vesal Amini is making a plea for the release of his cousin, Samin Ehsani, who is behind bars in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. She has been sentenced to five years…
Back to Evin: Baha’i Children’s Activist Prison Leave Ends
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Children’s rights activist and Baha’i citizen Samin Ehsani, 37, is returning to Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison after five days of leave during the Nowruz new year holiday period. Ehsani has been in…
Open Letter by a Baha’i Prisoner in Tehran: “Officials told me that the law does not apply to Baha’is”
Source: en.radiozamaneh.com Hami Bahadori, a Baha’i citizen imprisoned in Tehran’s Fashafouyeh prison (officially, The Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary), is still in an uncertain condition after six months of temporary detention. In an English-language audio recording…
Sepehr Ziaie, Baha’i Prisoner, Excluded from Khamenei’s Amnesty
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Kian Sabeti Sepehr Ziaie is one of the Baha’is detained in recent weeks, during the new round of protests in Iran. While the authorities of the Islamic Republic have…
Hami Bahadori, Baha’i Citizen, Transferred to “Greater Tehran” Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Hami Bahadori, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was transferred from Ward 209 (detention center of the Ministry of Intelligence known as Evin Prison) to…
Baha’i Citizen Sepehr Ziaei Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Baha’i citizen Sepehr Ziaei to five years and banned him from leaving the country for two years. The court also ordered the seizure of some of his belongings. According…
Armaghan Zabihi Moghadam, Baha’i citizen Continued Detainment in Qarchak Varamin Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Armaghan Zabihi Moghadam, Baha’i citizen, continues to be detained in Qarchak Varamin prison. HRANA news agency – Armaghan Zabihi Moghadam, a Baha’i citizen, who was arrested Saturday, September 24,…
Baha’i Citizen Badi Khazei Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Baha’i citizen Badi Khazei to six years in prison. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Baha’i citizen Badi Khazei was sentenced to six years in…
Nakissa Hajipour, a Baha’i Citizen, Arrested in Mashhad
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Hrana News Agency – This Sunday morning, January 1, Nakissa Hajipour, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was arrested at Mashhad Airport and taken to an unknown location. An…
Bardia Basiri Arrested
Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 17, 2022, security forces arrested Bardia Basiri at his home in Tehran. His wife, Ayda Rasti, is also detained. The intelligence agents searched his house and confiscated some of his belongings. According…
Jailed Baha’i Couple Barred from Seeing Each Other
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Majid Tavakoli, a well-known student rights activist, was beaten about a month ago while being held in Ward 241 of Evin Prison. News of this beating went viral on social media at…
Sepehr Ziaei, a Baha’i in Evin, Held Despite Deteriorating Health
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Sepehr Ziaei, a 62-year-old Iranian Baha’i, is one of several Baha’is who have been detained in recent weeks in the country. He has been held in Ward 209 of Evin Prison for…
Baha’i Citizen Farbod Alavi Arrested
Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 4, 2022, security forces arrested Baha’i citizen Farbod Alavi and jailed him in Evin Prison. The agents searched his house and confiscated some of his belongings. According to HRANA, the news agency…
Hami Bahadori, Baha’i Citizen, Arrested in Iran
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Hami Bahadori, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was arrested by the security forces on Saturday 22nd of October. During a search of Mr. Bahadori’s house, the agents confiscated…
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