Source: iranwire.com The Australian chapter of PEN International, a freedom of expression group, has strongly condemned the detention of award-winning Baha’i writer and poet Mahvash Sabet in Tehran’s Evin Prison, where she is being held in solitary confinement,…
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An Unbelievable Injustice: Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi sentenced to a second decade in prison in Iran
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—11 December 2022—In the midst of increasingly violent and repressive actions by the Iranian authorities against their own citizens, two Baha’i women, Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, regarded as symbols of resilience in Iran…
‘the World Is Watching’: Australian Daughter of Iranian Baha’i in Prison Pleads for Her Release
Source: www.abc.net.au By Nassim Khadem When Negar Sabet awakes after a restless night in Sydney, she agonises about her elderly mother, Mahvash Sabet, who has been locked up in Iran’s notorious Evin prison since the end…
Baha’i Individual Afif Naimi in Detention
Source: www.en-hrana.org Five days after tensions and the arrests of Baha’i activists, Afif Naimi is in detention and his whereabouts are unknown. Naimi suffers from heart disease which raises concerns about his condition. According to HRANA,…
Former Baha’i Leaders Arrested Again Alongside Others
Source: iranwire.com IranWire has learned that earlier today, 31 July, three members of the long-disbanded Yaran, or “friends” of the Baha’i community in Iran, who until 2008 helped to administer the community’s affairs, were detained. Mahvash…
Iran Cracks Down on Baha’i Faith Members Over Spying Charges – Why Are the Baha’i Linked to Israel?
Source: www.timesnownews.com As tensions grow between Iran and Israel, the Islamic Government steps up its persecution of the Baha’i faith over alleged spying charges. But the community’s history with Israel goes back a long time. Iranian…
Iranian Security Agents Raid Baha’i Homes, Arrest Several Leaders
Source: www.rferl.org Iranian security agents have raided the homes of dozens of Baha’i citizens in different parts of the country, arresting several well-known community leaders. Radio Farda correspondents have confirmed the arrest of Mahvash Sabet Shahriari…
Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, Former Baha’i Leaders, Arrested Again Alongside Others
Source: iranwire.com IranWire has learned that earlier today, 31 July, three members of the long-disbanded Yaran, or “friends” of the Baha’i community in Iran, who until 2008 helped to administer the community’s affairs, were detained. Mahvash…
Home Inspection and Confiscation of Belongings of Former Member of Yaran
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA, the news agency for Human Rights Activists in Iran, on Friday, August 9th, the home of Jamaluddin Khanjani, one of the former leaders of the Baha’i community…
Last Member of Former Yaran Ends Prison Term, Persecution Continues
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — The last imprisoned member of the former leadership body of the Baha’i community in Iran was released from prison today after serving an unjust 10-year prison sentence for merely practicing his faith.…
Mrs. Khalokhi on the Critical Medical Condition of her Husband, Afif Naeimi, Upon his Return to Prison
Source: persian.iranhumanrights.org Translation by Iran Press Watch In an interview with the Human Rights Campaign in Iran, Shohreh Khalokhi, shared concerns regarding the health and well-being of her husband, Afif Naeimi, a former member of the Yaran-i-Iran…
Afif Naeimi Returns to Prison as His Furlough Ends
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Date: April 23, 2018 As reported by the “No to the Persecution and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens Campaign”, Afif Naeimi, a former leader of the Baha’i community, was…
“Coexistence Led to the Prisoners Becoming Acquainted with the Baha’i Community and Our Beliefs”
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch By Ida Qajar One day before the start of the new year 1397, Vahid Tizfahm, of the imprisoned Yaran-e-Iran, was released from prison to spend Naw-Rúz alongside his family.…
Youngest Member of Yaran Completes Ten Year Imprisonment
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Vahid Tizfahm completed his 10-year sentence yesterday. At 44, he is the youngest of the seven former Baha’i leaders in Iran who were unjustly imprisoned for their religious beliefs in 2008.…
Oldest Member of Yaran Completes Decade-Long Imprisonment
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — After a decade of unjust imprisonment and harsh treatment in Iranian prisons, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, 85, completed his ten-year sentence yesterday. He is one of the seven members of the…
Jamaloddin Khanjani Returned to Evin Prison following Heart Surgery
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Jamaloddin Khanjani, a member of the leaders of Baha’i community of Iran known as the Yaran, was transferred to hospital for heart problems, and then was returned to Evin Prison…