Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 19, 2022, security forces arrested Baha’i Mona Ghodrat in Yazd. An informed source told HRANA that Ghodrat was arrested in the street and taken to IRGC’s detention facility. The agents also searched…
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Baha’i Individual Fariba Ashtari Arrested in Yazd
Source: www.en-hrana.org On September 7, 2022, the intelligence agents arrested Fariba Ashtari and transferred her to Yazd Prison. An informed source told HRANA that Ashtari has been arrested to start her five-year sentence. She had a…
Three Baha’is Detained in Yazd: Community “Suffering Worst Coordinated Attack in Years”
Source: iranwire.com IranWire understands that three Baha’i citizens near the city of Yazd, – Nematollah Shadpour and his son Nima Shadpour, and another individual, Shafiq Eslami – were arrested after being summoned to appear before judiciary officials. The…
Eight Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz and Yazd
source: www.en-hrana.org On July 19, security forces arrested three Baha’i residents of Yazd identified as Nematollah Shadpour, Nima Shadpour and Shafigh Eslami, searched their houses, and confiscated their personal belongings. On the same day, five Baha’i…
Baha’i Citizen Amin Zolfaghari Imprisoned in Yazd Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, Baha’i citizen Amin Zolfaghari was transferred to Yazd Prison to serve his eight-months sentence. Earlier, Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Yazd had sentenced Zolfaghari to three years…
Two Baha’i Citizens Arrested and Sent to Yazd Prison to Serve Their Sentences
Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 13, Baha’i citizens Mitra Bandi Amir-Abadi and Hiva Yazdan Mehdi-Abadi were arrested at their home by security forces and sent to Yazd Prison to serve their sentences. According to HRANA, the news…
Moin Mohammadi, Baha’i Citizen, Summoned to Serve Additional Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Moin Mohammadi, a Baha’i citizen from Yazd, was summoned to the Judgment Enforcement Unit of the Yazd Revolutionary Court on Thursday, May 6th, 2021 to…
Moin Mohammadi Sentenced to 3 Years and 3 Months in Prison Despite Completing Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Iran Press Watch Despite completing his sentence, Moin Mohammadi was sentenced to 3 years and 3 months in prison HRANA ‒ Moin Mohammadi, a Baha’i citizen from Yazd, has been sentenced to another…
Home Search and Confiscation of Personal Belongings of Three Baha’is in Yazd
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The homes of Katayoun Shahriari, Peyman Rouhi and Iman Rashidi, Baha’i citizens living in Yazd, were searched by security forces on Tuesday, October 6th. Upon entering one…
Baha’i Fariba Ashtari Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Fariba Ashtari, a Baha’i citizen residing in Yazd, was sentenced to six years imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of that city. If this sentence is confirmed at…
Lengthy Prison Sentences for 30 Iranian Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran’s Baha’is have seen an increase in persecution during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Shiraz, the Baha’i International Community has reported. The group issued a statement about the increased pressures on Iran’s Baha’i community…
Yazdi Baha’i Amin Zolfaghari Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Amin Zolfaghari, a Baha’i citizen living in Yazd, was arrested by security forces on Thursday, May 21st, and transferred to the city’s prison. Mr. Zolfaghari’s detention is…
Arrest of Mahboubeh Misaghian, Bahá’í Citizen of Yazd
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Monday, June 1st Mahboubeh Misaghian (Dehghan), a Bahá’í citizen residing in Yazd, was arrested and transferred to an unknown location by security forces. At…
Detention of Iranian Baha’Is Mitra Bandi-Amir Abadi and Hiva Yazdan-Mehdi Abadi in Yazd
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA news agency, the news organ of the Iranian Association of Human Rights Activists, on Saturday, June 1, 2020, Mitra Bandi Amir-Abadi and Hiva Yazdan Mehdi-Abadi,…
Baha’i Mother and Daughter Released in Zahedan While Yazd Baha’i Fariba Ashtari Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ Fariba Ashtari, a Baha’i resident in Yazd, was detained by security forces on Monday, December 2, and taken to an unknown location. Officers also searched Ms. Ashteri’s…
Destruction of Baha’i Tombs in Yazd
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Ostanwire- Some reports indicate the destruction of a number of Baha’i graves in Yazd’s Golestan Javid (Baha’i cemetery). Tombstones in this cemetery have been demolished by stones and blocks…
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