Source: iranrn.net Translation by Sen’s daily Mehran Khandel, a Bahai living in the city of Hamadan, was arrested in his home on the afternoon of April 26. Agents from the security forces of Hamadan Province first…
Monthly Archives For April 2015
Nine Bahais Arrested in Hamadan: Seven Released on Bail
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily In late March, nine Bahais were arrested in Hamadan. In recent days seven of these have been released on bail, ranging from 25 to 60 million tomans (8000 to 19,500…
Davar Nabilzadeh Free after 5 Years in Prison
Source: iranrn.net Translation by Sen’s daily Davar Nabilzadeh has been freed from prison in Mashhad after serving a five year sentence on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic, acting against domestic security through membership and…
Demolition of the Home of a Baha’i Prisoner
Source: www.roozonline.com Translation by Iran Press Watch April 23, 2015 “Harassment of the Khanjani family is systematic” Fereshteh Ghazi [email protected] The country home of Jamaleddin Khanjani’s family in Semnan was demolished by Security Forces yesterday. Jamaleddin…
BIHE Professor Freed at the End of Her 4-Year Sentence
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Nooshin Khadem, one of those arrested in May, 2011, when the Iranian authorities raided the Bahai Institute for High Education (BIHE), has been released from Evin prison at the end…
Baha’i Bride Arrested
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Alliance for Rights of All Minorities-ARAM Farima Farzandi, a Bahai resident of Tehran was arrested on April 21st and taken to an undisclosed location. According to a report from HRANA, armed government security…
Imprisoned BIHE Professor Has Received Time off Due to Illness
Source: No to Campaign of Harassment and Imprisonment Against Baha’i’s Translation by Iran Press Watch Amanollah Mostaghim, a professor at the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE – the Baha’i Open University) who has been…
Hassan Bazrafkan Begins One Year Sentence
Source: www.farzanfaramarzi.com Translation by Sen’s daily Hassan Bazrafkan, a Bahai from Marvdasht county (in Fars Province), was told to report to the authorities to begin serving a one-year sentence on April 18, although he has appealed…
Cry of Rage Against This Injustice
Source: www.facebook.com/Freeiqanshahidi Translation by Iran Press Watch By Forouzan Amini, the mother of Ighan Shahidi, in recognition of the third year of her son’s imprisonment; Dear Ighan, April ninth is the commemoration of your separation from…
Imprisonment and Desecration of Cemeteries Were the Share of Baha’is in the Year 2014 in Iran
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch 23rd March 2015 By: Kiyan Sabeti Within the last few years, persecution and pressure on the Baha’is of Iran has increased, but it could be said that it reached…
Building the Images of Imprisoned Bahai’s with Millions of Lego Pieces by Ai Weiwei, the Well-Known Chinese Artist
Source: iranrn.net April 11, 2015 Using millions of Lego pieces, Ai Weiwei – the well-known Chinese artist – has created the images of more than 176 human right prisoners including Faran Hesami, Kamran Rahimian,…
Preventing the Burial of a Baha’i in Tabriz
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch 6 April, 2015 HRANA NEWS – Officials at the public cemetery of Tabriz prevented the burial of a Baha’i and buried him in another city without notifying the family.…
Prison Sentence of a Baha’i in Yazd Is Carried Out
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Date: April 5, 2015 HRANA News Agency – Mehran Eslami, A Baha’i citizen residing in Yazd, reported to Yazd prison to start his prison term.Based on a report from…
Arrest of Afsaneh Yadegar, a Baha’i in Tehran
Source: Campaign to Defend Civil and Political Prisoners in Iran Translation by Iran Press Watch Friday April 10, 2015 On Tuesday April 7th 2015, security guards raided the homes of two Baha’i citizens in Tehran;…
Farahnaz Misaghian Begins Her Sentence in Yazd
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Farahnaz Misaghian, a Bahai from Yazd, began a one-year prison sentence on April 6. She is one of 20 Bahais who were arrested in central Iran in August 2012, and…
In Kermanshah, the Home of Two Bahai Brothers Searched
Source: mafnews.net Translation by Sen’s daily On April 1, agents from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence raided the home of Mansour and Ali Mohebi in Kermanshah. They had a search warrant, and seized all books, pamphlets, CDs,…