Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA– According to HRANA (the news agency of Human Rights Activists of Iran), on Friday, November 29, at least nine Baha’i citizens living in Baharestan, Isfahan, were arrested by…
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The Fingerprints of Senior Intelligence Ministry Official in the Persecution of the Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press watch Milad Pourissa “I had a Baha’i student. On the day he was to defend his thesis, what should have happened, happened #deviant_misleading_cult” This brief and vague message by…
Samin Maghsoudi Transferred to Evin Prison to Serve Her Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Samin Maghsoudi, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, has been transferred to Evin Prison to serve her sentence. This Baha’i citizen was sentenced to five years‘ imprisonment by the…
Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab and Arrests of Baha’is
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch The media in Iran, quoting the IRGC intelligence organization, say this security-military institution has arrested a number of Iranian Baha’i citizens in Shiraz. Quoting the IRGC, the media report that…
Five Baha’i-Owned Businesses Sealed in Chabahar
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Today, five businesses owned by Baha’i citizens in Sistan and Baluchistan province who closed their businesses for religious reasons were sealed by order of judicial authorities. Citizens…
Arrest of Baha’i Maryam Lagha’i in Damavand
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Maryam Lagha’i (Forsatipour), a Baha’i citizen, was arrested on October 22 after being summoned to the Damavand Office of Intelligence and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence’s…
Baha’i Mitra Forsadipour Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Mitra Forsatipour, a Baha’i resident of Gilavand, a suburb ofm the City of Damavand, was arrested Monday by Intelligence officials at her residence and transferred to the…
Intensified Pressure on Baha’is in Iran on the Eve of the Bicentenary of the Birth of Their Prophet
Source: www.dw.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In recent days a number of Baha’i citizens in Iran have been arrested. In the coming days Baha’is are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of their prophet…
“Deviant Sect Penal Code”
Source: fa.rfi.fr By Azadeh Vala Translation by Iran Press Watch Mohammad Ali Pourmokhtar, member of the Parliamentary Islamic Council on Legal and Judicial Affairs Commission, said on Tuesday, September 3, that the commission is considering a…
UN to Iran: End human rights violations against Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Iran has once again been condemned by the international community for its ongoing human rights violations. A United Nations General Assembly committee has expressed its serious concern about the country’s…
Harsh Sentences for Three Young Iranian Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com After languishing in jail for six months, three Baha’i residents of Semnan have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison and six years of exile from their homes. On the morning…
Sima Behrouzi Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Sima Behrouzi Mehdi Abadi, a Baha’i resident in Yazd, has been sentenced to three month in prison by a Revolutionary Court. Her trial was…
Two Baha’is Imprisoned – Charged with Activity in Telegram Groups
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch On Saturday, September 21, 2019, in the office of the Karaj revolutionary court, Peyman Dameshghi received his sentence to one year in prison for the charge of “propaganda against…
Iran Sentences Three Baha’is to 20 Years for Their Religious Beliefs
Source: iran-hrm.com The Revolutionary Court in Iran’s Semnan Province has sentenced three members of the Bahai religious minority to a total of 20 years in jail on national security charges. The Bahais, Ardeshir Fanaian, Yalda Firouzian…
USCIRF Supports Sanctions on Iranian Official Responsible for Baha’i Persecution
Source: www.uscirf.gov USCIRF Supports Sanctions on Iranian Official Responsible for Baha’i Persecution WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes today’s announcement that the United States Treasury has sanctioned Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani for directing…
As the World Celebrates Bicentenary, Baha’is in Iran Experience Added Pressure
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—2 November 2019-Iranian authorities exerted heightened pressure on Baha’is around the country as people of various backgrounds across tens of thousands of localities around the globe celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Bab, the Prophet-Herald of…
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