Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Nika Pakzadan, Faraneh Daneshgari, Sanaz Ishaqi, Nakisa Hajipour and Naghmeh Zabihian, five Baha’i citizens living in Mashhad, were each sentenced by the Mashhad Revolutionary Court to one…
Monthly Archives For October 2020
German Parliament Debate on Human Rights Situation in Iran Mentions Persecution of Bahá’ís Multiple Times
Source: iran.bahai.de On 8 October 2020, the German Parliament (Bundestag) debated motions by the Greens entitled “Iran – Condemn human rights violations and consistently demand obligations under international law” (19/22561) and the FDP parliamentary group entitled…
More Baha’is Begin Serving Prison Sentences in Iran Simply for Their Beliefs
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Farid Zirgi Moghaddam began serving his five-year sentence in the central prison in the city of Birjand, in South Khorasan province in eastern Iran, on October 19, 2020—a prison sentence that was based solely…
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…
Support Grows in Congress to Condemn Iran’s Abuses Against Baha’i Community
Source: www.bahai.us Resolutions are under consideration in the 116th U.S. Congress, as in past two-year congressional sessions, highlighting and condemning human rights abuses the Iranian government has carried out against the Baha’is in Iran. They are House…
Source: 2 Baha’i Women in Iran Report to Prison to Begin Sentences for Practicing Their Faith
Source: www.voanews.com Michael Lipin, Ramin Haghjoo WASHINGTON – Two Iranian Baha’i women have reported to a prison in eastern Iran to begin serving sentences for peacefully practicing their faith after authorities apparently ignored appeals to…
Baha’i Shahnaz Sabet Transferred to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz to Serve Her Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Shahnaz Sabet, a Baha’i citizen living in Shiraz, was arrested this morning, Monday, October 13, and transferred to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz to serve her…
Iran Urged to Release Bahai Prisoner Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Source: www.thenational.ae UN expresses ‘deep concerns’ at treatment of political prisoners in Iran Iran must release a Bahai “prisoner of conscience” who contracted the novel coronavirus, the community’s representative to the UN said on Thursday. Farhad…
Source: Iran Rejects Baha’is’ Appeal to Avoid Prison with Coronavirus Risk
Source: www.voanews.com By Michael Lipin, Ramin Haghjoo WASHINGTON – A group of Iranian Baha’is summoned to begin prison terms for practicing their faith were denied an appeal to delay their incarceration at a jail where they would risk…
Rajai Shahr Prison: Farhad Fahandezh Transferred to Solitary Confinement Because of Positive Corona Test
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ Farhad Fahandezh, a 61-year-old Baha’i prisoner, has been transferred to one of the solitary confinement cells at Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj today, Thursday, October 1, as his…
Baha’is Summoned to Prison Despite Coronavirus Crisis
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Eight Baha’is have been summoned to Birjand Prison in South Khorasan to serve jail sentences amid a worsening coronavirus crisis across the country. The Bahai’s, who were summoned on Monday, September 28, have been given…
Baha’i Citizen, Farid Zirgi Moghaddam, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Mr. Farid Zirgi Moghaddam, a Baha’i citizen living in Birjand, has his conviction upheld and been sentenced to five years in prison by Branch…