Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Sheida Tayeed is the fifth Baha’i detained in the past week According to the HRANA human rights website. Per HRANA, Sheida Tayeed was arrested on Thursday, September 22, at…
Monthly Archives For September 2021
Thirteen Baha’is Have Been Barred From Higher Education So Far This Year
Source: www.en-hrana.org Tehran resident Negar Sobhani Azabadi has become the 13th Baha’i citizen this year to be barred from higher education on the grounds of her faith. HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, has…
Baha’i Citizens Hayedeh Forootan and Mehran Mosallanejad Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Thursday, September 23, two Baha’i citizens were arrested at the office of CID by NAJA police. According to HRANA, the news agency of human rights activists, the citizens have been identified as Shiraz…
Baha’is of Shiraz; Soroush Abadi and Kiana Shoaei Were Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Soroush Abadi and Kiana Shoaei, Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, have each been sentenced by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court to 3-years-and-3-months in prison,…
Baha’i Citizens Moin Misaghi and Negareh Ghaderi Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Wednesday, September 22, Baha’i citizens Moin Misaghi and Negareh Ghaderi, both natives of Shiraz, were arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human…
Baha’i Citizen Arsalan Yazdani Is Still Being Held in One of Evin Prison’s Security Detention Centers 20 Days After His Arrest.
Source: www.en-hrana.org According to the HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Mr. Yazdani has said in a phone call with his family that he will probably remain in custody for another two to three…
Baha’i Assemblies in Iran: Those Who were Kidnapped and those Who were Shot by Firing Squad
Source: www.radiofarda.com Fereshteh Ghazi Translation by Iran Press Watch August 30 is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Coercive and political disappearances is a continuing issue in Iran. The Assembly that was Disappeared,…
Baha’i Cemetery in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Is Destroyed
Source: iranwire.com Parts of a Baha’i cemetery in the village of Kata, in Dana County in the southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, have been destroyed under cover of darkness. Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported the…
New Details Emerge on Shock Arrest of Baha’i Designer
Source: iranwire.com Maryam Dehkordi On Wednesday, September 1, Arsalan Yazdani, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was arrested by security agents and taken to an unknown location. His wife Samira Ebrahimi has told IranWire about the…