Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Faramarz (Hooshang) Sabetrasekhi, a Baha’i citizen of Karaj, has been detained and transferred to prison. According to HRANA, the news organization of Human Rights Activists…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The sports equipment retail business of Erfan Bahamin, a Bahá’í citizen residing in the city of Shahriar, was forcibly closed and sealed by the…
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a BahaiNews report, government officials visited the sealed business premises of ten Baha’is, and confiscated all appliances and goods last week. BahaiNews stated, based on an…
Source: BahaiNews1 According to BahaiNews, security agents and agents from the Office of Public Places raided and shut down 8 Baha’i-owned businesses in Karaj, 35 Baha’i-owned businesses in Sari, 7 Baha’i-owned businesses in Nowshahr, 6…
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to an exclusive report in “BahaiNews”, the business of a Baha’i citizen named Payam Vali still remains closed after eight years. “BahaiNews” reports that despite numerous attempts…
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch 28. June 2016 Based on a report from “BahaiNews”, Afshin Seyyed-Ahmad was transferred to prison today at noon, after going to Evin court. As reported by “BahaiNews”, this…
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS – The 12-year discretionary sentence of Navid Khanjani, the human rights activist, in Raja’i Shahr Prison in Karaj by application of the “aggregation rules” has been reduced…
Source: www.ibtimes.co.uk By Brendan Cole With economic links between the West and Iran expected to become stronger in coming years, more than 50 business leaders and economists have signed a letter to the Islamic republic’s supreme leader…
Source: BahaiNews1 According to a “Bahainews” report, Sorush Shadabi of Karaj, who was detained after the arrest of three other Baha’is, is still in Evin prison. According to the informed “BahaiNews” sources, this Bahai citizen has been in solitary confinement…
Source: BahaiNews1 Sarmad Shadabi, Tara Houshmand and Rouhie Safajoo have been released on bail after 20 days in Evin Prison in Tehran. Mr. Sarmad Shadabi’s bail was set at 200 million tumans ($66,120) while bail for…
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Soroush Shadabi, a Baha’i from Karaj, near Tehran, was arrested on March 11, and his business was shut down. This follows the arrest of three young Baha’is who…
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch July 19 2015 According to reports provided to “BahaiNews”, pressure on Baha’i residents of Tehran and Karaj has recently intensified. According to a reliable source, security agents of Tehran…
Source: http://goo.gl/A1T02J HRANA News Agency – On August 17, Ruhiyyeh Qavami-nik, a Bahai from Karaj, was summoned by telephone to report to the offices of the Ministry of Intelligence. According to the report of Human Rights…
Nazar-Abad – Mrs. Zohreh Laghai, the owner of Misagh Optician, whose business was shut down in the month of Day, 1387 (Dec., 2008), along with four other optician’s shops owned by Baha’is in Nazar-Abad (near…
The following news items appeared on June 4, 2009, on the Persian site of the Baha’i International Community and are provided below in translation by Iran Press Watch. The source of each story is cited…
The following report was posted on Sunday, May 31, 2009, by Iran Press News: On Thursday, May 21, 2009, a wedding ceremony was held for Sahar Purhusayni (a Baha’i from Semnan) and Iqan Imamverdi (a…
