HRANA- A number of followers of the Christian faith in Mashad were arrested by state security and intelligence forces. There is no word on the fate of two of those arrested.
HRANA has learned that on Thursday July 8, 2010 a group of fifteen Iranian Christians were arrested by state security and intelligence forces in Mashad as they were departing for a meeting with Christians from the city of Bojnourd.
HRANA- The Ministry of Intelligence has ordered banks in Birjand to audit the accounts and to investigate the financial transactions of its Bahai citizens.
According to HRANA reporters, in addition to the investigations they are visiting the businesses of these citizens and questioning them regarding their income and family members.
HRANA- Soosan Tebianian, a Bahai citizen from Semnan, was summoned by the revolutionary court in Semnan, where she was detained and transferred to Evin Prison.
Soosan Tebianian had been accused of spreading propaganda against the government and membership in a Bahai organization. She was sentenced to one and a half years in prison. She was detained and transferred to Tehran’s Evin Prison on June 30, 2010.
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HRANA – Mrs. Shahnaz Ranjbar Oladi, a Baha’i resident, was arrested on Monday, June 7, 2010.
HRANA – The Baha’i cemetery in Mashhad was vandalized on the night of May 29, 2010, by unknown intruders.
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HRANA – Ms. Sousan Tebyanian, a Baha’i resident of Semnan, began serving her prison sentence on June 7, 2010.
HRANA – The family of Mrs. Jamileh Athari of Makou (West Azarbaijan Province) were finally able to obtain the requisite permit for her burial.
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HRANA – The security Bureau of the province of Mazandaran has stepped up prosecution and pressure on the Baha’is. Here is some examples in recent days.
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HRANA – The sentence issued for 50 Baha’is from Shiraz has been modified to include a travel ban.
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HRANA – The court date for the next trial of the imprisoned Baha’i leaders has been set for June 12, 2010, at 9:00 a.m.
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