HRANA News Agency â The date of trial of Yashar Rezvani, Baha’i citizen was scheduled. He had been arrested and released temporarily on the bail of 2 billion IRR from ward 4 of Evin prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), Yashar Rezvani, Bahaâi citizen should show up at Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court headed by judge Moghiseh on January 17, 2017. Continue reading “Yashar Rezvani’s Trial Scheduled for January”
Category: Religious Minorities
Azerbaijani Christians Released on the Bail
HRANA News Agency â Three Christian citizens of Azerbaijan and their Iranian hosts were released temporarily on the bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), three members of the Christian church in Baku who had been invited to a house church by a group of Christians from Tehran and were arrested by intelligence officers, were released on the bail on November 7, 2016. Continue reading “Azerbaijani Christians Released on the Bail”
An Artwork to Unite all Religions in Iran
HRANA News Agency â Ayatollah Abdul Hamid Masumi Tehrani who does Persian miniature and gilding, has offered a symbolic artwork which was made by himself and “carries a legacy of cultures and religions of Mandaean, Christian, Jewish, Zoroastrian, Baha’i, Yarsan, Shiites and Sunnis in Iran” with the aim of unity and equality.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ayatollah Abdul Hamid Masumi Tehrani, artist living in Tehran says the artwork “carries a legacy of cultures and religions of Mandaean, Christian, Jewish, Zoroastrian, Baha’i, Yarsan, Shiites and Sunnis in Iran”. Continue reading “An Artwork to Unite all Religions in Iran”
4 Arab Activists Released on the Bail
HRANA News Agency â On October 29, four Arab civilians from Ahvaz including three brothers who had been previously detained by security forces, were released on the bail temporarily until their trial.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on October 29, 2016, three brothers namely Malek Heidari, 38, Mohammad Heidari, 26, and Emad Heidari, 25, who had been previously detained by the intelligence ministry due to their religious activities, were released on the bail temporarily until their trial. Continue reading “4 Arab Activists Released on the Bail”
Death Sentences of 3 Sunni Prisoners Commuted by the Supreme Court
HRANA News Agency â After the “Black Monday” in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj when by transferring 37 Sunni prisoners under tight security measurements to solitary confinement, at least 20 of them were executed, reportedly the execution of three Sunni prisoners have been canceled and they were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the death sentences of three Sunni prisoners namely Taimor Naderizadeh, Farzad Shahnazari, Farshid Naseri have been rejected in the Supreme Court and after returning to branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, their sentences have been changed to 15 years in prison. Continue reading “Death Sentences of 3 Sunni Prisoners Commuted by the Supreme Court”
24 Shops of Baha’is in Sari Sealed
HRANA News Agency â During the first days of November, at least 24 shops belonging to Baha’is were sealed in Sari, Mazandaran provincial capital.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on November 1 and 2 that mark the “birth of BahĂĄ’u’llĂĄh and Bob – founder of the Babi and Baha’i religion”, at least 24 shops of Baha’i citizens have been sealed by law enforcement agencies in Sari. Continue reading “24 Shops of Baha’is in Sari Sealed”
Siavash Koliaie Summoned to the Court and Interrogated
HRANA News Agency â On October 9, 2016, Siavash Koliaie, one of Yarsan activists in Takestan in Qazvin who had been summoned to the court was interrogated. Mr. Koliaie had been arrested by security forces several months ago.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Siavash Koliaie, one of Yarsan activists in Takestan in Qazvin showed up at the court on October 9. Continue reading “Siavash Koliaie Summoned to the Court and Interrogated”
A Report about 3 Imprisoned Activists of the Right to Education
HRANA News Agency – Navid Khanjani, Ighan Shahidi, and Vahed Kholosi, three Bahaâis and defenders of the right to education, who had been arrested between 2009 and 2010, by the security forces, are still in Rajai Shahr prison for their peaceful activities within the framework of claiming the right to education, especially for young Bahaâis, who are deprived of education.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Navid Khanjani, Ighan Shahidi, and Vahed Kholosi, three defenders of the right to education, are enduring their imprisonment sentences in political prisonersâ ward in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj. Continue reading “A Report about 3 Imprisoned Activists of the Right to Education”
Behnam Irani Released after Serving 6 Years
HRANA News Agency â Christian Pastor, Behnam Irani was released after enduring 6 years imprisonment from central prison of Karaj.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Pastor Behnam Irani was released from central prison in Karaj on Monday, October 17, 2016. Continue reading “Behnam Irani Released after Serving 6 Years”
At Least 47 Bahai’s Deprived of Higher Education
HRANA News Agency – At least 47 Baha’is in different cities of Iran in were banned from continuing their education in the universities under the pretext of âdefect in applicationâ. Following will be the list of these Bahaâis.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), âDefect in Applicationâ is an excuse that is usually being used by the Educational Testing Organisation to deprive Bahaâis of higher education. Continue reading “At Least 47 Bahai’s Deprived of Higher Education”