Category: Religious Minorities

Another Bahai Arrested in Hamadan

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Hussein Khandel, Mehran Khandel

HRANA News Agency – Mehran Khandel, a Bahai living in the city of Hamadan, was arrested in his home on the afternoon of April 26.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA),  agents from the security forces of Hamadan Province first searched his home, where Mr. Khandel was present with his two young children. Witnesses said that the agents had no search warrant, and conducted the search and arrest in an inhumane manner. Continue reading “Another Bahai Arrested in Hamadan”

Nine Bahais arrested in Hamadan: Seven Released on Bail

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Atefeh Zahedi, Farida Ayoubi, Fataneh Mushtaq, Hamid Adharnoush, Mas`oud Adharnoush, Mina Hemmati, Parvaneh Ayoubi, Roumina Tabibi, Shahin Rashedi

HRANA News Agency – In late March, nine Bahais were arrested in Hamadan. In recent days seven of these have been released on bail, ranging from 25 to 60 million Tumans (8000 to 19,500 euros / $US 9000 to 21,000).

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), two Bahai women, Farida Ayoubi and Fataneh Mushtaq are still being held. Those who have been bailed are Hamid Adharnoush, Mas`oud Adharnoush, Shahin Rashedi, Atefeh Zahedi, Roumina Tabibi, Mina Hemmati and Parvaneh Ayoubi.

There is no indication of the reasons for the arrests.

One Bahai Arrested in Tehran

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Farima Farzandi

HRANA News Agency – Farima Farzandi, a Bahai resident of Tehran, was arrested on April 21st and taken to an undisclosed location.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), armed government security agents raided Ms. Farzandi’s residence, searching and videotaping what is described as a “violent arrest.” Continue reading “One Bahai Arrested in Tehran”

Nushin Khadem Freed from Evin Prison

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Nushin Khadem

HRANA News Agency – Nushin Khadem, one of those arrested in May, 2011, when the Iranian authorities raided the Bahai Institute for High Education (BIHE), has been released from Evin prison at the end of her 4-year sentence.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), throughout her sentence she was denied any prison furlough.

Emanullah Mostaqim Granted Extended Medical Leave

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Emanullah Mostaqim

HRANA News Agency – Amanullah Mostaqim one of the imprisoned staff members of the Bahai Open University (BIHE) in Iran, has been granted a furlough of four months for medical treatment.

According to the report of Saham News, Mr. Mostaqim, a Bahai from Shiraz, is serving a 5-year sentence in Raja’i Shahr prison near Tehran. Continue reading “Emanullah Mostaqim Granted Extended Medical Leave”

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Ebrahim Firoozi Sentenced to 5 Years Imprisonment

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Ebraham Firoozi

HRANA News Agency – Ebraham Firoozi, Christian convert and prisoner of conscience in Rajai Shahr prison has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the sentence was delivered last Monday by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court to Ebrahim Firoozi’s solicitor. Continue reading “Ebrahim Firoozi Sentenced to 5 Years Imprisonment”

Nasim Ashrafi Freed from Evin Prison

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Nasim Ashrafi

HRANA News Agency – Nasim Ashrafi was freed from Evin prison on April 8, having served a one-year sentence for her Bahai beliefs.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), she was arrested in a wave of detentions of Bahais in Tehran, Mashhad and Shiraz in early July, 2012, and began serving her sentence on May 6, 2014. Continue reading “Nasim Ashrafi Freed from Evin Prison”

Farhnaz Mithaqian Begins Her Sentence in Yazd

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Farhnaz Mithaqian

HRANA News Agency – Farhnaz Mithaqian, a Bahai from Yazd, began a one-year prison sentence on April 6.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), she is one of 20 Bahais who were arrested in central Iran in August 2012, and has been sentenced to one year in prison plus a one-year suspended sentence.

Cemetery Officials in Tabriz Continue to Turn Away Bahais

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Bahai cemetery

HRANA News Agency – Officials at the public cemetery in Tabriz, the Wadi-ye Rahmat cemetery, have refused to allow the burial of Mr. Maruwati, a Bahai from Tabriz who died on March 20, 2015.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on the morning when Mr. Maruwati died, his family took his body to the cemetery for burial. Continue reading “Cemetery Officials in Tabriz Continue to Turn Away Bahais”

Shamim Ettahadi Denied Prison Furloughs

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Azam Motahari, Shamim Ettahadi

HRANA News Agency – Shamim Ettahadi, a Bahai imprisoned in Yazd, has been denied prison furloughs, although he has been imprisoned for almost two years and meets the conditions for furlough.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he was arrested during a raid on his home on March 14, 2013. Continue reading “Shamim Ettahadi Denied Prison Furloughs”