Category: Religious Minorities

Another Bahai denied burial in Tabriz

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Mahna Samandari, Narges Khatounbarqi

HRANA News Agency – The family of Narges Khatounbarqi, an 85-year old Bahai who died in her home on November 7, have been barred from burying her in the general cemetery in Tabriz, the ‘Valley of Mercy’ cemetery.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the family took Mrs. Khatounbarqi’s body to the cemetery on the day after her death, but the officials at the cemetery balked because she was a Bahai, saying she could only be buried there in accordance with Muslim rites. Continue reading “Another Bahai denied burial in Tabriz”

Son of Sunni shaykh arrested & taken to unknown location

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Najeeb Raisi

HRANA News Agency – Najeeb Raisi, the son of a Sunni scholar in Iran, was arrested by plain-clothed officers from the Iranian security forces on 5 November 2014, before being taken to an unknown location.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Najeeb is the son of Shaykh Dost Mohammad Raisi, the Imam of Friday prayers in Nasirabad in the Sarbaz County, Sistan and Baluchestan province. Continue reading “Son of Sunni shaykh arrested & taken to unknown location”

Sentence of Susan Tabyaniyan confirmed

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Susan Tabyaniyan

HRANA News Agency – The review court has confirmed the sentence of Susan Tabyaniyan, a Bahai from Semnan who was arrested on May 31, 2014.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), she was sentenced to one year in prison and the confiscation of all possessions connected to the Bahai Faith by Judge Amiri, sitting in Bench 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Semnan. Continue reading “Sentence of Susan Tabyaniyan confirmed”

No word of a Bahai arrested 11 days ago in Hamadan

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Hamid Azizi

HRANA News Agency – Hamid Azizi, a Bahai from Hamadan, was arrested by agents from the Ministry of Intelligence who came to his home on October 21.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), they searched his home for several hours and seized a computer, a laptop computer, and Bahai books and pamphlets. Continue reading “No word of a Bahai arrested 11 days ago in Hamadan”

Amir Maboudi begins 6-month sentence in Urumiyyeh

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Amir Maboudi, Farahnaz Moqadam, Fardin A`za’i, Gisou Sheikh-Hasan-Abadi

HRANA News Agency – Mr. Amir Maboudi began serving a 6-month prison sentence in Urumiyyeh (Urmia) in Iran’s Azerbaijan province, on October 9.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he was charged with “propaganda against the regime in the form of propagating the Bahai Faith.” Continue reading “Amir Maboudi begins 6-month sentence in Urumiyyeh”

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Deceased Bahai girl denied burial in Tabriz

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Mahna Samandari

HRANA News Agency – Over a week has passed since twelve-year-old Mahna Samandari died from an illness, on October 21, but her parents have not been allowed to bury her.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mahna’s parents, who suffer from physical handicaps, are not only grieving the loss of their daughter but are devastated by “regulations” that deny them the right to bury their child in the local cemetery of Tabriz. Continue reading “Deceased Bahai girl denied burial in Tabriz”

Sunni prisoner beaten severely at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj

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Seddigh Mohammadi

HRANA News Agency – The family of Seddigh Mohammadi, a Sunni prisoner suffering from psychological illnesses awaiting execution in Iran, say they found bruising and evidence of beating on his body during a recent visit to the prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the family had finally been allowed to visit Seddigh Mohammadi in Ghezel Hesar prison last week, after a year of being prohibited from visiting the prison. Continue reading “Sunni prisoner beaten severely at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj”

Fifty businesses closed down following Bahai Holy Day observances

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Bahais

HRANA News Agency – Over fifty Bahai-run businesses in Iran were shut down on October 26, in Bandar Abbas, Kerman, Rajsanjan, and Jiroft (the city formerly known as Sabzevaran).

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these cities all lie in the South-east of Iran. October 25 and 26 this year corresponded to the first and second day of Muharram in the Islamic lunar calendar — days on which Bahais in the Islamic world celebrated the births of the Bab and Baha’u’llah. Continue reading “Fifty businesses closed down following Bahai Holy Day observances”

Sunni prisoner Barzan Nasrollah Zadeh transferred to hospital

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Barzan Nasrollah Zadeh

HRANA News Agency – A Sunni prisoner awaiting execution in Iran was rushed to hospital in an emergency transfer on Saturday, before being sent back to prison without receiving adequate medical treatment. The move comes just a month after he was transferred to hospital in similar circumstances in September 2014.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Sunni prisoner of conscience Barzan Nasrollah Zadeh, who has endured four years of extreme abdominal pain without receiving adequate medical care, was transferred to the Imam Khomeini hospital in Karaj on Saturday 18 October 2014. Continue reading “Sunni prisoner Barzan Nasrollah Zadeh transferred to hospital”

Farhad Eqbali transferred to Raja’i Shahr prison

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Farhad Eqbali

HRANA News Agency – Farhad Eqbali, a Bahai prisoner of conscience from Gorgan, has been transferred to Raja’i Shahr prison near Tehran, where he is currently in the quarantine unit.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Eqbali was one of about twenty Bahais, and some Muslims accused of associating with Bahais, who were arrested in Gorgan in November, 2012. Continue reading “Farhad Eqbali transferred to Raja’i Shahr prison”