Category: Religious Minorities

Two Baha’i sisters denied full access at Mashhad exhibition

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Baha'i, Nava Kholousi, Nika Kholousi, Religious Minorities

HRANA News Agency – Two Baha’i sisters Nika and Nava Kholoosi have been denied access to fully participate in flower exhibitions held in Mashhad.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Nika and Nava Kholoosi are two young Baha’i sisters who were behind bars for six months and released in March 2013 after posting bail.  While waiting for their verdicts, they rented a booth at Mashhad International Exhibition Center to participate in the annual plant and flower exhibition which starts on May 15 and runs until May 19, 2013. Continue reading “Two Baha’i sisters denied full access at Mashhad exhibition”

Prison authorities denied medical vacation for Behnam Irani

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Behnam Irani

HRANA News Agency – Prison authorities of Karaj prison denied medical furlough of Behnam Irani the converted christian who is suffering from several health problems.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Irani the converted christian in ward 2 in hall 7 of Karaj prison has several health problems such as eye-sight weakness, knee issues, gut bleeding and backache, however newly he has afflicted to skin inflammation he has not access to medical treatment inside prison because of lack of specialist in prison. Continue reading “Prison authorities denied medical vacation for Behnam Irani”

Amanollah Mostaghim is arrested to serve his imprisonment

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Amanollah Mostaghim

HRANA News Agency – Amanollah Mostaghim the engineer and one of the Baha’is scientific institute members and colleagues has arrested on Monday.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Amanollah Mostaghim one of the Baha’is scientific institute colleagues, who was summoned by the security authorities to serve his five years imprisonment sentence, appeared in Evin prison and got arrested. Continue reading “Amanollah Mostaghim is arrested to serve his imprisonment”

Two Bahai sisters were tried

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Nava Kholusi, Nika Kholsui

HRANA News Agency – Nika and Nava Kholusi, the two Bahai sisters living in Mashhad have been tried.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), they have been tried on 6th May on charge of “membership in the sect and organization of Bahais” and “propaganda for the Bahais and against the Islamic Republic.” Continue reading “Two Bahai sisters were tried”

The goods of the store of a Baha’i citizen were confiscated

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Shayan Sanai

HRANA News Agency – Security agents invaded a store of a Baha’i citizen in Bojnoord and confiscated all the goods.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a few days ago all the goods of a cosmetic-beauty store of Hooshmand Sanaie a Baha’i citizen in Bojnoord have been confiscated. Continue reading “The goods of the store of a Baha’i citizen were confiscated”

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A Bahai is arrested in Gorgan

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Farhad Fahandezh, Kamal Kashani, Mojde Zohuri, Mona Farahani, Parisa Shahidi

HRANA News Agency – The intelligence agents have arrested Parisa Shahidi the Bahai citizen who live is Gorgan.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Tuesday 7th of May evening the intelligence agents of Gorgan has arrested Parisa Shahidi (Kashani), the Bahai citizen after searching his home and transferred her to an unknown place. Continue reading “A Bahai is arrested in Gorgan”

Temporal release of a converted Christian from Evin prison

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Ibrahim Firouzi

HRANA News Agency – Ibrahim Firouzi one of the converted Christians who was arrested for the second time because of his faith, has released temporally from Evin prison on bail.

 

According to a report of Mohebbat News website, Ibrahim Firouzi one of the converted christians on April 29, 2013 has released temporally after 53 days being under arrest in Evin prison by providing 30 million tomans bail. Continue reading “Temporal release of a converted Christian from Evin prison”

2 Christians are arrested in Tehran

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Ronak Samavat, Somayyeh Bakhtiari

HRANA News Agency – Somayyeh Bakhtiari and Ronak Samavat, 2 Christians have been arrested in their homes in Tehran.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Somayye Bakhtiari on 24th April and Ronak Samavat on 25th April have been arrested.

These 2 Christians were holding praying sessions in their homes.

Two Bahai prisoners are transferred to Mashhad intelligence

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Noura Nabil Zade, Sanaz Tafazoli

HRANA News Agency – Noura Nabil Zade and Sanaz Tafzili are transferred from Vakil Abad prison to intelligence of Mashhad.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Wednesday morning the intelligence has transferred two Bahai prisoners of the women section of Vakil Abad prison, Noura Nabil Zade and Sanaz Tafazzoli who were serving their prison sentences to the intelligence of Mashhad without telling any reasons. Continue reading “Two Bahai prisoners are transferred to Mashhad intelligence”

A Bahai civilian is arrested in Yazd

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Shamim Ettehadi

HRANA News Agency – Shamim Ettehadi, a Bahai civilian living in Yazd, has been arrested by the intelligence agents on 14th March.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence agents have searched all over his house and taken his books, laptop and family films while arresting him.

This is the third time that the agents are searching this family’s house. This is the second time that Shamim Ettehadi gets arrested.