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”
HRANA News Agency – Mrs. Azam Motahari has been summoned by telephone to begin serving a one-year sentence in the central prison of Yazd.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the guarantor of her bail was also informed by telephone to bring Mrs. Motahari to prison to begin her sentence. Continue reading “Azam Motahari Summoned to Prison”
HRANA News Agency – A court in Yazd has sentenced 20 Bahais to a total of 78 years in prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on August 1, 2011, agents from the Ministry of Intelligence raided many Bahai homes in the cities of Yazd , Isfahan, Kerman and Arak, and arrested 17 Bahais. Two weeks later, three more Bahais were arrested in Yazd. After one month in detention, they were all released on bail. About a year later they were tried, and given sentences totaling 78 years. These sentences have only now been confirmed by the court of review. They are as follows: Continue reading “20 Bahais receive heavy sentences in Yazd”
