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Soheila Aqdasi and Noushin Mithaqi begin 6-month sentences

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Religious Minorities
Noushin Mithaqi, Soheila Aqdasi

HRANA News Agency – On November 30th, agents from the Ministry of Intelligence arrested Noushin Mithaqi and Soheila Aqdasi, Bahai women living in Urumiyyeh (Urmia), in Iran’s Azerbaijan province, and took them to Urumiyyeh prison to begin their 6-month sentences.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ms. Mithaqi’s name has also been reported as Noushin Aqdasi. Continue reading “Soheila Aqdasi and Noushin Mithaqi begin 6-month sentences”

Seven Bahais sentenced to imprisonment in Urmia

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Amir Maboudi, Farahnaz Moqadam, Fardin A`za’i, Gisou Sheikh-Hasan-Abadi, Neda Farsatipour, Noushin Mithaqi, Soheila Aqdasi

HRANA News Agency – The revolutionary court in Urmia, in Iran’s Azerbaijan province, has handed down sentences ranging from six months to six years for seven Bahais.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Fardin A`za’i (Aghsani) and Mrs. Farahnaz Moqadam and Ms. Gisou Sheikh-Hasan-Abadi were sentenced to six years in prison. Continue reading “Seven Bahais sentenced to imprisonment in Urmia”