HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, September 29, 2011, twenty one Baha’i citizens were arrested in Esfahan and taken to an unknown location. Amongst the detainees, there was a 9 year old child.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Thursday, Iranian security agents arrested the following Baha’i citizens in Esfahan:
- Anisa Daneshgar
- Arman Rahimi
- Ataullah Daneshgar
- Darab Yazdani
- Dariush Dastpiesh
- Dina Safarpour (9 years old)
- Fardoas Niki
- Farid Eshtiagh
- Farzad Rohani
- Fazel Behnam
- Heshmatullah Niki
- Laleh Namjoian
- Lava Daneshgar
- Parisa Rahmani
- Roheia Hakimon
- Saha Behnam
- Samira Ghaneh
- Shahla Sanaei
- Sohela Davardan
- Sohela Vahedian
- Taj Almalok Janamian
On Saturday, October 1, 2011, Dina Safarpour, Shahla Sanaei, Fardoas Niki, Saha Behnam, Sohela Davardan, Samira Ghaneh, Sohela Vahedian and Taj Almalok Janamian were released.Thirteen other detainees still remain in custody while their whereabouts are unknown.
After these Baha’i citizens were arrested, the houses of Parisa Rahmani, Farzad Rohani and Ataullah Daneshgar were searched and Baha’i religious artifacts were confiscated.
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