HRANA – Baha’i citizen Keyhan Maghsoudi, a resident of Urmia, remains in limbo 85 days after his arrest, currently held in one of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) detention facilities in the city.
A source close to his family told HRANA: “Mr. Maghsoudi has been held in detention for 85 days without clarity about his case. He was initially kept in a security detention center in Urmia. On September 4, he was transferred to Urmia Prison, but two days later was returned to an IRGC detention facility for further interrogation. Since his arrest, his family has only been allowed two brief visits, and he continues to be denied access to legal counsel.”
Mr. Maghsoudi was arrested on Friday, June 20, 2025, during the 12-day Iran-Israel war, by security forces at his workplace. Following his arrest, he was transferred between Urmia’s security detention centers and Urmia Prison multiple times. About a month after his arrest, security forces also confiscated his personal vehicle.
As of the time of this report, the reasons for his arrest and the charges against him remain unknown.
Keyhan Maghsoudi, 49, is unmarried and works as a photographer and filmmaker in Urmia. A nature enthusiast, he has collaborated on numerous cinema and television projects.
Over the past decade, the Iranian Bahá’í community has been disproportionately targeted by Iran’s security forces and judiciary—more than any other minority group. In the past three years, an average of 72 percent of the reports on religious rights violations collected by HRANA have documented the Iranian regime’s repression of the Bahá’í community.
