Appeals Court Uphold 12 Years in Prison Sentences four Iranian Baha’is
International Liberty Association: A Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of 12 years in prison, for four Iranian Baha’is solely for being members of their religious community. The Branch 36 of the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of the Baha’i citizens Mona Mehrabi, Elham Karampisheh, Afsaneh Yadegar... Read More
Iran: Another Two Bahais Detained in Southwestern Iran
International Liberty Association: Two Iranian Baha’is, Vahid Dana and Saeed Abedi, were detained in their homes in Shiraz south-western Iran.Intelligence agents searched their homes and confiscated some of their personal belongings including their cell phones, computers, holy books and Baha’i photos. The two Baha’i men are... Read More
8 Baha’i citizens in Birjand Summoned to serve their imprisonment
International Liberty Association: Atieh Salehi, Nasrin Ghadiri, Banafsheh Mokhtari, Farzaneh Dimi, Arezoo Mohammadi, Ataullah Malaki, Roya Malaki and Saeed Malaki, 8 Baha'i citizens living in Birjand city were summoned to the Birjand Courthouse during separate summonses to serve their sentences. . Earlier this September, these Baha'i... Read More
Iran: 31-Year Total Sentence for Baha’is
International Liberty Association: An Appeals court in Fars Province, south-western Iran, sentenced 12 followers of the Baha’i faith to a total of 33 years in prison. A court Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province, sentenced four Bahai’s on 21 July to a total of eight years in prison. In their initial court hearing in the 1st Branch... Read More
Iran: Three Baha’is Sentenced to 20 Years Prison
Ardeshir Fanaian, Yalda Firouzian and Behnam Eskandarian The Revolutionary Court of Semnan Province has sentenced three members of the Baha’i religious minority to a total of 20 years in jail on national security charges. The Baha’is, Ardeshir Fanaian, Yalda Firouzian and Behnam Eskandarian, has been charged with “acting against... Read More