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Tag : Baha’i students

January 4, 2019

Baha’i Woman Sentenced to 11.9 Years in Prison, Banned From University in Iran

Yekta Fahandej Sa’di was sentenced to 11 years and nine months in prison for her Baha’i religious beliefs by a preliminary court in the city of Shiraz in south-central Iran on December 30, ...

November 26, 2018

Three Members of Persecuted Baha’i Faith Summoned to Prison in Iran While Five Others Arrested

Dorri Amri (Esmailpour), 44, began serving her one-year prison sentence in Vakilabad Prison in the Iranian city of Mashhad on November 14, 2018, for allegedly propagating her Baha’i faith, a source with knowledge of the ...

November 19, 2018

Iranian Police Relocate Buried Corpse of Baha’i Woman Without Family’s Permission

Iranian authorities have relocated the buried corpse of a deceased member of the Baha’i faith to a different cemetery without the family’s permission, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. ...

November 1, 2018

Mehdi Hajati Banned From Shiraz City Council For Seeking Release of Detained Baha’is

Shiraz City Council member Mehdi Hajati made national news in Iran after he was arrested for seeking the release of two Baha'is who were arrested for their faith, which is severely persecuted against in Iran. Hajati, 39, ...

October 2, 2018

Iranians Call For Freedom of Shiraz Councilman Who Tried to Secure Release of Detained Baha’is

Iranians have taken to social media to call for the freedom of Mehdi Hajati, a member of the Shiraz City Council who was arrested on September 27, 2018, two days after tweeting about his ...

September 28, 2018

17 Baha’is Arrested in One Month in Iran

Seventeen members of the Baha’i faith were arrested by agents of the Intelligence Ministry throughout Iran between August 23 and September 23, 2018, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.  ...

September 19, 2018

In Just Six Months, Iranian Universities Expelled 50 Baha’i Students For Their Religious Beliefs

Fifty Baha’i students have been expelled from Iranian universities in the current Iranian year (beginning March 21, 2018) because of their religious beliefs, according to Simin Fahandej, a representative of the Baha’i International ...

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