June 4, 2019

Shiraz City Councilman Begins Serving One-Year Prison Sentence for Advocating Religious Tolerance

“A few hours ago agents came to our house and took away my husband Mehdi Hajati to enforce a one-year prison sentence,” Hajati’s wife Zohreh Rastegari tweeted on June 2, 2019. A member of the Shiraz City Council, ...

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 ...