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HRANA: Mitra Badrnejad released from Sepidar prison in Ahvaz

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Ahvaz
Mitra Badrnejad
05 March 2020
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Firouzeh Shafizadeh arrested in Talesh

01 February 2020

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26 January 2020

HRANA: Four Baha’is sent to Bushehr prison

25 January 2020

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16 January 2020

9 Baha'is sent to prison in Birjand

14 January 2020

Ali Ahmadi sentenced by Mazandaran appeal court to 11 years in prison

11 January 2020

HRANA: Sahba Farnoush sentenced to 16 years in prison

02 January 2020

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HRANA: Kamran Shahidi sentenced to five years in prison

29 December 2019

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29 December 2019

HRANA: Shahnam Jazbani was released from Gonbad prison

23 December 2019

HRANA: Three Baha’is sentenced to 12 years in prison

21 December 2019

HRANA: Noushin Hakimi transferred to Bandar Abbas prison

15 December 2019

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10 December 2019

HRANA: Rouha Imani transferred to Yazd prison

09 December 2019

HRANA: Nine Baha’is in Baharestan released from prison, and another remains in

07 December 2019

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05 December 2019

Kiana Rezvani and Kimia Mostafavi sentenced to prison by appeal court

03 December 2019

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02 December 2019

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25 November 2019

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17 November 2019

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30 October 2019

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28 October 2019

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16 October 2019

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Azita Rafizadeh released from Evin prison

04 October 2019

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30 September 2019

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28 September 2019

Several Baha'is arrested and their houses raided in Tehran and Karaj

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17 September 2019

Mitra Badrnejad sentenced to prison

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09 September 2019

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04 September 2019

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03 September 2019

Rouha Imani sent to prison

23 August 2019

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19 August 2019

HRANA: Parisa Sobhanian arrested

18 August 2019

Three Baha'is still in Evin prison, uncertain about what's happening to them

18 August 2019

Abolfazl Ansari and Rouhollah Zibaie still in prison

14 August 2019

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11 August 2019

Farid Zirgi Moghaddam arrested in Birjand

11 August 2019

HRANA: Soheila Haghighat was arrested in Shiraz

10 August 2019

HRANA: Three Baha’is were arrested in Tehran

07 August 2019

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04 August 2019

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03 August 2019

HRANA: Rouhollah Zibaie arrested

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16 July 2019

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VOA: New allegations against two Baha'is in Shiraz

06 July 2019

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04 July 2019

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03 July 2019

Farzad Homayouni released from prison

27 June 2019

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25 June 2019

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25 June 2019

HRANA: Koroush Rowhani released from Adelabad prison in Shiraz

23 June 2019

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20 June 2019

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19 May 2019

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08 May 2019

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04 May 2019

HRANA: Afshin Seyyed-Ahmad released after four years

30 April 2019

HRANA: Three Baha’is were arrested in Semnan

29 April 2019

HRANA: Appeal trial of 4 Baha’is in Kerman

27 April 2019

Negin Ghedamian returned to Evin prison at the end of her leave

21 April 2019

HRANA: Mohsen Mehregani released from Isfahan prison

14 April 2019

Court in Yazd sentences Moin Mohammadi to prison

07 April 2019

Three Baha'is sentenced to prison in Shiraz

01 April 2019

HRANA: Jinous Sobhani was released from prison

31 March 2019

HRANA: Jinous Sobhani was arrested in Tehran

16 March 2019

Iranwire: Story of a Baha’i couple - prison, unemployment and expulsion from university

12 March 2019

Zabihollah Raoufi released from prison in Sanandaj

11 March 2019

Hamid Naseri arrested

10 March 2019

Rouhiyyeh Nariman's prison sentence commuted

04 March 2019

HRANA: The latest on Atesa Ahmadaie, a Baha’i prisoner in Evin

02 March 2019

HRANA: Pouya Tebyanian released from prison after six years

01 March 2019

HRANA: Hasan Momtaz went to prison to serve his five-year sentence

28 February 2019

HRANA: Situation of Maryam Ghaffarmanesh remains unclear, five months after detention

27 February 2019

Update on Atesa Ahmadaie's condition in prison

20 February 2019

4 Baha'is released early from prison in Mashhad

19 February 2019

HRANA: Three Baha’is released from Mashhad prison

18 February 2019

Farhad Sebetan on VOA: Islamic Republic has a dark record in its treatment of Baha'is

17 February 2019

Fattaneh Nabilzadeh released early from prison in Mashhad

16 February 2019

HRANA: Two Baha’i prisoners were released in Yazd

14 February 2019

HRANA: Prison sentences of five Baha’is in Shiraz were suspended

10 February 2019

Atesa Ahmadaie still in prison with no news from her

05 February 2019

HRANA: A report on the detention of Roya Hoseinzadeh in Gilan

04 February 2019

HRANA: Kasra Teifouri goes to Isfahan prison

03 February 2019

Afsaneh Emami arrested

03 February 2019

HRANA: Two Baha’is went to prison

02 February 2019

HRANA: Five Baha’is sentenced to 30 months imprisonment

02 February 2019

Maryam Ghaffarmanesh still in prison in Evin after more than 4 months, uncertain about what's happening to her

01 February 2019

HRANA: Attempt to arrest Mehran Bandi in Yazd

28 January 2019

Farzad Rowhani Manshadi arrested

21 January 2019

Atesa Ahmadaie sent to Evin prison

20 January 2019

Court sentences Mahboub Habibi, Pejman Shahriari and Kourosh Rowhani to prison

19 January 2019

HRANA: Two Baha’i prisoners were arrested in Kerman

16 January 2019

BBC Persian: Court sentences for Baha’is: a step towards religious tolerance?

14 January 2019

Euronews: Nemat Ahmadi: Baha’ism is an unofficial religion, not a criminal religion

10 January 2019

Moin Mohammadi arrested in Yazd

09 January 2019

Soroush Agahi and Neda Shabani still in detention

07 January 2019

Note by Saeed Dehghan, defence lawyer for a group of Baha'is in Isfahan

05 January 2019

HRANA: Three Baha’is were arrested in Isfahan

05 January 2019

Court verdict sentencing Soheil Haghdoust to prison

29 December 2018

DW Persian: More pressure on Baha’is; 11 years in prison for being a Baha’i

20 December 2018

HRANA: Afif Naimi released after ten years in prison

08 December 2018

Payam-e Hagh: Letter from Flora Nouzdahi to the judicial authorities

01 December 2018

HRANA: Lack of information about the situation of two Baha’i detainees in Karaj

26 November 2018

HRANA: Shayan Tafazzoli was imprisoned in Mashhad

03 November 2018

Interrogation and prison; a familiar story for a Baha'i family

22 October 2018

HRANA: Lack of information about the situation of detained Baha’i in Karaj

08 October 2018

Payam-e Hagh: Demand for action against Mehdi Hajati, supporter of Baha’is

30 September 2018

HRANA: Two Baha’is released from Shiraz prison

30 September 2018

HRANA: Letter from Azita Rafizadeh from Evin prison on the start of the new school year

27 September 2018

Member of Shiraz City Council arrested for supporting Baha'is in jail

27 September 2018

HRANA: House of a Baha’i prisoner was raided, and his parents were detained

25 September 2018

Iran Human Rights: 17 Baha’is arrested in three cities

25 September 2018

HRANA: 19 Baha’is arrested in the last ten days

24 September 2018

More Baha'is arrested in Baharestan, Isfahan

18 September 2018

Six Baha'is arrested in Shiraz

18 September 2018

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17 September 2018

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18 August 2018

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07 August 2018

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26 July 2018

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21 July 2018

Iranwire: A Baha’i sent to prison for invigilating at an exam of Baha'i students

12 June 2018

HRANA: Soheil Keshavarz went to Qazvin prison

07 June 2018

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21 May 2018

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26 April 2018

Iranwire: Request to Mohammad Javad Zarif: Investigate the cases of these 18 Baha’is

23 March 2018

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20 March 2018

Iranwire: Living alongside Baha’is, prisoners got to know them and their beliefs better

19 March 2018

HRANA: Vahid Tizfahm, one of the leaders of the Baha’i community, released from prison after ten years

20 February 2018

Radio Farda: Iranian people never accepted the authorities' spying allegations against Baha'i leaders

2018

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20 November 2017

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25 September 2017

Interview with Mahvash Sabet, after she spent ten years in prison

25 August 2017

HRANA: Kayvan Rahimian released after five years in prison

21 August 2017

Iranwire: News boycott of 53 prisoners of conscience

16 August 2017

Iranwire: Anti-Baha’ism; Iran’s export to Yemen

20 June 2017

HRANA: Today everyone sympathised with Bashir

23 May 2017

Iranwire: Hardships and hopes of Kayvan Rahimian, a Baha’i teacher

14 May 2017

HRANA: Open letter of Shahin Rezaie, wife of Saied Rezaie, a political prisoner

03 May 2017

HRANA: A report on the conditions of 25 Baha'i in prison in Tehran and Alborz

20 April 2017

HRANA: Seven Baha’is were arrested in Bandar Abbas

01 April 2017

Radio Farda: The reason for the persecution of Baha’is in Iran

06 March 2017

Behrouz Tavakkoli, who has been in prison for over nine years, is deprived of medical care

15 November 2016

BBC Persian: Closure of the shop of a Baha’i cancer patient in Sari

16 October 2016

HRANA: Situation of 9 Baha’i prisoners with long prison sentences

13 October 2016

HRANA: Baha’i defenders of the right to education are still in prison

27 July 2016

Iranwire: My shame, story of Muslim citizen's encounter with Baha'is

27 May 2016

Radio Farda: What is the solution for Iranian regime's enmity with Baha’is?

17 May 2016

Iranhumanrights: BIC spokesperson: Efforts of government to alienate Baha’is from others failed in regime’s prisons

22 April 2016

Iranwire: Baha’is are arrested for teaching and studying at Baha’i Institute for Higher Education

18 April 2016

Fars News Agency: Baha’is of Morocco demand the release of Yemeni Baha’i prisoners

11 April 2016

Iranwire: Defending the rights of Baha’is in the city of Martin Luther King

08 April 2016

Iran Wire: From Khavaran mothers to Evin mothers; latest on Azita Rafizadeh

31 March 2016

Iranwire: Situation of the child of a family after his parents go to jail

22 March 2016

Iranwire: If Baha’is leave Iran, human rights issues will be resolved

15 March 2016

Iranwire: Education ban and detention

10 March 2016

The tribute by Baha'i community leaders (Yaran) in prison to commemorate their lawyer, Dr Hadi Esmailzadeh

08 March 2016

HRANA: Baha'i couples who celebrate the spring in prison

11 February 2016

Song by12-year-old Bayan Teimouri, whose mother has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment]

26 January 2016

Letter from Mona Amri Hesari, sentenced to nine years in prison

20 December 2015

Iranwire: Navid Aghdasi arrested for following up on of the murder of Ataollah Rezvani

18 November 2015

Roozonline: Detention of 15 Baha’is in three cities

17 November 2015

Iranwire: The right of Baha’is to teach their Faith; views of Yousefi Eshkevari, Arash Naraghi and Yaser Mirdamadi

17 November 2015

15 Baha'is arrested in Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad by Hassan Rouhani's Intelligence Ministry

16 November 2015

Widespread arrest of Baha'is and seizure of their businesses

16 November 2015

HRANA: An eye witness account of how Navid Aghdasi was arrested

16 November 2015

Rooz Online: From murder in Paris to attacking Baha’is

16 November 2015

BBC Persian: At least 15 Baha’is have been arrested in Iran

15 November 2015

Radio Zamaneh: Detention of 16 Baha’is and closure of 15 Baha’i-owned businesses

26 October 2015

Iran Wire: I am Taraneh, and my mother is in prison

10 October 2015

Iranwire: Azita Rafizadeh: I will go to prison in the next few days

14 September 2015

Saham News: Behrouz Tavakkoli and Afif Naimi returned to prison

02 September 2015

HRANA: Fariba Kamalabadi put in the same cell with murders in prison

24 August 2015

Roozonline: Kamran Rahimian: Iran is our motherland; we want to stay

14 August 2015

HRANA: Report about the situation of three professors of the Baha’i university

27 July 2015

Radio Zamaneh: Farhad Fahandej, Baha’i prisoner sentenced to ten years

07 July 2015

Saham News: Jamaloddin Khanjani, oldest political prisoner in Iran

07 June 2015

Tribune Zamaneh: Release the "Yaran" of Iran

14 May 2015

Kambiz Fattahi: The cases of seven Baha’is, seven years after their controversial detention

04 May 2015

Radio Zamaneh: Baha’i prisoners in a country that has no prisoners of conscious

22 March 2015

Iranwire: The Baha’i community of Iran in the last year

17 March 2015

BBC Persian: Members of a Baha’i family in Yazd were arrested

12 March 2015

Kayhan online: Faran Hesami was awarded the Raha prize

02 March 2015

Iranwire: Increasing pressure on Baha'is in Yazd

01 March 2015

Roozonline: Claim of tolerance while 100 Baha’is are in prison

13 February 2015

Radio Zamaneh: Valentine Day of Baha’i couples in prison

24 December 2014

Iranwire: Interview with a women a few hours before she goes back to prison

17 December 2014

Roozonline: Roofia Asdaghi: See from my perspective

09 December 2014

Iranwire: Interview with Sousan Tebyanian; a woman who is to return to prison soon

06 November 2014

CSHR: Imprisonment of Sousan Tebyanian

04 November 2014

Khodnevis website: Statistics of female political prisoners in Iran

23 October 2014

Roozonline: Baha’is of Gorgan in Rajaee Shahr prison

19 September 2014

Iran Emrooz: Tens of Baha’is are detained illegally in various prisons

09 September 2014

HRANA: report on conditions of Baha'i prisoners in Vakilabad of Mashhad

05 September 2014

Seven Baha’i prisoners of Urmia banned from family visits

04 September 2014

Afagh Khosravizand: My imprisoned children are asked to repent from teaching, as a condition for their release

22 August 2014

Voice of Iranian Christians: A member of men's national Jujitsu team expelled for becoming a Baha’i

27 July 2014

Commander of Revolutionary Guards in Shiraz: Baha’is must be severely curbed

21 July 2014

Iranwire: Sarang Ettehadi: When you read this letter, I will be behind bars

17 July 2014

Radio Zamaneh: Tens of Baha’is are in prison

14 July 2014

Shomaice Mohajer's mother: my daughter is in prison simply because she is a Baha'i

30 June 2014

Two Baha’is arrested in Yazd after writing slogans over the entrances of homes: "Death to Baha’i"

29 June 2014

Gooya News: A forgotten page of the story of ‘Yaran’ – detention of Mahvash Sabet

20 May 2014

Human Rights Watch: Increased pressure on Baha'is

15 May 2014

Six years since Baha'i community leaders were sent to jail

14 May 2014

Saham News: Civil activists gathered to mark the anniversary of the arrest of leaders of Baha’i community

28 April 2014

HRANA: Nasim Bagheri arrested

26 April 2014

Iran Emrooz: 65 political prisoners of Rajai Shahr prison call for prayer for Iran

23 April 2014

HRANA: Twenty Baha’is were sentenced to 58 years in prison

13 April 2014

Roozonline: A conversation in prison; a story of their pain

09 April 2014

HRANA: No news about Nika Kholousi ten days after her arrest

18 March 2014

Iran Human Rights: 136 Baha’is are in prison

26 November 2013

Roozonline: Stories of Fariba Kamalabadi’s daughter about her prison visits

13 September 2013

Gooya News: Political prisoners in Rajaei-Shahr demand the release of ill prisoners

06 June 2013

HRANA: Letter from Kamran Rahimian to his wife, Faran Hesami

17 May 2013

HRANA: Second anniversary of the detention of the BIHE (Baha’i University) professors

13 May 2013

Website of Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran: UN representatives ask Iran to release Baha’i leaders

17 April 2013

Fereshteh Ghazi: The world of a three-year old toddler; visiting parents in Evin and Rajai Shahr

20 November 2012

Court sentences Taherverdi Eskandariyan to three years in prison

09 October 2012

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22 September 2012

Two human rights organisations protest to Iran

13 September 2012

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03 September 2012

HRANA: Claims by Judiciary spokesman against arrested aid workers in Azerbaijan

01 September 2012

Interview with Najma Rahmani

12 August 2012

Confirmation of Pouya Tebyanian's prison sentence

17 July 2012

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17 July 2012

Roozonline: Aim of government is to eliminate the Baha’i community

04 July 2012

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28 June 2012

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20 June 2012

Faran Khan-Yaghma's sentence extended

01 June 2012

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31 May 2012

Amnesty International: Statements of human rights organizations on the right to education

24 May 2012

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19 May 2012

Court sentences Anisa Fanaian to four years and four months in prison

18 May 2012

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16 May 2012

Pouya Tebyanian sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison

15 May 2012

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21 April 2012

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04 April 2012

Parisa Babaei sentenced to prison for ‘propaganda against the regime’

01 March 2012

HRANA: Natoli Derakhshan released on bail

28 February 2012

Ehteram-e Azadi website: Letter from the 9-year old child of Sousan Tebyanian

31 January 2012

Appeal court confirms Ighan Shahidi's 5 year prison sentence

18 January 2012

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21 December 2011

Mahnaz Parakand’s letter to Ahmad Shahid

16 November 2011

Radio Farda: 46 German professors condemn persecution of Baha’is in Iran

09 October 2011

Shokrollah Masihpour released on bail

28 September 2011

Bashir Ehsani, education rights activist, sentenced to 5 years in prison

27 September 2011

BBC Persian: Two Nobel Peace Prize winners call for Baha’i rights to be respected

28 August 2011

Vajiheh Nasheri arrested in Sari

24 August 2011

Navid Khanjani's sentence confirmed by appeal court

06 August 2011

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02 August 2011

Sama Nourani, education rights activist, returned to Evin prison

28 July 2011

HRANA: A number of Baha'is associated with the online university have been accused of acting against national interest

21 July 2011

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06 July 2011

Two Baha'is transferred from Isfahan prison to Mashhad prison

21 June 2011

Rooz Online: Arrest of Baha’is continue

31 May 2011

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25 May 2011

Danial Ouji arrested

23 May 2011

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22 May 2011

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19 May 2011

BBC: Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi transferred from Qarchak to Evin

08 May 2011

Letter by Kamalabadi family, addressed to Tehran Prosecutor, protesting against the conviction of Fariba Kamalabadi and other Baha'i community leaders

06 May 2011

Vajihollah Mirzagolpour transferred to the prison for inmates on death row

05 May 2011

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05 May 2011

Vajihollah Mirzagolpour humiliated during interrogation

05 May 2011

HRANA: Humiliating a 71 year-old Baha’i in Sari

04 May 2011

HRANA: A group of women prisoners transferred from Rajai-Shahr to Varamin prison

May 2011

Letter by the wife of a 71-year old prisoner

16 April 2011

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21 March 2011

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03 March 2011

HRANA: Arrest of Saman Ostovar, a Baha’i from Kerman

22 February 2011

Khabarnavard: Letter from Sahar Todiee, about detention of her husband, Behzad Zabihi

16 February 2011

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16 February 2011

Misagh Afshar, student at Shahid Besheshti university, arrested

25 January 2011

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22 January 2011

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03 January 2011

Farid Rowhani in his defence statement: Can you see any sign of Islamic kindness and justice in what's happened to me?

02 January 2011

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01 January 2011

HRANA: Artin Ghazanfari summoned to serve his one year sentence in prison

23 December 2010

HRANA: Fattaneh Nouri was arrested in Sari

21 December 2010

HRANA: Roya Ghanbari arrested, while security forces looking for Fattaneh Nouri

21 December 2010

Sama Nourani sentenced to one year in prison

18 December 2010

Canada calls for immediate release of Baha'i community leaders in Iran

29 November 2010

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07 November 2010

HRANA: Siyamak Ighani arrested and sent to prison

01 November 2010

HRANA: Simin Gorji released from prison

20 October 2010

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07 October 2010

HRANA: Siyamak Ighani sentenced to three years of imprisonment

05 October 2010

HRANA: Navid Khanjani's trial postponed

29 September 2010

Jinous Sobhani sentenced to two years in prison

28 September 2010

Leva Khanjani sentenced to two years in prison

27 September 2010

HRANA: Rozita Vaseghi transferred to Vakilabad prison of Mashhad

21 September 2010

Javan Online: Baha’i attempts to decrease the sentence of Baha’i leaders

13 September 2010

Guilty verdict against Fakhreddin Samimi for promoting the Baha'i faith

09 September 2010

HRANA: Iranian physicians in Austria demand the release of all Iranian political prisoners especially Baha’i leaders in Iran

31 August 2010

HRANA: Rozita Vaseghi visited by her family, while under mental pressure from prison agents

12 August 2010

HRANA: No family visit for Rozita Vaseghi in prison

08 August 2010

HRANA: Letter from the wife of Ghavamoddin Sabetian, a Baha’i prisoner in Sari

08 August 2010

HRANA: Baha’i community leaders in Iran sentenced to 20 years in prison, each

05 August 2010

HRANA: Afshin Heiratian released from prison

27 July 2010

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13 July 2010

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08 July 2010

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05 July 2010

Artin Ghazanfari sentenced to one year in prison

05 July 2010

HRANA: First family visit of Sara Mahboubi in prison

30 June 2010

HRANA: First call of Sara Mahboubi from Sari prison

25 June 2010

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23 June 2010

HRANA: Afshin Ighani sentenced to four years and three months and one day of imprisonment

04 June 2010

HRANA: Third year of prison for Baha'i community leaders; interview with Diane Ala’i

04 June 2010

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03 June 2010

HRANA: Payam Fanaian released from prison

21 May 2010

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12 May 2010

HRANA: Baha’i International Community calls for the release of Baha’i community leaders in Iran

12 May 2010

HRANA: Moshfegh Samandari arrested

06 May 2010

HRANA: No information what so ever about Foad Khanjani

29 April 2010

Court decision on conditional release of Pouya Tebyanian

22 April 2010

HRANA: List 1: Names of citizens sentenced to prison or already in prison

22 April 2010

HRANA: List 2: Names of citizens sentenced to prison or already in prison

21 April 2010

Monthly report on suppression of the rights of religious minorities

21 April 2010

Monthly report on suppression of he rights of prisoners

21 April 2010

HRANA: Monthly report on suppression of freedom of thought and expression

15 April 2010

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12 April 2010

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10 April 2010

Court rejects Sousan Tebyanian's appeal

09 April 2010

Gooya news: Pressure on Iqan Shahidi and Sama Nourani for false confession on TV

09 April 2010

HRANA: Navid Khanjani still under pressure to admit allegations against him

09 April 2010

HRANA: Dorsa Sobhani banned from family visits

01 April 2010

HRANA: Dorsa Sobhani transferred from solitary confinement to public cell

29 March 2010

HRANA: Dorsa Sobhani still in Evin prison

26 March 2010

HRANA: Navid Khanjani and his family meet on the 4th day of spring

22 March 2010

Head of Judiciary refused to accept letter by Navid Khanjani's family

21 March 2010

HRANA: Navid Khanjani kept in solitary confinement in the IRGC wing in Evin prison

17 March 2010

Court verdict on Ziaollah Motearefi's appeal

14 January 2010

Gooya news: Trial of seven Baha’is, sign of religious violence

11 January 2010

Iran-e Emrooz: Why are Baha’is persecuted?

23 December 2009

Zabihollah Raoufi exiled to Tuyserkan

23 December 2009

Sholeh Taef arrested in Semnan

17 December 2009

Peyman Kashfi released in Tehran

16 December 2009

Date set for trial of seven Baha’i leaders

01 December 2009

Two Baha’is beaten up and arrested, and their houses searched

27 October 2009

Peyman Kashfi arrested in Tehran

18 October 2009

Trial of the leaders of the Baha’i community postponed

10 September 2009

Payam Shir-Mohammadi arrested in Tehran

29 August 2009

Behnam Motearefi found guilty

26 August 2009

New information on detention of Sohrab Laghaie

23 August 2009

Fars News Agency: Baha’is’ soft activities in the country

13 July 2009

Trial of leaders of the Baha’i community postponed

12 July 2009

Trial of the leaders of the Baha’i community postponed

11 July 2009

US Commission for Religious Freedom asks for release of seven leaders of the Baha’i community

06 July 2009

Akhbar-e Rooz: Seven Baha’i leaders at risk of execution

25 June 2009

New information on the detention of Moshfegh Samandari

24 June 2009

Tentative trial date for the seven leaders of the Baha’i community

18 June 2009

Latest on the arrest of Shahram Hasim

18 June 2009

Detention of Moshfegh Samandari

04 June 2009

Shahram Hasim arrested

04 June 2009

Latest on the arrest of Shahram Chinian

26 May 2009

Shahram Hasim disappeared

26 May 2009

Detention of Moshfegh Samandari

21 May 2009

Letter of complaint by Nezamoddin Fanaiyan about the case of her wife, Sahba Rezvani

20 May 2009

Sahba Rezvani sentenced to three-year imprisonment in Semnan

20 May 2009

Imprisoned Baha’i leaders visited by their families

20 May 2009

Behnam Motearefi arrested in Semnan

28 April 2009

Imprisoned Baha’i leaders visited by their families

28 April 2009

Siamak Ebrahiminia’s store sealed

08 April 2009

Ali Ehsani arrested in Semnan

23 March 2009

Imprisoned Baha’i leaders visited by their families in prison

18 March 2009

New information about the trial of seven Baha’i leaders

18 March 2009

Pouya Tebyanian arrested in Semnan

10 March 2009

Rostam Behifar and Peyman Rouhi arrested in Yazd

10 March 2009

Latest about six Baha’i prisoners in Tehran

01 March 2009

General Prosecutor: Leaders of the Baha’i community of Iran accepted their accusations

01 March 2009

Seven Baha’i leaders allowed to visit their families in prison

18 February 2009

EU expresses strong concern about the plight of seven Baha’i leaders

17 February 2009

Asr-e Nou website: Baha’is of Iran is in danger

16 February 2009

Nasrin Rahimi and Mehrazgiz Hoseini sentenced to one-year imprisonment in Hamadan

16 February 2009

Latest on Kamran Aghdasi, Baha’i prisoner in Hamadan

16 February 2009

Conviction of four Baha'i prisoners in Hamadan

16 February 2009

Masoud Ataeian released from Qaemshahr prison

12 February 2009

Baha’i International Community demands the release of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran

11 February 2009

Latest on Farhang Samadani and Elham Rowhani, Baha’i prisoners in Yazd

09 February 2009

Seven Baha’i leaders met their families in prison

09 February 2009

Ali Ahmadi released from prison

09 February 2009

Jinous Sobhani met her family in prison

09 February 2009

Latest on Nima Haghar, Baha’i prisoner in Tehran

01 February 2009

Masoud Ataeian met his family in Qaemshahr prison

01 February 2009

Latest on five Baha’i prisoners in Tehran

01 February 2009

Feizollah Rowshan imprisoned in Sari

28 January 2009

Radio Zamaneh: Six Baha’is arrested in Iran

27 January 2009

Sima Eshraghi and Jalayer Vahdat arrested in Mashhad

26 January 2009

Badiollah Abol-Fazli’s appeal refused

26 January 2009

Latest on arrested Baha’is in Kish

18 January 2009

Tabnak: Western media support Baha’is in Iran

16 January 2009

Fars News Agency: Shirin Ebadi’s Baha’i assistant, Jinous Sobhani, arrested

15 January 2009

Dom Jonbanak website: Mistreatment of the Baha’is of Qaemshahr

14 January 2009

Baha’i prisoners punished for not participating in a Muslim religious ceremony

14 January 2009

Four Baha’is arrested in Qaemshahr

11 January 2009

Latest on the seven Baha’i leaders in prison

01 December 2008

Cheragh-e Bidari: Baha’is arrested in Qaemshahr and Sari

24 November 2008

Soheila Motallebi arrested in Sari

23 October 2008

HRANA: Leaked document from the Office of Supreme Leader shows three Baha’i prisoners are innocent

14 October 2008

Mehran Bandi sentenced to prison and exile; and Mohammad Ali Borna fined

30 September 2008

Head of Shiraz Prison asked by Judiciary to enforce Enayatollah Haghighat's prison sentence

27 September 2008

Request for collateral to be released

13 September 2008

Asre No newspaper: Shirin Ebadi is not a Baha’i

11 September 2008

Letter from Mehrdad Bandi to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani

27 May 2008

Rooz Online: Announcing the Existence of an Official Anti-Baha’i Organization

02 February 2008

Kayhan: Baha’i prisoners in Shiraz accused of publicity against the regime

29 January 2008

Radio Farda: The context and reasons of mistreatment of Baha’is

27 January 2008

Jahan News website: Response to US request for freedom of three Baha’is

25 January 2008

BBC Persian: Baha’i social activists prosecuted in Shiraz

23 January 2008

Iran Emrooz: Increased pressure on Baha’is of Shiraz

2008

Letter from Afsaneh Khordadi to the Head of Revolutionary Court of Yazd

2008

Letter from Mehrdad Bandi to Iran Central Bar Association

2008

Letter from Amanollah and Mehrdad Bandi to Iran Central Bar Association

05 September 2007

Ali Ahamdi convicted

09 June 2007

Verdict of the Revolutionary Court of Sari on Feizollah Rowshan

18 November 2006

Faramarz Naddafiyan complains to the Ministry of Science that his daughter Sara, is not allowed to go to university

29 May 2006

Statement by political prisoners in Rajaei-Shahr in support of 54 Baha’is detained in Shiraz

27 May 2006

Latest on 54 Baha’is arrested in Shiraz

24 May 2006

54 Baha’is arrested in Shiraz

12 April 2006

Baha’is identified by security forces

27 January 2006

More Baha’is arrested in different cities

22 September 2004

Confirmation of Mirza Agha Alaie's dismissal and termination of his pension

January 2003

Baha’i history of Ivel

29 October 1995

Aminollah Khozoei needs proof of recanting faith to have salary reinstated

16 September 1995

Ziyaiyyeh Imani and Ramez Rowhani sentenced to one year imprisonment and confiscation of their assets

28 June 1995

Mousa Talebi sentenced to ten years imprisonment

05 January 1995

Baha'i nurse must recant to have his income reinstated

27 April 1994

Reinstatement of pension offered if Baha'i recants his faith

15 October 1991

Farkhondeh Fahandej's pension will not be paid unless she denounces her religion

03 March 1991

Additional documents requested in response to Taraneh Navidi's appeal

23 May 1990

Kayhan Havai newspaper: Eight Baha’is in prison

16 October 1989

Suspension of Taraneh Navidi-Moghaddam from school unless she recants her Baha'i beliefs

01 September 1989

Confirmation of Mahvash Daie-La's expulsion from Shahid Behesti University

27 June 1989

Directive on treatment of Baha'is in military service

12 March 1989

Bahidokht Tebyani sentenced to one year imprisonment by Revolutionary Court of Gonbad

05 February 1989

You will need to recant your faith three times in major newspapers, in order to be allowed to continue your studies

05 February 1989

Request to renounce faith in order to continue university education.

12 December 1988

Executive committee for expelled students to Bijan Mirzaei: Recant your Faith in order to continue your education

27 November 1988

Zekrollah Koushk-Baghi has to denounce his Baha'i faith three times in order to be allowed to continue his studies

27 November 1988

Mahnaz Rezvani must denounce her faith three times in order to be allowed back to university

17 November 1988

Farhang Dehghan expelled from university

09 November 1988

Sholeh Karampisheh expelled from Tehran University

09 November 1988

To continue your education you must recant your Baha'i faith

09 November 1988

Need to recant your faith and publish three notices in newspapers, to continue your education

09 November 1988

Hasan Saiedi expelled from Birjand University

28 September 1988

Letter from Farough Izadinia to his trial judge

04 August 1988

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Ayatollah Montazeri for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

30 June 1988

Samadiyyih Musa-Zadeh-Kohan requested to defend herself against the charge of being a Baha'i

26 January 1988

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Imam's Parole Committee for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

02 January 1988

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Assistant Prosecutor in Evin prison for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

07 August 1987

Release of Gorj-Ali Momtazi from prison requested

28 June 1987

Shamsi Khadem asks for return of ownership documents of the house, the car and other belongings of her daughter

28 June 1987

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Assistant Prosecutor of Rajai Shahr for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

10 February 1987

Key Baha'i figures not included in the amnesty and early release from prison to mark the anniversary of the revolution

09 February 1987

Kayhan newspaper: Baha’is do not qualify for reduction of sentence

29 December 1986

Shamsi Khadem pleads to UN Human Rights Commission about imprisonment of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

27 December 1986

Shamsi Khadem pleads to the Supreme Judicial Council for the release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

25 December 1986

Shamsi Khadem, age 90, pleads for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem from prison

11 September 1986

Conditions of parole and release from prison

11 September 1986

Baha'i prisoners excluded from amnesty

21 August 1986

Kayhan London newspaper: Baha’i prisoners not to be pardoned

11 August 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners for Eid-e Ghorban

11 August 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners for Eid of Sacrifice

11 August 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners for Eid of Sacrifice

12 June 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners

26 April 1986

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Ayatollah Mousavi Ardabili to look into the case of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

12 April 1986

Dr Sina Hakiman request for his legal representation to be transferred to the Prosecutor in Zahedan

03 March 1986

Amrollah Manouchehri is requested to declare his faith

14 January 1986

Tarazollah Hakiman must remain in prison if he does not pay his debts

07 December 1985

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Hojjatol-Islam Rafsanjani for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem from prison

23 August 1985

Baha'i threatened with dismissal unless he renounces his faith

15 July 1985

Houman Shaydanshidi’s stories from visiting his father in prison

11 July 1985

Instructions regarding verdict of 15 years’ imprisonment issued to Baha'i

17 May 1985

Shamsi Khadem asks for her daughter in prison, Molouk Khadem, to be treated in hospital for her eye condition

14 May 1985

Shahla Khajeh-Taheri's dismissal from work at Department of Education in Marvdasht

07 March 1985

Kayhan London newspaper: 40 Baha’is arrested in Egypt

28 February 1985

Jomhoury-e Eslami newspaper: Forty Baha’is arrested in Egypt

24 February 1985

Rouhollah Bahramshahi’s letter to Assistant Prosecutor of Yazd: Allow me to visit my mother on her dying bed

10 November 1984

Sari police: If Baha'is of Ivel convert to Islam, they can stay in Ivel

30 October 1984

Plea by Shamsi Khadem for the release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

04 June 1984

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners

12 May 1984

Five Baha’is arrested in Zanjan

09 May 1984

Request to terminate pension of Rouhollah Eshraghi, who has been sentenced to prison and cash fine

07 May 1984

Shamsi Khadem pleads to be allowed to visit her daughters, Molouk and Touran Khadem in prison

10 March 1984

Enayatollah Tashakkor's file including 64 pages of documents delivered to the Third Branch

08 March 1984

Enayatollah Tashakkor arrested and referred to Office of the Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor

26 December 1983

Request to release three imprisoned Baha’i physicians due to dire need of medical practitioners

23 December 1983

Afshin Nowrouzi-Iranzad declares his faith as Baha'i

21 December 1983

Petition by colleagues to allow three imprisoned Baha'i doctors to be released.

19 December 1983

Letter from Maryan Ghasemi to Director of Medical Council

05 November 1983

Shamsi Khadem informed that her daughter, Molouk Kahdem is in Rajaei-Shahr prison

04 September 1983

Shamsi Khadem's second daughter arrested too

20 July 1983

Confirmation of order to expel Masoud Majidi from University

18 July 1983

Iraj Mehdinejad ordered to state what religion he believes in

07 July 1983

Ferdows Akhavanus-Safa pleads to Revolutionary Prosecutor of Shiraz for the release of her daughter, Mitra Iravan

13 June 1983

Rashid Goshtasb sentenced to 6 years imprisonment

04 June 1983

Taraneh Navidi's appeal refused by the University Admissions Commission

04 June 1983

Mahnaz Ahrari suspended from her studies at University of Tabriz

14 May 1983

Written interrogation of Ziaollah Motallebi

06 April 1983

Prison Visit card of Kourosh Haghbin

06 April 1983

Prison visit card of Bahram Afnan

06 April 1983

Prison visit permission for Abdol-Hosein Azadi

06 April 1983

Visiting form for Bahram Yaldaie in Adel Abad prison of Shiraz

06 April 1983

Prison visit card of Parviz Goharriz

06 April 1983

Prison visit card of Jamshid Siavushi

05 April 1983

Prison visit card of Shahin Dalvand

05 April 1983

Prison Visit card of Enayatollah Eshraghi

03 April 1983

Prison visit card of Tahereh Arjomandi

03 April 1983

Prison Visit card of Mahshid Niroumand

03 April 1983

Prison visit card of Simindokht Saberi

03 April 1983

Prison visit card of Akhtar Sabet Savestani

03 April 1983

Prison visit card of Mona Mahmoudnejad

03 April 1983

Prison visit card of Ezzat Janami

03 April 1983

Prison Visit card of Nosrat Ghoufrani

03 April 1983

Prison visit card of Zarrin Moghimi

03 April 1983

Prison visit card of Roya Eshraghi

31 March 1983

Ministry of Petroleum summons dismissed Baha’is to appeal hearing

13 February 1983

Baha’i employees of cement industries can receive salary if they recant their Faith

26 January 1983

Department of Education in Doroud warned to expel Baha'i student from school

05 January 1983

Fatemeh Vatanzadeh dismissed from work

01 January 1983

Kiandokht Zarghami expelled from University of Science and Technology

01 January 1983

Masoud Hoseini expelled from University of Science and Technology

1983

Visiting Card of prisoner Ahmad Sabet-Sarvestani

10 December 1982

Ali Panahandeh, Member of Parliament, advises Payam Varaie to convert to Islam

09 December 1982

Farshad Nawrouzi expelled from Isfahan University of Technology

25 October 1982

Court orders a couple to divorce, as the Baha’i spouse refuses to convert to Islam

05 October 1982

Letter from Friday Prayer Imam of Bijar to manager of Pirouz Mehr launderette: State your hatred of Bahaism

03 August 1982

Kayhan newspaper: Baha’is, agents of global Zionism

27 July 1982

Mottahedin University's refusal to enrol Baha'is students

19 July 1982

Refusal to enrol Fahimeh Abedian at university

19 July 1982

Refusal to enrol Farah Baghi at university

12 July 1982

Behnam Khoshkhou sentenced to pay fine, ten weeks jail, and suspended death penalty

12 May 1982

Permission to continue studies not granted to mechanics student at Mazandaran University

30 April 1982

Questionnaire from Mina Glassmaking Company to identify Baha’i workers and their willingness to recant their belief

17 April 1982

Mahmonir Ehsani Najafabadi told to recant her faith or she will be dismissed

17 April 1982

Abdol-Shoghi Tebyani in prison

18 March 1982

Question to Mahnaz Rezvani about her beliefs

08 March 1982

Receipt of cash to be handed to Abdol-Shoghi Tebyani in prison

06 March 1982

Dismissal from government service unless remorse expressed

25 February 1982

Court verdict on Habibollah Mohtadi should be carried out

18 January 1982

Cancellation of Khosrow Sanaie's contract to represent Iran Bicycle and Motorcycle Corporation

09 January 1982

National Grain Corporation states that a requirement for taking part in their recruitment contest is belonging to one of the official religions in Iran

01 January 1982

Berjis Ighanian expelled from University of Elm va Sanat

21 December 1981

Zerox Paint company orders Afshin Nowrouzi-Iranzad to confirm his religion

28 November 1981

Letter from Namajerd council to five Baha’is about confiscation of their properties

21 October 1981

Colonel Mogharrabi, Keinejad and Ataollah Haghighi arrested

01 September 1981

Baha'i staff of Zam Zam Company in Kermanshah to be dismissed

23 August 1981

Farokh Elghanian requested to publish her religious affiliation

24 June 1981

Shahla Razi dismissed from work

14 June 1981

Tarazollah Khozein and Hosein Khandel in prison - executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Naser Vafai and Mohammad (Sohrab) Habibi in prison who were executed in Hamadan on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Seven members of the Local Assembly of Hamadan in prison visiting their families before execution on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Mohammad (Sohrab) Habibi in prison - Executed in Hamadan on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Three members of the Local Assembly of Hamadan in prison who were executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Tarazollah Khozein in prison - executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Naser Vafai in prison - Executed in Hamadan on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Hosein Motlagh in prison - executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Mohammad (Sohrab) Habibi and Mohammad-Bagher (Soheil) Habibi in prison before execution on 14 June 1981

05 May 1981

Ghodsiyyeh Vahdati, sentenced to life imprisonment; Yadollah Vahdati, Satar Khoshkhoo, and Ehsanollah Mehdi-Zadeh executed by firing squad

05 May 1981

Ghodsiyyeh Vahdat sentenced to life imprisonment by Shiraz Revolutionary Court

04 May 1981

Verdict of Shiraz Revolutionary Court on 5 Baha'i defendants, reported by Keyhan newspaper

29 March 1981

Form to indicate one's religion completed by a Baha'i

16 March 1981

Termination of salary of Baha'is at the Ministry of Defence

21 February 1981

Esfandiar Forouzandeh told to recant his faith or lose his job

05 February 1981

Parvin Edraki told to confirm whether or not she is a Baha'i

31 January 1981

Nourieh Vojdani to be dismissed from work at Sorkheh Hesar Hospital

21 January 1981

Einollah Rashidnejad denied employment at Babol Health center

20 January 1981

Parviz Motemasek dismissed from work at Babol Health Network

20 January 1981

Yavar Safarzadegan dismissed from work at Babol Health Network

20 January 1981

Afsaneh Niazi dismissed from work at hospital in Babol

18 January 1981

Medical report from Shiraz prison about Enayatollah Mehdizadeh

11 January 1981

Welfare Office of Semnan Province warned to expel Baha'is still working there

05 January 1981

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Supreme Judiciary Council: Baha’is arrested in Hamadan should be treated fairly

22 December 1980

Ali Niazi dismissed from employment in Health Network of Babol

22 December 1980

Baha'i archivist requested to renounce faith to keep employment

06 December 1980

Ettelaat newspaper: Ayatollah Khomeini’s order to punish some Baha’is

09 November 1980

Medical board of Mazandaran requests Rouhiyyeh Yazdani’s release from prison

27 October 1980

Ali Sobhani dismissed from work at Aviation and Helicopter Services Organization

14 October 1980

You must undertake not to promote your faith, otherwise your pension will be terminated

14 September 1980

Mousa Alizadeh suspended from work at National Oil Company

30 August 1980

Pardis newspaper: 9 Baha'is arrested

21 August 1980

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran: Armed men have arrested members of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran

16 August 1980

Kayhan newspaper: Four Baha’is arrested in Abadeh

13 August 1980

Order to arrest Khosrow Izadyar and inspect his house

23 July 1980

Jahad-e-Sazandegi believes Baha’i is a doctrine made by British colonialists

21 June 1980

Blunt warning to Baha’is of Iran from Ayyatollah Sadoughi

01 June 1980

Telegraph from Sobhani family to President: Free Yousef Sobhani

15 May 1980

Hand over of Saadatollah Behrouz’s belongings to his family

17 April 1980

Abolfazl Imani dismissed from work at Zamzam company

05 March 1980

Nezam Houshmand Sarvestani expelled from work at Iran Electronics Industries

01 March 1980

Letter from the Baha'i Community to Ayatollah Mousavi Ardabili

18 February 1980

Mass dismissal of Baha'is from Department of Education of Eastern Azerbaijan

16 February 1980

Badiollah Mokarian sentenced to 5 years imprisonment

22 January 1980

Baha'i prohibited from continuing work in Department of Education Dasht-e Azadegan

01 December 1979

Ettelaat newspaper: Islam is against forced conversion

26 November 1979

Verdict of Revolutionary Court of Shiraz for execution and imprisonment of Baha’is

20 November 1979

Baha’is not allowed to be recruited in the Armed Forces

19 November 1979

Teacher requested to declare her hatred and disgust for her ideology to maintain employment

04 August 1979

Farangis Amini Yazdeli told to recant her faith or she will be dismissed from work

29 July 1979

Mansour Shidanshidi expelled from Rural Cooperatives Organization of Sirjan

17 July 1979

Victore Golshan dismissed from work

07 July 1979

Baha'i told to recant her faith

02 July 1979

Mohammad-Bagher Ahrari’s complaint to Governor of Karaj

30 June 1979

Ettelaat newspaper: Confiscation of Sabet Pasal’s assets

08 May 1979

Baha'is of Kata threatened with looting unless they convert to Islam

26 March 1979

Dr Jafarzadeh warned by committee to combat Baha'is at Ferdowsi University to watch her behaviour

03 November 1965

If Azizollah Rowhanian denies being a Baha'i, he should state that clearly in his own handwriting and put his signature on it

07 August 1965

Mernoush Talaei needs to confirm he belongs to one of the recognized religions

26 April 1962

Appointment of Badiollah Naimi can not be formally approved

28 April 1959

Aftab-e Shargh newspaper: Baha’is and Dervishes arrested in Turkey

22 April 1959

A group of dervishes arrested in Turkey, following the arrest of Baha’is

04 April 1959

Aftab-e Shargh newspaper: 60 Bahais arrested in Turkey

04 April 1959

60 Iranian Baha’is released in Turkey

02 April 1959

Asiay-e Javan magazine: Several Iranian Baha’is in Turkey planning to return to Iran, following the arrest of their fellow Bahai’s

01 April 1959

Roshanfekr magazine: 60 Baha’is arrested in Turkey

16 July 1958

Aram newspaper: Habibollah Khamsi arrested

08 February 1958

Instruction to dismiss Baha'is from National Railways

30 December 1957

Ajang newspaper: Baha’i employees of Railways not getting a salary rise

17 October 1955

Asadollah Ramezani Sabet not allowed to go back to work unless he recants his faith

01 October 1955

Reaction to the collective Baha’i response to Setareh Eslam newspaper

09 September 1955

Enayat Saadat complains to Interior Minister about widespread and violent attacks against Bahai's in Abadeh

07 September 1955

Daad newspaper: Baha’is sacked from government offices by the order of Ayatollah Boroujerdi

07 September 1955

Nedaye Hagh newspaper: Fighting Baha’ism in Najafabad

23 August 1955

Sahar newspaper: Planning Organisation is trying to identify Baha’i employees

18 June 1955

Nabarde Mellat newspaper: Rumours about Ebtehaj being a Baha’i

21 May 1955

Eradeye Asia newspaper: Baha’i employees expelled from work

19 May 1955

Ashofteh newspaper: Government departments ordered to send a list of their Baha’i employees to Prime Minister’s office

17 May 1955

Government departments ordered to send a list of their Baha’i employees to Prime Minister’s office

13 May 1955

Tehran-Mosavar newspaper: Baha’i employees can continue to work if they convert to Islam

06 April 1955

Sobh-e Emrouz newspaper: 62 Baha’is arrested in Turkey

02 April 1955

Hirmand Mashhad newspaper: Sixty Baha’is arrested in Turkey

08 July 1954

Kayhan: Murderers of Abarghou incident were not Baha’i

June 1952

Report on incident in Abarghou

May 1952

Innocent people arrested in relation to the incident in Abarghou

May 1952

Report on death of a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd

21 August 1947

Parcham-e Eslam newspaper: Samandari promotes the Baha’i faith in Iran?

28 May 1944

Incident in Abadeh and arrest of several Muslims and Baha'is

17 March 1941

Complaint to Prime Minister about prison sentence for Baha'i marriage

17 June 1940

Sangsar businessmen arrested, beaten and expelled from Sangsar

17 June 1940

Baha’i shop owners banished, for closing their shops during their religious holiday

18 December 1939

Arrest order for attempting to register Baha'i marriage

04 December 1939

Letter from Nasrollah Shahrezaie to the cabinet of ministers: Authorities refuse to register my marriage

03 December 1939

Letter from Asadollah Dousti-Najafabadi to the cabinet of ministers: Authorities refuse to register my marriage

26 November 1939

Refusal to register marriage

19 November 1939

Letter from Fatollah Zainabi to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage and have jailed me

12 November 1939

Letter from Mohammad Vatani’s mother to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my son’s marriage and have imprisoned him

06 November 1939

Letter from Fatemeh Khamasi to the cabinet of ministers: Authorities refuse to register my marriage and have jailed my husband

16 August 1939

Letter from Minister of Justice to Prime Minister about allegation of murder against Legha Taherizadeh’s husband

02 August 1939

Letter from Prime Minister to Department of Justice about the imprisonment of an eighty-year old Baha’i

08 June 1939

Letter from Prime Minister to Department of Justice about Malihe Zabihi’s appeal

20 May 1939

What punishment for Baha’is in Sangsar who close their shops for the “Flower” festival?

18 March 1939

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister about the detention of Nikaeen Yazdi

13 February 1939

Abbas Beyzaie sentenced to 6 months prison for marrying according to Baha'i rules

15 November 1937

Seisan residents’ complaint

30 October 1937

Letter from Chief of Cabinet of Ministers to Interior Minister about releasing five Baha’is of Seisan

13 October 1937

Baha’i families expelled from Seisan in Eastern Azerbaijan

02 October 1937

Letter from Chief Minister to Interior Minister about the exile of Baha’is of Seisan

20 September 1937

Baha’is arrested for suspending work on Baha’i holiday

02 September 1937

Sangsar Women seeking justice for their imprisoned husbands

30 August 1937

Sangsar women appeal to authorities for the release of their relatives

30 August 1937

13 days of in prison, without any crime

29 August 1937

Appeal for justice by families of businessmen in prison in Sangsar

01 August 1937

Letter from Mohammad-Yousef Ehsani to Chief Minister

31 July 1937

Demand for the release of 10 Baha’is, jailed for closing their businesses on Baha’i holiday

29 July 1937

Wife seeking justice following arrest of her husband in Sangsar

29 July 1937

Rezvanieh Laghaei demanding the release of her husband from prison in Sangsar

26 July 1937

Tahereh Golestani seeking justice for her detained husband

26 July 1937

Sangsar sheep-sellers jailed for closing their shops on Baha’i holiday

24 July 1937

Baha’i shop-owners in Sangsar jailed for closing their shops on Baha’i holidays

21 July 1937

Appeal for the release of a Baha’i in Sangsar prison

20 August 1934

Employment contract conditional on employee recanting his faith

18 February 1934

Five Baha’is expelled from Sangsar

14 February 1934

Expulsion of 5 Baha’is from Sangsar

14 October 1852

Vaghaye-e Ettefaghieh newspaper: Haji Nasir arrested in Qazvin

Statement of Hezbollah youth in Ivel: Baha'ism is not a religion, it's a political party

Adilabad prison in Shiraz, where a number of Baha’is including 10 young girls were executed

You must publish three notices in newspapers, recanting your faith, in order to be allowed to continue your education

There is no other way than stating they are Muslim

Imposing religious beliefs on students in schools

Formal undertaking not to promote the Baha'i faith

Ayatollah Khomeini quoted by Hezbollah youth in Ivel: Bahaism is not a religion, it's a political party

Ostad Hosein, Babi prisoner in Mashhad, a shoe-maker from Kashan

Letter by Governor of Fars to Baha'is, warning that they will be dismissed if they don't recant their faith

Enayatollah Haghighat's guilty verdict reconfirmed

Kamal Yazdanpanah’s services in prison

University of Science and Technology's guide on repentance, and embracing Islam

Baha'is in Semnan under increased pressure by security organisations

Department of Education's standard letter to its Baha'i employees in Abadan that they will be dismissed if they don't recant their faith

List of examined material belonging to Enayatollah Tashakkor

Arrangements for converting Baha’i students to Islam at University of Science and Technology

Guilty verdict against Foad Agah Dahaghani for promoting the Baha'i faith

Requirements for repentance and conversion to Islam

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