The Islamic Republic security agents have arrested at least seven Iranian Baha’is in the past ten days, reports say. While confirming the reports, the Geneva-based Baha’i International Community says it is not yet clear which state-run entity is behind the arrests, or what are the charges against the detainees
Tag: Religious Minorities in Iran
65 Years old Christian convert Imprisoned in Iran
A 65-year-old Iranian woman who converted from Islam to Christianity was sentenced to prison last week, charged with “propaganda against the system” and “acting against national security
Pence demands Iran release Christian sentenced to prison
The Iranian regime’s incarceration of a woman who converted to Christianity prompted US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday to urge the clerical regime in Tehran to free the persecuted woman
Iraq will follow Iran and curb religious freedom
While it struggles to constrain Iran-controlled militias it once welcomed to help defeat ISIS, Iraq now appears poised to make another policy blunder, drawing it further into Iran’s orbit
Extrajudicial punishment remains routine for Christians and political prisoners
It was reported on Thursday that after being denied asylum in Germany, a 58-year-old Iranian convert to Christianity was immediately arrested upon being deported back to Iran
Twitter suspends Iran news agencies over harassment of Baha’is
Twitter has suspended several Iranian news accounts over alleged harassment of people who follow the Baha’i faith
Iranian authorities give long prison terms to nine Baha’is
Nine Baha’is, members of a religious minority that has experienced decades of discrimination in Iran received lengthy prison sentences for their faith.
Hefty prison terms for 9 Iranian Baha’is
The Birjad court in Southern Khorasan province sentenced each of the Baha’i men and women to six years of prison and confiscated money raised by the Baha’i community in the city
Iranian regime arrests 8 Christians and send them to solitary confinement
Security officials from Iran’s Intelligence Ministry raided the homes of eight Iranians converts to Christianity on July 1, in the southern city of Bushehr, carting them off to solitary confinement
The Iranian regime continues to harass Baha’is
The Iranian regime continues to harass Baha’is, members of a religious minority that has experienced decades of discrimination Iran. In the latest example of persecution against the Baha’i religious minority members, the state security forces inspected the…
Baha’i worshipper sentenced to 10 years in prison for her faith
Reports from Iran indicate that the Iranian regime has sentenced Sophia Mobini, a Baha’i citizen, to 10 years in prison
