Tag: Religious Minorities in Iran

Iran has bulldozed over the grave of a pastor who was executed by the regime in 1990 for leaving Islam for Christianity

Baha’i resident Sahba Farnoush was sentenced to sixteen years in prison by Judge Iman Afshari, the head of Branch 4 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Mr. Farnoush was notified of the sentence in recent days. He was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence in November 2016 and later released on bail until the completion of proceedings

Nine Christians were reportedly sentenced to a combined total of 45 years in prison by Iran’s Revolutionary Court as the Islamic Republic continues its persecution of Christian converts from Islam

The Islamic Republic of Iran is unleashing a sweeping crackdown on Christians, particularly those who have dared to convert from Islam to Christianity

Ardeshir Fanaeian, Yalda Firouzian and Behnam Eskandarian, residences of Semnan were sentenced to prison by appeal court

Tehran’s outspoken member of parliament Mahmoud Sadeqi has warned about the dangerous health condition of imprisoned dervishes who are on a hunger strike in Iran

According to Aran Moghan, a Christian citizen was arrested in Pars Abad Moghan by the Damghan Intelligence Department officers and Security police. He was accused of “Christianity mission” and “disturbing public opinion” in public space and cyberspace

The verdict was upheld by the court of appeals conviction against seven Baha’i citizens who had previously been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in Bushehr.

Ostanwire- Some reports indicate the destruction of a number of Baha’i graves in Yazd’s Golestan Javid (Baha’i cemetery). Tombstones in this cemetery have been demolished by stones and blocks in recent days

Soroush Azadi is the tenth Baha’i citizen who was arrested in November 2019 by security forces in Baharestan in Isfahan. He was arrested on November 30, 2019. His whereabouts is still unknown

Seventy-two imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes in Iran who are on hunger strike in protest to the restraints imposed on Nour-Ali Tabandeh, the leader of the Gonabadi Sufi order, have said that they are determined to continue their hunger strike