Freedom of religion
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Religions and sects
Continued repression of religious freedoms in Iran; Prison sentences for two Baha'i citizens in Birjand implemented
The prison sentence for two Baha'i citizens living in Birjand, Arezo Mohammadi and Banafsheh Mokhtari, who were sentenced to prison in early October of this year by Branch 2…
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Religions and sects
Shahnaz Sabet, a Baha'i citizen, was transferred to Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz to serve her sentence.
Shahnaz Sabet, a Baha'i citizen living in Shiraz, was arrested this morning, Monday, October 11, and sent to Adel Abad Prison to serve her sentence.
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Religions and sects
Continued repression of religious freedoms in Iran; details of the prison sentences for eight Baha'i citizens
Eight Baha'i citizens living in Birjand who were sentenced to death by the South Khorasan Provincial Court of Appeal in mid-September of this year…
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Religions and sects
Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj; Farhad Fahandezh transferred to solitary confinement under the pretext of positive coronavirus test
Farhad Fahandezh, a 61-year-old Baha'i citizen, was arrested today, Thursday, October 1, under the pretext of testing positive for the coronavirus.
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Iranian Christian News
Ebrahim Firoozi, a Christian convert, was summoned to the Rask courthouse.
Ebrahim Firoozi, an exiled Christian convert in Rask city, Sistan and Baluchestan province, was summoned to the Public Prosecutor’s Office…
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Iran News
Repression of religious minorities in Iran; A citizen was sentenced to 7 years in prison for being a Baha'i and sending an opinion to the Voice of America
Farid Zirgi Moghadam, a Baha'i citizen living in Birjand, has been sentenced to a total of seven years in prison in two separate cases, saying…
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Iranian Christian News
50-year prison sentences for five Iranian Christian citizens confirmed
A Christian couple who were sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court were released before their execution.
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Religions and sects
Defense attorney for imprisoned Baha'i citizen Lisa Tebyanian: Supreme Court's reversal of acquittal was "illegal and unjust"
The lawyer for Lisa Tebyanian, a Baha'i citizen imprisoned in Iran, says that the authorities of the Islamic Republic cannot accept that a court in the Islamic Republic "promotes Baha'iism"...
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