Iranian security forces arrest a Baha'i citizen in Yazd

An informed source told the Voice of America Persian Service that on Monday, February 26, security forces in Yazd city visited the home of Farzad Rouhani Menshadi, a Baha'i citizen living in Yazd. They searched the house, confiscated a number of personal belongings, and arrested him and took him to an unknown location.
This informed person also told VOA that Neda Shabani, a Baha'i citizen living in Andisheh Fardis, who was arrested by security forces on December 28 and taken to an unknown location, was released from prison on Monday after posting bail pending the completion of the trial.
Last Thursday, Amnesty International published a report on the human rights situation in Iran, part of which states that 95 Baha'i citizens were arrested in Iran last year.
Source: Voice of America




