Ten Baha'is were arrested by the security forces in Isfahan today and taken to an undisclosed location.
These citizens are Neda Badakhsh, Arezoo Sobhanian, Yeganeh Roohbakhsh Nurdehsaleh, Mojgan Shahrezaei, Neda Emadi, Parasto Hakim, Yeganeh Agahi, Shana Shoghifar, Negin Khademi, and Bahare Lotfi.
These arrests were made pursuant to a court order. In at least one case, more than 10 agents entered the house violently and took away all the family's electronic devices, books, cash, and gold.
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These citizens are Neda Badakhsh, Arezoo Sobhanian, Yeganeh Roohbakhsh Nurdehsaleh, Mojgan Shahrezaei, Neda Emadi, Parasto Hakim, Yeganeh Agahi, Shana Shoghifar, Negin Khademi, and Bahare Lotfi.
These arrests were made pursuant to a court order. In at least one case, more than 10 agents entered the house violently and took away all the family's electronic devices, books, cash, and gold.
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Golnoush Nasiri and Farideh Moradi, two Baha'i women residing in Mashhad, have been sentenced to three years and eight months’ imprisonment by Branch One of Mashhad Revolutionary Court, with Judge Hadi Mansouri presiding.
Nasiri and Moradi were charged with membership in groups aiming to disturb national security and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
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Nasiri and Moradi were charged with membership in groups aiming to disturb national security and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
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Branch One of the Sari Revolutionary Court has convicted three Bahais of national security charges. Soha Sabeti has been sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment on charges of “membership in a group with the aim of distributing national security”and “deviant educational and propaganda activity against holy Islam.” She has also been sentenced to a fine of 37.5 million toumans, approximately $744 per the current exchange rate, and she has been barred from all educational or cultural activities for 13 years.
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On the morning of Monday, February 17, 2025, in a coordinated operation, Ministry of Intelligence agents raided the homes of 10 Baha’i families in the Mehrshahr, Gohardasht, and Khorramdasht areas of Karaj, searching their residences and confiscating personal belongings.
According to a reliable source, intelligence agents raided the homes of Nazila Raisi, Shoghi Tebiani, Shamisa Shahbazian, Homa Abdardestani, Alice Bahari, Farhoud Yazdani and Nava Ansari in Mehrshahr; Pejman Reza, Peyman Reza and Mehraneh Motlagh Arani (Reza) in Khorramdasht and Nasim Ansari in Gohardasht, conducting thorough searches of their residences.
In two cases, at the homes of Mr. Tebiani and Mrs. Bahari, agents forcibly entered using a sledgehammer after a delay in opening the door. The agents also raided Mr. Tebiani’s and his father's violin workshop, searched the premises, and confiscated several items.
During these searches, authorities confiscated books, pamphlets, photographs, mobile phones, laptops, tablets, and, in some cases, national ID cards and birth certificates.
As of now, the reasons behind these raids remain unclear.
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According to a reliable source, intelligence agents raided the homes of Nazila Raisi, Shoghi Tebiani, Shamisa Shahbazian, Homa Abdardestani, Alice Bahari, Farhoud Yazdani and Nava Ansari in Mehrshahr; Pejman Reza, Peyman Reza and Mehraneh Motlagh Arani (Reza) in Khorramdasht and Nasim Ansari in Gohardasht, conducting thorough searches of their residences.
In two cases, at the homes of Mr. Tebiani and Mrs. Bahari, agents forcibly entered using a sledgehammer after a delay in opening the door. The agents also raided Mr. Tebiani’s and his father's violin workshop, searched the premises, and confiscated several items.
During these searches, authorities confiscated books, pamphlets, photographs, mobile phones, laptops, tablets, and, in some cases, national ID cards and birth certificates.
As of now, the reasons behind these raids remain unclear.
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On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, three Baha'i citizens — Sheida Rohani, Shideh Tavakkoli, and Shila Tavakkoli — were arrested at their home in Tehran by security forces. According to HRANA, during the raid on Mrs. Rohani’s residence, authorities confiscated items including laptops, cell phones, tablets, property and vehicle ownership documents, educational records, books and images related to the Baha'i faith, as well as gold and US dollars. The agents then told Mrs. Rohani she needed to accompany them to speak with an investigator and took her away.
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Mehran Dastournezhad, a 66-year-old Baha’i citizen from Shiraz, was violently arrested on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Marvdasht. According to his daughter, Boshra Dastournezhad — a model and actress based in the U.S. — he has been missing for over eight days with no updates on his condition or whereabouts.
Prior to his arrest, Mr. Dastournezhad had received several threatening phone calls. During the raid on his home, agents confiscated his personal belongings, including his phone, laptop, and photography equipment. Mr. Dastournezhad, who also cares for his 92-year-old mother, was taken without any warrant or explanation.
Two days after his arrest, he briefly contacted his brother to say that he was being transferred from Marvdasht to Shiraz by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. Since then, there has been no further information about his status, charges, or place of detention.
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Prior to his arrest, Mr. Dastournezhad had received several threatening phone calls. During the raid on his home, agents confiscated his personal belongings, including his phone, laptop, and photography equipment. Mr. Dastournezhad, who also cares for his 92-year-old mother, was taken without any warrant or explanation.
Two days after his arrest, he briefly contacted his brother to say that he was being transferred from Marvdasht to Shiraz by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. Since then, there has been no further information about his status, charges, or place of detention.
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Keyhan Maghsoudi, a Bahá’í citizen, photographer, and videographer from Urmia, has been detained by security forces for more than two months, according to a statement by his family.
Arrested on June 20, 2025, during a raid on his workplace, he was first held by the Ministry of Intelligence and later transferred to Urmia prison. Recently, he was again taken out of prison for interrogation.
Throughout this entire period, he has been denied access to counsel, leaving him at serious risk of forced confessions under torture. His family has received no information about any possible charges or the status of his case.
This detention is another instance of the Iranian government’s intensified crackdown on Bahá’ís following the military conflict with Israel in June. The Iranian government has never provided any evidence regarding the national security charges leveled against Iranian Bahá’ís.
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Arrested on June 20, 2025, during a raid on his workplace, he was first held by the Ministry of Intelligence and later transferred to Urmia prison. Recently, he was again taken out of prison for interrogation.
Throughout this entire period, he has been denied access to counsel, leaving him at serious risk of forced confessions under torture. His family has received no information about any possible charges or the status of his case.
This detention is another instance of the Iranian government’s intensified crackdown on Bahá’ís following the military conflict with Israel in June. The Iranian government has never provided any evidence regarding the national security charges leveled against Iranian Bahá’ís.
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on September 23, 2025, Branch 37 of the Fars Province Court of Appeals upheld the 25-year prison sentence of Roya Sabet, a Bahá’í citizen.
She was sentenced to 10 years for “collaboration with citizens and institutions of the Israeli government,” 10 years for “forming and managing a group with the intent to act against national security,” and five years for “sectarian propaganda activity contrary to Islamic Sharia.” The longest of these prison sentences is enforceable.
Additionally, she was sentenced to a two-year travel ban, passport revocation, and five years’ deprivation of social rights and prohibition from online activity.
On January 4, 2024, Roya Sabet, a Bahá’í citizen residing in the United Arab Emirates for 23 years, traveled to Shiraz to care for her elderly and ill parents. On February 15, 2024, She was summoned by the IRGC Intelligence Office and later arrested on charges of membership in the Bahá’í Faith and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
On May 28, 2025, Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court sentenced her to 25 years in prison and additional penalties on charges of collaboration with Israel, forming a group, and propaganda activity — a ruling that was fully upheld on appeal.
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She was sentenced to 10 years for “collaboration with citizens and institutions of the Israeli government,” 10 years for “forming and managing a group with the intent to act against national security,” and five years for “sectarian propaganda activity contrary to Islamic Sharia.” The longest of these prison sentences is enforceable.
Additionally, she was sentenced to a two-year travel ban, passport revocation, and five years’ deprivation of social rights and prohibition from online activity.
On January 4, 2024, Roya Sabet, a Bahá’í citizen residing in the United Arab Emirates for 23 years, traveled to Shiraz to care for her elderly and ill parents. On February 15, 2024, She was summoned by the IRGC Intelligence Office and later arrested on charges of membership in the Bahá’í Faith and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
On May 28, 2025, Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court sentenced her to 25 years in prison and additional penalties on charges of collaboration with Israel, forming a group, and propaganda activity — a ruling that was fully upheld on appeal.
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