Religious Minorities in Iran

Dozens of Kurds were arrested and several prisoners were executed in the Kurdish populated areas of Iran in December, according to a report from a ...

An informed source told IranWire that Parisa Sadeghi (Vahdati), a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, has reported Evin Prison to serve her 6-month sentence.

Shiva Khalili, a Baha’i citizen living in Babol, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to one year in prison. According to the sentence, this ...

On December 24, security forces arrested Sunni Cleric Mohammad-Mirza Rahmani in Kamyaran County, Kurdistan Province and transferred him to an unidentified location.

a three-day poster design workshop has been held in Shiraz for the purpose of inciting hatred against Baha’is. This coincides with the beginning of another ...

On December 13, Baha’i citizens Mitra Bandi Amir-Abadi and Hiva Yazdan Mehdi-Abadi were arrested at their home by security forces and sent to Yazd Prison ...

Weeks after his arrested on September 1, 2021, and later his temporary release, Iranian Baha’i citizen Arsalan Yazdani and his family continue to experience threats ...

Last month, human rights organizations and many national legislatures commemorated the anniversary of the November 2019 protests in Iran and the crackdown that followed. The ...

Iran's Supreme Court has declared nine Christians "not guilty" of leading house churches and also ruled the men should not have been charged with "acting ...

Iran’s Supreme Court declares nine Christians “not guilty” of leading house churches. Heart4Iran’s Mike Ansari says it’s a move to curry international favor, not a ...

Fearing for their lives, Pantea Motearefi and her family fled Iran in 1993. But 26 years later, Baha’is in Iran are still subjected to fierce ...