Religious Minorities in Iran

According to the Human Rights Activist’s News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on Wednesday, November 5, five businesses belonging to Baha’i citizens were shuttered and seized ...

The official institutions and bureaus that register marriage contracts based on ancient Aryan ceremonies and rites have been suspended, and sealed-off in Iran, the head ...

The Revolutionary Court in Iran’s Semnan Province has sentenced three members of the Bahai religious minority to a total of 20 years in jail on ...

On October 21, 2019, three Baha’i citizens were arrested in Shiraz while their houses and several other Baha’i houses were searched and their personal belongings ...

A 65-year-old new Christian convert has been summoned to serve a one-year prison sentence and her friends and family are asking for heavenly help

Three Baha’i women from Ahvaz and Abadan, Noushin Afshar, Neda Sabeti and Forough Farzaneh, were sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in Abadan on October 9th, ...

Three Baha’i residents of Abadan and Ahvaz, Neda Sabeti (Azadi), Forough Farzaneh, and Noushin Afshar were each sentenced to a one-year prison term for the ...

In early September 2019, Iranian news reported that the Iranian Minister for Education had ruled that if students mention that they belong to an officially ...

Dabrina Tamraz grew up as the daughter of a pastor living under the Iranian regime. Alongside church services and bible studies, her childhood memories are ...

A Baha’i woman started serving a prison sentence and a Baha’i man was charged with national security crimes for his peaceful social media activities amidst ...

Two Iranian Baha’i women, Kimia Mostafavi and Kiana Rezvani, were sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison. According to the verdict issued by ...