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The full BIC News Bulletin for the reporting period of 8 August – 5 September 2025 is available here: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/archive/bahai-…

The full BIC News Bulletin for the reporting period of 8 August – 5 September 2025 is available here: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org/archive/bahai-…

More attacks on the #Baha’is of #Isfahan: Iranian security forces raid at least 10 Baha’i homes and 7 businesses, using excessive force and violence causing injury. This senseless act comes days after over 22 Baha’is in Isfahan were informed by SMS and outside of legal systems…

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Thank you @BBCArabic for covering the unjust imprisonment of Qatari Baha'i Remy Rowhani on baseless charges. The story includes a UN report saying Qatar’s UN representative claimed religion plays no role in Baha'i cases—a claim contradicted by Mr. Rowhani’s five-year sentence.…

Iran is misusing #Article49 of the Iranian constitution to confiscate Baha’i properties. More than 20 Bahá’ís in #Isfahan have seen their property seized as part of a wider effort to economically strangle an entire community. Read our latest story here: bic.org/news/confiscat……

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فعالان بهائی درباره مصادره اموال بیش از ۲۰ بهائی در اصفهان، می‌گویند که توقیف دارایی‌ها در مواردی با پیامک انجام شده است. گفتگو با سیمین فهندژ، سخنگوی جامعه جهانی بهایی در سازمان ملل:

In #Isfahan, Iran, over 20 Bahá’ís are losing homes, assets & cars, without trial. Iranian authorities are misusing #Article49 of their Constitution, meant to recover illicit wealth, into a tool to impoverish an entire faith. "What we are seeing is state-led theft..." said…

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🔴Baha’i citizen Noyan Hejazi remains in custody despite suffering from an autoimmune disease. His detention has been extended by 10 days. His wife, Lova Samimi, was arrested while seeking his whereabouts and later released on bail. #HumanRights #Bahai

Despite persecution or discrimination in #Qatar, #Egypt, and #Yemen, the #Bahai communities in other Arab Region countries, such as the #UAE, #Bahrain, and #Tunisia, are seen as integral parts of their wider societies and are free to contribute and serve to the progress of their…

6/6 What constitutional guarantees does #Egypt truly uphold if the rights of its #Bahai community are repeatedly denied—from marriage registration to citizenship, burial, personal freedom, and beyond? It is time for the Egyptian government to confront this injustice and address…

Fariba Kamalabadi, now in her fourteenth year of imprisonment in Qarchak Prison, says: “I wish we had died under the missiles.” I have known Fariba for years, in the confined, repetitive daily life of prison, and I have often admired her resilience, patience, and unwavering…

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Fariba Kamalabadi, now in her fourteenth year of imprisonment in Qarchak Prison, says: “I wish we had died under the missiles.” I have known Fariba for years, in the confined, repetitive daily life of prison, and I have often admired her resilience, patience, and unwavering…

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Iranian Revolutionary and Criminal Courts in Yazd Jail Three Baha’is to Combined 51-Year Sentence It was learned on 12 June 2025, three Baha’is in Yazd — Nematollah Shadpour, Shafigh Eslami, and Nima Shadpour — were collectively sentenced to 51 years in prison by the…

Payam Vali - 1000 Days Imprisoned, Isolated, and Denied Furlough Payam Vali, imprisoned in Karaj Central Prison since September 2022, has spent nearly 1,000 days behind bars without a single day of furlough. Initially sentenced to 16 years, later reduced to 6 on appeal, he…

Bahá’í Woman Held in Secret Detention for Over Two Weeks Mrs. Sheida Rowhani, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, has been detained by security agencies for 16 days without any information being provided to her family on her whereabouts, raising serious concerns for her welfare.…

Authorities in Shiraz have summoned and interrogated many Baha’i shopkeepers, initiating judicial proceedings against them and charging them with “propaganda against the regime” resulting from their closure of businesses during Baha’i holy days in April, a move authorities claim…

On May 26, 2025, it was confirmed that Maryam Zabihi, a Bahá’í from Qaemshahr, was sentenced to prison for opening her home to a small study group of Bahá’í youth barred from formal education in Iran. Bahá’ís in Iran have long been denied university access due to their faith. In…

On 28 May 2025, Mrs. Roya Sabet, a resident of the United Arab Emirates, was sentenced by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Shiraz to 25 years in prison. She had been arrested on 15 February 2024 while visiting Shiraz to care for her elderly parents and spent nearly five…

On 27 May 2025, three Bahá’í women in Tehran — Sheida Rowhani, Shideh Tavakkoli, and Shila Tavakkoli — were arrested from their homes on 27 May and taken to undisclosed locations. Security forces raided their residences, seizing personal belongings including laptops, mobile…

Thank you @hrw @hrw_ar for covering this essential story of discrimination against the #Bahai community in #Qatar. One prominent Baha’i dignitary, Remy Rowhani, has been detained on baseless charges and must be released, and the Qatari authorities must lift their discrimination…

On 15 April 2025, Mrs. Maryam Zabihi, a Bahá'í residing in Qaemshahr, was sentenced to 10 months in prison by Branch 104 of the Qaemshahr Criminal Court. She was convicted on charges of “educational activities contrary to Islamic principles.” The charges stem from her role in…