Human rights

CHRI – Seventeen members of the Baha’i faith were arrested by agents of the Intelligence Ministry throughout Iran between August 23 and September 23, 2018, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. 

Al-Monitor –  Farhad Meysami, a physician and human rights activist, began a dry hunger strike Sept. 8 to protest his imprisonment on the charge of spreading “propaganda against the establishment.” Meysami was arrested in July for possession and distribution of a badgestating his opposition to the compulsory hijab and for expressing solidarity with the protests against mandatory veiling earlier this year, which resulted in the arrests of …

Shabtabnews – Spokesperson Nauert, Senior Policy Brian Advisor Hook, and Ambassador Michael Kozak brief the press on human rights in Iran at the Foreign Press Center in NewYork City on September 28, 2018. In the briefing Ms Nauert condemned the Iranian regime’s oppression of religious minorities like Gonabadi Sufis, Bahia’s, & Christian converts.

Shabtabnews – The families of these eight Sufis  have received no information about their physical condition or their location for the last 30 days.

Shabtabnews – 19 Sufi’s  imprisoned Fashafiya Prison , who are all on hunger striker ,were banned from meeting  their families on the orders of the prison authorities .

Radiofarda – A member of Shiraz city council has been arrested Thursday evening on charges of “protecting Baha’i sect”.

Iran-HRM – As the new round of truckers’ strike in Iran entered its 5th day on September 27, state media are reporting that dozens of truckers have been arrested by the State Security Forces.

Iran-HRM – Mehrnaz Haghighi, physician and civil rights activist, was taken to Bandar Abbas prison on September 22, to serve a six-month sentence.

Iran-HRM – Persecution of Baha’is continues in Iran, 20 Baha’is arrested in two weeks

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – On Tuesday, September 25, 2018, political prisoner Mahin-Taj Ahmadpour agreed to end her 16-day hunger strike in exchange for verbal commitments from prison authorities to meet her demands for medical treatment.