Regarding the following two articles detaili sentencings of innocent Baha'is, it has happened,
"...against a background such that every form of turmoil and insecurity in the nation is blamed on the Baha'is, though no one has ever produced the slightest evidence in support of any wrongdoing by the Baha'is. From the bombing of the Husayniyh in Shiraz to the present conflicts in all towns, particularly Tehran, they blame every form of unrest on the Baha'is!
"...every day, based on the most frivolous excuses, Baha'is are subject to interrogation, violation and arrest – and so far, not a shred of evidence against them has come to light."
Two Baha'is Sentenced to Imprisonment
Posted: 15 Jul 2009
The following news was posted in Persian on the Khabar Navard site and is offered below in translation:
Last year witnessed many incidents of attacks on Baha'i homes in the Mazandaran region, and interrogations and arrests of Baha'is. These persecutions were particularly intense in such towns as Behshahr, Qaemshahr, Sari and Tonekabon
Two Baha'i residents of Behshahr, in the province of Mazandaran, namely, Zia'u'llah Allahverdi and his wife, Sonya Tebyanian (Allahverdi) were incarcerated for 50 days last fall (see previous post). During May and June of 2009, they had two court sessions, which on June 24 resulted in a verdict of a 2-year and a 1-year sentence for the husband and wife, respectively.
The charge against them is "activities against national security". The two Baha'is were given 20 days, that is, until July 14, 2009, to file an appeal.
The above is happening against a background such that every form of turmoil and insecurity in the nation is blamed on the Baha'is, though no one has ever produced the slightest evidence in support of any wrongdoing by the Baha'is. From the bombing of the Husayniyh in Shiraz to the present conflicts in all towns, particularly Tehran, they blame every form of unrest on the Baha'is!
It is noteworthy that from the perspective of religious law, civil law or just basic ethics, to charge someone without any evidence or proof is viewed as immoral and a transgression. However, every day, based on the most frivolous excuses, Baha'is are subject to interrogation, violation and arrest – and so far, not a shred of evidence against them has come to light.
It is now more than a year since the former Baha'i leaders of Iran were incarcerated without any formal charges in the notorious Evin prison, and languish in the harshest physical and psychological conditions. Each day, the Iranian regime accuses them of a new crime and adds to the preposterous charges against them. Every so often their families have been promised a trial for their 7 loved ones, and then the trial has been canceled or postponed.
[Posted on June 28, 2009, at: http://khabarnavard.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post_4152.html. Translation by Iran Press Watch.]
Posted: 15 Jul 2009
The port city of Bushehr (or Bushihr) has a long and important association with the Baha’i community, as it was in Bushehr that Siyyid Ali-Muhammad Shirazi, known as the Bab, a co-founder of the Baha’i Faith, lived for six years from 1834 to 1840, engaged in commerce and writing the early compositions of his doctrines and teachings.
In recent times, there has been almost no news about harassment of the Baha’is in that town, but the following disturbing report was filed by the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, which appears below in translation:
According to a report received by our office, on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 11:30 am, a number of individuals in civilian clothing who introduced themselves as agents of the Ministry of Intelligence went to the work place of Mr. Asadollah Jaberi in Bushehr and asked him to accompany them to his residence.
Upon arrival, they searched Mr. Jaberi’s home for three hours from 12 noon until 3 pm, and confiscated a large quantity of his personal property, such as books, CDs, videos, computer case, laptop, mobile phone, and other items belonging to the Jaberi family.
Once the search was concluded, the agents arrested Mr. Jaberi and his son, Amad (Kaveh) and took them to the local office of the Ministry of Intelligence.
At 3:30 pm, agents of the same Ministry went to the home of Farideh Jaberi [a daughter of Asadollah Jaberi] and confiscated her books, CDs, computer case and other personal items, and compelled her to present herself at the Ministry’s office in Bushehr on Saturday, July 11.
On the same day, the home of Mr. Parham Ranjir was searched at 7:30 pm, followed by the search of the residence of Mr. Bahram Zare’i at 8 pm, and the search of the home of Abbas Zare’i at 8:30 pm. However, since Bahram Zare’i was away on a journey, the agents were not able to search his residence.
It should be noted that the arrest of Asadollah and Amad Jaberi took place without any court order or warrants, and the arresting agents did not specify the charge against these two individuals. So far, no news has been received of their condition.
[Posted on July 10, 2009, at http://chrr.us/spip.php?article4478 and http://khabarnavard.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-post_9359.html. Translation by Iran Press Watch.]
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