A Baha'i Woman Arrested in Sari
Posted: 20 Aug 2009
The following report was posted at the online site of Human Rights Activists News Agency and appears below in translation:
Security forces have raided and searched the home of a Baha'i resident in Sari and subsequently arrested her.
On the morning of August 18, seven (7) security agents stationed in Sari raided the home of Mrs. Didar Hashemi (24 yrs old), while her husband was not home. They showed her a court order for her arrest dated August 3. Afterwards, agents forced their way inside the house and while being very disrespectful towards Mrs. Hashemi, begun to search the residence and confiscate various religious books and pictures. Afterwards, they arrested Mrs. Hashemi.
It should be noted that while the security agents were conducting this raid, one of the non-Baha'i neighbors was observing this entire occurrence. On noting the illegal nature of search and conduct of the agents, the neighbor entered the house and demanded that the agents leave the building and end their illegal activities. However, this neighbor was confronted with strong reaction of the agents and in less than an hour, the agents brought a new search warrant to investigate the residence of this neighbor and also produced a new warrant for Mrs. Hashemi's arrest which showed a new date.
After Mrs. Hashemi was arrested she was conveyed to an unknown location.
[Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at hra-news. Translation by Iran Press Watch.]
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