Religious and Ethnic Minorities

Eight members of Iran's Gonabadi Sufi minority are on hunger strike, Amnesty International said Friday, protesting alleged torture in prison...

Intelligence agents arrested a member of Baha'i religious minority Farajollah Bongaleh on March 28, 2018, after completely searching his home...

The Baha’i Golestan-e Javid Cemetery in Kerman was closed down upon judicial orders as of March 15, preventing Baha’is from...

Baha’i student Vesal Heravi, was expelled before starting his fourth term at a university in Rasht due to his religious...

Roheih Nariman and Farzad Delaram, a Baha’i couple residing in Shiraz, were each sentenced to five years of prison on...

According to reports, detained Dervish Kianoush Abbaszadeh was once again transferred to the Shapour Police Station. In the past few...

Jamaluddin Khanjani, one of the leaders of the Baha'i community in Iran, was transferred to hospital after he suffered heart...

Four members of Baha’i community, Dori Amri, May Kholusi, Saghi Fadaei and Shayan Tafzili have been sentenced to 12 months...

Iran’s Security Force raided Baha’i individuals’ homes on Tuesday, February 13, arresting seven people and confiscating their belongings including laptops,...

Christian convert, Naser Navard Goltapeh, was transferred to Evin Prison to serve his 10-year prison term. He was transferred to...