Bayan Salmanpour

‏world citizen. احب البشرية. لقد خلقنا للتعارف بكل محبة و وداد

[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

Continued Detention of Pejman Zare in Adelabad Prison Amid Health Concerns and Lack of Medical Care

https://t.co/3pBd4bTXFl

[Mojdeh Jaberi @mojdehjaberi]

#بهائیان_ایران
#بهائی‌ستیزی
#داستان_ما_یکیست
#بهائی_بودن_جرم_نیست
#کونك_بهائي_ليس_جرما
#BahaisOfIran #HumanRightsViolations #StopBahaiPersecution

[Bayan Salmanpour @bayan919]

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[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

حظر توثيق عقود الزواج، والعوائق المرتبطة ببطاقات الهوية، والقيود المفروضة على الدفن تكشف اضطهاد السُّلطات المصرية لأقلية مسالمة.
شكرًا لـ @WashTimesOpEd على نشر هذا المقال المهم بقلم سمندري هنداوي، وهو بهائي مصري مقيم في كندا، إذ يسلّط الضوء على واقع التعايش الديني والتسامح في وطنه: https://t.co/QkFRpIVA0M

[Novin Doostdar @novindoost]

https://t.co/K7jvon9J6g

[Novin Doostdar @novindoost]

“Her book . . shifts the centre of Iranian history away from rulers and revolutions and towards the people who endure the consequences…. Against the scale of Iran’s past, her testimony reinforces the power of individual conscience and endurance as the only way forward.”

[Novin Doostdar @novindoost]

A great review in today’s @FinancialTimes of Open Wide the Doors: A Memoir of Faith, Hope and Freedom in Iran by Mahvash Sabet publishing soon by Oneworld @OneworldNews. Mahvash is a prominent member of Iran’s Baha’i community and has spent many years in prison.

[البهائيون في تونس @bahaistunisie]

"لا تحزنوا من الدّنیا و شدائدها قد خلق الرّخاء لکم و کلّ الیسر یطوف حولکم و سوف یظهر لکم ما اراد"
حضرة بهاءالله

[Mojdeh Jaberi @mojdehjaberi]

#أصل الخسران

لِمَنْ مَضَتْ أَيَّامُهُ وَمَا عَرَفَ نَفْسه

#راقب أفكارك، و #تأمل دوافعك،

حدد #الغاية التي خُلقت لها .

[Bayan Salmanpour @bayan919]

مقالة رائعة، تستحق التمعن
https://t.co/AQTfk87gSv

[Diane Alai @DianeAlai]

Excellent article about #coexistance #Kuwait https://t.co/6rNEtXBUeP

[Mojdeh Jaberi @mojdehjaberi]

#برسا_مالکی
مواطن #بهائی مقیم فی مشهد
حکم عليه من قبل المحكمة الثورية بالسجن لمدة سنتين ويوم واحد
ودفع غرامة مالية
والحرمان من الحقوق الاجتماعية

#بهائیان_ایران
#بهائی‌ستیزی
#داستان_ما_یکیست
#بهائی_بودن_جرم_نیست
#کونك_بهائي_ليس_جرما #HumanRightsViolations #StopBahaiPersecution

[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

Court of Appeal Upholds Six-Year Prison Sentence Against Roya Ostovar in Isfahan

It was learned on 19 May 2026 that Branch 47 of the Isfahan Province Court of Appeals has upheld the prison sentence issued against Ms. Roya Ostovar.

Under the ruling, Ms. Ostovar has been sentenced to five years in prison, a monetary fine, and deprivation of social rights for 15 years on charges of “educational and propaganda activities disruptive to Islamic law” through the creation and administration of a WhatsApp group related to the Baha’i faith. She was also sentenced to an additional one year in prison on charges of “propaganda against the regime” through online publications.

According to the text of the ruling, authorities claimed that social media content published by Ms. Ostovar and several other Baha’is had caused “deviation within Islam.” The court cited both these allegations and the “multiplicity of offenses” in imposing the maximum punishment.

Ms. Ostovar has stated that the WhatsApp group in question had only nine members, three of whom were Baha’is, and that the cited evidence consisted primarily of holiday greetings and a photograph in which a Baha’i symbol appeared in one corner.

The two appellate judges handling the case, Ali Diani and Sajjad Panahi Darcheh, displayed aggressive conduct during proceedings. Judge Diani has presided over several security- and belief-related cases in Isfahan Province, including the recent confirmation of heavy sentences against 10 Baha’i women.

Judge Darcheh, formerly head of the judiciary in Najafabad, has also issued rulings in security-related cases involving journalists and local civil activists.

Ms. Ostovar had previously been sentenced in March 2026 by Branch 11 of the Isfahan Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office under Judge Vahid Hemmatnejad. She was initially interrogated in July 2024 upon entering Iran through Isfahan Airport, where her electronic devices and passport were confiscated.
She was later released on bail set at 1 billion tomans.

The final court hearing was held in her absence.

#Bahai #Iran #Arrests #Imprisonments #RoyaOstovar

[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

Sara Sepehri Denied Medical Care Amid Continued Detention in Shiraz Prison

It was learned on 26 May 2026, that Ms. Sara Sepehri, a Baha’i resident of Shiraz, has remained in detention at Adelabad Prison for more than 47 days without charge, while concerns grow over the deterioration of her physical condition due to lack of access to medical care.

Ms. Sepehri was arrested in April 2026 by security agents at her home in Shiraz. During the operation the agents broke the front door to enter the residence. Her home and the residence of her mother were searched, and several personal and electronic items were confiscated.

Her mother, who lives with a disability and requires continuous care, had depended on Ms. Sepehri as her primary caregiver prior to the arrest.

Following a period in security detention, Ms. Sepehri was transferred to Adelabad Prison, where she continues to be held in a state of legal uncertainty.

Authorities have not disclosed the reasons for her arrest or the nature of any charges against her.

During her detention Ms. Sepehri has developed stomach bleeding, while prolonged interrogations worsened a pre-existing eye condition. The lack of access to medication and appropriate treatment in recent weeks has further impacted her physical and psychological wellbeing. She is said to require specialized medical care and transfer to an external medical facility.

Despite growing concerns regarding her health, authorities have not approved her release on bail nor provided adequate medical attention.

#Bahai #Iran #Arrests #Imprisonments #SaraSepehri

[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

NOW IN THEATERS: Cast Aside the Clouds, from director Mary Darling and co-directors Bre Vader and Felicia Sobhani, is the first feature film to bring the story of the Bahá'ís in Iran to the big screen. But it's no tragedy and it isn't a victims' narrative. Cast Aside the Clouds is a love story, between Leyla, a young Bahá'í woman, and Sassan, a Muslim man navigating Iran's tension between prejudice and progress. And it evokes the love Bahá'ís have for Iran irrespective of 47 years of persecution under the Islamic Republic. The film is at New York's Village Cinema until 4 June, the Lumiere Cinema in Los Angeles from 4-11 June, the Wayfarer Cinema in Chicago from 18-25 June, and in Washington DC at the Angelika from 25 June to 1 July.
https://t.co/2q79Sh9TLe

[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

Three Baha’i Women Granted Temporary Leave After Transfer to Prison

It was learned on 28 May 2026 that Didar Ahmadi, Boshra Mostafavi, and Nahid Naimi, three Baha’i women from Rafsanjan who had recently been transferred to prison to serve their sentences, were granted temporary leave after prison authorities signed their leave orders.

The three women have now been released on temporary leave. Mrs. Mostafavi is currently pregnant.

The women had previously been taken into custody and transferred to Kerman Prison to begin serving their sentences in connection with charges related to alleged propaganda activities.

#Bahai #Iran #Arrests #Imprisonments #DidarAhmadi #BoshraMostafavi #NahidNaimi

[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

Austrian MP Mag. Martina von Künsberg Sarre signs a statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Peyvand and Borna Naimi, alongside all unjustly imprisoned prisoners of conscience.

Peyvand and Borna Naimi have been arbitrarily detained since January and March 2028, respectively. They are currently at imminent risk of losing their lives.

This statement joins a growing chorus of parliamentarians and human rights advocates worldwide calling out the Iranian government's ongoing persecution and scapegoating of the Bahá'ís in Iran.

#BahaiRights #PeyvandNaimi #BornaNaimi #Iran

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

Faith should never be a reason to live in fear. Tolerance is the foundation of protecting everyone’s equal rights.

https://t.co/WYkwxrHCaI

[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

Bahá’ís in Egypt are subjected to a systematic apparatus of surveillance and harassment by the security services. Women and the elderly are not exempt. A Bahá’í woman shares her experience: “What is sad is that I was questioned about the details of my personal life, and I felt as though I was under surveillance, even though I pose no threat to society.”
#EgyptianBahaiRights

[Bahá'í International Community - Human Rights @BahaiBIC_Rights]

@AmnestyIran has warned that Iranian authorities are intensifying their repression under the cover of “wartime conditions,” with mass arrests, torture, enforced disappearances, and politically motivated executions reported across the country.

Amnesty International notes that religious minorities, including Bahá’ís, are among those targeted. The organization has documented torture and other ill-treatment in detention, including beatings, mock executions, prolonged solitary confinement, and denial of medical care.

https://t.co/u44aGa0ZWk

#BahaiRights #Iran #HumanRights