Simin Fahandej

Baha'i International Community Representative to the United Nations • Tweets my own •

[Isma Forghani @HR_Austria]

Danke an @OeParl🇦🇹Nationalrätin Mag. Pia Maria Wieninger: „Wir österreichische Parlamentarier:innen verurteilen die Sündenbockpolitik der #Iran-ischen Regierung auf das Schärfste… & fordern die Freilassung aller #Bahai & anderer unschuldig inhaftierter Gewissensgefangener“ ✍️

[Isma Forghani @HR_Austria]

„Wir, österreichische Parlamentarier:innen, sind zutiefst erschüttert über die Lage von Peyvand & Borna Naimi im #Iran, die sich in unmittelbarer Lebensgefahr befinden allein aufgrund ihrer #Bahai Religionszugehörigkeit...“
Gemeinsame Erklärung, unterzeichnet von Abg @NikiScherak

[Isma Forghani @HR_Austria]

Vielen Dank, Abg.@NikiScherak, Obmann des Menschenrechtsausschusses des🇦🇹Parlaments @OeParl, für den heutigen Austausch zur Lage von Borna & Peyvand Naimi sowie zur prekären Menschenrechtslage der #Bahai im #Iran & für Ihre Bereitschaft, dieses Thema auf die Agenda zu setzen.

[Garnett Genuis @GarnettGenuis]

The persecution of religious minorities in Iran, among other egregious human rights abuses, continues to be a matter of profound concern for me and many other Canadians.

I want to draw attention in particular to the cases of Borna and Peyvand Naimi, two young Bahá’ís who are imprisoned in Iran. They have endured torture and face the death penalty. I call for their release.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Inside Iran, the regime is intensifying its brutal repression of the people.

Since mid-March, they have accelerated the execution of political prisoners. 22 people have been hanged, half of them were involved in the huge anti-government protests in January. And hundreds more could face death penalty charges.

[Simin Fahandej @siminfa]

Thank you @Channel4News for covering the situation of Payvand and Borna and their appalling situation as well as the scapegoating of the Baha’is in #Iran which had escalated since the January protests.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Inside Iran: Executions ramp up in targeting of political prisoners
https://t.co/0rf7kiYoWH

[Simin Fahandej @siminfa]

Thank you @FCDO_FoRB_Envoy for your support for the Baha’is in #Iran, particularly Payvand and Borna Naimi who have faced torture and mock executions for no other reason than their faith. Freedom of religion or belief is not an exceptional demand, it is a basic, minimum standard of human dignity owed to every person.

[FCDO FoRB Envoy @FCDO_FoRB_Envoy]

The UK is closely tracking the dire situation for religious minorities in Iran.
This includes abhorrent reports that Baha’is have been subject to torture and mock execution.
We will continue to pursue accountability.

[Amnesty Iran @AmnestyIran]

Cousins Peyvand Naimi and Borna Naimi, from Iran’s persecuted Baha’i religious minority, may be at risk of the death penalty in relation to the January 2026 protests. Their detention is arbitrary and they must be released immediately.
https://t.co/zHgMf55Qu9

[Isma Forghani @HR_Austria]

Danke @OeParl 🇦🇹 Abgeordneter @MinnichAndreas fürs Aufgreifen von #PeyvandNaimi & #BornaNaimi – einzig wegen ihres Glaubens gefoltert und Scheinhinrichtungen ausgesetzt, nun in akuter Lebensgefahr! Ein Beispiel der Sündenbock-Strategie gegen #Bahai im #Iran. #FoRB #HumanRights

[Andreas Minnich @MinnichAndreas]

#stopexecutionsiniran

[Droits de la pers. @DroitsAMC]

Le Canada reste très préoccupé par la répression persistante et systématique exercée par l’Iran contre les défenseurs des droits de la personne, les minorités religieuses, les étudiants et les familles des manifestants et militants. Ces violations doivent cesser.

[Judy Sgro @honjudysgro]

I stood in the House in response to the deeply troubling reports of executions and repression in Iran, including the killing of six political dissidents in recent weeks and the persecution of the Baha’i community.

[TheStarPhoenix.com @TheStarPhoenix]

Opinion: Iranian woman reflects on Saskatchewan's embrace, Canada's promise https://t.co/ZaAv2bPXa9

[Simin Fahandej @siminfa]

Thank you @Robert_Rehak for your support of Payvand for the unjust treatment he has faced in #Iran, including torture and mock executions, all only for his faith.

[Robert Řehák @Robert_Rehak]

As #Passover and #Easter celebrate liberation from slavery and victory over death, many still face execution for their faith. #PeyvandNaimi, a young #Baha’i in #Iran, is being tortured and faces death on false charges. He needs our voice. Let us strive for his #Freedom. #IRFBA

[Bodo Ramelow @bodoramelow]

Ich verurteile Folter und Scheinhinrichtungen gegen Peyvand Naimi. Die Zerstörung der Bahá’í-Gemeinde im Iran muss enden. Freiheit für alle politischen Gefangenen, jetzt! @BahaiBIC_Rights

[Simin Fahandej @siminfa]

Thank you for your support for Payvand Naimi in Iran

[USCIRF @USCIRF]

Chair Hartzler: "Peyvand Naimi, an Iranian and member of the Iranian Baha’i faith, faces execution after being tortured and forced into false confessions via shame judicial proceedings. This is yet another brutal example of Iran’s crackdown on religious minorities."

[Simin Fahandej @siminfa]

Thank you for your support @kajsaollongren for the case of Payvand Naimi

[Kajsa Ollongren @KajsaOllongren]

🆘 Following my call to action to prevent executions in #Iran, I have been made aware of the case of Peyvand Naomi, a young Baha’i who is at imminent risk after two mock hangings. This comes after the recent execution of a Swedish citizen. This inhumane practice must end.

[Simin Fahandej @siminfa]

Thank you for your support @KMooreGilbert for Payvand Naimi’s case - an innocent young man in Iran being tortured and facing mock executions for crimes he didn’t commit.

[Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @KMooreGilbert]

Peyvand Naimi is a young Baha’i prisoner in Kerman who has been tortured, including being subjected to two mock hangings, and was forced to film a false confession broadcast on state TV in February. Peyvand was accused of involvement in the deaths of 3 Basijis during the January protests, despite the fact that he was already in detention at the time. He has also been falsely accused of celebrating the death of Khamenei, an event he could not have known about given his lack of access to information in custody.
His family fears these fabricated charges may be used to justify his execution for crimes he did not commit.
https://t.co/avzysHVtS6

[Simin Fahandej @siminfa]

Thank you for the support @HNeumannMEP for Payvand’s unjust imprisonment, torture and mock hangings for crimes he didn’t commit. #iran #humanrights

[Hannah Neumann @HNeumannMEP]

#PeyvandNaimi held in solitary confinement. Tortured, coerced into confession, denied due process & in threat of imminent execution.

His case emblematic of thousands of abuses currently unfolding inside Iranian prisons, in the shadows of escalation.
https://t.co/qZ34168O6C
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[Simin Fahandej @siminfa]

پیوند‌ نعیمی بعد از تحمل دوبار اعدام نمایشی و شکنجه در معرض خطر‌جدی‌ قرار دارد. #ایران

[BBC NEWS فارسی @bbcpersian]

جامعه جهانی بهائی در بیانیه‌ای اعلام کرده است که پیوند نعیمی، شهروند بهائی که در زندانی در کرمان محبوس است «پس از تحمل دو بار اعدام نمایشی و شکنجه و بازجویی‌های طولانی مدت، اکنون در معرض خطر جدی قرار دارد.»
https://t.co/rCSR49oarH