Multiple arrests of Bahais in Shiraz

PCED, February 3

This morning, agents of the security services raided the homes of Bahais in Shiraz, and there were widespread arrests. Among those detained were Nima Dehqan, Mezhdeh Falah, Mazhgan `Amadi, Sam Jaberi, Sina Sarikhani, Bijan Falah and Zhinous Fana’iyan (نیما دهقان، مژده فلاح، مژگان عمادی، سام جابری، سینا ساریخانی، بیژن فلاح، ژینوس فنائیان). Reports indicate that more than these 7 Bahais were arrested.

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February 5: It appears that more than 30 Bahai homes were searched in simultaneous raids, between 7 a.m. and noon on Friday, and that at least 11 Bahais have been arrested. Bijan Falah, who is named above, was not one of those arrested. The updated list contains eight names: Mezhdeh Falah, Mazhgan `Amadi, Nima Dehqani, Sina Sarikhani, Zhinous Fana’iyan, Sam Jaberi, and three not previously mentioned: Yekta Fahandezh, Fa’ezeh Tashakkur and Noura Falah (مژده فلاح، مژگان عمادی، نیما دهقان، سینا ساریخانی، یکتا فهندژ، سام جابری، فائزه تشکر، نورا فلاح و ژینوس فنائیان). They are being held in detention centre 100 in Shiraz, although four of them were briefly released before being detained again and transferred to Centre 100. Numerous personal possessions, computers, CDs, photographs and books were seized. A number of the Bahais whose homes were searched, including Rozita Eslami, Eyman Rahmat-Penah, Farid `Amadi and Sa’id Dehqan (رزیتا اسلامی، ایمان رحمت پناه، فرید عمادی و سعید دهقان) were summoned to detention centre 100 on February 4.