The family of Yekta Fahandj Saadi, a Baha'i citizen residing in Shiraz, announced that the Second Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz has sentenced her to 11 years in prison on charges of 'acting against national security' and 'propaganda against the regime.' Mina Fahandj Saadi, the sister of this Baha'i citizen, emphasized in an interview with the Human Rights Campaign in Iran that her sister will appeal this ruling. She also stated that 'there is no evidence supporting these two charges against my sister.' This Baha'i citizen was arrested in Bahman 1390 (January 2012) and Esfand 1392 (March 2014) and was previously sentenced to five years in prison in 1395 (2016). Meanwhile, Yekta Fahandj Saadi's sister mentioned that the five-year prison sentence was reduced in the appeals court to two years of actual imprisonment and two years of suspended prison, and her sister spent 74 days in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz to serve the sentence. According to Mina Fahandj, this ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court and the case was sent to a parallel branch, and now the Second Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz has sentenced her sister to 11 years in prison in the same case. Based on this report, she also has another case in the Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of Shiraz and is currently free on bail of 450 million tomans. Since the 1979 revolution in Iran, hundreds of Baha'is have been arrested, and some have been executed. For instance, in 1387 (2008), Afif Naimi, Fariba Kamalabadi, Mahvash Sahrayi, Vahid Tizfahm, Jamaleddin Khanjani, Saeed Rezaei, and Behrouz Tavakoli, leaders of the Baha'i community, were arrested. Afif Naimi was the last imprisoned member of the Baha'i community's leadership, who was released after 10 years in prison on 30 Azar (December 21). In recent years, Baha'i citizens in Iran have faced not only arrests and prison sentences but also job restrictions, shop closures, and deprivation of education. In this context, the Baha'i World Community expressed concern over the 'new wave of arrests of Baha'is in Iran.'
Condemnation of Yekta Fahandj, a Baha'i citizen, to 11 years in prison
Yekta Fahandj, a Baha'i citizen in Shiraz, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for alleged actions against national security and propaganda against the regime. Her family claims there is no evidence for these charges and plans to appeal the ruling. This case highlights ongoing discrimination and persecution of Baha'is in Iran.
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📰 What Happened
Iranian court sentenced Yekta Fahandj, a Baha'i citizen, to 11 years for charges against national security.
- Second Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz indict Yekta Fahandj Saadi
- Iranian authorities arrest Yekta Fahandj Saadi
- Mina Fahandj Saadi appeal Yekta Fahandj Saadi
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The sentencing of Yekta Fahandj reflects the Iranian regime's continued crackdown on the Baha'i community.
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