From Security Charges in Nasrin Sotoudeh's Case to Expulsion of Baha'i Students from University

Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent lawyer who has been in detention since June 13, is facing additional charges beyond 'collusion, conspiracy, and propaganda against the regime,' according to her husband. Reza Khandan claims that the Ministry of Intelligence is responsible for her detention. Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, reported that officials prevented her sister from leaving the country and stated in a letter to Sadegh Larijani, the head of the judiciary, that she would take protest action if officials do not address the issue. Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on security charges and has been incarcerated for three years. In the ongoing trend of depriving Baha'i youth of education, Soheil Zabihih, a student of visual communication at Rasam University in Karaj, and Houman Imani, a graphic design student at Azad University in Kerman, were expelled from their universities. In recent months, at least six other Baha'i students, including Shakib Timouri, Hanan Har, Soha Izadi, Sadaf Vajdani, Arash Razavian, and Kiana Sanayi, have also been deprived of education due to their religious beliefs. Additionally, this week's magazine includes: the re-arrest of Amir Hossein Mir Asmaeili, a journalist in Tehran; the closure of businesses belonging to two Baha'i citizens living in Abadan; and news about some political and ideological prisoners in Iran.