Five Baha'i citizens arrested by Iranian government forces in Kerman

Hengaw: Thursday, July 13, 2023

Fuad Shaker, Shahram Fallah, Yekta Fallah, Behnam Pourahmadi, and Paridokht Shojaei, Baha'i citizens living in Kerman, have been arrested by Iranian government forces and taken to an unknown location.
 

According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the evening of Wednesday, 12 July 2023, Shahram Fallah, Fuad Shaker, Yekta Fallah, Behnam Pourahmadi, and Paridokht Shojaei, five Baha'i citizens living in Kerman, were arrested by Iranian government forces.
 

According to an informed source, the Iranian government forces raided Shahram Fallah's home, arrested him and his four other guests, searched the cars and the whole house, and confiscated some personal belongings of these Baha'i citizens.
 

So far, there is no precise information about the reasons for the arrest, the place of detention, and the charges against Fuad Shaker, Shahram Fallah, Yekta Fallah, Behnam Pourahmadi, and Paridokht Shujaei.