Arrest of Four Baha’i Female Activists in Shiraz
Iranian security forces have arrested four Baha’i female activists in Shiraz. Subsequent to their arrest, Roxa
Hengaw; Thursday, September 28, 2023
Iranian security forces have arrested four Baha’i female activists in Shiraz. Subsequent to their arrest, Roxana Vojdani, Bahareh Ghaderi, Sahar Mohebpour, and Setareh Ta’ami were transferred to an undisclosed location.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, Iranian security forces conducted raids on the residences of Bahare Ghaderi, aged 45, and Setareh Ta’ami, aged 57, apprehending them.
Additionally, security forces detained Roxana Vojdani, aged 25, and Sahar Mohebpour, aged 24, at their workplace and subsequently transferred them to an unknown location.
Hengaw has learned that, alongside these arrests, security forces conducted searches and confiscated religious books, laptops, and cellphones belonging to the detainees or their families.
It is worth noting that Bahareh Ghaderi had previously been arrested by security forces.
As of the time of compiling this report, detailed information regarding the reasons for their arrest, the location and conditions of their detention, as well as the charges brought against these four female Baha’i activists, remains unavailable.
