HRANA – Pouyan Gholami, a Baha’i citizen residing in Kerman, was arrested today by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.

The arrest of this Baha’i citizen took place yesterday February 10, at his workplace. During the arrest, security agents also searched his home.

As of now, no information has been obtained regarding the reasons for his arrest or the charges brought against him.

Over the past decade, the Baha’i community in Iran has faced more security and judicial harassment than any other religious minority. A review of the annual reports published by the Statistics, Publications and Works Center of the Human Rights Activists in Iran indicates that over the past year, an average of 62.41% of reports concerning religious minorities were related to violations of the rights of Baha’i citizens.