HRANA News Agency – Yesterday, June 25, Nouyan Hejazi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Juybar, was arrested by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location.
Based on information received by HRANA, Mr. Hejazi was arrested by security forces at his private residence without a judicial warrant and taken to an undisclosed location. During the arrest, agents searched his home and confiscated several personal items, including his and his wife’s mobile phones, laptop, and Baha’i books.
A source close to the family confirmed the news to HRANA and said: “There were ten agents, and it’s unclear how they entered the house. The first moment Nouyan and his wife encountered the agents was in their bedroom, and the agents woke them up early in the morning.”
As of the time of this report, the reasons for his arrest, his place of detention, and the charges against this Baha’i citizen remain unknown.
Over the past decade, the Iranian Bahá’í community has been disproportionately targeted by Iran’s security forces and judiciary—more than any other minority group. In the past three years, an average of 72 percent of the reports on religious rights violations collected by HRANA have documented the Iranian regime’s repression of the Bahá’í community.
