Eight Bahaii women residing in Isfahan were arrested on Saturday, December 27, after reporting to Branch Two of the Sentence Enforcement Office of the Revolutionary Court in the city, and were transferred to Dowlatabad Prison in Isfahan to serve their prison sentences.
Those whose sentences have begun to be enforced include Negin Khademi, Yeganeh Rouhbakhsh, Neda Badakhsh, Mojgan Shahrezaei, Shana Shoghi-Far, Arezoo Sobhanian, Parastoo Hakim, and Neda Emadi.
These individuals had previously been summoned to judicial authorities in late December after receiving official notices ordering them to appear for the enforcement of their sentences. Their convictions were fully upheld in early October of this year by Branch 47 of the Isfahan Court of Appeals.
At the preliminary stage, the Isfahan Revolutionary Court had collectively sentenced them to a total of 90 years in prison, along with fines and additional punitive measures.
The indictment in this case was issued on April 9, 2024, by Branch 18 of the Investigative Office of the Isfahan Prosecutor’s Office.
The eight women had earlier been arrested by security forces on October 23, 2023, and were released from Dowlatabad Prison over a period of approximately two months on bail, on different dates. According to sources close to their families, they were subjected during detention to psychological abuse and threats of physical torture.
Among those detained are Yeganeh Rouhbakhsh and her daughter, Arezoo Sobhanian. Rouhbakhsh was only 19 years old at the time of her arrest.
The charges brought against them include “propaganda against the state,” “promotion and teaching of Bahaii beliefs contrary to Islam,” and “collaboration with hostile groups against the regime.”
However, these accusations lack any legal basis and stem solely from the women’s peaceful religious and educational activities.
