Behzad Zabihi Mahfaroujaki

Behzad Zabihi, Baha’i citizen, residing in Sari, was arrested several times. His eyeglass shop, also, was closed and sealed by agents

<coverage-outsourcing id='11035'> Six of the Sari intelligence agents, when they only had a warrant for a search of his house, searched and investigated his eyeglass shop as well, and in the end confiscated books and cds and images related to his Baha’i confession, as well as his computer. These agents threatened to seal off Behzad Zabihi’s shop and summoned him for “some explanations” to the news agency of the Intelligence Ministry in Sari </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11036'> Behzad Zabihi was arrested immediately after his written summoning to the news headquarters of the Intelligence Ministry of Sari and was released three days later </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11037'> He was arrested in Tonekabon on the charge of “propagating against the state”, and was release 15 days later. According to HRANA, he spent the entire period of his imprisonment confined to a solitary cell and he was exonerated in this case </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11038'> Anvar Moslemi, Behzad Zabihi and Ashkan Zamani were arrested in Sari. “Propagating against the state” is one of the charges made against them </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11039'> Anvar Moslemi, Behzad Zabihi, Ashkan Zamani, were charged after 48 hours, and his transfer to Mashhad was issued, immediately </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11040'> Anvar Moslemi and Behzad Zabihi with posting a 50 million Toman bail and Ashkan Zamani posting his business license, were released from the Ministry of Intelligence detention center in Mashhad. According to HRANA the court in Mashhad, citing lack of qualification, sent the case to the Sari court so that they could issue a sentence </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11041'> His eyeglass business and 14 others belonging to Baha’i citizens were simultaneously, shut down and sealed, in three towns of Sari, Ghaem Shahr, and Tonekabon in the Mazandaran province </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='5490'> Behzad Zabihi was arrested, his personal belongings were confiscated and his eyeglass shop was shut down and sealed by the agents. According to Iranwire, when transporting him from home to the Intelligence Ministry prison, he was handcuffed and told to keep his head between his knees,in this position he was repeatedly beaten. When he entered the Intelligence Ministry prison, the agent told the prison authority, “take this najes (unclean) Baha’i and be careful that when you open the handcuff your hand doesn’t become najes” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='5547'> He was released after posting a 90 million Toman bail at the Intelligence Ministry Detention Center </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='19063'> He was arrested and transferred to Sari prison to begin his sentence. According to a report received by IPA, prior to this, Mr. Zabihi, had been sentenced to one year imprisonment and two years exile to the town of Haris on the charge of “propagating against the sacred state of Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Baha’i sect”, a sentence that was reduced to six months in the appeals court </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20552'> According to HRANA, he was released </coverage-outsourcing>