• <coverage-outsourcing id='10440'> Shamim Akhlaghi, Sahba Farahbakhsh, Sahba Moslehi, Ahdieh Enayati, Mahyar Sefidi, Shadi Sadegh Aghdam, Maryam Eslami, Soroush Ighani, Marjan Gholampour, Mozhgan Gholampour, Farbod Shadman, Farzad Shadman, Parisa Rouhizadegan and Vargha Kaviani were arrested by Shiraz Intelligence forces and were transferred to Intelligence detention center of Shiraz, known as “Number 100”. Four days later, the Intelligence agents arrested Farzad Delaram and Rouhiyeh Nariman violently and transferred them to No. 100. According to "Bazdasht" one day after this arrest, Bahareh Norouzi was also arrested </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='10439'> "Bazdasht" reported that among the Baha'is arrested in October 2016 in Shiraz, Mahyar Sefidi, Sahba Moslehi, Ahdieh Enayati and Bahareh Norouzi are still detained at Shiraz's No. 100 detention center </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='39875'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25207/'> According to HRANA, the first trial session of the 26 Baha'i citizens was held at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Shiraz. They have been charged with propaganda against the state in the interest of dissident groups, managing dissident groups, membership in aforementioned groups, propaganda, collusion with enemy states and global imperialism through implementing their plans in Iran in the form of Baha'i organization. After the attorneys stated the flaws in the case Judge Mahmoud Sadati sent the case back to the prosecutor’s office for another review. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='39877'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-34786/'> According to HRANA, after the prosecutor amended the flaws in the case, the second trial session of the 26 Baha'i citizens was held at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Shiraz. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='39878'> The third trial session of the 26 Baha'i citizens was held at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Shiraz presided by Judge Mahmoud Sadati. An IPA source reported that during the session the charges changed to assembly and conspiracy against national security, article 610 of the Islamic Penal Code. The attorneys must now adjust their defense based on this change in charges. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40235'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35288/'> The first branch of the revolutionary court of Shiraz presided by Judge Mahmoud Sadati convicted the 26 Baha'i citizens of assembly and collusion with intent to commit crimes against national security. According to the report, Yekta Fahandezh Saadi, Lala Salehi, Bahareh Norouzi, Rezvan Yazdani, and Mozhgan Gholampour were each sentenced to five years in prison, two years ban from leaving the country by revoking passports, and two years of daily reports at the Information Ministry office in the province. Nabil Tahzib, Sahba Moslehi, Behnam Azizpour, Esmail Rousta, Ramin Shirvani, and Saeed Hassani were each sentenced to five years in prison, and two years ban from leaving the country by revoking passports, and banishment to different cities across the country; Nabil Tahzib to Izeh, Sahba Moslehi to Ferdows, Behnam Azizpour to Dehdasht, Esmail Rousta to Bafgh, Ramin Shirvani to Bagh Malek, and Saeed Hassani in Lordegan. They were also ordered to report daily to the Information Ministry office in their province. Maryam Eslami, Parisa Rouhizadegan, Marjan Gholampour, Shadi Sadegh Aghdam, Ahdieh Enayati, Samar Ashnaei, Nasim Kashani Nejad, Sahba Farahbakhsh, and Noushin Zenhari were each sentenced to two years in prison, two years ban from leaving the country by revoking passport, and two years of daily reports to the Information Ministry office in their cities. Mahyar Sefidi, Vargha Kaviani, Shamim Akhlaghi, Farzad Shadman, Farbod Shadman, and Soroush Ighani were each sentenced to two years in prison, two years ban from leaving the country by revoking their passport, and two years on banishment; Mahyar Sefidi to Lamerd, Vergha Kaviani in Kashmar, Shamim Akhlaghi to Semirom, Farzad Shadman to Minab, Farbod Shadman in Firouzabad, and Soroush Ighani in Mehriz and two years of daily reports to the Information Ministry of their cities. According to the report, the court used “their presence and assembly at poor neighborhoods in the suburbs of Shiraz; assembly at tourism sites and religious holy sites including Shah Cheragh, Hafezieh, Persepolis, and Narenjestan, claiming to assess the water crisis and social harms, and environmentalism; but in reality, assembly and conspiracy to create mental and ideological insecurity in the Islamic society by using the false and dangerous claims that their corrupt cult is superior to all other divine religions to create sedition and attracting Muslims, and their tactics and actions in executing the devious plans of the leaders of their cult.” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41696'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36815/'> The 37th branch of the appeal court of Fars Province presided by Judge Saeed Bolandzadeh and magistrate Kamran Zare removed the exile punishment, reduced the sentences of some of the 26 Bahai citizens, and confirmed the rest. According to the ruling published by HRANA, Fahandezh Saadi, Mozhgan Gholamopour, Rezvan Yazdani, Bahareh Norouzi, Nabil Tazhib, Behnam Azizpour, Sahba Moslehi, Ramin Shirvani, and Saeed Hassani were each sentenced to five years in prison, banned from leaving the country by revoking their passports and reporting to the Intelligence Ministry office of the province daily. Shadi Sadegh Aghdam, Parisa Rouhizadegan, Marjan Gholampour, Ahdiyeh Enayati, Samar Ashnaei, Maryam Eslami, Shamim Akhlaghi, Mahyar Sefidi, Vargha Kaviani, Sahba Farahbakhsh, Farzad Shadman, and Farbod Shadman were each sentenced to two years in prison and banned from leaving the country with similar conditions. Soroush Ighani, Esmail Rousta, Noushin Zenhari, and Nasim Kashani had their sentences reduced to six months in prison and a similar ban from leaving the country for two years. According to an HRANA source, before the verdict was issued, Mr. Sahba Moslehi provided the court with a written testimonial about the coerced confessions, the torture methods, and sexual and religious insults during their time in lockup, but Judge Bolandzadeh completely ignored it. A source told HRANA that in the verdict, the gender of Mr. Shamim Akhlaghi was recorded as female and Ms. Sahba Farahbakhsh as male, which was eventually fixed. The source said: > The question is, if the revolutionary court of Shiraz that issued the initial verdict didn't know their gender, what did they use as the basis for their verdict? </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>