Hanan Hashemi

Hanan Hashemi is a Baha’i citizen in Shiraz. She was arrested during the new wave of the Islamic Republic’s crackdown on Baha’i citizens in the Spring of 2022.

In the Spring of 2022, the Islamic Republic started a new wave of crackdown on Baha’i citizens. The Islamic Republic arrested dozens of Baha’i citizens in different parts of the country or searched their houses. The prison sentences of some of the citizens who were previously sentenced went into effect, and agents attacked Roshan Kuh village and destroyed the houses of Baha’i villagers. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='41151'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36373/'> According to HRANA, Niloufar Hosseini, Elhan Hashemi, Hannan Hashemi, Behieh Manavipour, and Misagh Manavipour were arrested by Information Ministry agents in Shiraz and transferred to a detention center known as Number 100. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41152'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36411/'> In recent days, Niloufar Hosseini and Elhan Hashemi were released on bail. According to HRANA, Behieh Manavipour, Misagh Manavipour, and Hannan Hashemi are still under arrest awaiting a decision. An HRANA source reported that in a phone call with family, Hannan Hashemi said the interrogators are pressuring her to confession. HRANA also reported that Hannan Hashemi’s interrogator has told her family that she will only be released on the condition that she incriminates herself. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>