Behnam Rohanifard

He is a singer who was arrested for being a follower of the Baha’i faith and of singing songs with religious content

• <coverage-outsourcing id='19201'> Behnam Rohanifard was arrested along with his wife when he went to Yazd to participate in the burial of one of his family members. His wife was released two days later. Six days later, Soheil Rohanifard was, also, arrested in this town. Both brothers were taken to Yazd prison </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19203'> RAHANA reported that Soheil and Behnam Rohanifard were tried in a court in Yazd. In this court Behnam Rohanifard was sentenced to nine months for singing songs about the Baha’i principles, Soheil Rohanifard for collaboration with his brother in singing and for responding to the claims of a speaker about Baha’is in a Red Crescent meeting in Yazd, to 18 months incarceration </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19202'> Soheil and Behnam Rohanifard were released from prison on bail </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19200'> According to Rahana, Soheil and Behnam Rohanifard were arrested in Yazd </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19198'> He was stopped at Tehran Airport, on his return from a European concert tour, and questioned by security officials. Personal effects such as a mobile phone, laptop and books were seized, along with his passport, and he has been trying unsuccessfully to get these returned </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19199'> Eight members of the security forces followed Behnam Rouhanifard in a street in Tehran and detained him </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19193'> Payam News reported that he is still incarcerated </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='19286'> He was released from Evin prison after posting bail. According to the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the charges against him were “propagating against the state”, provoking public opinion, and membership in illegal Baha’i organizations. His concert tour in European cities is the main evidence in both charges. The Intelligence ministry agents claim that he gave this concerts,“probably on the occasion of the Baha’i prophet birthday” </coverage-outsourcing>