Iran sentences 4 Baha'i citizens to 5 years in prison

Iran has sentenced four Baha’i citizens to 5 years in prison, according to a group of human rights activists.

News Center- A group of human rights activists has announced that four imprisoned members of the Baha'i religious minority in Iran have been sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. The names of four Baha'i followers are: Shadi Shahidzadeh, Valiullah Ghadamian, Mansour Amini and Ataullah Zafar.

According to the group, four Baha'i citizens have been sentenced to prison on charges of “membership in an organization acting against national security”.

The group also said that although the final hearing was held on June 10, four Baha’i citizens have been interrogated at Ward 209 of Evin Prison.