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IRGC arrests Baha'i family in Shiraz

Iran's IRGC has arrested three Baha'i citizens in Shiraz, with their families unaware of their location or condition.

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Shiraz, Iran
Updated
Wednesday, 22 April 2026 at 13:05 UTC
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence has arrested three Baha'i citizens in Shiraz. The detainees are Behzad Basiri, his wife Mandana Sotoudeh, and his sister-in-law Mahsa Sotoudeh. Their families report having no information on their whereabouts or their physical and mental condition since the arrests. The Baha'i community in Iran has long faced systematic persecution, including property confiscation, imprisonment, and execution.
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