HRANA – Nita Babannejad and her child, Parsa Emadi, two Baha’i citizens residing in Isfahan, were arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence in the city on March 5.
Based on information received by HRANA, Nita Babanejad and her child Parsa Emadi were arrested on Thursday, March 5, 2026, by agents of the Intelligence Department at their home in Isfahan. Following her arrest, Ms. Babanejad was transferred to the intake ward of Dowlatabad Prison, while Mr. Emadi was taken to The Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Isfahan.
These two citizens remain in detention in an uncertain condition, and the charge against them has been reported as “propaganda against the regime.”
Over the past decade, the Baha’i community in Iran has faced more security and judicial pressure than any other religious minority. A review of the annual reports published by the Statistics, Publications, and Works Center of the Human Rights Activists in Iran shows that over the past year, on average, 62.41% of reports concerning religious minorities were related to violations of the rights of Baha’i citizens.