Paris, France, Nov 9, 2026 (AFP) - Iran hands heavy jail terms to Bahai cousins over protests: community

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2026-11-09

Iranian authorities have sentenced two cousins from the Bahai religious minority to heavy jail terms over this year's mass anti-government protests, community representatives said on Monday. Peyvand Naimi, 30, was jailed for 12-and-a-half years and Borna Naimi, 29, for eight years at a Revolutionary Court in Kerman, the Bahai International Community (BIC) said in a statement. The cousins, arrested in January and March respectively, were charged w......

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