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This video slideshow by Iranwire.com shares the news of Shahrzad Nazifi, an Iranian Baha’i and a women’s motocross champion and coach, was arrested on November 18, 2018 and taken to Evin Prison. After her arrest, security agents searched her house for five hours and confiscated books, her cellphone, her laptop and some other personal items, according to Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA). An informed source told HRANA that Nazifi was arrested “on the motocross course”.
Shahrzad Nazifi, her husband Mehrshad Naraghi and their daughter Noora Naraghi are all motocross champions of Iran. Both mother and daughter are pioneers of women’s motocross in the country. Several Baha’is have been arrested in recent weeks — and women competing in motocross regularly face intimidation and harassment. You can find out more about this story here on Iranwire.com.
You can find out more about the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran from this article: Some Background to the Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran
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It’s confusing because the reason for her arrest is not known, and there is no information available about her whereabouts.
Ebenezer (July 7, 2019 at 8:59 AM)