Deceased Baha’i Woman with Disabilities from Bagheyn Village in Kerman Was Denied Burial

Deceased Baha’i Woman with Disabilities from Bagheyn Village in Kerman Was Denied Burial in Rafsanjan Until Her Family Was Compelled to Pay Exorbitant Burial Fees It was learned on May 19 2025 that Ms. Ahdieh Shojaie, a 56-year-old woman with intellectual disabilities and a former resident of Bagheyn village in Kerman Province, was buried in Rafsanjan, 120 km from Kerman, due to the forced closure of the Kerman Bahá’í cemetery. Her burial was only allowed after local authorities in Rafsanjan demanded substantial and unjust fees from her family.