Simin Saberi

Simin Saberi (, also transliterated as Símín Sábirí; March 2, 1959 – June 18, 1983) was one of the victims of the Baháʼí community in Iran, who was sentenced to death by the Islamic Revolutionary Court for her beliefs and faith as a Baháʼí. At the age of 24, she was hanged by the Islamic Republic of Iran along with 9 other Baháʼí women in the Chogan Square of Shiraz. She has been characterised as 'one of the most fearless' of this group.

During the time of the Iranian Revolution In the midst of the 1979 Revolution, some fanatics attacked and raided many of the Baháʼí homes in Marvdasht. But, after a month when they returned to Shiraz, their house was seized by the government. She repeatedly prayed and recited the talks of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá while she was in her cell, and every time her mother came to see and visit her in prison, she tried to show sympathy to her and advised her to be content with God's desire.

The charges against Saberi and the prosecution proceedings appear not to have been published. According to the representatives of the Baha'i community, the main reason of her arrest and trial were because she was a Baha'i, and Saberi faced sixteen charges, ranging from being Baháʼí to her participation in organising Baha'i community activities, to being unmarried and refusing to recant.

Execution On June 18, 1983, Saberi, along with 9 other Baha'i women, was hanged in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz. She was 24 years old. Saberi's name is on the list of the 206 individuals reported by the Baha'i International Community in 1999.