 On 14 May 2008 , members of an informal body known as the " Friends " that oversaw the needs of the Bahá 'í community in Iran were arrested and taken to Evin prison . The Friends court case has been postponed several times , but was finally underway on 12 January 2010 . Other observers were not allowed in the court . Even the defence lawyers , who for two years have had minimal access to the defendants , had difficulty entering the courtroom . The chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said that it seems that the government has already predetermined the outcome of the case and is violating international human rights law . Further sessions were held on 7 February 2010 , 12 April 2010 and 12 June 2010 . On 11 August 2010 it became known that the court sentence was 20 years imprisonment for each of the seven prisoners which was later reduced to ten years . After the sentence , they were transferred to Gohardasht prison . In March 2011 the sentences were reinstated to the original 20 years . On 3 January 2010 , Iranian authorities detained ten more members of the Baha 'i minority , reportedly including Leva Khanjani , granddaughter of Jamaloddin Khanjani , one of seven Baha 'i leaders jailed since 2008 and in February , they arrested his son , Niki Khanjani . 
