Born in Ahvaz, Raha Sabet - pictured here before her arrest - was deprived of access to state-run and regular private universities in Iran. Her efforts to get a business license, to run a store specializing in child learning needs, were blocked because she is a Baha'i. Before her arrest, she had been summoned for questioning several times. During one interrogation, she was told by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence, “We will hurt you in every possible way.”