Haleh Rouhi – pictured here before her arrest – was born in Shiraz in 1977. Although denied access to private university for being a Baha'i, she was able to obtain a law degree from the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education. For a time, she was employed at the Iran Radiator Company and served as a member of the Baha'i Youth Committee of Shiraz. Before her arrest, government agents often carried out surveillance on her home because of her Baha'i activities.