Source: www.irannewsupdate.com By Edward Carney On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported upon what it described as Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s recurring “hobby” of using social media to voice criticisms of domestic affairs in the United States. Leading&hellip
Source: Bahai International Community GENEVA—16 August 2017—In a harsh move by the prison authorities in Karaj, Iran, a number of inmates in Gohardasht Prison, including over fifteen Baha’is, have been moved to a new section&hellip
Source: www.al-monitor.com By Laura Rozen SUMMARY: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson committed the United States to fighting for religious liberty around the world with the release of the annual International Religious Freedom Report. WASHINGTON — Secretary of&hellip
Source: www.theguardian.com Hossein Amanat was forced to flee country after being put on a death list and says his children have never seen the monument In 1966, a 24-year-old architect who had just graduated from Tehran&hellip
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Navid Khanjani, a Baha’i citizen and human rights activist, has celebrated the anniversary of six consecutive years in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj. According to the Human Rights in&hellip
Source: www.iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Over the last few days, 53 political prisoners and prisoners of conscience were suddenly transferred from Ward 12 to Ward 10 of Rajai Shahr prison for&hellip
Source: www.nationalreview.com By Jeff Cimmino The U.S. and allied nations should sanction Iran for its persecution of religious minorities. The Iranian government continues to persecute religious minorities, including groups supposedly given special recognition by the country’s&hellip
Source: www.iranwire.com By MAHROKH GHOLAMHOSSEINPOUR One of the common tools the Islamic Republic authorities use to harass Baha’is is to close up their shops and places of business without any warning or justification. Ten months ago, they did this to&hellip
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Nine Baha’i citizens who had previously been sentenced to five years in prison in the Zahedan Revolutionary Court were acquitted by the Second Branch of the appeals court.&hellip
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch 4 August, 2017 At least 90 Baha’i businesses in Mazandaran have been closed and sealed for more than ten months; officials refuse to offer any answers about removing the&hellip
Source: www.gfbv.de Translation by Iran Press Watch Federica Mogherini expected in Tehran (5 Aug) – Baha’i leadership still imprisoned (press release) Shortly before the departure of Federica Mogherini for Iran, the Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV) asked&hellip
Source: www.amnesty.org The Iranian authorities are intensifying their crackdown against human rights defenders, who have already been working under suffocating levels of repression. Human rights defenders are routinely portrayed in official statements and court verdicts as&hellip
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Manouchehr Kholousi, a Baha’i resident of Mashhad, was released from the Vakilabad prison in Mashhad after the end of his one-year prison term, while his two daughters,&hellip
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Following the widespread closures of Baha’i businesses in recent weeks, the Office of Public Property of Alborz Province has sent a letter to Mehran Naseri, a Baha’i resident of&hellip
Source: www.buzzfeed.com Canadian universities are now recognizing degrees from an underground school for the religious minority. Anisa Rawhani At each ring of his phone, Shakib Nasrullah and his family jumped. The caller ID was blocked, but&hellip
Source: negah.org By Fariba Davoodi Mohajer Translation by Iran Press Watch “Mr. Rouhani- I returned to the same school that once expelled me to vote for you. If you are not able to guarantee our rights,&hellip
