Source: bahai.ie As we in Ireland begin to be released from lockdown, the Iranian authorities are locking up dozens of Bahá’ís. More than 60 Irish people including politicians, medical professionals and society wide experts, have added…
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Amnesty International’s Annual Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran
Source: humanrightsinir.org Human Rights in Iran – on Tuesday 18 Feb 2020, Amnesty international, published a report analyzing human rights abuses in Iran. In this report, in detail, it examines the status of followers of other religions,…
Call for The Support of Democratic Movement of the People of Iran – Berlin to Collectively Sign in Support of the Rights of Baha’i Citizens in Iran
Source: kayhan.london Monday, February 3, 2020 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and…
Violation of Baha’i Citizenship Rights Disgusting and Disgraceful
Source: www.zeitoons.com Translation by Iran Press watch Letter from a number of progressive Muslims condemning the violation of Baha’i rights Zeitoon – A group of progressive Muslims has strongly condemned the “desecration and excavation of the…
Living Through Discrimination on Twitter
Source: www.iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch A recent Twitterstorm (#زندگی_در_تبعیض) in support of the rights of Baha’is in Iran has been widely welcomed by human rights organizations and social media users. Users in about twenty…
The Arrest that Boosted Support for the Baha’is
Source: www.iranwire.com By Behnam Gholipour The arrest of a local politician who spoke out about the imprisonment of two Baha’i environmental activists has prompted a wave of public support on social media. On September 25, Shiraz…
Iran Accountability Week Led by All-Party Group for Sixth Year Running
Source: news.ca.bahai.org For the past six years, the first week of May has been marked by members of all federal political parties as “Iran Accountability Week”. The initiative was started by former Attorney General Irwin Cotler,…
War Of Hashtags Brings Zarif Under The Spotlight
Source: en.radiofarda.com A war of hashtags has taken over social media following a Q&A session with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Council on Foreign Relations on April 23. The online warfare, which started…
3000 Iranian Students Protest Against Deprivation of Religious Minorities on Higher Education
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch June, 2nd 2017 More than three thousand Iranian students from various universities are protesting educational restrictions imposed on Gonabadi Dervishes, and are demanding education equality for all religious and…
US Leaders Tell Persecuted Believers: ‘You Are Not Alone’
Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 6, 2017 / 04:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Religious freedom advocates at the United States capitol on Thursday sent a message of solidarity to all those imprisoned or tortured…
Nowruz Holiday Action for Iranian Prisoners of Conscience
Source: Amnesty International The Iranian holiday Nowruz نوروز (“new day”) is an ancient holiday celebrated on the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere to welcome in the new year. On this Nowruz we…
Thirty-Two European Parliamentarians Call for an End To “Economic Apartheid” Against Baha’is in Iran
Source: Baha’i International Community Brussels—15 March 2017—Calling Iran’s efforts to oppress Baha’i businesses a form of “economic apartheid,” 13 members of the European Parliament and 19 MPs from seven national parliaments have signed a statement…
More Voices from Islamic Countries Call for Iran to Stop Persecuting Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org DHAKA, Bangladesh — A group of Bangladeshi lawyers have joined the increasing numbers of Muslim intellectuals, religious leaders, and professionals worldwide who have called for an end to the persecution of Baha’is in Iran. In a letter…
Iran Must End State Persecution of Baha’is, Say Exiled Iranian Political Figures
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org In the wake of the intense criticism by Iranian officials and religious leaders of Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, for her meeting with Baha’i leader Fariba Kamalabadi, several exiled Iranian political…
The Right of Baha’is to Teach Their Faith
Source: iranwire.com Translation By Iran Press Watch 17 November 2015 The arrests of 20 Baha’i citizens in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz and the closing of 23 Baha’i-owned businesses in Mazandaran Province is evidence of continued pressure…
Constructive Resilience: The Baha’i Way to Respond to Human Rights Abuses
Source: www.amnesty.org.uk In Iran, followers of the Baha’i faith face discrimination, arrest and arbitrary detention, some have even been executed because of their religion. Although founded in 1863, the country’s constitution does not recognise and protect…
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