By Rezvanollah Tavakkoli Rezvanollah Tavakkoli is a Baha’i living in Virginia and is the brother of Behrouz Tavakkoli, who is serving a 20-year sentence as a prisoner of conscience in Iran. My brother Behrouz…
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Behrouz Tavakkoli – A Profile in Courage
By Naeim Tavakkoli Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is pleased to share the following profile of Behrouz Tavakkoli outlined by his son, Naeim. Mr. Tavakkoli is one of the seven members of the national body…
An Interview with Naeim Tavakkoli
Editor’s Note: Naeim Tavakkoli’s father is one of the seven leading Baha’is that has been imprisoned since last May and presently awaits trial on fabricated charges by the Iranian government. On Sunday, 15 February 2009,…
State Department Religious Freedom Report on Iran
Source: United States Commission on International Religion Freedom IRAN, TIER 1 | USCIRF-RECOMMENDED COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN (CPC) KEY FINDINGS During the past year, the government of Iran engaged in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations…
Jamaloddin Khanjani Returned to Evin Prison following Heart Surgery
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Jamaloddin Khanjani, a member of the leaders of Baha’i community of Iran known as the Yaran, was transferred to hospital for heart problems, and then was returned to Evin Prison…
Baha’is Still Misunderstood in Iran, Says Former Leader After Serving 10 Years in Prison
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Baha’i leader Behrouz Tavakkoli has spoken out about the Iranian government’s “misunderstandings” about his minority faith. Tavakkoli spoke to the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on December 15, 2017, 11 days after his release…
Freed Iranian Baha’i Leader Mahvash Sabet Describes Unjust Trial, Prison Conditions
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org “We never betrayed our country and never will.” Mahvash Sabet, a leader of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i faith who was released from Evin Prison on September 18, 2017 after completing a 10-year sentence, said she was convicted of espionage…
Iran: High Representative of the EU Mogherini Should Commit Herself to Detained Baha’is
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…
Human Rights Violator: Judge Mohammad Moghiseh
Source: www.justice4iran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch First & Last Name: Mohammad Moghiseh (Aliases: Haj Nasser and Naserian)[i] Biography: Mohammad Moghiseh was born in Sabzevar in Razavi Khorasan Province in Northeastern Iran. He has a seminary…
Social Media Users’ Solidarity with the Bahá’ís During the Heated Presidential Election Campaign
Source: www.dw.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In between widespread election photos and posts, a group of Iranian social media users remembered a group of their compatriots whose most basic rights are not the topic of…
Falsely Imprisoned Grandparents Wish to be with their Grandchildren
Source: medium.com By Sarv Mithaqiyan (a.k.a. Sodid) Religious freedom and practice are taken for granted in the USA. This is not true for countries like Iran. Soon after its inception in 1844, the Baha’i Faith provoked suspicion…
Whoever Wins Iran’s Election, Its Religious Minorities Lose
Source: www.wsj.com By Kristina Arriaga May 11, 2017 4:11 p.m. ET What will Iran’s May 19 presidential election mean for the Baha’i, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious group? Given that every candidate was handpicked by Supreme…
Global Campaign Launches for Imprisoned Baha’i Leaders
Source: news.bahai.org 12 May 2017 NEW YORK — The Baha’i International Community is launching a global campaign calling for the immediate release of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, unjustly imprisoned now for nine years. The campaign,…
A Century and a Half of Imprisonment; A look at the Conditions of 25 Bahá’í Prisoners in Tehran and Alborz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Bahá’ís in Iran are being deprived of basic human and civil rights due to their religious beliefs. Discrimination, othering, vengeance, prejudgment, hate-mongering, harassment and murder, as well…
“Not Another Year!”
Source: www.bic.org Release the Baha’i seven now Nine years ago, seven innocent men and women were rounded up by Iranian authorities and thrown into the infamous Evin prison solely because of their religious beliefs. The seven…
Terry Glavin: These Seven People Are Victims of Iran Because of Their Faith. Remember Their Names, Always
Source: www.ottawacitizen.com By Terry Glavin In the coming weeks, the Khomeinist regime in Iran will stage yet another sham presidential election and Canada’s Parliament will proceed with the fourth annual Iran Accountability Week. Every year, participating Canadian…
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