On May 19, Saeid Rezaie , one of the seven Yaran who are now entering their seventh year in prison, was to be transferred from Raja’i Shahr prison to hospital. He is 57 years old and&hellip
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The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Saeid Rezaie’s Plight as a Bahá’í in Iran
By Azadeh Rohanian Perry Azadeh Rohanian Perry is a Bahá’í living in the United States and is the sister-in-law of Saeid Rezaie, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. It was 4:00 a.m. in the summer of&hellip
Shaheen Rezaie Writes to Her Husband on the Ninth Anniversary of His Imprisonment
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HARNA News – Saeid Rezaie, one of the former members of the seven-management committee of the Baha’i community of Iran, currently incarcerated in Rejai-Shahr of Karaj, is commencing the&hellip
Shaheen Rezaie Writes to Her Imprisoned Husband
Source: حباب (facebook page) Translation by Iran Press Watch Seeing you again is the sole hope of my existence. My Dearest Saeid 1; Eight years have passed, and you are still incarcerated in the prison of oppression&hellip
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&hellip
“Coexistence Led to the Prisoners Becoming Acquainted with the Baha’i Community and Our Beliefs”
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch By Ida Qajar One day before the start of the new year 1397, Vahid Tizfahm, of the imprisoned Yaran-e-Iran, was released from prison to spend Naw-Rúz alongside his family.&hellip
Oldest Member of Yaran Completes Decade-Long Imprisonment
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — After a decade of unjust imprisonment and harsh treatment in Iranian prisons, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, 85, completed his ten-year sentence yesterday. He is one of the seven members of the&hellip
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&hellip
Fourth Member of Yaran Released
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — After ten years of unjust imprisonment for his beliefs, Saeid Rezaie, one of the seven members of the former leadership group of the Baha’is in Iran, has today completed his wrongful&hellip
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&hellip
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&hellip
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&hellip
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&hellip
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&hellip
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,&hellip
“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&hellip
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