By Ferdos Nikoumanesh Ferdos Nikoumanesh is a Baha’i living in Virginia and the sister-in-law of Vahid Tizfahm, who is serving a 20-year sentence as a prisoner of conscience in Iran. My brother-in-law, Vahid, is now…
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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…
Mrs. Khalokhi on the Critical Medical Condition of her Husband, Afif Naeimi, Upon his Return to Prison
Source: persian.iranhumanrights.org Translation by Iran Press Watch In an interview with the Human Rights Campaign in Iran, Shohreh Khalokhi, shared concerns regarding the health and well-being of her husband, Afif Naeimi, a former member of the Yaran-i-Iran…
“The Story of Four Prisoners”
Source: taraneh.org By Nasser Sedghi “The Story of Four Prisoners” – this is NOT a Hollywood Blockbuster movie! This is a story of real life and unspeakable cruelty This photo is taken a few days ago…
“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.…
Youngest Member of Yaran Completes Ten Year Imprisonment
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Vahid Tizfahm completed his 10-year sentence yesterday. At 44, he is the youngest of the seven former Baha’i leaders in Iran who were unjustly imprisoned for their religious beliefs in 2008.…
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…
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…
Is There New Hope for Baha’is as Third Leader is Released?
Source: www.iranwire.com By AIDA GHAJAR Iran’s Baha’i community is celebrating the release of Behrooz Tavakoli, one of the seven members of an informal leadership group called the Yaran (“the Friends”). Tavakoli is the third of the group to…
Third Member of Yaran Completes 10 Year Sentence
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Behrooz Tavakkoli, one of the seven members of the former leadership group of the Baha’is in Iran who were imprisoned due to religious beliefs, has completed his unjust 10-year prison sentence.…
Fariba Kamalabadi: Baha’is Have No Desire but to Serve Iran
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Fariba Kamalabadi, a Baha’i community administrator imprisoned for ten years, was released on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 upon completing her sentence. Ms. Kamalabadi had been convicted on charges of…
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…
Mahvash Sabet Concludes 10-Year Prison Sentence
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—18 September 2017—Mahvash Sabet, one of the seven members of the former leadership group of the Baha’is in Iran who were imprisoned due to religious beliefs, has been released after completing her unjust 10-year…
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…