Source: hra-news.org/fa/letters/hs Wednesday, 24 September 2014 HARANA News – Mohammad Seifzadeh and Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, two of the ideological prisoners held at Rajai Shahr (sometimes called Gohardosht) Prison in Karaj, have reacted to the continued violation of…
Source: goo.gl/7lQGPy Translation by Iran Press Watch Harassment of Gonabadi Dervishes and the deprivation of Baha’i students of higher education, Dear Dr. Mohammad Javad Ardeshir Larijani, Secretary-General of the High Council for Human Rights of…
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Tuesday, 9 September, 2014 HRANA- According to recent reports, there are now seven Baha’i women in the women’s ward and three Baha’i men held in Ward 6-1 of Vakilabad…
Source: hra-news.org/en/sentence-adnan-rahmat-panah-confirmed-court-appeal 23rd September, 2014 HRANA News Agency – The one year in prison sentence of Adnan Rahmat Panah, the Bahai citizen has been confirmed in appeal court. According to the report of Human Rights Activists…
Source: hra-news.org/en/shahram-chiniyan-miandavab-beaten-prison 24th September, 2014 HRANA News Agency – On September 20, Shahram Chiniyan Miandavab, a Bahai shopkeeper from Tehran who is serving an 8-year sentence, was beaten as he was being taken to a judge…
Source: taghato.net/article/8151 Translation by Iran Press Watch Publication date: 24 Sept 2014 Taghato: Ali Reza Mahjoub, a member of the reformist faction of the Islamic Parliament, was approached in his office by several Bahai’s who…
by Maryam Ghadirzadeh Source: www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2014/09/140925_mgh_bahai_students Translation by Iran Press Watch 25 September 2014 Baha’is who have taken the nationwide entrance examination in Iran say that their names have been deleted from the list of accepted students.…
Source: www.tribunezamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch by Rozita Eshraghi Monday September 1, 2014 This Letter of Suffering is addressed to all who claim that no Baha’is have been imprisoned or discriminated against due to their…
Source: news.bahai.org/story/1021 25 September 2014 TEHRAN — Shadan Shirazi had always been an exemplary student, showing special strength in math and science, according to numerous accounts in the Persian media. So it was not surprising…
Source: news.bahai.org/story/1023 25 September 2014 UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech to the United Nations today failed to address a number of fundamental human rights issues in Iran, including the reason for Iran’s continued unjust…
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com Marjan Keypour Greenblatt Co-Founder, Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM) Dr. Kavian Milani Co-Founder, Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM) While we as Americans believe that education is the vehicle for…
Source: Bahai International Community, United Nations Office, goo.gl/f2n42S Topic: Situation of Iranian Baha’is NEW YORK—24 September 2014 An ad hoc coalition of human rights organizations is asking Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to honor and facilitate requests from…
Source: www.majzooban.org, goo.gl/7GKaJJ Sunday, Sep 21 2014 Tehran, 20-09-2014, security forces attacked and arrested Gonabadi Sufis who were going to stage a peace rally in front of the Prosecutor General’s Office. On the same day, Shirin…
Sunday, Sep 21 201 Source: www.majzooban.org, goo.gl/YbyWjY In the second day of protest gathering by Gonabadi Dervishes in front of the prosecutor office today on Sunday 21 september at 9 a.m security forces and police are…
Source: www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/film-shows-fight-for-education-by-irans-bahais/2015736.article 18 SEPTEMBER 2014 | BY MATTHEW REISZ To Light a Candle documentary spotlights work of underground Baha’i Institute for Higher Education in face of persecution Campaigning: Maziar Bahari A new film will form part of a major…
Source: www.farzanfaramarzi.com/2014/09/blog-post_12.html Translation by Iran Press Watch A Baha’i student who has been deprived of education in Iran, Anahita Ettehadi, has sat for her exam, after registering for National University Entrance Exam in the month…
