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…
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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…
Baha’is Imprisoned in Iran for Religious Beliefs Singled Out for Cruel Treatment
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org A member of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i faith has expressed serious concerns about two imprisoned ailing family members who are being denied early release despite being legally eligible. The Intelligence Ministry is refusing to send…
IRAN: USCIRF Condemns Religious Freedom Violations against Baha’is
Source: www.uscirf.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 23, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The UN General Assembly on December 19 passed its 14th consecutive resolution which included a condemnation of the Iranian government’s actions against the Baha’i…
After Eight Years, Mahvash Sabet Shahriari Received a Five-Day Furlough
Source: www.tribunezamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Moments ago, Mahvash Shahriari, one of the leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, after eight years of imprisonment in Evin prison, left for a five-day furlough. According to a…
Bahá’í Leader Writes to Her Newborn Grandson from Prison
Source: www.bazdasht.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from the Bazdasht’s site, Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi1, one of the Yaran (a coordinating group of seven people who facilitated the administrative affairs of the Iranian…
Are Human Rights in Iran Getting Worse for Baha’is?
Source: muftah.org Zackery M. Heern, Ahmed Shaheed Faezeh Hashemi meets with Baha’i leader Fariba Kamalabadi last month. May 14, 2016 marked the eight-year anniversary of the imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran. Their names are Fariba Kamalabadi,…
Welcome Dear Fariba, Although for Such a Short Time!
Source: news.gooya.com, by Reza Alamehzadeh Translation by Iran Press Watch I became familiar with the name of Ms. Fariba Kamalabadi1, before I became involved with the making of the Iranian Taboo documentary 2, when…
U.S. Slams Iran for Arrests of Baha’i Leaders 8 Years Ago
Source: www.cnn.com By Joe Sterling, CNN Adherents of the Baha’i religion can be found worldwide. Here is the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. (CNN)–The United States condemned the 2008 arrests of Baha’i leaders…
Iran Wants to Eradicate Baha’is. We Should Demand Their Religious Freedom
Source: religionnews.com By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett (RNS) The eighth anniversary this Saturday (May 14) of Iran’s imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders is an opportune time to refocus attention on the plight of…
Temporary Freedom for Jailed Baha’i
Source: en.iranwire.com By Natasha Schmidt, Amy Fehilly Prison authorities have released Baha’i leader Fariba Kamalabadi from prison on a temporary basis, IranWire has learned. Kamalabadi, who is serving a 10-year sentence for “insulting religious sanctities” and “propaganda against…
Iran: Religious Freedom Conditions Continued to Deteriorate over the past Year, Particularly for Religious Minorities
Source: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Iran Chapter – 2016 Annual Report Key Findings Religious freedom conditions continued to deteriorate over the past year, particularly for religious minorities, especially Baha’is, Christian converts, and…
New Campaign Launched on Behalf of Seven Imprisoned Iranian Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—29 April 2016—In observance of the eighth anniversary of the arrest and incarceration of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, the Baha’i International Community is launching a global campaign calling for their immediate release. Taking…
Take Action for Mahvash Sabet on International Women’s Day
Source: www.pen-international.org ‘Beyond those gates, another world, another race, a people poisoned and oppressed by woe; they stared wearily at us, the prisoners we faced, with sunken eyes, lack-lustre, circled with sorrow’ – extract from ‘From…
Iran: Seven Key Human Rights Challenges Facing President Rouhani
Source: www.theguardian.com Saeed Kamali Dehghan Friday 4 March 2016 02.00 EST After the success of moderates in the polls, hopes grow that Rouhani will follow his nuclear deal efforts by tackling issues including the high number of executions…
To Her Imprisoned Husband
Source: bahaicamp.com By Shaheen Rowhanian Translation by Gloria Yazdani and Saghi Jaihoon Morning flirts its way through my window… While from amidst the spheres which are my thoughts; Your countenance, even a brighter morn,…
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