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Baha'is Arrested in Karaj, Semnan and Shiraz
Iran Press Watch has learned of several disturbing developments throughout Iran in the past two days: Karaj At dawn on Sunday, April 26, 2009, several agents of Tehran’s branch of the Ministry of Intelligence along…
Letter from Tehran's Khademin to Iran’s Attorney General
Editor’s Note: In March 2009, the Baha’i administration in Iran obeyed the wishes of their imprisoned leaders (formerly known as the Yaran) and terminated all their activities and seized functioning. Several of these local groups…
Fourth Charge added against Imprisoned Baha'i Leaders
Iran Press Watch has learned through reliable sources close to the seven (7) imprisoned Baha’i leaders (formerly known as Yaran) that the families of the incarcerated Baha’is were allowed to meet with them today, Monday,…
In Iran, 'crackdown' on Christians worsens
Editor’s Note: Reports are emerging from Iran of heightened persecution of Christians. For decades, the largely Armenian Christian community has suffered a fate similiar to that of the Baha’is. Monitoring, arrests, torture, closure of religious…
Iran: A Faith on Trial
By Bernd Kaussler The Baha’is in Iran, the country’s largest religious minority, have faced intense persecution and discrimination ever since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The arrest of seven Baha’i leaders in 2008 and their…
A Disturbing Month
Iran’s New Year commenced on March 21, and it is off to a disturbing start for the Baha’is of that land. During this month, considerable hardships, harassment and violations of human and civil rights were…
Some Baha’i Prisoners Released in Shiraz
Iran Press Watch was thrilled to learn through reliable sources in Iran that Haleh Houshmandi-Salehi and Afshin Ahsanian have been released on bail. As the readers may recall, Mrs. Houshmandi has had a history of…
Current Baha’i Prisoners in Iran
Periodically, Iran Press Watch publishes a list of Baha’i prisoners in Iran who remain incarcerated because of their religious belief. At the present time, there are 49 Baha’i prisoners throughout Iran. The Date of incarceration…
Coordinated Efforts to Suppress the Baha’is in Northern Iran
The following report was posted in Persian by Iran Press News on Friday, April 24, 2009, and appears below in translation. The original media outlet for this news was Shumal News, which reports on events…
Spain’s Parliament calls for Immediate Release of the Baha’i Leaders
Iran Press Watch has learned that an article was published earlier this week stating that the Spanish House of Representatives has asked the Spanish government to call for the release of the seven (7) Baha’i…
Recent Atrocities against the Baha’is of Shiraz
Editor’s Note: The Baha’is of Shiraz have kindly shared a report with Iran Press Watch about recent attacks perpetrated against them, which appears below in translation. Most of these events have previously been reported on…
Increased Pressures on the Baha’is of Tonekabon
In the days leading up to Naw-Ruz, March 21, agents of Ministry of Intelligence raided and searched the home of Mr. Mishel Ismaelpour, one of the Baha’is of Tonekabon (see attached map). A few days…
Update on Two Baha’i Prisoners in Shiraz
Iran Press Watch has learned through its contacts in Iran that earlier today (Thursday, April 23, 2009), the authorities set bail of about $100,000 per prisoner for Haleh Houshmandi and Afshin Ahsanian. Since this is…
The Claims of the Bab
From the early days of the Baha’i Faith, the rigid-minded ecclesiastical order in Iran has attacked the community about the evolutionary character of the Bab’s claims. [The Bab was founder of Babi Faith and a central…
British PM describes persecution as “tragic”
(BNUK) The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has described the prejudice and discrimination faced by Bahá’ís around the world as “tragic”. Mr Brown made his remarks in a special message sent to the UK Bahá’í community…
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