Source: www.ohchr.org GENEVA (25 January 2018) – UN human rights experts* have urged the de facto authorities in Sana’a to annul a death sentence handed down against a follower of the Baha’i faith, reiterating calls for…
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Archives Chronicle Decades of Baha’i Persecution in Iran
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—18 January 2018—In response to growing interest on the persecution of the Bahá’ís of Iran, a website was launched today by the Bahá’í International Community providing a glimpse into several decades of discriminatory treatment…
Houthi Militias Rule in Favor of Executing Baha’i Detainee
Source: english.alarabiya.net By Islam Saif Houthi militia in Yemen have sentenced detainee Hammed bin Haidara to death on the backdrop of his Baha’i beliefs and decided to shut down all Baha’i quarters in the country. The…
Baha’is-Owned Shops Sealed Off In Tabriz
Source: en.radiofarda.com At least sixteen businesses run by Baha’i citizens are sealed off in recent weeks in Tabriz, the largest city in northwestern Iran, reports say. In an interview with Radio Farda, the Baha’i International Community,…
Forced Closure of At Least Nine Baha’i-Owned Business in Tabriz
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.com Translation by Iran Press Watch 17 December, 2017 The businesses of at least nine Baha’is have been closed and sealed by the agents of the Office of Public Properties of Eastern Azerbaijan Province in…
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.…
Shahindokht Molaverdi: There Have Been Written Communications Regarding the Forced Closure Baha’i-Owned Businesses
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shahindokht Molaverdi, Special Assistant to the Iranian President for Civil Rights, has reported that there have been written communications with the related authorities regarding the sealing of Bahá’í owned…
Baha’i Prisoner Transferred to Hospital Following Temporary Release from Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Bahman Salehi, a Baha’i from Birjand, was transferred to the hospital after posting bail and securing a temporary release from prison. Mr. Salehi was suffering…
A Baha’i Citizen, Peyman Ghiami Was Arrested in Kermanshah
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “No to persecution and imprisonment of the Baha’i compatriots Campaign,” a resident of Kermanshah, was arrested once again for many times due to his belief. According…
Sealing off Dozens of Bahá’í-Owned Businesses in Sistan and Balouchestan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – A large number of Bahá’í-owned businesses in the Sistan and Baluchistan provinces have been sealed by agents of the Office of Buildings and Public Places.…
Iran – Shadi Abedi, Baha’i Citizen Arrested in Birjand
Source: www.javanehha.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Following a massive wave of arrests and increasing pressure on the Baha’is of Iran, another Baha’i citizen has been arrested in Birjand. On Saturday, October 29, 2017, at 7:00…
Attacks in Yemen and Iran Coincide with Bicentenary Period
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Yemeni security forces raided a Baha’i gathering in Sana’a yesterday, opening fire on the small group of people assembled to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of Baha’u’llah. The attack occurred…
Iran’s Baha’is Attacked and Detained on Eve of Holy Celebrations
Source: www.iranwire.com By ARASH AZIZI On October 17, an eight-year-old boy was left terrified and alone as armed men raided his family’s home in Kermanshah, southwestern Iran, and took away his parents. As with most children his age,…
Five Baha’i Citizens Convicted in Tehran; 25-Year Combined Sentences
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, October 12, 2017, five Baha’i citizens underwent trial at Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Moghiseh. In the presence…
Baha’i Musician Arrested in Tehran
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Behnam Rouhanifard, an Iranian Baha’i and singer-composer from Tehran, has been arrested by security forces. According to a human rights watchdog in Iran, Mr. Rouhanifard was arrested on 03…