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…
Search Result
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…
Human Rights Violator: Seyed Reza Mousavi-Tabar
Source: www.justice4iran.org First Name and Last Name: Seyed Reza Mousavi-Tabar Background: Born: 1964 , Jahrom Education: B.A. in Judicial Studies from the School of Judicial Studies; Iran’s Judiciary System. Titles and Positions Held: Current job/position: Deputy Prosecutor of…
174 Years of Constructive Resilience
A living story of: “174 YEARS of CONSTRUCTIVE RESILIENCE” That will touch your heart and soul. By: Nasser Sedghi [Edited by: Anton Clark, Jen Cowley and Dr Taeed Quddusi] This article is intended to explore…
Answering Is Not Enough! Take Action!
Source: medium.com By Foaad Haghighi In a recent interview, Javad Larijani, Secretary of the High Council for Human Rights of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said: “It turns out Iran’s sanctions were not…
In the Last Two Days, at Least Six Baha’is Have Been Arrested in Iran
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch July 05, 2017 According to reports from Iran, at least six Baha’is have been arrested in Gorgan, Kashan and Shiraz in the last two days. In Kashan, two Baha’is,…
The Hateful Schoolteacher and His Master
Source: www.iranwire.com By AIDA GHAJAR A schoolmaster in Iran has hit the headlines after making discriminatory comments on Twitter claiming that Baha’is, the country’s largest minority religion, do not have the right to education. The comments follow…
Several Baha’is Begin Prison Sentences in Golestan Province
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News – At least nine Baha’is residents of Golestan Province have been detained by authorities to begin their prison sentences. An informed source, while confirming the news, told the HRANA…
Arrest of Two Baha’is in Shahin-Shahr
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – On 13 June, 2017, Noushin Salekian and Farideh Abdi, two Baha’is of the city of Shahin-Shahr, Isfahan Province, were detained by authorities. An informed source confirmed the…
Sorrows and Dreams of Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha’i Teacher
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch On the 22 and 23 of May 2013, Iranian intelligence agents, in a coordinated and widespread move across the country, stormed the homes of dozens of Baha’is…
UN Expert: Persecution of Baha’is in Yemen mirrors Iran’s actions
Source: www.bic.org Geneva—29 May 2017— In a statement issued on Monday, 22 May, the UN Special Rapporteur on religious freedom highlighted the striking resemblance of recent assaults against the Baha’is in Yemen to that of the persecution…
Open Letter from a Baha’i Citizen to the Presidential Hopefuls of Iran: How Is Foreign Investment Encouraged While the Law Does Not Even Protect Citizen Property?
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HARNA News – A Baha’i citizen has written an open letter to the Presidential candidates of Iran, outlining the lack of protection offered by the law to the…
Two Resident Baha’is Were Transferred to the Central Prison of Bandar Abbas
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch May 16, 2017 According to a report from Human Rights Activist News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ms. Mahnaz Jannesar and Ms. Maral Rasti, two Baha’i residents of Hormozgan who…
Baha’i Say Discrimination Worse Under Rouhani
Source: en.radiofarda.com A spokeswoman for the World Baha’i Community said on May 17 that the rights of the Baha’i faithful in the past four years under Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have been “violated more than ever,…
Follow Us
