Source: BahaiNews1 According to “BahaiNews”, the garage attached to the home of Mr. Majid Payandeh, a Baha’i citizen in Rafsanjan, has been sealed. According to this report, Mr. Payandeh’s business had also been sealed some…
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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,…
At Least 54 Baha’i Shops Sealed in Last Few Weeks
Source: humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch June 12, 2016 During three weeks in May 2016, the Office of Public Places in several Iranian cities has sealed at least 54 Baha’i shops in Sari, Urmia, Fereydunkenar,…
End Economic Discrimination in Iran
Source: Baha’i International Community Human Rights Council, Item 4 – General Debate GENEVA—22 June 2016 Mr. President, Last week in Iran, 27 Baha’i-owned stores in Orumieh and six in Sanandaj were shut and sealed by…
Baha’is of Urmia and Sanandaj Pressured to Convert to Islam
Source: www.goldnews.biz Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from Gold News which refers to a story by Maf News, twenty-seven Baha’i businesses in the city of Urmia in Northwestern Iran, and six more…
A Report Regarding the Current Condition of Kayvan Pakzadan
Source: BahaiNews 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports from “BahaiNews”, after ten days Kayvan Pakzadan is still under interrogation, and has been unable to contact his family. Based on an earlier report…
Kayvan Pakzadan Arrested by Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence
Source: BahaiNews 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report by “BahaiNews”, this morning security agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Tehran arrested Kayvan Pakzadan. Based on this report, the security forces went…
Education as a Weapon in Iran and South Africa
Source: en.iranwire.com By Amy Fehilly BIHE students graduate in Iran. The university is forced to operate underground Education is usually seen as the key to better societies and better futures. But it can also be used as…
Oppression of Baha’is in Kashan
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from “BahaiNews”, the oppression of Baha’is in Kashan ‒ a city in Central Iran ‒ has intensified, as two Baha’i students there have been…
Political Storm in Iran as Rafsanjani’s Daughter Meets Bahai Leader
Source: www.bbc.com By Kasra Naji BBC Persian Faezeh Hashemi was photographed sitting next to Fariba Kamalabadi A political storm has erupted in Iran after the daughter of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani visited a leader…
Rafsanjani Daughter Criticised for Meeting Leader of Banned Minority
Source: www.theguardian.com Iranian hardliners call for arrest of Faezeh Hashemi, and her father describes Bahá’í faith as ‘deviant’ Faezeh Hashemi, centre-left, sitting next to Fariba Kamalabadi, centre-right. The daughter of a former president of Iran has been heavily…
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…
Faezeh Hashemi and Nasrin Sotoudeh Visit Baha’i Prisoner
Source: en.iranwire.com Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (in chador) meets with Fariba Kamalabadi The photograph has popped up everywhere across social networks. It shows Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, in her usual outfit of…
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…
Human Rights Remain Nonexistent for Iran’s Bahai Population
Source: www.washingtonpost.com By Elliott Abrams May 12 at 9:06 PM Elliott Abrams, a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, was U.S. deputy national security adviser for global democracy strategy from 2005…
A Statement of Concern: Baha’i Seven Mark Eight Years Behind Bars in Iran
Source: parliamentofreligions.org A Preface from Parliament Executive Director Dr. Larry Greenfield The Parliament of the World’s Religions is committed to cultivating harmony among religious and spiritual communities across the globe. That, in turn, demands that we…