Source: bahai.ie As we in Ireland begin to be released from lockdown, the Iranian authorities are locking up dozens of Bahá’ís. More than 60 Irish people including politicians, medical professionals and society wide experts, have added&hellip
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Jean Asselborn Expresses His Grave Concern Regarding the Situation of Religious Minorities, Particularly the Baha’is Incarcerated in Iran and in Yemen
Source: gouvernement.lu Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn has made the following statement regarding the situation of religious minorities in Iran and in Yemen: “According to press reports, judicial authorities across Iran have reopened&hellip
Yemen: International Leaders Call on Houthis to Release Bahai Prisoners
Source: www.thenational.ae Iran-backed rebels promised to release six Bahai members in March but they remain behind bars Global figures are calling on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels to immediately release members of the Bahai community, who are&hellip
In the Middle of a Pandemic, Iran Dials Up Persecution of Its Baha’i Citizens
Source: thewire.in In recent weeks, at least 71 individuals across the country have been arrested, summoned to court, tried, sentenced to jail or imprisoned – solely for their beliefs. New Delhi: Even as the pandemic has yet&hellip
Persecution in Pandemic
Source: www.internationalaffairs.org.au By Dr Natalie Mobini In recent months, members of Iran’s Bahá’í community have been facing a double threat. Not only is the risk of infections from the coronavirus epidemic gripping their nation, a tide&hellip
Baha’i Fariba Ashtari Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Fariba Ashtari, a Baha’i citizen residing in Yazd, was sentenced to six years imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of that city. If this sentence is confirmed at&hellip
Prison Sentence Upheld for Baha’i Shahriar Atrian on Appeal
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ The Fars Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Shahriar Atrian, a Baha’i citizen living in Shiraz, without holding a court hearing. Mr. Atrian was previously&hellip
Dr Brendan McNamara: No respite for Iran’s largest religious minority in time of coronavirus
Source: www.irishexaminer.com While many religious groups have suffered discrimination during the Islamic Republic’s 41-year rule of Iran, Bahá’ís are widely considered the most persecuted, writes Dr Brendan McNamara ON May 13, Simon Coveney, the Tánaiste and foreign&hellip
Canadian Parliamentarians Address Open Letter Calling for Iran to Halt Persecution of Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.ca 20 Canadian Parliamentarians from all five political parties and both the House of Commons and the Senate, have signed an open letter calling for Iran to halt its persecution of Baha’is. The letter was&hellip
Mehrdad Mousavi Kholanjani, Baha’i Citizen, Prison Sentence Upheld in Appeal Court
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS AGENCY – The Isfahan Court of Appeals upheld the six month prison sentence Mehrdad Mousavi, a Baha’i citizen living in Shahin-Shahr. Mr. Mousavi, in his initial hearing,&hellip
Appeals Court: Faruq Izadinia, Baha’i Researcher and Translator, Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Branch 36 of the Tehran Province Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Farug Izadinia, a researcher, translator and Baha’i citizen living in Tehran. Mr.&hellip
Baha’i Researcher and Author, Touraj Amini, Sentenced to Prison and Exile
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the HRANA, the news arm of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, Touraj Amini, a Baha’i researcher and author living in Karaj, was sentenced by the Karaj Revolutionary&hellip
Lengthy Prison Sentences for 30 Iranian Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran’s Baha’is have seen an increase in persecution during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Shiraz, the Baha’i International Community has reported. The group issued a statement about the increased pressures on Iran’s Baha’i community&hellip
Law Change Threatens Further Repression of Iran’s Religious Minorities
Source: articleeighteen.com A human rights lawyer whose clients include jailed Christian convert Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh says a recent change to the law in Iran “will facilitate the repression and punishment of Christian converts and others belonging to unrecognised&hellip
Persecution of Baha’is intensifies in Iran
Source: ARUNACHAL OBSERVER NEW DELHI, Jun 09 : Iranian authorities have intensified persecution of the Baha’is, targeting at least 71 individuals across the country in recent weeks in the face of escalating health pandemic. Reports&hellip
Group claims persecution of Baha’i community
Source: Dominion Post, Wellington Iranian authorities have escalated persecution of the Baha’i community, targeting at least 77 individuals across the country in recent weeks, despite a second wave of coronavirus infections, according to a global organisation&hellip
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