Source: iranwire.com More than five days after the arrest of seven Baha’is in Shiraz, some of the detainees’ families are still in the dark as to their loved ones’ health and physical wellbeing. IranWire understands that&hellip
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Dozens of Academics Have Called For the Release Of Tooraj Amini, An Iranian Historian
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch More than 40 academics from around the world, as well as the Iranian Studies Association, have called on the Iranian government to release Tooraj Amini, a researcher on&hellip
New Wave of Persecution Against Baha’i Citizens In Iran
Source: iran-hrm.com Baha’i citizens in Iran are facing a new wave of arrests and raids on their homes in several cities across the country. In the past days, dozens of Baha’i citizens have been detained or&hellip
Seven Iranian Baha’is Detained In Shiraz, Southwestern Iran
Source: irannewswire.org Seven Iranian Bahais were detained on the evening of April 6 in the south-central city of Shiraz. According to the Human Rights News Agency, the Bahais were identified as Saeed Etehad, Ghasem Masoumi, Siamak Henrour,&hellip
Nine Baha’i Citizens Summoned to Serve Prison Terms for Following Their Faith
Source: iran-hrm.com Iranian authorities have summoned nine Baha’i citizens to begin prison terms after convicting them of security crimes for peaceful activities including proselytizing for the Baha’i faith. On April 6, nine Baha’i men and women&hellip
Seven Iranian Bahai Women Summoned to Serve Prison Terms for Following Banned Faith
Source: irannewswire.org Seven Iranian Bahai women in northeastern and southern Iran were summoned to serve their prison terms for following the banned faith. On March 27, five Bahai women were summoned to serve their prison terms&hellip
Letter Protesting the Unjust Prosecution and Sentencing of Touraj Amini in Iran
Source: mesana.org Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran c/o H.E. Mr. Takht-Ravanchi Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Email: iran@un.int Fax: +1 (212) 867-7086 Chief Justice&hellip
2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: www.state.gov Executive Summary ANNOUNCEMENT: The Department of State will release an addendum to this report in mid 2021 that expands the subsection on Women in Section 6 to include a broader range of issues related to&hellip
Appeals Court: Baha’is Sophia Mobeini and Negin Tadrisi Sentenced to Total of 10 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA ‒ Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Sophia Mobini and Negin Tadrisi, two Baha’i citizens. They had previously been sentenced by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary&hellip
Four Baha’is Returned to Bushehr Prison at End of Furlough
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA – Today, Saturday March 7th, Minoo Riazati, Ehteram Sheikhi, Farideh Jaberi and Assadollah Jaberi, four Baha’i citizens, returned to Bushehr Prison at the end of their furlough. In March of last year,&hellip
RWCHR Statement Condemning Iranian Persecution of Baha’is
Source: www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights strongly condemns the continued persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran. Notes from a local government meeting calling for increased control of Baha’is were leaked publicly by&hellip
Iran Revolutionary Court Sentences Four Baha’is to 12 Years Prison
Source: iran-hrm.com A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced four followers of the Baha’i faith to a total of 12 years in prison. The 28th Branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced Mona Mehrabi, Elham&hellip
Iranian Government Orders Teachers to Identify Children of Persecuted Baha’i Minority
Source: www.yahoo.com Verity Bowman The Iranian government is ordering teachers to identify children of the persecuted Baha’i minority to convert them to Islam, leaked documents show. The move forms part of a plan to intensify the monitoring&hellip
Discrimination Against Baha’is in Iran; ‘I Did Not Write Baha’i Anywhere, but the Ministry of Intelligence Knew’
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Ivan Mohajer “This year, when the results of the national exam were announced, the answer for me and my family was predictable, “Incomplete application.” Many of my friends had&hellip
Six Baha’is Arrested in Bandar Abbas
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Baha’i citizens in Bandar Abbas have recently faced increasing pressure from security forces In the latest case, six Baha’is have been subjected to an illegal judicial process and jailed just days before the&hellip
Persecution Of Baha’i Citizens Intensifies In Iran’s Mazandaran Province
Source: iranintl.com Two human rights organizations announced that according to a classified document that they have acquired, the Islamic Republic officials have intensified their monitoring and restrictions over citizens of Baha’i faith in Iran’s northern province&hellip
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