Source: www.en-hrana.org Mitra Badrnejad, a Baha’i resident of Ahvaz, was sentenced to a one-year prison term by the Khuzestan Appeal’s Court. In October 2018, she was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Branch 2 of&hellip
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Minister of Education: Students from Unrecognized Religions not Allowed to Study
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch “If students state that they belong to a religion that is not officially recognized, this expression of belief may be considered propaganda, and they would be banned from school,”&hellip
Children of Iran’s “Unofficial” Religious Minorities Ordered to Keep Quiet
Source: iranwire.com Iran’s new education minister has used the launch of a new country-wide project as an opportunity to strike out against Iran’s religious minorities, potentially giving schools greater freedom to discriminate against non-Shia Muslim students.&hellip
Property of Baha’i Confiscated
Source: www.iranpressnews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Confiscation of the property of a wealthy Baha’i family by the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order As usual, the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO, or simply Setad) is&hellip
The Iranian Judiciary’s Unjust and Discriminatory Tactics Against the Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Despite using a range of tactics, the Islamic Republic and its judiciary, as well as authorities before it, have not been able to destroy Iran’s Baha’i community. And now, writes Nasser Sedghi, public opinion is turning against&hellip
Millions of Iranian Students Prepare to Enter School Regardless of Belief
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—12 September 2019—As millions of children and youth begin the new school year in Iran, Bahá’ís across the country prepare to diligently pursue their studies to better serve their compatriots. The Bahá’í International&hellip
Shahnaz Sabet Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – On Sunday the 1st of September 2019, Shahnaz Sabet, a Baha’i resident of Shiraz, was arrested by security officers and taken to an unknown location. The officers&hellip
Rouha Imani Sent to Prison to Serve Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Rouha Imani, a Baha’i citizen from Kerman, has been arrested and sent to prison to serve her sentence. Ms. Imani was sentenced to nine months&hellip
The Underground Classrooms of Future Architects
Source: iranwire.com A film about the Baha’is of Iran and their commitment to education and resilience despite hostility from the leaders of the Islamic Republic has attracted thousands of public votes in the 2019 American Institute&hellip
Baha’is of Iran Suffer Most Egregious Forms of Persecution – UN Report
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—28 August 2019—The Baha’is of Iran—the largest non Muslim religious minority in the country—have suffered the “most egregious forms of repression, persecution and victimization” over the last 40 years, notes Javaid Rehman, the&hellip
Arrests of Three Baha’is
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA, the news agency for Human Rights Activists in Iran, in three separate accounts reports of the arrest of three Baha’is across Iran. Farid Moghadam Ziraki of Birjand, Sohaila&hellip
Home Inspection and Confiscation of Belongings of Former Member of Yaran
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA, the news agency for Human Rights Activists in Iran, on Friday, August 9th, the home of Jamaluddin Khanjani, one of the former leaders of the Baha’i community&hellip
“I Hope My Father was Killed by a Firing Squad”
Source: iranwire.com As authorities continue to target and persecute Iran’s Baha’i community, the families of nine prominent Baha’is who were forcibly disappeared 39 years ago are still trying to find out what happened to their loved&hellip
Appellate Branch of Administrative Justice Court Confirms: Iran’s Baha’is Not Entitled to University Education
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The appellate branch of the Court of Administrative Justice has upheld the court’s ruling regarding the banning of Baha’is from university education. Baha’i citizen Hannan&hellip
Three Baha’is Arrested in Tehran
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Munirih Bavil Soflaie, Minoo Zamanipoor and Gholamhossien Mazloumi were arrested today in the early morning by security forces, and then transferred to Evin Prison. Based on reporting&hellip
Baha’i Scholar and Translator Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Faruq Izadinia, a researcher, translator and Baha’i citizen residing in Tehran, has been sentenced to ten years in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court. The&hellip
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