Source: www.defenddemocracy.org By Tzvi Kahn 24th May 2017 – FDD Policy Brief May 14 marked the ninth anniversary of Iran’s imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders for the crime of practicing their faith. This grim milestone reflects&hellip
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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&hellip
Denied Education for Being a Baha’i: Grievance of the Highest Ranked Student in Iran’s “Nationwide University Entrance Exam”
Source: ettelaat.net October 2008 Translation by Iran Press Watch To Human Right Activists in Iran: My name is Sima Haghighat Mohlebani, daughter of Esmail, with SSN no 5287 from Tehran. I was born in 1961. For&hellip
In Memoriam: Firuz Kazemzadeh, Scholar of Russian History, Former Davenport Head
Source: news.yale.edu Firuz Kazemzadeh, professor emeritus of history at Yale and former head of Davenport College, died on May 17, in California. He was 92 years old. Kazemzadeh was a leading member of the American Baha’i&hellip
Farhad Eghbali Released from Raja’i Shahr Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HARNA News agency – The Human Rights Activists News agency in Iran, reported that Mr. Farhad Eghbali has been released from Raja’i Shahr prison “ahead of time” due to&hellip
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&hellip
Social Media Users’ Solidarity with the Bahá’ís During the Heated Presidential Election Campaign
Source: www.dw.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In between widespread election photos and posts, a group of Iranian social media users remembered a group of their compatriots whose most basic rights are not the topic of&hellip
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,&hellip
Summons, Detention, and Search of the Residences and Shops of Six Baha’is in Sistan and Baluchistan
Source: BahaiNews 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, on Thursday, May 4, 2017, Sistan and Baluchistan security forces searched two Baha’i homes and summoned three of their inhabitants. They have also detained&hellip
Human Rights Violator: HojjatulIslam Assadollah Jafari
Source: justice4iran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch First and Last name: HojjatulIslam Assadollah Jafari Biography: There is no background or educational information about Assadollah Jafari available. Responsibilities: At least since 2008 up to now: The Public&hellip
Non-Baha’i Shopkeepers in Noshahr Call for the Reopening of Baha’i Shops
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com May 12, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch A group of Noshahr shopkeepers, in protest to the closure of Baha’i businesses in this city, have written to the governor of Noshahr demanding the reversal&hellip
No Mother Can Be Deprived of Seeing Her Children Grow!
Source: goodtobemom.com Today is Mother’s Day! A day when we all can celebrate the unique and blessed station of motherhood in the company of our children and family. But there are two mothers in Iran&hellip
U.S. Calls On Iran To Free Jailed Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.rferl.org The United States has condemned Iran’s imprisonment of leaders of the Baha’i religious minority and called on Tehran to release them and other prisoners of conscience. Seven Baha’i leaders were arrested by Iranian authorities&hellip
Falsely Imprisoned Grandparents Wish to be with their Grandchildren
Source: medium.com By Sarv Mithaqiyan (a.k.a. Sodid) Religious freedom and practice are taken for granted in the USA. This is not true for countries like Iran. Soon after its inception in 1844, the Baha’i Faith provoked suspicion&hellip
Whoever Wins Iran’s Election, Its Religious Minorities Lose
Source: www.wsj.com By Kristina Arriaga May 11, 2017 4:11 p.m. ET What will Iran’s May 19 presidential election mean for the Baha’i, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious group? Given that every candidate was handpicked by Supreme&hellip
Global Campaign Launches for Imprisoned Baha’i Leaders
Source: news.bahai.org 12 May 2017 NEW YORK — The Baha’i International Community is launching a global campaign calling for the immediate release of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, unjustly imprisoned now for nine years. The campaign,&hellip
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