LONDON 9 Nov – Representatives of the UK Baha’i community met today with Alistair Burt MP, FCO Minister with responsibility for the Middle East, to raise their concerns about the human rights of the Baha’is…
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Weekly Report on Violation of Baha’i Rights
(RAHANA – 13 Nov 2010) The following are the Baha’i rights violations in the past week: Baha’i resident began serving his sentence, Baha’i resident Roufia Beidaghi was arrested, Baha’i student was expelled, and farms belonging…
Bahá’í Citizen of Semnan, Rufiyaa Baidaghi detained
(RAHANA, 7 Nov 2010) Human Rights News Agency of Iran – RAHANA. Rufiyaa Baidaghi, A Bahá’í citizen of Semnan is arrested. Bahá’í Citizen of Semnan, Rufiyaa Baidaghi has been arrested by the Security Forces.
Bahá’í citizen begins his 3 year prison sentence
(RAHANA – 7 Nov 2010) Human Rights News Agency of Iran – RAHANA. Semnan Bahá’í citizen Siamak Ighani, begins his 3 year prison sentence. Siamak Ighani a Bahá’í resident of Semnan was transferred to the City’s…
Haji Agha's important discovery: Reasons for Tendencies to join Baha'ism
1 November 2010, Farzam Faramarzi Weblog: Haji Agha’s important discovery: Reasons for Tendencies to join Baha’ism RASA news service has uncovered factors affecting the tendency to join Baha’ism! Any rational mind, after reading the article, would…
Update on the threat of genocide to Iranian Baha’is
The Sentinel Project is proud to announce the release of a new report on our Iranian Baha’i situation-of-concern. Unfortunately, this “Supplementary Report: The Threat of Genocide to the Baha’is of Iran” does not contain good…
Weekly Report on Violation of Baha’i Rights
(RAHANA – 6 Nov 2010) The violation of Baha’i rights in the past week included the following: Siamak Ilghani was summoned in order to serve his sentence, a court hearing was held for Sama Nourani…
Weekly Report on Violation of Baha’i Rights
(RAHANA – 30 Oct 2010) The violation of Baha’i rights in the past week included the following: The 3 year prison sentence of a Baha’i citizen was upheld, 2 Baha’i citizens began serving their 5…
Book Review — Iran Human Rights Review: Religion
Iran Human Rights Review: Religion edited by Tahirih Danesh and Adam Hug Preface by Cherie Blair The Iran Human Rights Review is a new Foreign Policy Centre project that seeks to be an important resource…
Conviction of a Baha’i living in Qaemshahr
HRA news – The appeals court of Mazandaran province approved the conviction of Masoud Ataiyan.
Raha’s Letter, 8th Oct. 2010 in prison
Raha’s Letter (This letter is written on 8th Oct. 2010 in prison) Alluhuabha Kindly some dearest friends have already asked me for several times to write them how I spend time in prison. At first,…
Baha’i Citizen Summoned to Revolutionary Court
(RAHANA – 30 Oct 2010) Farid Rohani, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, has been summoned to the Revolutionary Court.
Two Mashhad Baha’i Citizens Began Serving 5 Year Prison Sentence
(RAHANA – 24 Oct 2010) Two Mashhad Baha’i Citizens Jalayer Vahdat and Sima Eshraghi have been transferred to the Vakilabad Prison in order to serve their 5 year prison sentence.
Scotland’s Baha’i community calls for support
Billy Briggs 26 Oct 2010 “It was not long after Ayatollah Khomeini came to power that the real trouble started. My husband was arrested, tortured and killed and then they arrested me too,” Mehrangiz Moayyad…
Spain: City Councils of Bailén and Guarromán show support to the Baha’i community of Iran
The City Councils of Bailén and Guarromán – in the Spanish province of Jaén – have unanimously approved separate institutional declarations stating concern over the deprivation of rights and systematic persecution faced by the members…
Religious minorities in Iran are victims of persecution and face discrimination
(FIDH – 21 Oct 2010) Damning report on an ignored issue: Discrimination against ethnics and religious minorities in Iran. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Iranian League for the Defence of Human…