(Washington TV) — In an exclusive telephone interview with WashingtonTV on Tuesday, Shirin Ebadi, one of the lawyers defending the seven detained Baha’i leaders in Iran, whose first trial hearing took place today in Tehran,…
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Iranian Islam, not the Yaran, on trial in the court of international opinion
Credo quia absurdum est. “I believe, because it is absurd.” — Tertullian’s (misquoted) Paradox by Christopher Buck [Editor’s Note:Iran Press Watch is pleased to offer a guest article by Dr. Christopher Buck, a distinguished legal scholar,…
Editorial Note: Accusations against Baha'is
Since the very last days of December of 2009, the authorities in Iran, through statements and the State news media, have accused the Baha’is of being involved in many ways with the recent political and…
First session ends in trial of Baha'i leaders in Iran
(BWNS) The trial of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders began today in Iran. Initial reports indicate that the trial was marked by numerous violations of legal due process. After about three hours, the hearing ended. Authorities…
Trial of Recently Detained Baha’is to Start “this Week” in Tehran
(MNBR) The semi-official Fars News Agency quoted today the Tehran persecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi as saying that the trial of the recently detained Baha’is of Tehran “will be this week in a revolutionary court in…
Citizens speak up for Baha'is in Iran
(DNA) Just five days before the trial of seven former leaders of the Baha’is in Iran, prominent citizens have expressed concern at the continued persecution of the community and urged the government of India to…
Trial of seven Baha'i leaders in Iran looms
(BWNS) Recent developments in Iran have raised grave concern about the ultimate fate of the seven Baha’i leaders who are scheduled to go on trial next Tuesday. “The Baha’i community in Iran has all too…
Two Baha'is sentenced to prison in Hamedan
According to the website Human Rights Activists in Iran, two Baha’i citizens of Hamedan, Sahba Khademi and Sorour Sorouryan, who had been charged with spreading the Baha’i Faith and propaganda against the regime, were sentenced…
Arrest of Four Baha’i Women in Northern Iran
Washington, 23 Dec. (Television Washington) – Last week, in continuation of widespread pressure on the Baha’is in Iran and repeated arrests in various locations of the country, four Baha’i women were arrested in the city…
Transfer of a Baha’i from being a prisoner to internal exile
Mr. Zabihollah Raufi, a Baha’i in prison in Sanandaj, was transferred to the prison in Toyserkan after four months of incarceration in order to carry out his sentence of internal exile. HRANA – Prisoner’s Rights:…
Baha'i world governing body encourages the Baha’is [of Iran] to participate in the betterment of Iran
The Universal House of Justice [1], the world governing body of the Baha’is of the world, in recent months has called the Baha’is in Iran to an active participation in the affairs of Iran, its…
Iran State Media Blames the "Baha'i Sect" for Recent Unrest
(MNBR) – Yesterday in Iran, articles appeared in two government-run news outlets blaming the Baha’i “sect” for the recent unrest in Iran, and namely the widespread protests that took place across the country on the…
Arrest of a Baha’i in Sari
HRANA – Religious Minority Rights: Mrs. Samira Samiee, a Baha’i living in [the city of] Sari, was arrested in an operation by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. According to the Baha’i Committee of Human…
Sentence Issued against 3 Baha'is in Yasuj
HRANA – Religious Minority Rights: the court issued a sentence against three Baha’is of Yasuj who have been under arrest for approximately one month; they were accused of teaching the Baha’i Faith. According to the…
Arrest of a (Muslim) son to exert pressure on his Baha’i father
HRANA – Religious Minority Rights: On Wednesday, the 18th of Azar of the current year [9 Dec. 2009], a son of a Baha’i in Mashhad was arrested with the purpose of exerting pressure on [the…
Arrest of a Baha’i in Semnan
HRANA – Religious Minority Rights: Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence of the city of Semnan arrested Mrs. Sholeh Taeef on Saturday [19 Dec. 2009]. According to the Baha’i Committee of Human Rights Activists in…
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