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Launching Persian Page on IPW

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Iran Press Watch is happy to announce that its Persian page is launched!  This page joins pages in English, French, German, and Spanish in bringing news and commentary on the situation of the Baha’is of…

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New Features on IPW

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Every two weeks, Iran Press Watch will update its list of Baha’is imprisoned in Iran. The current list is up-to-date to the best of our information and can be located on the right-hand side of…

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Visit – Shiraz Plock 100

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Editor’s Note:  Iran Press Watch was pleased to receive the following moving essay, which describes the feelings of many Iranian Baha’is.  It is presented below in translation; the original in Persian is attached. By a…

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Semnan: A microcosm of Iran

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Without mincing words, the story of Semnan is a chilling tale of organized, religiously motivated action against Baha’is. There is a subset of the population which is different only in belief; well-wishers of the nation,…

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Was Hoveida Ever a Baha’i?

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The short answer is no. The late Amir-Abbas Hoveida, who served as the Prime Minister of Iran from 1965 to 1977, has often been called a Baha’i.  Antagonists of the Baha’i Faith make this allegation…

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A Gift from Evin

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Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, six other former Baha’i leaders known as the Yaran, and some other Baha’is continue to languish in the notorious Evin prison of Tehran. While their bodies suffer incarceration and psychological torture, yet…

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