Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Qom Seminary1 has recently started planning classes called “Understanding Baha’ism” and “Understanding Ahl-e Haqq”. These classes, which present a one-sided view of religious minorities, have the sole purpose of&hellip
Source: Saham News Translation by Iran Press Watch 25 February 2015 In recent days a number of anti-Baha’i posters have been displayed in Tehran metro stations. The propaganda and the simultaneous arrest of 14 Baha’is&hellip
Source: Bahai World News Service, http://news.bahai.org/story/1010 18 June 2014 GENEVA — A highly inflammatory and threatening flier calling Baha’is “godless” was distributed in the city of Yazd, Iran, last week on the eve of an important&hellip
[International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran] In a rare statement to the Iranian media on April 6, 2014, Javad Larijani, Head of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council, admitted Baha’is in Iran are entitled&hellip
[digarban] 20 Farvardin, 1393 – April 9, 2014 Sadeq Larijani*, Head of the Judicial System of Iran: We don’t have conflicts with Baha’is merely because someone is a Baha’i Sadeghi Larijani, Head of the Judicial&hellip
[BBC Persian] Mohammad Javad Larijani*, the secretary-general of the Iranian High Council for Human Rights, has rejected “any form of discrimination and violation of rights, due to being a Baha’i” in Iran, and said that people&hellip
The English translation of the attached letter stamped by Khamenei’s office (Religious & Supreme Leader of Iran): “In the name of God. All members of the Bahai cult are guilty as being infidels & are regarded&hellip
The recent attack on The Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) in Iran and the arrest of its faculty members has caused a great reaction in many corners. The Government of Iran has spread false&hellip
5 Sep., 2010, Iran Human Rights News Agency – RAHANA Yesterday some seemingly anonymous individuals wrote insulting slogans on the store front of Bahá’í citizen Soroosh Garshasbi in Tankabon.
[Edior: Semnan seems to be a testing ground of systematic anti-Baha’i activities in form of persecution, arrests, refusal to education, and refusal of all community life including burial. Iran Press Watch has carried many stories&hellip
[Editor: Dr. Payam Akhavan is a Founder and Board Member of Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre: Payam Akhavan, LL.B., LL.M, S.J.D. (Professor, McGill University Faculty of Law): Payam Akhavan is Professor of International Law at McGill&hellip
Faith Complex: Sovaida Ma`ani Ewing and Jacques Berlinerblau Sovaida Ma’ani Ewing speaks of the persecution of the Baha’i in Iran and the ongoing trial of 7 community members accused of spying for Israel and the&hellip
Iranian Television Series Defames the Baha’i Faith [Editor: In the recent weeks since the 22 of Bahman [10 Feb. 2010], marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the Iranian Government has stepped&hellip
(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&hellip
Ahmad Kasravi (1890-1946) was a notable Iranian linguist, historian, and reformer. Even though in his early years he was trained in a seminary, he soon found himself involved with the constitutional revolution of 1905-11, and&hellip
The Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights reported the following on September 19, 2009: A recent visitor in Ardestan, Isfahan province, took these photographs that show insulting graffiti sprayed on Baha’i houses. These messages were written&hellip
