Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Ostanwire- Some reports indicate the destruction of a number of Baha’i graves in Yazd’s Golestan Javid (Baha’i cemetery). Tombstones in this cemetery have been demolished by stones and blocks…
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Baha’is Allocated Single Cemetery Per Province
Source: sahamnews.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Wednesday, 2 September 2015 Based on a new decision by judiciary officials, they announced to Baha’is that from now on any deceased member of their community not only cannot…
Two Months in the Morgue: One Facet of Campaign to Make Iranian Baha’is Invisible
Source: Baha’i World News Service 29 December 2014 GENEVA — The body of a Baha’i has been held in the morgue for nearly two months in the large, southern Iranian city of Ahvaz because local…
Shiraz Cemetery Destruction Resumes
Source: Bahai World News Service, http://news.bahai.org/story/1013 GENEVA — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has resumed its demolition of a historic Baha’i cemetery in Shiraz, Iran, after pausing for several months in the face of international pressure and the expression…
Iran Accused Of Excavating Baha’i Cemetery
[Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty] The Baha’i International Community has accused Iran of excavating a cemetery where hundreds of Baha’i followers are buried. The community called on Iranian authorities to halt the work in the…
Obstruction of the Entrance to the Baha’i Cemetery in Ahwaz
[HRANA] Friday, May 2nd, 2014 HRANA – For two months now, the Baha’i cemetery in Ahwaz has been blocked off with concrete blocks, and the burial of deceased Baha’is has been prevented. According to HRANA,…