Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Negin Ghedamian, a Bahá’í citizen imprisoned in the women’s ward of Evin Prison since 18 December 2017, has been deprived of going to a specialty&hellip
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Dr. Ismail Ghadirian: Exemplar of Social Action and Academic Activity
Source: www.iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Ten days ago, September 7, 2018 was the last day of life for one of the founders of the Baha’i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE): Dr. Ismail&hellip
Baha’i Woman Sent to Prison for BIHE Volunteer Work
Source: iranwire.com Fataneh Nabilzadeh, a Baha’i resident of the city of Mashhad, has been transferred to the city’s Central Prison in Vakilabad to start serving a one-year sentence. Intelligence Ministry agents arrested Nabilzadeh about five years&hellip
The Forbidden University
Source: www.zeit.de First published in DIE ZEIT, 5th of July 2018 Mannheim, Germany Translated from German by Kiumars Yazdani Members of the Baha’i religion are banned from higher education in Iran. For thirty years they have been&hellip
Interrogator: Of Course You Will Not Be Admitted to University, Because You are Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch On May 22, 2011, in a coordinated and simultaneous operation, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence raided the homes of 39 Baha’i citizens connected with the Baha’i Institute for&hellip
The Case of Babak Beheshti: Deprived of Education, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Teaching Baha’i Students
Source: www.iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch “Babak Beheshti Vadeghan” was among several Baha’i citizens whose homes were targeted in a coordinated series of raids on May 22, 2011, by security forces of&hellip
Nasim Bagheri, BIHE Instructor, Released from Prison After Completing 4-Year Sentence
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report by the “No to Harassment and Imprisonment of Bahá’í Compatriots Campaign”, Nasim Bagheri, one of the instructors of the Bahá’í Community and a collaborator&hellip
Imprisoned Baha’i Teacher Told to Repent in Exchange for Furlough
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org The authorities of Evin Prison have told imprisoned Baha’i educator Azita Rafizadeh that she will only be considered for furlough if she apologizes for teaching online classes to members of her faith. “The prison authorities said&hellip
BIHE Educator Arrested and Transferred to Prison to Begin Five-Year Sentence
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Bahá’i citizen Negin Ghedamian was sent to prison for educating Bahá’i citizens. According to the “Not to Harass and imprison Bahá’i Compatriots campaign,” Negin Ghedamian, a Bahá’i citizen residing&hellip
Five Years in Jail for Baha’i Teacher
Source: www.iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti On the morning of Wednesday, November 15, Hasan Momtaz, a teacher for the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), was arrested at his mother’s home in Shiraz and taken to Adelabad Prison.&hellip
Hasan Momtaz, Bahá’í Citizen, Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the website of the Human Rights in Iran (HRANA), Hasan Momtaz, a Baha’i citizen, was arrested in Shiraz on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. In 2011 Mr. Momtaz&hellip
Keyvan Rahimian, BIHE Professor, Released After Five Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from HRANA, the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran, on Friday, August 25, 2017, Keyvan Rahimian, professor of the Baha’i Institution of Higher Education&hellip
Crisis in Rajai Shahr Prison; letter of Azita Rafizadeh to her son
Source: www.hra-news.org Translations by Iran Press Watch Do Decisionmakers Think About Damages to Innocent Children of Prisoners? HRANA News Agency – The transfer three weeks ago of political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj to&hellip
Iran Tried To Deny Their Education, So These Baha’is Went Underground
Source: www.buzzfeed.com Canadian universities are now recognizing degrees from an underground school for the religious minority. Anisa Rawhani At each ring of his phone, Shakib Nasrullah and his family jumped. The caller ID was blocked, but&hellip
A Peaceful, Persistent Response to Injustice
Source: news.bahai.org 21 July 2017 BIC GENEVA — Thirty years ago, the Baha’i community of Iran embarked on a remarkable endeavor. Denied access to formal education by the country’s authorities after their numerous appeals, they set up&hellip
Murals as Symbols of Solidarity, Resilience
Source: news.bahai.org NEW YORK — Marthalicia Matarrita is a Latina artist from New York City. Although her life is a world away from Iran, Ms. Matarrita’s artwork connected her with Education is Not a Crime, a&hellip
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