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
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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
Sorrows and Dreams of Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha’i Teacher
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch On the 22 and 23 of May 2013, Iranian intelligence agents, in a coordinated and widespread move across the country, stormed the homes of dozens of Baha’is&hellip
Berkeley Architect Fights Religious Oppression With Education …
Source: www.nbcbayarea.com By Garvin Thomas It is late on a Wednesday evening and in Niknaz Aftahi’s second-floor Richmond apartment an underground class is just about to start. “Has anyone new joined?” asked Aftahi, looking at the&hellip
Azizollah Samandari Was Released from Rajai Shahr Prison After Five Years of Imprisonment
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, Azizollah Samandari, a Baha’i prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison was released on Friday,April 14th, 2017 after spending 5 years in prison. As Reported by BahaiNews,&hellip
Why Yale and Columbia Are Accepting Students from a University That Holds Classes in a Basement in Tehran
Source: qz.com WRITTEN BY Neha Thirani Bagri @NehaNotes Marjan Davoudi was 19 years old when she was told that she was not human. Davoudi, now 56, had been studying math at the National University in Tehran when&hellip
Iranian University Conceals Evidence of Expelling Baha’i Students for Religious Beliefs
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Fifteen Baha’i Students Expelled in December and January At least 15 Baha’i students were expelled from Iranian universities between December 2016 and January 2017, with university officials trying to eliminate any trace of the&hellip
Journalist Challenges Qom Ayatollah About Persecution of Baha’is
By Masih Alinejad In this interview that Masih Alinejad has conducted with Ayatollah Alidoost, she directed him a question about the possibility of the expulsion of Muslim-Americans from the US after the presidency of Trump.&hellip
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