Source: Baha’i International Community Brussels—15 March 2017—Calling Iran’s efforts to oppress Baha’i businesses a form of “economic apartheid,” 13 members of the European Parliament and 19 MPs from seven national parliaments have signed a statement…
Closure of Business
Shop of Two Baha’is Sealed in Karaj
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Baha’iNews, On March 9, 2017, a shop owned by two Baha’is was sealed and their business stock was confiscated by agents of the government. Based on…
Contradictory Statements by the Attorney General of Mazandaran Province Regarding the Forced Closure of Baha’i Businesses
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Despite the passage of more than three months since the widespread closure of Baha’i businesses and shops in Mazandaran province, the provincial Attorney General, who is the…
Don’t Look Away from Iran’s Economical Apartheid
Source: www.di.se February 15, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, Wednesday, Parliament recognizes the situation of the Baha’is, Iran’s largest and most seriously persecuted religious minority. Behind the scenes there is an ongoing economic apartheid…
A Baha’i’s Response to the Questions of the Commission of Article 90 of the Constitution
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch A Baha’i’s response to the Questions of the Commission of Article 90 of the Constitution1 HRANA – In the past few days, a representative of the Commission of Article…
Baha’i Shopkeeper Working Outside of His Closed Shop for the past Four Months
Source: iranwire PHOTO OF THE DAY: a member of the religious minority Baha’i community whose business is shut down by the government has been working outside of his closed shop for the past four months. From Morteza…
Interview with Baha’i Shopkeeper About Forced Closure of Her Store
Source: Manoto TV Translation by Iran Press Watch Manoto TV Journalist: This is a store belonging to a Baha’i citizen in Sari. His store has been sealed because he closed it on his religious holiday,…
Seizure of Assets of 10 Baha’i-Owned Businesses in Karaj
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a BahaiNews report, government officials visited the sealed business premises of ten Baha’is, and confiscated all appliances and goods last week. BahaiNews stated, based on an…
Pressure Against Baha’i Business Owners to Obtain an Extrajudicial Pledge in Mazandaran Province
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a BahaiNews report, following the repeated closure of Baha’i citizens’ businesses in recent months, the Office of Public Places in Mazandaran province has extrajudicially demanded that Baha’i…
UN General Assembly Rebukes Iran for Human Rights Record
Source: www.news.bahai.org NEW YORK — Today the international community firmly denounced a wide range of human rights violations in Iran. By a vote of 85 to 35 with 63 abstentions, the United Nations General Assembly approved…
Closure of Baha’i-Owned Shops in Iran Continues
Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch The business place of Nosratollah Takapooy in the city of Bijar in Kurdestan province has been sealed by agents of the Office of Public Places. He has 56 years…
Warning from Office of Public Places to Baha’i-owned businesses in Qorveh
Source: www.hadizareh.blogspot.com Thursday, 1 December 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch In the past few days the business premises of seven Baha’i citizens residing in the city of Qorveh were given warnings by the Office of…
After More Than 4 Years, Baha’i Shops Still Closed in Hamadan (Includes Fully Documented Report)
Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Bahainews website, after 4 years the shops of Baha’is in Hamadan remain closed by Iranian officials. According to a Bahainews report, on November 4, 2012,…
Authorities Silent About Closing 102 Baha’i Shops in Mazandaran
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – After more than three weeks since the closure of 93 Baha’i-owned shops in Mazandaran province, in addition to the closure of 9 Baha’i-owned in Tonekabon over several…
Widespread Closures of Baha’i-Owned Businesses in Rasht
Source: javanehha Translation by Iran Press Watch The Office of Public Places in this city sealed the business premises of eleven Baha’i citizens in Rasht over the last few days: Faraj Farhangi, Touraj Farhangi, Mohammad Asadpour, Foad…
Baha’i Zekrollah Rahmanian Was Fighting Cancer When His Shop Was Sealed – He Passed Away a Week Later
Source: www.bbc.com 15 November, 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch Zekrollah Rahmanian was fighting cancer in the Imam Khomeini Hospital when he was notified that the Law Enforcement Forces of the Office of Public Properties had…