Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press watch Milad Pourissa “I had a Baha’i student. On the day he was to defend his thesis, what should have happened, happened #deviant_misleading_cult” This brief and vague message by&hellip
Denial of Education
“Deviant Sect Penal Code”
Source: fa.rfi.fr By Azadeh Vala Translation by Iran Press Watch Mohammad Ali Pourmokhtar, member of the Parliamentary Islamic Council on Legal and Judicial Affairs Commission, said on Tuesday, September 3, that the commission is considering a&hellip
A Journey to Religious Freedom and Education
Source: www.icmc.net Geneva, 1 October 2019 – Imagine having to pack a few of your most precious belongings in haste before fleeing overnight across international borders. Holakou Rahmanian, a former Iranian refugee now resettled in the United&hellip
Baha’i Children Are Left with Their Fears
Source: iranwire.com Mehrangiz Kar Translation by Iran Press Watch The horrible events of recent days in Iran are so fastidiously attacking our minds and souls that it makes us ruthlessly welcome the news of a new&hellip
In Iran, Religious Minority Children Are To Stay Silent If They Want To Study
Source: www.forbes.com Ewelina U. Ochab In early September 2019, Iranian news reported that the Iranian Minister for Education had ruled that if students mention that they belong to an officially unrecognized religion, like the Baha’i faith, this can&hellip
Proposed Bill “Penalization of the Perverse Sects”: The Islamic Consultative Assembly’s Leap to Legalize Investigation of Beliefs
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Moin Khazaeli The news is short and shocking: Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly intends to review a bill, by virtue of which, if passed, the “investigation of beliefs” in its true sense will be legalized,&hellip
2019 Entrance Exam – Depriving Baha’i Students of Higher Education
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency- This year, a number of Baha’i participants in the National Entrance Exam (NEE) have been denied access to higher education for their religious beliefs. The reason&hellip
22 Iranian Baha’is Were Denied Higher Education in September
Source: www.en-hrana.org At least 22 Baha’i students have reportedly been denied entry to universities in Iran despite successfully passing the national admissions test. These Baha’i applicants received a short message with the content: “Dear applicant, there&hellip
Minister of Education: Students from Unrecognized Religions not Allowed to Study
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch “If students state that they belong to a religion that is not officially recognized, this expression of belief may be considered propaganda, and they would be banned from school,”&hellip
Children of Iran’s “Unofficial” Religious Minorities Ordered to Keep Quiet
Source: iranwire.com Iran’s new education minister has used the launch of a new country-wide project as an opportunity to strike out against Iran’s religious minorities, potentially giving schools greater freedom to discriminate against non-Shia Muslim students.&hellip
Millions of Iranian Students Prepare to Enter School Regardless of Belief
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—12 September 2019—As millions of children and youth begin the new school year in Iran, Bahá’ís across the country prepare to diligently pursue their studies to better serve their compatriots. The Bahá’í International&hellip
Appellate Branch of Administrative Justice Court Confirms: Iran’s Baha’is Not Entitled to University Education
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The appellate branch of the Court of Administrative Justice has upheld the court’s ruling regarding the banning of Baha’is from university education. Baha’i citizen Hannan&hellip
Baha’i Student Sepehr Shahidi Ghamsari Expelled from University
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Sepehr Shahidi Ghamsari, a Junior Civil Engineering student at Sina Higher Education Institute in Kashan, has been expelled from university and prevented from continuing his&hellip
Shirin Bani Nejad, Baha’i Student, Expelled from University
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Shirin Bani Nejad, a full-time fifth-semester undergraduate student in computer science at Sama Andisheh Azad University, was barred from continuing her studies because she is&hellip
Shayan Manavi, Baha’i Student, Expelled from University
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Shayan Manavi, a third semester student in civil engineering at Islamic Azad University in the City of Qods, was expelled from the university and&hellip
Badi Safajou, a Seventh-Semester Chemical Engineering Student, Expelled from University for Being Baha’i
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch c, a Baha’i residing in Karaj, and a seventh-semester student of chemical engineering at the Research and Sciences School of the Islamic Azad University, was expelled from the university&hellip
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