Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Security forces in Isfahan province have launched a fresh campaign of intimidation against the local Baha’i community, carrying out raids on the homes and businesses of 11 Baha’is in the city of Shahin&hellip
Economic Strangulation
BIC Representative Delivers Statement on Situation of Baha’is in Iran at UN Human Rights Council
Source: www.bic.org Diane Alai, Representative of the Baha’i International Community to the United Nations in Geneva delivers a statement on the human rights situation of the Baha’is in Iran- the largest non-Muslim minority in the country-&hellip
Three Young Baha’is Fired from Work in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency: In continuing efforts to put pressure on the Baha’i community by preventing them from carrying out economic activities, three Baha’is have been fired from their jobs&hellip
UN Human Rights Council – 38th Session and the Economic Strangulation of Baha’is in Iran
Source: BIC UN Human Rights Council – 38th Session, June 2018 Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention GENEVA—27 June 2018 Mr. President, Today, we would like to speak about two countries&hellip
Baha’is in Sorkhroud Mazandaran Barred from Buying or Selling Land
Source: shahrvand-yar.com Translation by Iran Press Watch It may be hard to imagine such an act of apartheid: In an official letter to all real estate agents, the mayor of a city issued an order&hellip
Economic Repression of Baha’i Citizen in Maku, Shahin Dehghan
Source: www.hra-news.org Date: May 21, 2018 Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency –Shahin Dehghan, a Baha’i citizen and resident of Maku, was summoned to the Intelligence Office in Maku on May 10, 2018 and&hellip
Forced Closure of At Least Nine Baha’i-Owned Business in Tabriz
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.com Translation by Iran Press Watch 17 December, 2017 The businesses of at least nine Baha’is have been closed and sealed by the agents of the Office of Public Properties of Eastern Azerbaijan Province in&hellip
Fifth Forced Closure of Baha’i Business in the City of Tabriz
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch December 7, 2017 According to reports from the Baha’i Campaign, and as described by HRANA (Human Right Activists News Agency Iran), another Baha’i-owned has been forcibly closed and sealed.&hellip
Shahindokht Molaverdi: There Have Been Written Communications Regarding the Forced Closure Baha’i-Owned Businesses
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shahindokht Molaverdi, Special Assistant to the Iranian President for Civil Rights, has reported that there have been written communications with the related authorities regarding the sealing of Bahá’í owned&hellip
Forced Closure of Baha’i-Owned Optical Shops, Despite Orders by the Ministry of Health
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Per HRANA (Human Rights Activist News Agency) in recent years there have been several reports published about Baha’i-owned optical shops being closed and sealed by the Iranian government, supposedly for&hellip
42 Bahai Businesses in Rafsanjan and Kerman Remain Sealed After Two Years
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The businesses of 42 Baha’is in Kerman and Rafsanjan were shut down and sealed two years ago by the Office of Properties of both cities due to&hellip
Business of Ehsanullah Shareghi, a Baha’i Resident of Karaj, Closed
Source: BahaiNews1 March 17, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a BahaiNews report, government agents have closed the business of Ehsanullah Shareghi, a Baha’i resident of the Gohardasht neighborhood of Karaj. Furthermore, they&hellip
Thirty-Two European Parliamentarians Call for an End To “Economic Apartheid” Against Baha’is in Iran
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&hellip
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&hellip
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,&hellip
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&hellip
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