Source: freedomessenger.com Delaram Akbari, a Baha’i college student in the city of Sari, northern Iran, studying computer software, was expelled from college on January 13 after finishing her first term. She writes about the difficulties she…
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Four Baha’is Arrested
Source: en.iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On Tuesday March 8, while most Iranians were preparing for Persian New Year festivities, authorities arrested four members of the Baha’i minority in Tehran, Karaj and Sari. Their names are Rouhie Safajoo, Sarmad…
“For Bashir” by Rouhie Safajoo
Source: en.iranwire.com Sunday 13 March 2016 Rouhie Safajoo Rouhie Safajoo is a 20 year-old Iranian student who was arrested on March 8 after protesting for her right to an education. She is a member of Iran’s Baha’i…
The Quiet Arrest of a Baha’i Student
Source: en.iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Around 9 am the doorbell rings. The picture of a man in police uniform is on the intercom screen. “Open the door,” says the man. “I am from the police.” They open…
Three Bahai Students Held in Evin Prison to Be Tried
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Mr. Sarmad Shadabi one of three Bahai students arrested in Tehran and Karaj on March 8, and held in Evin Prison, has had telephone contact with his family. They…
My Sister Is Jailed Because She Wants to Study
Source: en.iranwire.com My 20 year-old sister, Rouhie Safajoo, took part in the Iranian Universities’ Entrance Exam in 2014, but test results were never released to her. She was told to go to the National Testing Organization,…
#NotACrime: New Kennardphillipps Mural Supports Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 29 February 2016 Natasha Bowler The #NotACrime campaign revealed its latest mural by renowned collaborative artists kennardphillipps last week with their provocative image — of a map of Iran in chains — on the wall of Village…
6-Year-Old’s Parents Imprisoned for Teaching at BIHE
Source: BahaiNews1 Peyman Koshkebaghi Bahá’í Citizen was arrested and transferred to an unknown place. “BaháíNews” reported Peyman Koshkebaghi was arrested in front of the eastern part of Evin Prison, while attempting to visit his spouse,…
In Her Last Semester, Arezoo Ighani Was Expelled from University
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, Arezoo Ighani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Miyandoab, has been expelled from Payam-e Noor Markazi University in Miyandoab, due to her belief in the Baha’i…
Baha’i Education Rights Activsit Registers for Nationwide University Entry Exam While in Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 The annual registration of Vahed Kholusi for the nationwide university entrance examination is a symbolic act by this education rights activists in protest against the 12 year long deprivation of this Iranian Baha’i…
Maghsoud Anvari Expelled from University
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, Maghsoud Anvari, a Baha’i citizen, has been expelled from Shahid Bahonar University2. According to this Baha’i citizen’s account, he was expelled during the final exams of…
Dallas Mural Part of International Campaign Against Religious Persecution in Iran
Source: frontrow.dmagazine.com BY ALAENA HOSTETTER Harassed, arrested, jailed, tortured, killed…These are just a few of the options facing people of the Baha’i faith in Iran. Since its inception in 1844, the religion has been effectively criminalized…
Maziar Bahari Visits Dave the Chimp’s New London Mural for #NotACrime and Explains Why He Started the Campaign
Source: Education Is Not a Crime Maziar Bahari visits Dave the Chimp‘s new London mural for #NotACrime and explains why he started the campaign. “The Iranian government is discriminating against the Baha’is and other Iranians on a regular basis. So…
#notacrime Mural Moves Plight of Iran’s Baha’i Community to Bondi Beach
Source: www.abc.net.au PHOTO: The Bondi Beach mural is the third in Sydney as part of the campaign. (Supplied: Hayley Francis) A concrete wall in Bondi Beach has been transformed by street artists as part of a worldwide campaign…
#NotACrime: A Global Street Art Project for Human Rights in Iran
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 15 December 2015 Saleem Vaillancourt Freddy Sam’s mural of a boy and injured bird in Cape Town The #NotACrime campaign launched a global street art project this year with nearly a dozen murals across New York…
Top Student Among Baha’i’s Banned from Higher Education
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com 7 December 2015 By Sepehr Atefi Translation by Iran Press Watch April 2015 – Delaram Sadeghzadeh, a Masters degree applicant in educational psychology at Shahid Beheshti University, waits in the office of the Director…
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