Source: www.peace-mark.org By Cimin Rouzgard Translation by Iran Press Watch Ayatollah Abdul Hamid Masumi Tehrani, by submitting a work of art along with a letter to the Universal House of Justice (Baha’i World Center), called for&hellip
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Masih Alinejad: To Defend Rights of Bahá’ís We Do Need Not to Be Bahá’í, We Just Need to Be Human Beings
Source: www.instagram.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Editor’s note: Masih Alinejad is an Iranian journalist and author, as well as an activist for human and women’s rights. She is currently living in exile in the United States.&hellip
UN Expert Concerned at Condition of Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Iran
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org GENEVA (31 August 2017)- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Asma Jahangir, today expressed her deep concern about the situation of a number of prisoners who have been&hellip
Human Rights Violator: Seyed Reza Mousavi-Tabar
Source: www.justice4iran.org First Name and Last Name: Seyed Reza Mousavi-Tabar Background: Born: 1964 , Jahrom Education: B.A. in Judicial Studies from the School of Judicial Studies; Iran’s Judiciary System. Titles and Positions Held: Current job/position: Deputy Prosecutor of&hellip
Human Rights Violator: Seyed Hassan Firouzabadi
Source: www.justice4iran.org Witness Accounts of Alleged Violations and Crimes. As Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Hassan Firouzabadi has been involved in violating the civil and human rights of Bahá’ís. In 2005,&hellip
Following Religious Freedom Report, Iran Strives To Distract Attention From Abuses
Source: www.irannewsupdate.com By Edward Carney On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported upon what it described as Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s recurring “hobby” of using social media to voice criticisms of domestic affairs in the United States. Leading&hellip
Baha’i Prisoners Face Harsher Conditions
Source: Bahai International Community GENEVA—16 August 2017—In a harsh move by the prison authorities in Karaj, Iran, a number of inmates in Gohardasht Prison, including over fifteen Baha’is, have been moved to a new section&hellip
Trump Administration Presses Middle East on Religious Freedom
Source: www.al-monitor.com By Laura Rozen SUMMARY: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson committed the United States to fighting for religious liberty around the world with the release of the annual International Religious Freedom Report. WASHINGTON — Secretary of&hellip
After Azadi: Man Behind Iran’s Freedom Tower on How His Life Unravelled
Source: www.theguardian.com Hossein Amanat was forced to flee country after being put on a death list and says his children have never seen the monument In 1966, a 24-year-old architect who had just graduated from Tehran&hellip
Iran: Caught in a Web of Repression: Iran’s Human Rights Defenders Under Attack
Source: www.amnesty.org The Iranian authorities are intensifying their crackdown against human rights defenders, who have already been working under suffocating levels of repression. Human rights defenders are routinely portrayed in official statements and court verdicts as&hellip
Mr. President: Baha’is Would Like A Word With You
Source: negah.org By Fariba Davoodi Mohajer Translation by Iran Press Watch “Mr. Rouhani- I returned to the same school that once expelled me to vote for you. If you are not able to guarantee our rights,&hellip
174 Years of Constructive Resilience
A living story of: “174 YEARS of CONSTRUCTIVE RESILIENCE” That will touch your heart and soul. By: Nasser Sedghi [Edited by: Anton Clark, Jen Cowley and Dr Taeed Quddusi] This article is intended to explore&hellip
Iranian Nobel Laureate Blasts Khamenei’s “Fire at Will” Policy Against Domestic Opponents
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s recent declaration that security forces should “fire at will” against presumed enemies of the state is an established policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi&hellip
Murderers of a Baha’i Released on Bail
Source: www.bic.org GENVEVA—13 June 2017—The two murderers of Mr. Farhang Amiri, a Baha’i who was stabbed to death in September 2016 in Iran, have been released on bail after having confessed to killing him because of&hellip
UN Expert: Persecution of Baha’is in Yemen mirrors Iran’s actions
Source: www.bic.org Geneva—29 May 2017— In a statement issued on Monday, 22 May, the UN Special Rapporteur on religious freedom highlighted the striking resemblance of recent assaults against the Baha’is in Yemen to that of the persecution&hellip
In Memoriam: Firuz Kazemzadeh, Scholar of Russian History, Former Davenport Head
Source: news.yale.edu Firuz Kazemzadeh, professor emeritus of history at Yale and former head of Davenport College, died on May 17, in California. He was 92 years old. Kazemzadeh was a leading member of the American Baha’i&hellip
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