Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shahrzad Nazifi, an Iranian Baha’i, and one of the champions and trainers of Women’s Motocross Racing in Iran, along with her husband Mehrshad Naraghi and two children, Meraat and&hellip
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Forty Years of State Lies: RSF Unveils Leaked Iranian Justice File
Source: rsf.org No fewer than 860 journalists and citizen-journalists were prosecuted, arrested, imprisoned and in some cases executed in Iran between 1979 and 2009, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed today on the basis of information in&hellip
Unarmed Iranian Prophets in the Vineyard of God
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Mahmoud Sabahy The lies about minorities, especially the least dangerous of them, are quite well-known in the world, but, isn’t the least dangerous usually the one that’s the most&hellip
Iran Update: Reports of Persecuted Baha’is October 24 – November 11
Source: www.en-hrana.org Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) -Baha’i citizens of Iran have continued to face persecution this month, in the form of grave desecrations, business shutdowns, and interference by authorities in their places of employment. Meanwhile,&hellip
‘Suspicious Murder of General Khademi’ the First Head of HOMA, a Few Months Before the Iranian Revolution
Source: bbc.com Pejman Akbarzadeh Translation by Iran Press Watch In the 1970’s, Iran Air (known in the country as HOMA) had garnered the title of “fastest growing” among the world’s airlines. According to Encyclopedia Iranica,&hellip
Iranian Security Agencies Rounding Up Baha’is, Rights Watchdog Says
Source: en.radiofarda.com Iranian intelligence agents have stepped up their harassment of the Baha’i religious minority with a slew of arrests over the last few months, according to an October 16 report from Human Rights Watch (HRW).&hellip
Iran: Arrests, Harassment of Baha’is
Source: www.hrw.org Public Official Arrested for Speaking Out Against Repression (Beirut) – Iranian intelligence officials have increased the arrests of the country’s Baha’i religious minority over the past two months, with no clear charges, Human Rights Watch said&hellip
Ghodsieh Ashraf, Iranian Baha’i, Health and Education Pioneer, Among First Iranian Women to Graduate from United States University
Source: shahrvand-yar.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Ghodsieh Ashraf, an Iranian Baha’i citizen and one of the first Iranian women to graduate from a United States University, spent her life in serving in the fields&hellip
Numerous Anti-Baha’i Publications included at Tehran International Book Fair
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – A few days into the Tehran International Book Fair, a significant increase was seen in the number of anti-Baha’i publications, with titles such as “The&hellip
Champion of Justice Asma Jahangir Leaves Legacy of Courage
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — The Baha’i International Community has expressed its condolences for the passing of Asma Jahangir, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran and greatly-admired champion of the dignity&hellip
Leading Lawyers Take Iran to Task
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — In an open letter released yesterday, 25 prominent intellectuals and experts in human rights law called on Mohammad Javad Larijani, Head of the High Council for Human Rights in Iran, to acknowledge&hellip
Iran’s Secret Shunning of a Minority Faith
Source: www.bloomberg.com By Eli Lake The Baha’i have been excluded from basic civic functions like pensions and education. They’re publishing the proof. Usually the Iranian regime’s assault on its people’s dignity is measured in its political prisoners,&hellip
Iranian Authorities Confiscate Prominent Director’s Passport, Ban Him From Making Films
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof has revealed that he has been banned from making films in Iran and is not allowed to leave the country. “As soon as I arrived at Tehran’s international airport [on September 11,&hellip
Pakistani Shia Cleric Warns of Dangers Posed by Baha’is & Ahmadis
Source: www.rabwah.net By Ehsan Rehan Pakistan’s Shia leader has warned the public and the government of the dangers posed by Bahais and Ahmadis. Allama Iqbal Bahishti urged the public and authorities to be watchful of the&hellip
Senior Cleric in Iran Calls for Ending of Discrimination of Baha’is in Bicentenary Message
Source: bicentenary.bahai.org By Ayatollah Abdul-Hamid Masumi Tehrani Translation by Iran Press Watch In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Baha’is all over the world are commemorating and celebrating the Bicentenary of the&hellip
Bahais Mark 200th Birthday of Their Messenger, Whose Focus on Equality Resonates Today
Source: www.washingtonpost.com By Julie Zauzmer The Bahai faith is one of the youngest world religions — on Sunday, it will celebrate the birthday of its messenger, Baha’u’llah, who was born just 200 years ago. But to the&hellip
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