Source: iranwire.com As Iranians were marking the end of the Nowruz holidays in early April, more than 25 Baha’is were summoned and arrested in the cities of Shiraz, Mashhad, Bandar Abbas, and Karaj. Others saw their&hellip
Persecution of Baha’is
RWCHR Statement Condemning Iranian Persecution of Baha’is
Source: www.raoulwallenbergcentre.org The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights strongly condemns the continued persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran. Notes from a local government meeting calling for increased control of Baha’is were leaked publicly by&hellip
Iranian Government Orders Teachers to Identify Children of Persecuted Baha’i Minority
Source: www.yahoo.com Verity Bowman The Iranian government is ordering teachers to identify children of the persecuted Baha’i minority to convert them to Islam, leaked documents show. The move forms part of a plan to intensify the monitoring&hellip
Discrimination Against Baha’is in Iran; ‘I Did Not Write Baha’i Anywhere, but the Ministry of Intelligence Knew’
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Ivan Mohajer “This year, when the results of the national exam were announced, the answer for me and my family was predictable, “Incomplete application.” Many of my friends had&hellip
Iran: Leaked Document Reveals Plans to Intensify Suppression of Baha’is and Other Religious Minorities
Source: www.fidh.org Joint FIDH-LDDHI Statement The League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) has received a copy of the minutes of a “top confidential” meeting held on 21 September 2020 in the city of&hellip
Baha’i in Iran — Repressed and Persecuted by the State
Source: www.dw.com It’s no secret that the Baha’i community in Iran faces far-reaching oppression. Now, DW has gained access to a policy paper that appears to show the extent to which the repression is state-sponsored. The&hellip
#ItsTheirLand Twitter Storm in Support of Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com A tempest of tweets is expected to sweep the Internet today and tomorrow, 22 and 23 February, in support of the Baha’is in Ivel, a village in northern Iran, whose land has been confiscated by the&hellip
A Slice of Persia in the Heart of Israel
Source: www.wsj.com By Reza Afshari Followers of the Baha’i faith are persecuted at home but welcomed abroad. Israel is the last country where an Iranian raised in a Muslim family would have expected to find a&hellip
‘World Is Watching’ Iran’s Treatment of Baha’is
Source: www.winnipegfreepress.com By: John Longhurst Members of Winnipeg’s Baha’i community have welcomed an open letter from 45 former Canadian judges, justice ministers, and lawyers decrying human rights abuses in Iran. “Anytime we see a gesture like this,&hellip
Four Decades of Vilifying and Harassing Iranian Baha’is by the Islamic Republic
Source: iranwire.com The Islamic Republic of Iran was born in 1979 following a wave of popular uprisings against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The Shah’s policies were modernizing yet his regime was repressive; many Iranians felt his&hellip
60 Political and Civil Activists; The Rights of Religious Minorities in Iran Are Being “Severely” Violated
Source: iranintl.com Translation by Iran Press Watch More than 60 political and civil activists stressed, in support of Mowlavi Abdul Hamid’s letter to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, that the rights of religious minorities&hellip
For the Love of Their Country: The King’s Heretical Doctor
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Health workers are the front line in our defense against the coronavirus pandemic – including hundreds of Iranian Baha’i doctors and nurses. But they are not in Iran; instead, they live in countries&hellip
‘Iran’s Religious Minorities Facing Greatest Threat Since Revolution’
Source: articleeighteen.com Iran’s religious minorities are today facing the greatest threat to their existence since the 1979 revolution, according to one expert. Alireza Nader, senior fellow at the US-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), was&hellip
Iran: Lawmakers Must Urgently Drop the Bill That Criminalises Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Source: www.article19.org The rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion and belief in Iran will be dealt yet another blow if a Bill proposing additional provisions to the Islamic Penal Code for “insulting legally-recognised&hellip
Interview on the ABC’s “the World” Program Concerning the Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran
Source: Australian Baha’i Community On 18 December 2020, the ABC’s “The World” program featured a segment concerning the escalating pressures faced by the Baha’i community in Iran due to their systematic persecution by Iranian authorities. The&hellip
A Baha’i Iranian Artist Addresses Persecution in Paintings
Source: iranwire.com Maryam Safajoo, an artist, born in Tehran, Iran, in 1986, uses her work to depict the many forms of persecution faced by the Baha’i religious minority in Iran. Safajoo, a Baha’i herself, now lives in Champaign,&hellip
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