Source: www.internationalaffairs.org.au By Dr Natalie Mobini In recent months, members of Iran’s Bahá’í community have been facing a double threat. Not only is the risk of infections from the coronavirus epidemic gripping their nation, a tide&hellip
Persecution of Baha’is
Persecution of Baha’is intensifies in Iran
Source: ARUNACHAL OBSERVER NEW DELHI, Jun 09 : Iranian authorities have intensified persecution of the Baha’is, targeting at least 71 individuals across the country in recent weeks in the face of escalating health pandemic. Reports&hellip
Group claims persecution of Baha’i community
Source: Dominion Post, Wellington Iranian authorities have escalated persecution of the Baha’i community, targeting at least 77 individuals across the country in recent weeks, despite a second wave of coronavirus infections, according to a global organisation&hellip
Persecution of Baha’is in Iran increases
Source: www.pressreader.com Iranian authorities have escalated persecution of the Baha’i community, targeting at least 77 individuals across the country in recent weeks, despite a second wave of coronavirus infections, according to a global organisation representing the&hellip
Iran Continues Harassing Minorities Says US Religious Freedom Report
Source: en.radiofarda.com In its annual report on religious freedoms, the United States has once again accused Iran of widespread violations of the rights of religious minorities, including Baha’i and Sunni citizens. The report has focused on the&hellip
US Government Publishes Overview of Iran’s Crimes Against Religious Minorities
Source: iranwire.com HANNAH SOMERVILLE The Iranian government’s abuse of millions of its own people on religious grounds has once again been brought to the fore by a new US State Department report. Drawing on multiple sources,&hellip
Escalation in Persecution of Baha’is in Iran: Tried in Court and Imprisoned for Their Beliefs
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — The Iranian authorities have escalated their persecution of the Baha’is, targeting at least 77 individuals across the country in recent weeks despite the present health crisis afflicting the country. Baha’is&hellip
Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is ramped up: threats to “uproot”, prison sentences and psychological pressures
Source: www.globenewswire.com Geneva, June 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the face of an escalating health pandemic, the Iranian authorities have ramped up their persecution of the Baha’is, targeting at least 71 individuals across the country&hellip
Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is Ramped Up
Source: BIC UN Office Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is ramped up: threats to “uproot”, prison sentences and psychological pressures.
Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is Ramped Up: Threats to “uproot”, Prison Sentences and Psychological Pressures
Source: Baha’i International Community NEW YORK—8 June 2020—In the face of an escalating health pandemic, the Iranian authorities have ramped up their persecution of the Baha’is, targeting at least 71 individuals across the country in&hellip
Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report, May 2020
Source: iran-hrm.com While the Coronavirus has been ravaging in various provinces across Iran, the regime’s security and judicial apparatus have heightened their persecution of minorities and political and civil rights activists. In May, many prisoners who&hellip
Baha’i Community Warns Of Increased Persecution Of Followers In Iran
Source: en.radiofarda.com In a statement released on May 18 the Baha’i International Community (BIC) warned about the increased persecution of Baha’is in Iran despite the coronavirus health crisis. “In recent days, two Baha’is in Isfahan have&hellip
Heavy Sentences, Return to Prison for Baha’is in Iran Despite Health Crisis
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—18 May 2020—In a reprehensible move by the Iranian government, incidents of persecution against the Baha’is have increased despite already difficult circumstances endured by the entire population during a global health crisis. In recent&hellip
Iran’s Ongoing War Against Its Religious Minorities
Source: www.opendemocracy.net Iran celebrates the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution by continuing its ongoing war against religious minorities. Haidar Khezri On Monday, 3 February the Islamic Republic upheld death sentences for seven Sunni Kurds after some ten&hellip
He was not Deemed a Martyr Because He was a Baha’i
Source: iranwire.com By MAHROKH GHOLAMHOSSEINPOUR Behnam was a young Baha’i who, in the early 1980s, during the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, decided to go to the front; this despite Baha’i teachings, forbidding the faithful&hellip
In Letter to U.N., Shirin Ebadi Protests Iran’s Suppression of Religious Freedoms
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed her concerns about the Iranian Regime’s enforcement&hellip
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