Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Behrouz Tavakkoli, an elderly former Baha’i community leader who has spent nearly nine years in prison for his faith, is legally eligible for early release, but his requests for a case review are being&hellip
Yaran
A Comprehensive Report on the Situation of 9 Imprisoned Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – Fariba Kamal Abadi, Jamal-Aldin Khanjani, Mahvash Sabet, Afif Naimi, Saeed Rezai, Behrouz Tavakoli and Vahid Tizfah, are the seven administrative members of the Baha’i Community known as “Yaran-e Iran”, who along&hellip
A Poem for Yaran
Source: Corrin J. Corbin By Corrin Corbin I have been a Baha’i for basically my entire life. My mother has been a Baha’i my entire life, therefore I was raised using the principles of the&hellip
Open Letter of Baha’i Community Leader, Fariba Kamalabadi, from Evin Prison to Her Grandchild Bahar
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News- Fariba Kamalabadi, one of the members of the Yaran of Iran, Baha’i community leaders, was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to twenty years in prison. A short&hellip
After Eight Years, Mahvash Sabet Shahriari Received a Five-Day Furlough
Source: www.tribunezamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Moments ago, Mahvash Shahriari, one of the leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, after eight years of imprisonment in Evin prison, left for a five-day furlough. According to a&hellip
Journalists! Ask Zarif About These Iranian Prisoners!
Source: www.iranwire.com By ROLAND ELLIOTT BROWN Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is set to attend the 71st United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, where he will likely hold court for the international press on&hellip
Bahá’í Leader Writes to Her Newborn Grandson from Prison
Source: www.bazdasht.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from the Bazdasht’s site, Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi1, one of the Yaran (a coordinating group of seven people who facilitated the administrative affairs of the Iranian&hellip
Iran: Health Taken Hostage: Cruel Denial of Medical Care in Iran’s Prisons
Source: www.amnesty.org Significant new report from Amnesty International. Among other things, it says: “Prisoner of conscience Afif Naimi, one of seven imprisoned leaders of Iran’s Baha’i community, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for peacefully practising his religious&hellip
Afif Naeimi Suffering from Bad Health
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, Afif Naeimi, one of the leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, was transferred to the Tehran Heart Hospital yesterday. According to “BahaiNews”, Mr. Afif Naeimi,&hellip
Cartoon 146: No Friendship with Baha’is!
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Faezeh Hashemi, the outspoken daughter of prominent former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been threatened with prosecution by a high ranking Judiciary official following her meeting with Baha’i leader Fariba Kamalabadi and other well-known civil&hellip
Do Baha’is Enjoy Full Citizenship Rights in Iran?
Source: BBC Persian, 17th of May 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi 1, one of the Grand Ayatollahs in the Iranian religious studies center in Qum, has strongly condemned the visit of Faezeh&hellip
Iran’s Baha’i Problem
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com Payam Akhavan, Professor of International Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Cover of Panjereh magazine condemning Faezeh Hashemi’s support of imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing a big problem. As&hellip
Interview of Muhammad Nourizad with Nader Soltanpour of the BBC on Changes in Opinion Among Iranians About Baha’is
Source: www.bbc.com 14th May, 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch The interviewer (Nader Soltanpour): Mr. Muhammad Nourizad 1; political activist and critic of the Iranian government, is with us on the phone from Tehran. The interviewer:&hellip
Shaheen Rezaie Writes to Her Imprisoned Husband
Source: حباب (facebook page) Translation by Iran Press Watch Seeing you again is the sole hope of my existence. My Dearest Saeid 1; Eight years have passed, and you are still incarcerated in the prison of oppression&hellip
Sadegh Zibakalam: “What Ms. Faezeh Hashemi Did Was the Right Thing to Do from Every Perspective”
Source: Facebook Page of Sadegh Zibakalam 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch What Ms. Faezeh Hashemi did [meeting with the Baha’i leader Fariba Kamalabadi, who was on furlough from Evin Prison] was the right thing to&hellip
Iran Judiciary Vows to Punish Former President’s Daughter for Upholding Baha’i Rights
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Faezeh Hashemi, Daughter of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Criticized for Meeting with Baha’i Leader A high-ranking member of the Iranian Judiciary has said that action will be taken against Faezeh Hashemi, the outspoken daughter of prominent&hellip
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