by Barney Leith Like thousands of other hopeful young Iranians Ameed Saadat sat Iran’s 2008 national university entrance examination. He passed was accepted to study hotel management at Goldasht College in Kelardasht, Mazandaran, and began…
Monthly Archives For November 2008
UK Foreign Policy Centre challenges Iran on Human Rights
(BWNS) LONDON — The Foreign Policy Centre, a leading foreign affairs think tank in Britain, has published a new report on Iran titled “A Revolution Without Rights: Women, Kurds and Baha’is Searching for Equality in…
A Song by the Baha’i Youth of Iran
Despite various restrictions imposed on the Baha’i youth of Iran, their artistic expressions continue splendidly, as demonstrated by the following audio tape shared recently with Iran Press Watch. It is hoped that in the days…
A Video Documentary: “Persian Baha’is: A Persecuted Minority”
By Rebecca Kaufman and Deena Guzder Iran is the birthplace of the Baha’i religion. Yet in Iran, Baha’is are persecuted and their holy places have been closed and appropriated by the state. In the United…
Which Religion Has Authorized the Suppression of Ideas?
At the invitation of the Committee to Pursue Arbitrary Arrests and concurrent with Eid-e Fetr [end of Ramadan celebration] a group of human rights activists and families of political and ideological prisoners gathered at the…
Two Baha’is Arrested in Sari
Translated by Ahang Rabbani Recently security agents of the Islamic Republic arrested two Baha’is from Sari — their names are Sonya Tebyanian and Tarazallah Allah-Vardi Gurji. Some days ago, ranking authorities of the Islamic Republic’s…
A Business is closed Because the Owner is Baha'i
Translated by Ahang Rabbani Mr. Husayn Derakhshan had repeatedly visited Isfahan’s Trade Union for Interior Designs which grants permits for various construction works in hope of securing a license for his company “Derakhshan Interior Design”.…
Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Baha’is
By Christopher Buck A special conference on “Islam and Minorities” was held at the University of Victoria in British Columbia on May 2-3, 2003. Presenting papers at this conference were internationally-renowned Islamicists, among whom was…
More on the Arrest of Baha'is in Yasuj
Translated by Ahang Rabbani According to field reports, three Baha’is in Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, were arrested because of social activities. According to these reports, three Baha’is of this town, namely,…
Top Judicial Official Orders Review of Verdict Favoring Baha’is
Baha’i World News Service issue of 14 Nov reported the following, under the heading, “Top judicial official orders review of verdict favoring Baha’is”: The head of the Judiciary in Iran, Ayatollah Shahroudi, intervened in an…
Baha’is Arrested in Sari
Translated by Ahang Rabbani On the morning of Saturday, 22 November 2008, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence arrived at the home of Mrs. Soheila Motallebi. After searching the house, confiscating all religious books and destroying…
Baha’is Arrested in Qa’emshahr
Translated by Ahang Rabbani On Monday, 17 November, Masoud Ataian, a member of the Baha’i community, was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Qa’emshahr, in the province of Mazandaran. It is important…
Second Attack on Darzikola Cemetery
Translated by Ahang Rabbani During the early hours of Friday, November 21, once again the Baha’i cemetery at Darzikola came under vicious attack by hired hooligans. Only the vigilant attention of the people of Darzikola…
Latest Victim of Iran’s Abuse of Human Rights: Artistic Expression
Translated by Ahang Rabbani One of the Baha’i artists in Shiraz (identity undisclosed) built a model of the residence of the Bab – a site that remains one of the most sacred places for the…
Freedom of Belief and the Rights of Religious Minorities: A Talk by Professor Hashem Aghajari
Translated by Ahang Rabbani At the invitation of the Committee for Investigation of Willful Arrests, a group of human rights activists and families of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience gathered on Wednesday afternoon [1…
Human Rights for All Iranians of Whatever Religious Persuasion
Translated: Ahang Rabbani In a meeting with the members of a non-governmental organization, Tulu‘ Iranian Farda [tomorrow’s dawning of Iranians], a discussion about religion and superstition took place in which Hashem Aghajari stated that he…
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