First session of trial of two Baha’is Rahana, Tuesday 4 Esfand 1388 [23 February 2010] The trial hearing for Taraneh Ghanooni and Naghmeh Ghanooni was held today – it lasted ten minutes. Rahana: In the…
Monthly Archives For February 2010
The Baha’i Community, Human Rights, and the Construction of a New Iranian Identity A Lecture by Dr. Akhavan in Chicago
[Editor: Dr. Payam Akhavan is a Founder and Board Member of Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre: Payam Akhavan, LL.B., LL.M, S.J.D. (Professor, McGill University Faculty of Law): Payam Akhavan is Professor of International Law at McGill…
Iran: End Persecution of Baha’is– Dozens Detained Without Charge; Leaders Face Charges Carrying Death Penalty
Iran: End Persecution of Baha’is Dozens Detained Without Charge; Leaders Face Charges Carrying Death Penalty FEBRUARY 23, 2010 Human Rights Watch (New York) – The Iranian government should immediately stop harassing and arbitrarily detaining members…
Faith Complex: Sovaida Ma'ani Ewing and Jacques Berlinerblau
Faith Complex: Sovaida Ma`ani Ewing and Jacques Berlinerblau Sovaida Ma’ani Ewing speaks of the persecution of the Baha’i in Iran and the ongoing trial of 7 community members accused of spying for Israel and the…
Iranian Television Series Defames the Baha’i Faith
Iranian Television Series Defames the Baha’i Faith [Editor: In the recent weeks since the 22 of Bahman [10 Feb. 2010], marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the Iranian Government has stepped…
9 Songs dedicated to the Baha'is in Iran
The persecution of the Baha’is in the homeland of their Religion has stirred an outcry from governments and media in their defense. Less noticed, however, are the many individual efforts around the world in support…
Thirteen Baha'is arrested, two freed
Tehran: Thirteen Baha’is arrested, two freed 29 Bahman 1388 (18 February 2010) Latest news from Iran: At 2:30 in the morning of 21 Bahman 1388 (10 February 2010), officers of the Ministry of Information entered…
Court date for Baha'i leaders now announced as 10 April (Updated)
Court date for Baha’i leaders now announced as 10 April. 22 Feb. 2010 [Editor: On 19 February 2010, BWNS indicated that the next trial of Yaran is set for 11 April, which was based on…
Appeal to Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Appeal to Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Le Monde, February 5, 2010 Seven Baha’is are at risk of the death penalty in Iran today. In detention for 20…
The Trial of the Yaran under the Iranian “Citizens’ Rights” and “Legal Procedures for Revolutionary Courts” Standards
The Trial of the Yaran under the Iranian “Citizens’ Rights” and “Legal Procedures for Revolutionary Courts” Standards [Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is presenting a new work in a series of analytical articles around the…
Stop the repression against Baha'is
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI) express their deepest concern regarding the ongoing repression against the Baha’i community in Iran. (FIDH) According to…
Nations rally to defend human rights in Iran
16 February, 2010 (BWNS) GENEVA — Countries from around the world have voiced strong concern at the United Nations Human Rights Council over Iran’s deteriorating human rights record. In speeches yesterday and in documents filed with…
Baha'is saddened by portrayal of Baha'i Faith in new TV series shown on network connected to Iranian government
Baha’is saddened by portrayal of Baha’i Faith in new TV series shown on network connected to Iranian government 24 Bahman 1388/ 13 Feb 2010 Geneva – Baha’i World News Service (BWNS) 13 February 2010 The…
More arrests of Baha'is just hours before the 22nd of Bahman [11 Feb 2010]
11 Feb. 2010 More arrests of Baha’is just hours before the 22nd of Bahman [11 Feb 2010] The news of the arrest of six Baha’is in the early hours were still fresh when another three Baha’is…
Whangarei Art Museum: "ey! iran," "Baha'i Martyrs of Iran," and more…
Whangarei Art Museum: “Ey! Iran,” “Baha’i Martyrs of Iran,” and more… Editor: “Whangarei Art Museum opened a suite of powerful art exhibitions including ‘The Baha’i Martyrs of Iran’ and ‘ey! iran’ and ‘Exiles’. Here is…
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Releases “Violent Aftermath: The 2009 Election and Suppression of Dissent in Iran”
FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 12, 2010, 6 P.M. Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Releases “Violent Aftermath: The 2009 Election and Suppression of Dissent in Iran” With presentations by Shadi Sadr and Payam Akhavan NEW YORK, NY…
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