Source: kurdane.com Translation by Iran Press Watch It has been three months since Mr. Zabihollah Raoofi – a Baha’i citizen residing in Sanandaj – was arrested based on the false charge of propaganda against the regime.…
Monthly Archives For December 2015
After Seven Months Several Baha’i Shops in Sari Still Sealed!
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “No to the harassment and imprisonment of Baha’i citizens” campaign’s report: Several Baha’i citizen’s shops in Sari were sealed in May- June of this year because…
The Surreal Upside-Down World of the Islamic Republic of Iran: The Ominous Arrest of Mr. Navid Aghdasi
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com By Payam Akhavan, Professor of International Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Photo of Navid Aghdasi) Imagine an upside-down world in which murderers enjoy impunity while those seeking justice are punished. Sadly, this surreal world of inverted…
My Unwanted Sabbatical, Why I Went to Prison for Teaching Physics
Source: www.technologyreview.com On April 30, 2015, I was standing behind the very tall and heavy door of Rajaee-Shahr prison in the suburbs of Tehran, anxiously waiting for a moment I’d been imagining for four years. At…
Ayatollah Masoumi Tehrani Supports Baha’i Rights
Source: Abdolhamid Masoumi Tehran Translation by Iran Press Watch Over the last week, in appreciation of Ayatollah Masoumi Tehrani’s efforts and follow-up in support of upholding citizens’ civil rights, a number of Baha’i families whose loved…
Ongoing Human Rights Violations in Iran Spotlighted in UN Vote
Source: news.bahai.org 18 December 2015 UNITED NATIONS — Last month, 20 Baha’is were arrested by the Iranian authorities, which also carried out a series of coordinated shop closures, affecting some 28 Baha’i-owned businesses. Today the UN…
U.S. Senate Passes Resolution 148 Condemning the Persecution of the Baha’i Community in Iran
Source: publicaffairs.bahai.us December 18, 2015 WASHINGTON — Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution “condemning the government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.” Senate…
Iran’s Continued Assault on Human Rights
Source: www.embassynews.ca President Rouhani has failed to deliver on promises to protect civil rights and respect religious minorities’ rights. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Human Rights Council on March 2. UN Photo: Jean-Marc…
#NotACrime: A Global Street Art Project for Human Rights in Iran
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 15 December 2015 Saleem Vaillancourt Freddy Sam’s mural of a boy and injured bird in Cape Town The #NotACrime campaign launched a global street art project this year with nearly a dozen murals across New York…
Letter from Shabnam Tolouie to Mohammad Javad Larijani
Source: iranwire.com By Shabnam Tolouie 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Wednesday 16 April 2014 Mr. Mohammad Javad Larijani, Rahmatollah son of Mirza Asadollah, was born in the year 1902. I remember this because he…
Top Student Among Baha’i’s Banned from Higher Education
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com 7 December 2015 By Sepehr Atefi Translation by Iran Press Watch April 2015 – Delaram Sadeghzadeh, a Masters degree applicant in educational psychology at Shahid Beheshti University, waits in the office of the Director…
Arrest of a Baha’i Citizen in Tehran
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report by the Baha’i News Agency and informed sources, Shahram Najaf Tomarai – a Baha’i citizen residing in Tehran – was arrested this morning.…
Afif Naeimi Has Been Returned to Prison After an Incomplete Hospital Treatment
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch “No to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is Citizens Campaign” reports that Afif Naiemi, one of the seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders, who has been detained in Raja’i Shahr prison…
Residents of Kermanshah Prohibited from Associating with Baha’is
Source: mafnews.net Translation by Iran Press Watch MAF News: The Ministry of Information in the city of Kermanshah summons and threatens Muslims who associate with Baha’is. Based on a report by MAF…
Why is Iran’s Regime Afraid of a Baha’i Calendar?
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 07 December 2015 Firouz Farzani Anyone with an ear to the ground knows what the hardliners are up to – where they’re cracking down and who they’re arresting. But it’s not always easy to…
Ayatollah Masoumi Tehrani’s Gift to Newly Arrested Bahai’s in Tehran
Source: www.amasumi.net Translation By Iran Press Watch In November 2015 Ayatollah Masoumi Tehrani1 presented as a gift to the newly arrested Bahá’ís in Tehran a piece of his calligraphy work from the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the prophet founder of…
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