Source: www.commentarymagazine.com By MICHAEL RUBIN AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File Often lost in the debate about whether reintegrating Iran into the world economy will lead it to dedicate itself to the health and well-being of its citizenry is…
Monthly Archives For September 2016
Baha’i Student Expelled and Banned from University for His Faith
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Iranian authorities have ignored requests to reinstate a student expelled from a university because of his faith. Nineteen-year-old Faraz Karin-Kani Sisan was expelled from Ghiyaseddin Jamshid Kashani Institute for Higher Education (GJKI) in Abyek,…
Demolition of the Largest Apple Orchard in Semnan Province and Eviction of 80 Families by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Date: September 17, 2016 As reported by the No to Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens Campaign, according to Iran Wire, Revolutionary Guards from Semnan Province demolished the largest…
Canadian Provincial MP: Iranian Baha’is Denied Basic Human Rights at Burial
Source: www.shahrvand.com September 13, 2016 Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein High Commissioner Office of the United Nations for Human Rights OHCHR-Palais Wilson, United Nations Office at Geneva CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Dear Honorable High Commissioner: Re: Baha’is in…
Baha’is in Iran Denied Access to Basic Human Rights at Burial
Source: www.shahrvand.com By Reza Moridi, MPP September 13, 2016 Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein High Commissioner Office of the United Nations for Human Rights OHCHR-Palais Wilson, United Nations Office at Geneva CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Dear Honorable High Commissioner:…
Chilean Artist El Cekis Takes on Education Inequality for Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.iranwire.com By SEAN NEVINS For Chilean muralist Nelson Rivas, also known as “Cekis,” painting mirrors his life’s journey. “The issues in the US have been affecting me,” he said, “I started experiencing things as an immigrant,…
Commercial Unit Owned by a Father and Son Sealed in Karaj
Source: www.goldnews.biz Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report by Gold News, a commercial unit belonging to two Baha’i citizens of Karaj has been sealed. Javid Spare Parts Store, owned by Mr. Emad Ighanian…
Widespread Denial of Education for Baha’is
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports by “BahaiNews”, the surge of denials of education for Baha’is this year has been as substantial as in previous years, after the announcement of university…
Iran: Dozens of Bahá’í Students Denied Enrollment in University
Source: united4iran At least 47 Iranian students belonging to one of the country’s most persecuted religious minorities have been denied the right to higher education this year, according to HRANA news agency. Despite their outstanding…
Iranian President Rouhani Calls for End to Religious Sectarianism While His Government Continues to Persecute Baha’is
Source: www.bic.org United Nations—22 September 2016—Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s call today for an end to religious sectarianism ignored Iran’s own intense persecution of its largest religious minority, thus undermining the very point he was trying to…
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Resolution 220 Condemning the Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.publicaffairs.bahai.us September 21, 2016 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives 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…
Mr. Rouhani: What Have you Done to Protect the Rights of Your Baha’i Citizens?
Source: www.intpolicydigest.org By Reza Afshari As Iranian President Hassan Rouhani prepares to address the UN General Assembly for the fourth time – and the last time before the next Iranian presidential election in 2017 – I…
Economic Apartheid Thriving in Rowhani’s Minority-Hating Iran
Source: www.theaustralian.com.au By FARIBORZ MOSHIRIAN As Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins world leaders in New York this week for the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, the word “apartheid” is being voiced in the corridors of…
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…
A Report about Yashar Razvani’s Situation in Evin Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – , Baha’i citizen was transferred to ward number 4 of Evin prison 10 days ago and after 33 days in solitary confinement in ward 209. Despite the provided bail, he…
Baha’i Optometry Shop Sealed in Isfahan
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews” reports, on Sunday September 11, 2016, an optometry shop belonging to a Baha’i was sealed in Isfahan. Based on comprehensive reports from “BahaiNews”, an informed…
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