Source: www.iranwire.com When the doorbell rang, his elderly mother, who lives on the floor below, pushed the button to open the door without asking any questions. She assumed that a friend or a relative had come…
Monthly Archives For October 2016
Peyman Koushkbaghi and Behnam Moosivand Exiled to Rajaei Shahr Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Peyman Koushkbaghi and Behnam Moosivand, two prisoners from ward number 8 of Evin prison were exiled to Rajaei Shahr prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA),…
Two Baha’i-Owned Businesses in Karaj Sealed by Authorities
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Bahainews, on October 16 the business of two Baha’i business partners, Nourollah Kargar and Abbas Eghrari, at Reza Mall in Karaj, and the shop of another Baha’i citizen…
Baha’i Minority Says Iran Is Trying to Crush the Religion
Source: www.abcnews.go.com By EDITH M. LEDERER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED NATIONS — Oct 25, 2016, 12:05 AM ET The Baha’i International Community said Tuesday that Iran’s effort to crush the religious minority has continued unabated and intensified…
The Baha’i Question Revisited: Persecution and Resilience in Iran
Source: www.bic.org A new report from the Baha’i International Community Published in October 2016, this report examines how the Iranian government has for nearly forty years pursued the systematic persecution of its Baha’i citizens, who represent…
Farhang Amiri, Murdered September 28, 2016 in Yazd, Designated a Martyr by Universal House of Justice
Source: www.goldnews.biz Translation by Iran Press Watch Gold News reported that Mr. Farhang Amiri, a Baha’i citizen of Yazd murdered on September 28, 2016 in Yazd has been designated a martyr by the Universal House of…
October 2016 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: www.shaheedoniran.org The Special Rapporteur submits the present report, his sixth to the General Assembly, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 31/19. In his report the Special Rapporteur primarily presents information gathered from government sources and…
A Report about 8 Imprisoned Bahais from Gorgan
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Siamak Sadri, Farhad Eghbali, Farhad Fahandej, Farahmand Sanaei, Foad Fahandej, Payam Markazi, Kamal Kashani and Korosh Ziyari, 8 Bahais were arrested in 2012, and tried in branch umber 28 of…
Parsa Enayati, a Baha’i from Miandoab, Admitted to Roshdieh Institute but Disenrolled After Two Weeks and Deprived of Education
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report by the No to Harassment of Baha’i Citizens campaign, Parsa Enayati, a Baha’i citizen from Miandoab was deprived of education. He completed all stages of…
Letter to Hassan Rouhani from Baha’is Deprived of the Right to Education
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Several Baha’i citizens who have been deprived of the right to education in a letter to Hassan Rouhani call for his urgent and compelling action in the context…
Bahareh Norouzi, a Baha’i Citizen, Has Been Arrested in Shiraz
Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch October 3, 2016 As reported by “Bahainews”, Bahareh Norouzi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Shiraz, has been arrested by security agents of that province this afternoon, 3 October…
Nine Baha’i Children and Pre-Teens Deprived of Parents’ Embrace
Source: www.bazdasht.com October 4, 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by Bazdasht, following a wave of arrests of Baha’is in the city of Shiraz over the past few days, nine innocent children and pre-teens…
Baha’i Student With “Exceptional Talents” Dismissed from University in Her Seventh Semester of Studies
Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report by “Bahainews”, Parvaneh Mehrabkhani, a senior studying laboratory sciences at Qazvin Medical Sciences University, has been dismissed from university because of her belief in…
Kissing Bashir’s Feet
Source: Mohammad Nourizad Translation by Iran Press Watch Earlier I had kissed feet of four-year-old Artin1. This time I kissed Bashir’s feet. Bashir is a six-year-old boy. Bashir, with his little age, soul, and body, is very…
Baha’i Arrested in Qorveh, Kurdistan
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch On Tuesday October 4, intelligence agents in Qorveh arrested Maria Kosari. The website Human Rights in Iran reported, citing “BahaiNews”1, that on Tuesday, October 4, intelligence officers went to…
Navid Mahrami, a Third Semester Accounting Student, Has Been Dismissed from University Because of His Belief in the Baha’i Faith
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report from “Bahainews”, Navid Mahrami, a sophomore student at Payam-e-Nour University in the city of Zarghan, a suburb of Shiraz, has been dismissed from university…
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