Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRA News Agency (HRANA) – Azita Rafizadeh, a Baha’i citizen, was released from Evin Prison today after completing her sentence. She was arrested by security forces in November 2015…
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Open Letter: Baha’i Prisoner Hopeful Amid Fraught Traditions of New Academic Year
Source: www.en-hrana.org Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA)- As a new academic year unfolds in Iran, Baha’i prisoner Azita Rafizadeh speaks out in an open letter about the systemic barriers between post-secondary education opportunities and the country’s…
Imprisoned Baha’i Teacher Told to Repent in Exchange for Furlough
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org The authorities of Evin Prison have told imprisoned Baha’i educator Azita Rafizadeh that she will only be considered for furlough if she apologizes for teaching online classes to members of her faith. “The prison authorities said…
BIHE Educator Arrested and Transferred to Prison to Begin Five-Year Sentence
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Bahá’i citizen Negin Ghedamian was sent to prison for educating Bahá’i citizens. According to the “Not to Harass and imprison Bahá’i Compatriots campaign,” Negin Ghedamian, a Bahá’i citizen residing…
A Century and a Half of Imprisonment; A look at the Conditions of 25 Bahá’í Prisoners in Tehran and Alborz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Bahá’ís in Iran are being deprived of basic human and civil rights due to their religious beliefs. Discrimination, othering, vengeance, prejudgment, hate-mongering, harassment and murder, as well…
Seven Baha’is Arrested in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm by Ministry of Intelligence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Seven Baha’i citizens were arrested on Tuesday18th of April in the cities of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm, by the Ministry of Intelligence. Those arrested are Mahnaz Jan-nesar,…
Why Yale and Columbia Are Accepting Students from a University That Holds Classes in a Basement in Tehran
Source: qz.com WRITTEN BY Neha Thirani Bagri @NehaNotes Marjan Davoudi was 19 years old when she was told that she was not human. Davoudi, now 56, had been studying math at the National University in Tehran when…
Azita Rafizadeh’s Letter to the Head of the Judiciary: The Concurrence of My Husband’s and My Imprisonment Will Harm My Child
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Azita Rafizadeh, an imprisoned Baha’i in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, wrote an open letter to Judiciary Chief Sadeq Larijani in which she raised the concurrence…
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),…
Baha’i Parents Sent to Prison, Leaving Their Child Alone
Source: en.iranwire.com Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour Everything Azita Rafizadeh said ended with this question: “What will happen to Bashir if they take Peyman away to serve his sentence?” Her trembling voice showed the deep anxiety of a mother…
Baha’i Couples Welcoming Spring in Prison
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch In the final days of the current year, in which Iranian families are preparing to welcome the New Year*, a Baha’i couple, Payman Kooshakbaghi and Azita…
6-Year-Old’s Parents Imprisoned for Teaching at BIHE
Source: BahaiNews1 Peyman Koshkebaghi Bahá’í Citizen was arrested and transferred to an unknown place. “BaháíNews” reported Peyman Koshkebaghi was arrested in front of the eastern part of Evin Prison, while attempting to visit his spouse,…
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…
Imprisonment of Both Parents of a Child for Their Promotion of Higher Education
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—1 December 2015—As part of an outrageous effort to block Baha’i youth from higher education, Iranian authorities have imprisoned the mother and are threatening to imprison the father of a six-year-old boy, depriving him…
BIHE Instructor Transferred to Evin Prison to Serve Four Year Sentence
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports by No to Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’i Compatriots: Azita Rafizadeh, who had previously been sentenced to four years imprisonment for teaching at the online Baha’i…
In a Few Days We’re Going to Jail Because We’re Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Wednesday 14 October 2015 Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour Two teachers face long prison sentences for educating Baha’is, who are banned from pursuing further education in Iran. After repeated harassment and intimidation, married couple Azita Rafizadeh and Peyman…
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