On Sunday, July 19, 2009, Human Rights Activists News Agency reported: A woman; who four years ago had unintentionally killed her father-in-law in the course of a family dispute, was executed last Tuesday morning in…
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Seven Baha’i Leaders at Risk of Execution
Editor’s Note: The following report was posted in Persian on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, also known as RadioFarda. The bulk of what is reported in this report, however, has previously been reported by Iran Press…
Remembering Iran’s 1980 National Spiritual Assembly
Following the Islamic revolution in 1979, the Baha’is of Iran, who had long been the victims of periodic outbreaks of violence, the later rounds of which had been instigated by the notorious SAVAK, were subjected…
Parliamentary Committee Demands Release of Imprisoned Baha’is
The Canadian Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Human Rights has adopted a strongly worded motion demanding the immediate release of the seven Baha’i leaders held now for more than nine months without formal charges and no access…
Trial of Iranian Baha’i leadership: An Open Letter to Ayatollah Dorri-Najafabadi
Your Excellency, Ayatollah Dorri-Najafabadi, Iran’s Prosecutor-General, Acting on deep concern for the lives of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders whose lives are in imminent danger, we write you in advance of their imminent trial in…
Violations of the Rights of our Baha’i Countrymen
By Hamid Hamidi Editor’s Note: The following is the text of a talk given by Mr. Hamid Hamidi and Iran Press Watch welcomes comments and reactions to this seminal piece. Mr. Hamidi is a much-respected…
Dialogue with Some Signatories of the “We are Ashamed” Proclamation
By Iraj Adibzadeh Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is pleased to bring to the attention of its readers a translation of an interview held by Iraj Adibzadeh ([email protected]), a reporter for Radio Zamaaneh. This article…
What is There to Celebrate?
By Shahrzad Arshadi Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is pleased to publish the following learned essay by one of its readers, Shahrzad Arshadi. This eloquent and informative essay was first disseminated on 11 February 2009…
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