(January 19, 2009) Yesterday around midnight a truck and a bulldozer accompanied by undercover agents stormed the Baha’i cemetery in Qaimshahr. They proceeded to fire shots in the air, and use the heavy equipment to&hellip
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Threat Against Three Baha’i Families in Qa’emshahr
On Monday, 5 January 2009, Human Rights Activists of Iran reported the following in the Persian section of their online news organ: The agents of the Ministry of Intelligence went to the residence of three&hellip
Destruction of Baha’i Cemeteries: A Systematic Anti-Baha’i Campaign
By Vahid Mazahib [The Religious Group] Tuesday, 9 December 2008 Among the various problems confronting the Baha’is of Iran, one can point to the systematic destruction and desecration of their cemeteries as a significant element&hellip
Baha’is Arrested in Qa’emshahr
Translated by Ahang Rabbani On Monday, 17 November, Masoud Ataian, a member of the Baha’i community, was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Qa’emshahr, in the province of Mazandaran. It is important&hellip
Video of Darzikola’s Desecrated Baha’i Cemetery
[In the past two weeks, several times this site has reported on the destruction of the Baha’i Cemetery of Darzikola, a village near Qa’emshahr. On Monday, 3 November 2008, a video of the aftermath of&hellip
Baha'i Leaders Imprisoned in Qa'emshahr
[On Wednesday, 29 October 2008, the organization Human Rights Activists of Iran posted the following report at: http://hrairan.com/Archive_87/1151.html. The same report was also echoed online by Iran Press News: http://www.iranpressnews.com/source/048384.htm . A translation follows. Ahang&hellip
Update on the Darzikola Cemetery
[On Sunday, 26 October 2008, the prestigious organization Human Rights Activists of Iran published a short repot on the recent desecration of the Baha’i cemetery of Darizkola: http://hrairan.org/Archive_87/1140.html. This is a crime about which Iran&hellip
Desecration of the Baha'i Cemetery of Darzikola [Updated]
Darzikola is a small town associated with Qa’im-Shahr (pop. 175,000 in 2006) in the province of Mazandaran, in the northern part of Iran. It is also near the larger towns of Babul and Sari (see&hellip