Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org FARS PROVINCE: It was learned on 7 November 2024 that two Baha’i students from Shiraz, who have received their diplomas in experimental science applied to register at the Islamic Azad University of Shiraz…
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Hormozgan Court Denies Compensation to Family of Murdered Baha’i Man, Highlights Discrimination in Iranian Legal System
Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org HORMOZGAN PROVINCE: In a highly significant and deeply troubling ruling, Branch 1 of the Criminal Court of Hormozgan Province, presided over by Judges Rasoul Donya and Kazem Hosseinzadeh, has denied the family of…
Iranian Baha’is Face Arrests, Bans, and Discrimination Despite Pezeshkian’s Promises
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s calls for national unity and equal rights at the UN General Assembly stand at odds with the ongoing systematic persecution of religious minorities in Iran. During his…
Outsiders: Multifaceted violence against Baháʼís in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: www.iranrights.org This report, Outsiders: Multifaceted Violence Against Baháʼís in the Islamic Republic of Iran, jointly produced by Abdorahhman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran and Eleos Justice (Faculty of Law, Monash University), examines the persecution of Bahá’ís through…
Major new report exposes decades of violence against Iran’s Baha’is: adds to an unprecedented series of statements and findings
Source: www.bic.org New York—11 November 2024—A major new report, Outsiders: Multifaceted Violence Against Baha’is in the Islamic Republic of Iran, has just been launched in New York, exposing the violence inflicted on the Baha’is during 45…
Three Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On November 10, Vahid Masoumi, Rozita Eslami, and Elham Haghighatjou, Baha’i citizens residing in Shiraz, were arrested by security forces and transferred to The Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility, known as “House No…
Businesses of Three Baha’i Citizens Sealed in Qaemshahr
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch On Sunday, November 3, the businesses of three Baha’i citizens in Qaemshahr were sealed by local authorities from the Public Places Supervision Office. This action followed a two-day…
Three Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Isfahan
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Saturday, November 2, security forces arrested three Baha’i citizens—Rashid Dehghani, Pedram Dehghani, and Parsa Dehghani—in the city of Tiran, Isfahan, and transferred them to an undisclosed location, according to Radio Farda. Rashid…
Arrests, Imprisonments of Baha’i Soar as Iran’s War on Religious Minority Intensifies
Source: iranhumanrights.org Over 1,200 Facing Court Proceedings or Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Faith November 5, 2024 – The Islamic Republic has intensified its crackdown on the Baha’i community, the country’s largest unrecognized religious minority, with…
Three Baha’i Citizens’ Businesses Sealed in Qaemshahr
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch On Sunday, November 4, officials from the City’s Places of Public Establishment Administration sealed the businesses of three Baha’i citizens in Qaemshahr. The closures followed a two-day religious…
Tehran Revolutionary Court Sentences Baha’i Citizen to 11 Years in Prison and Orders Asset Confiscation
Source: ir.voanews.com A source informed Voice of America that the Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Court, presided over by Abolghasem Salavati, sentenced Behraad Azargan, a Baha’i citizen, to 11 years in prison and the confiscation of his…
Exclusive Report from Radio Farda: Cases of “Threats of Torture” Against 10 Baha’i Women in Isfahan During Detention
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Informed sources told Radio Farda that ten Baha’i women sentenced to lengthy prison terms by the First Branch of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court, presided over by Mohammadreza Tavakoli,…
Two Baha’i Women in Babol Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison and Social Restrictions
Source: www.en-hrana.org Suzan Eid Mohammadzadegan and Niusha Badiei Sabet, two Baha’i citizens, have been sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison, along with additional social restrictions, by Branch 1 of the Babol Revolutionary…
Eighteen UN experts jointly and unitedly condemn Iran’s targeting of Baha’i women as 10 in Isfahan are sentenced to a total of 90 years in prison
Source: bic.org Geneva—22 October 2024—A group of 18 United Nations Special Rapporteurs and UN Working Group experts have released a joint letter of allegations rebuking the Islamic Republic of Iran for the recent rise in attacks against…
Baha’is Under Siege in Iran: Persecution Amidst Regional Tensions
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Amidst the escalating geopolitical tensions, the Islamic Republic’s unabating persecution of Baha’is persists. Security crackdowns, judicial harassment, and systematic hate-mongering have long been hallmarks of the Islamic Republic’s 45-year campaign against…
Heavy Prison Sentences and Fines for 10 Baha’i Women in Iran
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Branch One of the Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Tavakoli, issued heavy sentences for 10 Baha’i citizens, sentencing them in the primary court to long-term imprisonment, millions…
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