Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org News Bulletin #35-24 Iran 13 DECEMBER – 20 DECEMBER 2024 [This bulletin documents only the most significant acts of persecution and human rights abuses which the BIC has noted during the reporting period. …
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Mahvash Sabet is recovering from heart surgery: Iran’s government must let her do so in peace by never returning her to prison
Source: bic.org Geneva—23 December 2024—Mahvash Sabet, a 71-year-old Iranian Baha’i prisoner of conscience jailed by the Islamic Republic for over 13 years for her beliefs—who has previously been denied proper medical care in prison, despite…
BIC New York: Rising support at UN General Assembly resolution criticizing Iran for persecution of Bahá’ís
Source: news.bahai.org NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly has rebuked the Islamic Republic of Iran for its human rights violations, including against the Bahá’í community, saying in a new resolution that Bahá’ís and…
Court of Appeals Issues Sentences for 15 Baháʼí Citizens in Isfahan Province
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Court of Appeals of Isfahan Province has issued the sentences of 15 Baháʼí citizens residing in Baharestan, Isfahan Province. The original sentences, which included imprisonment and monetary fines, were confirmed for Mojgan…
Baha’i Citizen Arshia Behin-Ayin Arrested in Isfahan
Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 6, 2024, Arshia Behin-Ayin, a 36-year-old Baha’i citizen from Isfahan, was arrested by security forces and transferred to Dastgerd Prison. According to a source who spoke to HRANA, the arrest occurred…
Anisa Fanaian, a Baha’i Citizen in Semnan Province, Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Anisa Fanaian, a Baha’i resident of Semnan, was sentenced to 8 years in prison by Branch 7 of the Court of Appeals in this province. In the court…
European Parliament joins global chorus condemning Iran’s government for persecution of Baha’is and the abuse of women and other minorities
Source: www.bic.org Brussels—29 November 2024—An “urgency resolution” by the European Parliament “strongly condemned” the Iranian government’s “persecution of ethnic and religious minorities” yesterday with an overwhelming majority, citing a 1991 memorandum signed by Iran’s supreme leader,…
Continued Detention of 4 Baháʼí Citizens in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Vahid Sabet, Vahid Masoumi, Rozita Eslami, and Elham Haghighatjou, four Baháʼí citizens residing in Shiraz, remain in limbo 20 days after their arrest. During…
Baha’i International Community-Iran News Bulletin #33-2024
Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org News Bulletin #33-24 Iran 15 NOVEMBER – 29 NOVEMBER 2024 [This bulletin documents only the most significant acts of persecution and human rights abuses which the BIC has noted during the reporting period. …
Iran blocks prominent Baha’i human rights expert from chairing UN Forum on Minority Issues
Source: iranwire.com The United Nations Forum on Minority Issues – running 28-29 November in Geneva, as part of the current UN Human Rights Council session – has drawn controversy and criticism from UN member states after Diane…
11 years to deny justice: Iranian court rejects legal compensation to family of murder victim killed for his Baha’i beliefs
Source: bic.org Geneva—21 November 2024—Eleven years ago Ataollah Rezvani, a Baha’i man in Iran, was brutally murdered in his car for being a member of Iran’s largest religious minority, the Baha’i Faith. He was shot…
Behrad Azargan, Baha’i Artist, Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison on Appeal
Source: www.en-hrana.org Behrad Azargan, a Baha’i musician residing in Tehran, has had his prison sentence reduced to seven years by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals in Tehran Province. He had previously been sentenced…
United Nations resolution rebukes Iran’s government for systemic and escalating persecution of Baha’is and all Iranians—and calls for urgent change
Source: www.bic.org New York—20 November 2024—A new United Nations (UN) resolution by the General Assembly’s Third Committee condemning the Iranian government’s human rights record has added to several weeks of international focus on the plight…
Baha’i Students Denied University Admission in Shiraz Due to Discriminatory Policies
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…
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…
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