Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—20 September 2023—The Baha’i International Community (BIC) highlighted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s disregard for human rights in his speech to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, on 19 September, even as the…
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USCIRF Report: Religious Freedom in Iran ‘Sharply’ Deteriorating
Source: thebaptistpaper.org Religious freedom and human rights conditions in Iran — which already were bleak — have “sharply deteriorated,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reported in an update released Sept. 11. “State violence in Iran…
Unprecedented vote at US House of Representatives in support of Iranian Baha’is invigorates global support
Source: bic.org GENEVA—15 September 2023—Amid a severe crackdown on the Iranian Baha’i community, the US House of Representatives has passed a resolution about the Baha’is in Iran with 28 congressional co-sponsors—an unprecedented number of co-sponsors…
Father Imprisoned / Son Deprived of Education: Report on Violation of Human Rights of Baha’i Family
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Zhinoos Forootan Translation by Iran Press Watch Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen, is in prison for openly talking about violations of Baha’i rights in Iran. Outside of the prison, Adib Vali, his son,…
US Baha’is Condemn Persecution Of Group In Iran
Source: www.iranintl.com The Baha’i community of the United States has issued a condemnation of the ongoing persecution faced by the minority group in Iran. In a statement released on Tuesday, the community expressed its concern…
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Resolution 492 Condemning the Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.globenewswire.com Washington, DC, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On September 12, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Resolution 492, “Condemning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i minority and its…
Iran Continues Its Crackdown On Baha’i Faith With Arrests, 12 School Closures
Source: www.rferl.org Iran’s judiciary says it has closed down 12 schools and educational centers and made several arrests in the northern Iranian city of Babol on charges of “promoting the Baha’i faith,” the country’s largest non-Muslim community.…
Baha’i Woman in Iran Handed 16-Year Prison Term
Source: iranwire.com A Baha’i resident of the central Iranian city of Semnan has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for alleged “propaganda activity” against the Islamic Republic and leading a group aimed at “destabilizing…
Saman’s School: Iranian Authorities Jail Education Pioneer for Being a Baha’i
Source: iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti “I cannot remember the exact moment when the idea of launching a school with a new system first took root in my mind; perhaps it began to start towards the…
The IR Has Extended Suppression to Cemeteries and Funerals; Shadi Shahidzadeh: From Burying Her Grandmother to 48 Days in Solitary Confinement, Her Journey to Evin Prison
Source: Narges Mohammadi On June 16th, a 29-year-old Baha’i woman entered the women’s ward after enduring 48 days of confinement in the secure cells of ward 209.Her charge was attempting to bury her grandmother.Shadi Shahidzadeh…
Nafisa Saadatyar, Baha’i Citizen, Fired from Job Due to Pressure from Security Agencies
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Nafisa Saadatyar, a Baha’i citizen living in Gorgan, was fired from her work due to pressure from security agencies. According to HRANA news agency,…
Tehran Revolutionary Court Sentences Baha’i Citizen Nazila Haghar to Five Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org Nazila Haghar, a Baha’i citizen, has received a five-year prison sentence from the Tehran Revolutionary Court, a verdict that was subsequently affirmed on appeal on August 20, 2023. In a trial in absentia,…
Two More Baha’is Arrested in Ongoing Persecutions
Source: iranwire.com Security forces of the Islamic Republic in the city of Semnan violently arrested two members of the persecuted Baha’i religious minority on Monday, IranWire reports. The first arrest took place at the home…
Baha’i Citizen Susan Badavam Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Rasht Revolutionary Court has handed down a verdict against Susan Badavam (Farhangi), a Baha’i citizen, sentencing her to a total of four years and 47 days of imprisonment, coupled with additional social…
Baha’i Citizen Anisa Fanaeian Detained in Semnan
Source: www.en-hrana.org Semnan, August 21 – Anisa Fanaeian, a member of the Baha’i community and a resident of Semnan, has been apprehended by security forces and transported to an undisclosed location. A source closely connected…
Ministry of Intelligence Announces Arrest of 9 Baha’i citizens in Tehran
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The Ministry of Intelligence has announced the arrest of 9 Baha’i citizens in Tehran. The Ministry has also reported that 40 pharmacies and warehouses…
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