Source: www.abc.net.au By political reporter Dan Conifer Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has vowed to raise Iran’s human rights record in meetings with her Iranian counterpart in Canberra this week. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will meet with…
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My Sister Is Jailed Because She Wants to Study
Source: en.iranwire.com My 20 year-old sister, Rouhie Safajoo, took part in the Iranian Universities’ Entrance Exam in 2014, but test results were never released to her. She was told to go to the National Testing Organization,…
Iranian Revolutionary Justice
Source: BBC Persian After Iran’s Islamic Revolution secretive courts were set up to try suspected ideological opponents of the regime, with no jury, no defense lawyers and often no evidence beyond a confession extracted from…
March 2016 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: shaheedoniran.org Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the thirty first session of the Human Rights Council. The present report is submitted to the Human…
A Bouquet of Flowers from the Yaran for the Memorial Gathering for Dr. Hadi Esmailzadeh
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, on the occasion of the passing of one of the Yaran’s lawyers, Dr. Hadi Esmailzadeh, a bouquet of flowers and a letter were sent to his…
Take Action for Mahvash Sabet on International Women’s Day
Source: www.pen-international.org ‘Beyond those gates, another world, another race, a people poisoned and oppressed by woe; they stared wearily at us, the prisoners we faced, with sunken eyes, lack-lustre, circled with sorrow’ – extract from ‘From…
Iran: Seven Key Human Rights Challenges Facing President Rouhani
Source: www.theguardian.com Saeed Kamali Dehghan Friday 4 March 2016 02.00 EST After the success of moderates in the polls, hopes grow that Rouhani will follow his nuclear deal efforts by tackling issues including the high number of executions…
Prominent Lawyer for Yaran Passed Away on Lawyers Day
Source: Nasrin Sotoudeh 02/26/2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch Last Thursday, coinciding with Defense Lawyers’ Day and the Day of Independence of the Bar1, the community lost one of its most respected colleagues, who had…
The Iranian Stars Forced to Go Abroad
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 29 February 2016 IranWire Citizen Journalist An Iranian citizen journalist, who writes under a pseudonym to protect her identity, wrote the following article on the ground inside Iran.It all begins with a simple photograph on social…
#NotACrime: New Kennardphillipps Mural Supports Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 29 February 2016 Natasha Bowler The #NotACrime campaign revealed its latest mural by renowned collaborative artists kennardphillipps last week with their provocative image — of a map of Iran in chains — on the wall of Village…
6-Year-Old’s Parents Imprisoned for Teaching at BIHE
Source: BahaiNews1 Peyman Koshkebaghi Bahá’í Citizen was arrested and transferred to an unknown place. “BaháíNews” reported Peyman Koshkebaghi was arrested in front of the eastern part of Evin Prison, while attempting to visit his spouse,…
In Her Last Semester, Arezoo Ighani Was Expelled from University
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, Arezoo Ighani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Miyandoab, has been expelled from Payam-e Noor Markazi University in Miyandoab, due to her belief in the Baha’i…
Verdict Against Seven Baha’i Citizens Without Their Presence in Court and Without Legal Representation
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Campaign to Stop Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens: Seven Baha’i residents of Isfahan, who had earlier been arrested by the security and intelligence authorities along…
Baha’i Education Rights Activsit Registers for Nationwide University Entry Exam While in Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 The annual registration of Vahed Kholusi for the nationwide university entrance examination is a symbolic act by this education rights activists in protest against the 12 year long deprivation of this Iranian Baha’i…
UN Committee Calls on Iran to Stop Identifying Baha’i Schoolchildren
Source: Bahai International Community Geneva—15 February 2016—The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on Iran to stop identifying Baha’i children in schools, and to stop intimidating and expelling them. In a…
The Government Shut down Two Baha’i-Owned Businesses in Isfahan
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, quoting informed sources: The businesses of two Baha’i citizens who own an eyewear store were shut down. According to the “BahaiNews” report, agents from the…
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