Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports by the “No to harassment and imprisonment of Baha’i citizens” campaign: A Baha’i citizen residing in Tabriz named Afsaneh Asadnejad has been deprived of higher education.…
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An Iranian Baha’i Arrested in Sanandaj
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Mr. Zabihullah Raufi has been arrested at his home in Sanandaj, a city in the western province of Kurdistan. He was detained by agents of the Ministry…
Bahai Education Rights Activist Arrested in Tehran, Transferred to Raja’i Shahr Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Sen’s daily Vahed Kholousi, a Bahai student who has been excluded from tertiary education, was arrested in front of his home in Tehran a few days ago. According to current reports, he…
A Lifetime of Persecution, the Story of a Bahai Couple in Yazd
Source: Farah Baghi and Vahid Qudrat (facebook grou Read the sad story of this Baha’i couple who have been persecuted by the Islamic Republic government in Iran for the past 36 years: My name is Vahid Ghodrat,…
Denial of Higher Education Continues for Baha’i University Applicants in 2015
Source: taghato.net Translation by Iran Press Watch Date: September 9, 2015 Taghato: The final results of the nationwide university entrance exams for 2015 have been announced, and once more Baha’i applicants are not receiving their…
Paint the Change: A New Campaign for Baha’i Students in Iran
by Tara Abhasakun In February 2015, a concert was held in Los Angeles in support of the “Education is Not a Crime” campaign, founded by Canadian Muslim journalist Maziar Bahari in…
A Baha’i Ranked in the Top 0.03% in the Iranian National University Entrance Exam Prevented from Continuing Her Studies
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports received by the “NO to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is”, Nawgol Zakerian, a resident of Karaj, passed her National University Entrance Exam successfully with a high ranking…
25th Annual Conference of the Association of the Friends of Persian Culture
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, the 25th Conference of the Association of the Friends of Persian Culture was held in Chicago from 3-6 September, with numerous intellectuals and artists in attendance. Based…
Once Again Deprivation from Education with the Excuse of Incomplete Application
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Wednesday 09 September, 2015 HRANA – Ava Amini Yazdeli, Baha’i resident, was faced with “incomplete application” notice, after taking the Nationwide University Admittance Test and was subsequently deprived from…
Trial of Three Baha’is in Golestan Province
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – A group trial of three Baha’i citizens has been held in Golestan Province. Based on a report by HRANA (the News Agency of Human Rights…
Baha’is Allocated Single Cemetery Per Province
Source: sahamnews.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Wednesday, 2 September 2015 Based on a new decision by judiciary officials, they announced to Baha’is that from now on any deceased member of their community not only cannot…
How Iran Made Me An Indian
Source: www.huffingtonpost.in Arash Fazli Independent journalist Perhaps you could say it was the Islamic Republic of Iran that made me an Indian. If it wasn’t for the Islamic Revolution in that country I would probably have…
Iranian Daughter Remembers Kidnapped Father
Source: www.richmond-news.com Susan Mottahedeh Richmond News | August 28, 2015 09:52 AM Jinous Nourinejad’s father disappeared in 1980 during religious and political conflicts in Iran. Jinous…
Iranian Tenor Escaped Persecution on Way to Stardom
Source: www.timesheraldonline.com By Andrew Gilbert Correspondent | POSTED: 08/25/15 For any young tenor, reaching the hallowed stage of Italy’s La Scala is an exceptional accomplishment. But for Ramtin Ghazavi, the journey from Iran to Milan is a story…
Building Khavaran Cultural Centre on Ruins of Baha’i Cemetery!
Source: www.facebook.com By Shadi Sadri Translated by Iran Press Watch Bringing parallel lines together It is the academic year of 1995-1996. I am in my last year of studying law and preparing for my post graduate…
August 21st: The Anniversary of the Arrest of a Group of Elected Baha’i Officials
Source: Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society Translation by Iran Press Watch Thirty-five years ago, on a day like this Kambiz Sadegh Zadeh and ten other elected Baha’i officials were arrested. On his personal Facebook…