Source: www.takepart.com As world leaders gather for the United Nations’ general assembly, a dozen massive murals all over New York City are trying to send a big message to the Iranian government about human rights…
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Current Situation of Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bic.org Last updated: 24 September 2015 This report is provided as a service to the news media. All details have been verified by the Baha’i International Community. Statistics are current as of the above date.…
Parliamentarians From 50 Countries Call for Greater Religious Freedom
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—23 September 2015 Concerned about increasing restrictions on religious freedom worldwide, parliamentarians from more than 50 countries have pledged to pursue efforts to strengthen and promote freedom of religion or belief in their…
NYC Street Art Makes Statement for Human Rights in Iran
Source: bigstory.ap.org NEW YORK (AP) — A woman in a head scarf gazes piercingly from the side of a Brooklyn brownstone. A flock of spray-painted birds breaks free from shackles on a Manhattan building. A Harlem…
Baha’is Banned from Education: “The order comes from the top
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 22 September 2015 Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour The academic year is underway again, and once again Bahai’s are being denied their right to higher education. Among those who have been prevented from continuing their education…
Armin Rahmani Denied Access to Continue His Education for the Fifth Time
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews” report, Armin Rahmani, a Baha’i citizen of Isfahan, after a successful attempt at the Iranian National University Entrance Exam, is accused of inadequate submission of…
Baha’i Citizen Denied Admission to University Due to Religious Beliefs
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch 21 September 2015 According to the “No to the Persecution and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens” campaign, Huzan Gholizadeh, a Baha’i citizen of Sari who had successfully passed the…
32 Baha’i Businesses in Sari Shut Down for More Than 1700 Days
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Tuesday, 15 September, 2015 This year 32 commercial establishments belonging to Baha’is in the city of Sari have been shut down and sealed by the Government for more than…
New Human Rights Violations Exposed in Iran, in Time with UNHRC Session
Source: irannewsupdate.com BY INU staff INU – The autumn session of the UN Human Rights Council was opened on Monday and is scheduled to continue until the first week of October. Some Iranian human rights defenders are…
73-Year Old Baha’i Pleads with Governor of Sari to Re-Open His Business
Source: bahaicamp Translation by Iran Press Watch Text of the open letter from Ghavameldin Sabetian, a Baha’i from the City of Sari: In The Name of God Respectfully submitted, I, Ghavameldin Sabetian, a seventy-three year old…
A Heartfelt Letter from a Young Baha’i Deprived of Higher Education
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch 16 September 2015 Farid Rastegar’s Letter from the Heart A Young Baha’i Deprived of Further Education I, Farid Rastegar, am a Baha’i citizen born in 1997, who has been…
Iran Continues to Deny Higher Education to Bahai’s
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.…
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…
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