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…
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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…
Trees Cut at Baha’i Cemetery in Orumiyeh
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “No Campaign” No to Abuse and Imprisonment of Baha’i Residents, as reported by Human Rights Activists, unidentified elements have cut down twenty year old trees…
Shi’ite Clerics and The “Problem” of Baha’ism
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch By Maryam Dadgar According to the International Qur’an News Agency, Hojjatoleslam Seyed Abolfazl Razavi Ardekani, the temporary Imam (Friday prayer leader) of Shiraz, at the commemoration of the first…
“Why are they Hiding the Truth?”: The Murder of Ataollah Rezvani
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 25 August 2015 Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour It has been two years since the unexplained murder of Ataollah Rezvani, a 52-year-old Baha’i citizen of Bandar Abbas. According to forensic investigations, “the victim did not show any…
A Heartfelt Note from Masoud Bastani after the Release of Kamran Rahimian
Source: www.facebook.com/bahainews1 “BahaiNews” released a heartfelt letter from Masoud Bastani, a journalist, human rights activist and former political prisoner who was the cellmate of Kamran Rahimian. The text is below: Welcome friend; a friend in my…
BIHE Educator Back to Prison After Medical Furlough
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Sen’s daily Amanollah Mostaghim one of the imprisoned staff members of the Bahai Open University (BIHE) in Iran, was returned to Raja’i Shahr prison on the morning of August 18. Mr. Mostaqim,…
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