Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch 23rd March 2015 By: Kiyan Sabeti Within the last few years, persecution and pressure on the Baha’is of Iran has increased, but it could be said that it reached…
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Building the Images of Imprisoned Bahai’s with Millions of Lego Pieces by Ai Weiwei, the Well-Known Chinese Artist
Source: iranrn.net April 11, 2015 Using millions of Lego pieces, Ai Weiwei – the well-known Chinese artist – has created the images of more than 176 human right prisoners including Faran Hesami, Kamran Rahimian,…
Preventing the Burial of a Baha’i in Tabriz
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch 6 April, 2015 HRANA NEWS – Officials at the public cemetery of Tabriz prevented the burial of a Baha’i and buried him in another city without notifying the family.…
Prison Sentence of a Baha’i in Yazd Is Carried Out
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Date: April 5, 2015 HRANA News Agency – Mehran Eslami, A Baha’i citizen residing in Yazd, reported to Yazd prison to start his prison term.Based on a report from…
Arrest of Afsaneh Yadegar, a Baha’i in Tehran
Source: Campaign to Defend Civil and Political Prisoners in Iran Translation by Iran Press Watch Friday April 10, 2015 On Tuesday April 7th 2015, security guards raided the homes of two Baha’i citizens in Tehran;…
Farahnaz Misaghian Begins Her Sentence in Yazd
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Farahnaz Misaghian, a Bahai from Yazd, began a one-year prison sentence on April 6. She is one of 20 Bahais who were arrested in central Iran in August 2012, and…
In Kermanshah, the Home of Two Bahai Brothers Searched
Source: mafnews.net Translation by Sen’s daily On April 1, agents from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence raided the home of Mansour and Ali Mohebi in Kermanshah. They had a search warrant, and seized all books, pamphlets, CDs,…
Another Bahai Home Raided in Shiraz
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily On the morning of March 16, intelligence agents in the city of Shiraz raided the home of Mr. Karamat Amiri, a 62-year old Bahai. This is the latest in a…
Heartfelt Notes from Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj
Source: fa.cfppiran.com By Vahid Tizfahm (1) Translation by Iran Press Watch Tribulations, yes! Hatred – never! Perseverance, for sure! Stagnation – never! I was born in this country. I was but a few years old…
Iran’s Human Rights Trap and the Nuclear Deal
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 31 March 2015 Mehrangiz Kar Have human rights been overshadowed by the feverish politics of nuclear negotiations? Sanctions imposed in 2011 have broken the back of the government. Iranians who suffered from mismanagement before…
Visit with the Family of Navid Khanjani, the Imprisoned Education Rights Activist
Source: www.facebook.com/freenavidkhanjani Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, Sunday the 29th of March, the families of the martyr Mostafa Karim Beigi, Mohamad Nourizad, Masoumeh Dehghan the wife of Abdolfatah Soltani, Akran Zeinali the mother of Saeed Zeinali, …
Opening a New File for Adnan Rahmat-Panah
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Watch HRANA News Agency: Adnan Rahmat-Panah, a Baha’i prisoner in Shiraz who in the last month of his confinement was faced with a new case against him, has been sentenced to…
Interview With a Baha’i Sentenced to Death
Source: exilesactivist.wordpress.com Translation by Iran Press Watch By: Morteza Esmailpour 3/18/2015 In an interview with Peace Activists in Exile Campaign (PAEC), Behnam Roghani, a Baha’i citizen who was previously sentenced to death, talked about his…
UN Votes for Continued Monitoring of Human Rights in Iran
Source: Baha’i World News Service GENEVA — In a clear rejection of Iran’s claim that the human rights situation in that country has improved, the UN Human Rights Council today extended the mandate of its…
Iran’s Loss Is the World’s Gain: The Tale of My Persecuted Bahà’i Roommate
Source: scroll.in Prevented from going to college in Iran, she fled to the US to study, later helping discover a drug that fights cancer. Her country’s policies could come under UN scrutiny on March 19. Uma…
UN Special Rapporteur Commends Documentary on Denial of Education for Baha’is in Iran
Source: Baha’i World News Service 22 March 2015 GENEVA — A high UN official has praised the film “To Light a Candle”, a documentary film on the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran, as an important…