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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Chided for Religious Persecution
Source: www.washingtontimes.com By Cheryl Wetzstein – The Washington Times – Monday, August 3, 2015 Iran’s president, who reached his second anniversary in office Monday, was again implored to release prisoners of conscience — including an Iranian-American pastor…
Rouhani: Two Years Later
Source: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week marks the two-year anniversary of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s assumption of…
50 Iranian Women You Should Know: Jinous Nemat Mahmoudi
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 04 August 2015 IranWire Global and Iranian history are both closely intertwined with the lives and destinies of prominent figures. Every one of them has laid a brick on history’s wall, sometimes paying the…
Iran is Economically Missing Out by Repressing Baha’i Faith
Source: religiousfreedomandbusiness.org by Bruce Rahmani 31 Jul, 2015 In this “Leaders Speak!” edition, U.S. entrepreneur Bruce Rahmani argues that Iran is missing a great resource for economic growth by repressing the country’s largest religious minority – the Baha’is. For instance,…
Family of Shahriar Cyrus Denied Prison Visiting Rights
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Despite the orders of the prosecutor, authorities at Evin prison, in Tehran, have refused to allow Shahriar Cyrus, a Bahai painter and a respected art critic, to receive family visits.…
Thirty-Four Months Imprisonment without Even a Day of Furlough – about the Prisoner of Conscience, Farhad Fahandej
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch July 27, 2015 Kian Sabeti Tens of unknown prisoners of conscience are serving time in different cities of Iran, but only the names of a few of them are…
Expulsion of a 17 Year Old Baha’i Student from High School for Her Religious Beliefs
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports received by the “NO to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is” campaign, on July 1st 2015 Kamand Agahi, a 17 year old Baha’i resident of Isfahan,…
Religious Persecution On the Rise: Minorities Under Threat in the Middle East
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com By Doug Bandow 07/25/2015 All religious faiths are victims of persecution somewhere. In this supposedly enlightened, tolerant age, people routinely are brutalized, jailed and killed for their faith — or lack of faith —…
Siavosh Khanjani: In Iran, Baha’is Are Deemed Unfit to Attend University, Hold Public Sector Jobs, or Teach
Source: news.nationalpost.com July 16, 2015 6:37 PM ET I own and operate a business in Toronto. Since coming to Canada, I have been welcomed by other Canadians, and feel very much a Canadian now, too. I…
Qom Seminary Holds Anti-Baha’i Classes
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Qom Seminary1 has recently started planning classes called “Understanding Baha’ism” and “Understanding Ahl-e Haqq”. These classes, which present a one-sided view of religious minorities, have the sole purpose of…
Ten Day Notice to Vacate a Travel Agency for Being a Baha’i
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch July 19 2015 According to reports provided to “BahaiNews”, pressure on Baha’i residents of Tehran and Karaj has recently intensified. According to a reliable source, security agents of Tehran…
Baha’i Family in Iran Forced to Give up Body of a Loved One for Unlawful Burial
Source: news.bahai.org 17 July 2015 NEW YORK — The recent experience of a Baha’i family in Sanandaj, a town in the Kurdistan province of Iran, highlights the cruel absurdities practiced by the Iranian authorities towards some of…
Iran Is Open for Business but We Cannot Ignore Its Human Rights Record
Source: www.ibtimes.co.uk By Dr Nazila Ghanea July 16, 2015 10:30 BST In a village in south-western Iran, a family awakes to find their property on fire. Some days earlier, they had rented out the store below their…
Letter of Farah Baghi from Yazd Prison: Rejection of Parole for a Baha’i Citizen
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Tuesday, 7 June 2015 HRANA News – Farah Baghi, a Baha’i citizen who has been imprisoned since 10 February 2015, has written a letter to the head of the…
Trial of Four Baha’is in Gorgan
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – For the fourth time, a group trial of Baha’i citizens of Golestan Province has been held, in this case for Ms. Roofia Pakzadan, Ms. Shohreh…
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