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…
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A Baha’i Couple Begins Their Sentences in Yazd
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Mr. Iman Rashidi and Mrs. Shabnam Motahed, a Bahai couple from Yazd, were arrested on March 18, and taken to the central prison in Yazd to begin serving their sentences.…
Baha’is over the Last Year – a Return to the Era of the Iranian Revolution
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Thursday, 19 March, 2015 By Kian Sabeti The Iranian Solar Year 1393 (March 2014 – March 2015), witnessed the largest numbers of detained or sentenced and imprisoned Baha’is for…
Iran’s UPR Response Offers Bleak Outlook for Baha’is and Human Rights
Source: Bahai World News Service 19 March 2015 GENEVA — Iran’s limited and conditional acceptance of just two out of ten recommendations made by other governments about its ongoing persecution of Baha’is today suggests there…
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…
Human Rights Violations – Iran’s Policy to Block Progress of Bahá’í Youth
Iran’s government has a policy to destroy the Bahá’í community in that country. The denial of access for Bahá’ís to higher education is one of many strategies implemented to achieve that aim. To learn more…
A Baha’i Citizen Was Arrested in the City of Najafabad to Complete Her Imprisonment
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRNA News Agency- Security forces went to Naghmeh Farabi’s residence, a Baha’i citizen in the city of Najafabad, arrested her and took her to Yazd prison for completion of…
Iran Disseminated Some 4900 Items of Anti-Baha’i Propaganda in 2014
Source: www.bic.org The Situation of Baha’is in Iran Question to the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, interactive dialogue, 28th Session of the Human Rights Council Human Rights 16…
Ongoing Inspection of Baha’i Homes in Shiraz
Date: March 13, 2015 Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – As part of continuing inspections of Baha’i citizens’ homes in Shiraz, Arash Kayedi’s home was inspected and his personal items confiscated.…
Imprisoned Baha’i Educator Wins Raha Südwind Award
Source: www.iranhrc.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Tuesday 10 March, 2015 Tribute to those who have contributed to the protection of human rights in Iran Faran Hesami, Winner of the Raha Sudwind Award Human rights award…
Maziar Bahari’s Interview with CBC on the Persecution of the Baha’is of Iran
Source: www.cbc.ca Sunday March 15, 2015 The very place where the Baha’i faith was born has become the country where its people are the most persecuted. Founded in 19th century Persia, the Baha’i community promoted equality…
Top UN Officials Say Human Rights Violations in Iran Continue Unabated
Source: Baha’i World News Service 13 March 2015 GENEVA — Members of minority groups, including Baha’is, continue to face persecution and discrimination in Iran, despite promises by the government to the contrary, according to two…
Iran Must Release Imprisoned Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.kirk.senate.gov Thursday, Mar 12, 2015 By Senator Mark Mirk Today marks the seventh anniversary of Baha’i leader Mahvash Sabet’s wrongful imprisonment in Iran solely because of her faith. Mahvash, a wife and mother of two,…
Laleh Mehdinezhad Arrested in Varamin
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily On the evening of March 9, Laleh Mehdinezhad and a number of Baha’is who were present in her home were arrested by agents from the security forces. The agents searched…
Twenty Days after Five Baha’is Were Arrested and Put in Solitary Confinement at Evin Prison, Prison Authorities Deny That They Are Detained There!
Source: exilesactivist.wordpress.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Activists in Exile: Twenty days after five Baha’is were arrested by officers from the Ministry of Intelligence in Tehran, no information is available on the whereabouts of Rouhieh…
Do Not Remain Silent amidst Violence, Discrimination and Persecution against Baha’is – a Collective Declaration
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – A group of human rights activists, political, social and civic writers and journalists in Iran addressed the…