Source: Free Atena Farghadani (facebook group) Translation by Iran Press Watch Atena Farghadani (1) has been recently sentenced to more than 12 years in prison(2). She has written the following text in her defense: Before 2009,…
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Press Release: Cotler Issues Parliamentary Action Plan to Hold Iranian Regime Accountable for Human Rights Violations
Source: irwincotler.liberal.ca POSTED ON JUNE 4, 2015 Fifteen-point plan flows from testimony, recommendations of Iran Accountability Week Ottawa – June 4, 2015 – MP Irwin Cotler today issued an Action Plan to combat human rights violations in…
Sima Eshraghi Released after Five Years in Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by sen’s daily Sima Eshraghi, a Bahai from Mashhad, has been released at the end of a five-year prison sentence. She was arrested in 2008 and spent three months in solitary confinement before…
Eleven Baha’is’ Businesses Closed in Sari
Source: hra-news.org HRANA News – The number of businesses belonging to Baha’i residents of Sari that have been shut down are now as many as eleven. According to HRANA, the news organization of Human Rights Activists…
Imprisoned Baha’i Leader Writes to Oprah
Source: www.facebook.com Dear Ms. Oprah Winfrey- I am writing this letter to you at the beginning of the eighth year of my 20-year imprisonment. I saw your extraordinary performance in the movie “Selma”, and it moved…
New Arrests in Rasht Aim to Deepen the Economic Isolation of the Baha’is
Source: BahaiNews1 Security forces in Rasht, a city on Iran’s Caspian coast, have arrested four Bahais and three other citizens who had associated with the Bahais. On May 26, they arrested Mr. Foad Yazdani and Mr. Peyman…
Honouring Mahvash Sabet: Acharya Modgala Duguid Reads ‘The Perfume of Poetry’
Source: vimeo.com As part of the #7Bahais7years campaign, Acharya Modgala Duguid of the Amida Trust UK offers a message of support to Mahvash Sabet and oppressed people everywhere. She reads ‘The Perfume of Poetry’ from Mahvash’s…
Torn from their Country: The Banned Baha’is of Iran
Source: en.iranwire.com Thursday 21 May 2015 Natasha Bowler In Iran, Bahai’s face persecution, arrest, torture, and exile — simply for practicing their faith. In May, the Baha’i International Community (BIC) launched a global campaign to raise awareness…
4 Bahai’s Imprisoned for Educating Youth Released from Iran Prison
Source: www.worldreligionnews.com 29 MAY 2015 By ALISON LESLEY After 4 Years Of Imprisonment For Educating Baha’is, 4 Faculty Members Of The Baha’i Institute For Higher Education (BIHE) Were Finally Released. In May 2011, a coordinated raid…
My View: Yes, Iran Jails People for Their Opinions
Source: www.deseretnews.com By Katrina Lantos Swett and Robert George For the Deseret News May 28 2015 – “We do not jail people for their opinions.” So insisted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in his April…
Shomeis Mohajer Released at the End of Her Sentence
Source: besharatebahai5.blogspot.nl Translation by sen’s daily Shomeis Mohajer, a Bahai from Tehran, has been released at the end of a one-year sentence. She was one of almost 20 Baha’is who were arrested in early July, 2012,…
Closure of Three Baha’i-Owned Businesses in Sari
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch 05/25/2015 HRA News Agency (HRANA) – Yesterday, the businesses of three Baha’is in Sari were shut down by the Office of Properties and City Development of the City of…
Global Solidarity with Seven Imprisoned Iranian Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org NEW YORK — A global campaign to call attention to the long and unjust imprisonment of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders spawned a worldwide outcry this month on the…
BIHE Consultant Released at the End of His Sentence
Source: hra-news.org Translation by sen’s daily Riaz Sobhani, a Bahai who worked for the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) as a building industry consultant and manager, was released from Raja’i Shahr Prison in Karaj today at…
Analysis: Why Iran’s Failure to Protect Religious Minorities Doesn’t Bode Well for Nuclear Deal
Source: www.jpost.com Report raises disturbing questions about Iranian compliance with any nuclear agreement in light of failure to respect its citizens’ basic human rights. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s tenure has been marked by intensified persecution and…
Preventing the Transfer of Afif Naeimi to the Hospital
Source: manoto1.com Armin Ghobadi Monday, May 18, 2015 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports from a number of informed sources, despite repeated instructions from the Medical Commission regarding cancellation of his prison sentence, Afif…
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