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…
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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…
Fariborz Baghi Begins a Two-Year Sentence in Yazd
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Mr. Fariborz Baghi (1) reported to prison in Yazd on March 7, in response to a summons sent through his bail guarantor. He is to serve a 2-year term (previously…
Intensification of Judicial and Security Pressures on Baha’is of Yazd
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Monday, March 2, 2015 By Kian Sabeti A large number of Baha’i citizens have been arrested or summoned to serve their sentences within the last month. In addition to…
Second Assault on Arash Moghaddam Aslanpour and Shahram Chinian after They Sent a Letter to Khamenei from Rajaee Shahr Prison
Source: exilesactivist.wordpress.com Translation by Iran Press Watch 21st of Feb 2015 By Vandad Didehgah Activists in Exile: On Saturday the 21st of February 2015, Shahram Chinian and Arash Moghaddam Aslanpour, two inmates of Rajaee Shahar prison, were…
Azam Motahari, Mother of a Bahai Prisoner, Summoned to Prison
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Mrs. Azam Motahari has been summoned by telephone to begin serving a one-year sentence in the central prison of Yazd. The guarantor of her bail was also informed by telephone that…
Khosrow Dehghani Arrested in Isfahan
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily On March 3, agents from the Ministry of Intelligence in Isfahan arrested Mr. Khosrow Dehghani and took him to the city’s central prison. He is one of 20 Bahai’s who…
When Homework Is a Matter of Life and Death
Source: time.com By Roxana Daneshjou/ Zocalo Public Square @ThePublicSquare March 3, 2015 My parents fled Iran because they were forbidden from getting an education there. I’ve spent over one-third of my life on a university campus The…
New Wave of Attacks on Baha’is
Source: Saham News Translation by Iran Press Watch 25 February 2015 In recent days a number of anti-Baha’i posters have been displayed in Tehran metro stations. The propaganda and the simultaneous arrest of 14 Baha’is…
Two Fresh Arrests in Yazd
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily HRANA – Security forces in Yazd have searched the home of the Bagheri family, for the third time in the past year. According to HRANA Press, the news portal of Human…
Authorities Target Baha’is in New Arrests
Source: en.iranwire.com Friday 27, 2015 By Natasha Schmidt, Kian Sabeti Intelligence Ministry agents raided a number of Baha’i homes in Tehran, Isfahan and Kerman and arrested 16 Baha’i citizens on February 16 and 17.…
From Iran to Canada, Education Is Not a Crime
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com By Maziar Bahari Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Feb. 25 2015 Across the country, Canadian schoolchildren are celebrating Freedom to Read week, a public affirmation of freedom of expression through the process…
Baha’i Couples Spend Valentine’s Day in Prison
February 13, 2015 Source: www.radiozamaneh.com/205372 By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Human Rights activists report of intensified pressures on Baha’i citizens and incarceration of a large number of them in the past year.…
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