Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch A point of view which has not yet changed since at least 30 years ago. HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency) – Ramin Zibaei* is a Baha’i Institute for…
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Detention Orders of Three Baha’is in Mashhad Extended
Source: hra-news.org/fa/religious-minorities/b-128 Translation by Sen’s daily at wp.me/pNMoJ-283 The temporary detention of three Baha’is from Mashhad who have been held without trial since June 1 has been extended for another month. May Khoolusi, Dori Amri and Shayan…
Jamaleddin Khanjani and Ali Salanpour Sent to Hospital, Returned without Treatment
Source: https://hra-news.org/fa/prisoners/b-105 Translation by Sen’d Daily at wp.me/pNMoJ-27X Jamaleddin Khanjani, aged 81, is one of seven Bahai ‘Yaran’ (national facilitators for the Bahais in Iran) who were sentenced to 20 years in prison after their May 2008…
Mohammad Seifzadeh and Heshmatollah Tabarzadi’s Letter about a Group of Our Fellow Iranians Being Denied an Education
Source: hra-news.org/fa/letters/hs Wednesday, 24 September 2014 HARANA News – Mohammad Seifzadeh and Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, two of the ideological prisoners held at Rajai Shahr (sometimes called Gohardosht) Prison in Karaj, have reacted to the continued violation of…
An Open Letter from Sadegh Zibakalam to Dr. Mohammad Javad Larijani regarding the Harassment of the Gonabadi Dervishes and the Deprivation of Baha’i Students of Higher Education.
Source: goo.gl/7lQGPy Translation by Iran Press Watch Harassment of Gonabadi Dervishes and the deprivation of Baha’i students of higher education, Dear Dr. Mohammad Javad Ardeshir Larijani, Secretary-General of the High Council for Human Rights of…
Report: Baha’i Prisoners in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Tuesday, 9 September, 2014 HRANA- According to recent reports, there are now seven Baha’i women in the women’s ward and three Baha’i men held in Ward 6-1 of Vakilabad…
The Sentence of Adnan Rahmat Panah Was Confirmed in Court of Appeal
Source: hra-news.org/en/sentence-adnan-rahmat-panah-confirmed-court-appeal 23rd September, 2014 HRANA News Agency – The one year in prison sentence of Adnan Rahmat Panah, the Bahai citizen has been confirmed in appeal court. According to the report of Human Rights Activists…
Shahram Chiniyan Miandavab Beaten in Prison, Again
Source: hra-news.org/en/shahram-chiniyan-miandavab-beaten-prison 24th September, 2014 HRANA News Agency – On September 20, Shahram Chiniyan Miandavab, a Bahai shopkeeper from Tehran who is serving an 8-year sentence, was beaten as he was being taken to a judge…
Reformist Parliamentarian Insulted Baha’i Students Deprived of Taking University Entrance Exam
Source: taghato.net/article/8151 Translation by Iran Press Watch Publication date: 24 Sept 2014 Taghato: Ali Reza Mahjoub, a member of the reformist faction of the Islamic Parliament, was approached in his office by several Bahai’s who…
The Baha’i University Applicants: The Deprivation Continues
by Maryam Ghadirzadeh Source: www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2014/09/140925_mgh_bahai_students Translation by Iran Press Watch 25 September 2014 Baha’is who have taken the nationwide entrance examination in Iran say that their names have been deleted from the list of accepted students.…
A Letter by Rozita Eshraghi, Whose Three Family Members Were Executed in Shiraz Because They Were Baha’is
Source: www.tribunezamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch by Rozita Eshraghi Monday September 1, 2014 This Letter of Suffering is addressed to all who claim that no Baha’is have been imprisoned or discriminated against due to their…
Iran switches tactics to conceal how it prevents Baha’is from entering university
Source: news.bahai.org/story/1021 25 September 2014 TEHRAN — Shadan Shirazi had always been an exemplary student, showing special strength in math and science, according to numerous accounts in the Persian media. So it was not surprising…
Human rights and the Baha’i question absent from President Rouhani’s UN speech
Source: news.bahai.org/story/1023 25 September 2014 UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech to the United Nations today failed to address a number of fundamental human rights issues in Iran, including the reason for Iran’s continued unjust…
The Case For Cultural Enrichment For Iran
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com Marjan Keypour Greenblatt Co-Founder, Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM) Dr. Kavian Milani Co-Founder, Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM) While we as Americans believe that education is the vehicle for…
Human Rights Groups Call on Iranian President Rouhani to Let UN Monitors Visit Iran
Source: Bahai International Community, United Nations Office, goo.gl/f2n42S Topic: Situation of Iranian Baha’is NEW YORK—24 September 2014 An ad hoc coalition of human rights organizations is asking Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to honor and facilitate requests from…
Shirin Ebadi’s Open Letter to Ban Ki-Moon Convince Iranian Authorities to Be More Considerate toward Sufis and Other Religious Communities
Source: www.majzooban.org, goo.gl/7GKaJJ Sunday, Sep 21 2014 Tehran, 20-09-2014, security forces attacked and arrested Gonabadi Sufis who were going to stage a peace rally in front of the Prosecutor General’s Office. On the same day, Shirin…
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