[OpenDemocracy.net, 9 Sep 2012] by Omid Memarian. The Iranian president’s forthcoming visit to the United States is an opportunity to highlight the continued repression under his regime, says Omid Memarian. In late September 2012, the…
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[BWNS, 6 Sep 2012] NEW YORK — In practically any other country of the world, a teenage chess champion, a national judo standout and a talented pianist would be valued as contributors to their society. In…
Education Under Fire: Announcing the Fall 2012 Campaign Launch!
NOW ANNOUNCING THE FALL 2012 CAMPAIGN LAUNCH! Dear Partners and Friends, Thanks to each and every one of you, in a few short months, the Education Under Fire campaign has achieved a significant measure of…
PETITION: Allow the free practice of the Baha'i Faith in the World
To: Islamic Republic of Iran There is injustice in the World with the Baha’is. Several have been Tortured and Killed. The inhumane acts of The IRI (Islamic Republic of Iran) will not go unheard of.…
First They Came for the Bahá’í …
August 21, 2012 • By Michael Todd • No Comments and 8 Reactions For a country trying to swim upstream against a torrent of international approbation, Iran makes some intriguing choices that burnish its reputation. Last month…
A dark picture of religious freedom in Iran
[BWNS 2 Aug 2012] WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — In a report released Monday, the United States painted a dark picture of religious freedom in Iran, documenting how the government there oppresses the followers of…
letter by Rayyan Hessami, Faran’s sisteR
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Aziz Samandari jailed in Iran for 5 years
PRESS RELEASE Aziz Samandari jailed in Iran for 5 years – Accused of protecting Baha’i students’ right to higher education Geneva and New Delhi, 17 July 2012 – Aziz Samandari, a 40 year-old Baha’i IT…
HRANA: Demolition of dam and confiscation of livestock of Bahá'í farmers in Sangesar
HRANA, Human Rights Activists News Agency – The intelligence ministry of the province of Semnan has been putting pressure on the Bahá’í residents of Dazgareh-Afshar, a neighboring hamlet of Sangesar, over the past few months.…
Imprisoned Baha’i Refused Medical Leave After Surgery
66-year old Riaz Sobhani, currently in prison for financially assisting the Baha’i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE), was refused medical leave after his recent heart surgery. His son, Naim Sobhani, told the International Campaign for…
Iran's calculus of terror includes Syrian response
[theglobeandmail.com, 5 June 2012] Payam Akhavan and Shirin Ebadi Published Tuesday, Jun. 05 2012, 2:00 AM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Jun. 06 2012, 2:18 PM EDT The massacre of 108 civilians in Houla on May 25 is…
Factory closures highlight economic strangulation of Iran's Baha'is
[BWNS, 14 June 2012] GENEVA — A recent intensification of attacks on Baha’i-owned businesses in Iran further demonstrates the Iranian authorities’ determination to suffocate the economic prospects of the Baha’is of that country, solely on account…
“My Father Was Charged With Helping The Baha’i University”
[iranhumanrights.org, 13 Oct. 2011] In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Naim Sobhani, son of Riaz Sobhani, an Iranian Baha’i imprisoned at Evin Prison for the past four months on the…
Children of Arrested Baha’is: “We Have No Recourse”
[iranhumnrights.org, 2 Nov. 2012] Following the sentencing of seven Baha’is associated with the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, their families’ only hope is that the Appeals…
The Plight of Iran's Baha'is
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The Epic, Secret Struggle to Educate Iran’s Bahais
[chronicle.com, 13 May 2012] By Sohrab Ahmari The Salvadoran jurist Reynaldo Galindo Pohl died this year at age 93. A former education minister and president of El Salvador’s National Constitutional Assembly, Pohl spent much of…
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