(RAHANA 27-Dec-2010) Two Baha’i citizens, Majid Safari and Seraj Keyhan, who were arrested last month in Ramsar, were released from prison.
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Heavy Sentences Issued for Human Rights Activists
(RAHANA 1-Feb-2011) Human rights activist Navid Khanjani has been sentenced 10 12 years of imprisonment
Weekly Report on Violation of Baha’i Rights (week of Jan 15th, 2011)
(HARANA 22-Jan-2011) Prevention of the burial of a Baha’i citizen in Mashhad, expulsion of Baha’i student Naeim Baghi from university and summons of Bashir Ehsani to appear in the Revolutionary Court, are among the violations…
Two Baha’i Citizens Detained in Oroumiyeh
(RAHANA 3-Feb-2011) Farhood Aghdasi and Changiz Dargahi, [two] Baha’i residents of Oroumiyeh, have been detained by the security forces.
Weekly Report on Violation of Baha’i Rights (week of Jan 1st, 2011)
(RAHANA 8-Jan-2011) Setting fire on Baha’i owned properties in Rafsanjan, expulsion of a Baha’i citizen from University, and the growing pressure on Omid Ghanbari’s family are among the violation of Baha’i rights in the past…
Being Baha'i In Iran: Where Friendship is Illegal
Imagine a country where it is not only illegal for some human beings to be friends [see here] with each other because of their religions, but where even their cows were once banned from grazing…
Families fear for Bahais jailed in Iran
WASHINGTON (AFP) 9-Feb-2011 – Prison conditions are worsening for seven leaders of Iran’s Bahai community who are staying in cramped cells with poor sanitation alongside common criminals, US-based relatives said Wednesday.
Baha’i Citizen Afshin Heyratian Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
(RAHANA 11-Feb-2011) Baha’i citizen and children’s rights activist Afshin Heyratian has been sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Baha’i Citizen Nima Haghar Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
(RAHANA 5-Feb-2011) Baha’i citizen Nima Haghar has been sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Human Rights Watch: “Iranian laws continue to discriminate against religious minorities”
World Report 2011: Iran Events of 2010 Iran’s human rights crisis deepened as the government sought to consolidate its power following 2009’s disputed presidential election. Public demonstrations waned after security forces used live ammunition to…
Threatening Letter of Rafsanjan
Iran Press Watch carried a story of Rafsanjan where Baha’i businesses were set on fire and a threatening letter was left behind. [See here and here] The stories had a partial translation of the letter…
Arsonists threaten reprisals if Baha'is befriend Muslims
(BWNS, 16-Jan-2011, GENEVA) — A recent wave of arson attacks on Baha’i-owned businesses in Rafsanjan, Iran, appears to be part of a campaign to fracture relationships between Baha’is and Muslims in the city.
Mona Maveddat, Bahai student, expelled from Babolsar university
(Sen’s Daily, 6 Jan 2011) Mona Maveddat ( مونا مودت ), an undergraduate Bahai student of English language and literature at the Babolsar campus of the University of Mazandaran, was expelled on January 5th.
Dorsa Sobhani has been sentenced to one year in prison
(RAHANA 28 Dec 2010) Dorsa Sobhani, a Baha’i citizen and a member of One Million Campaign, has been sentenced to one year in prison.
97 arrests in the month of December
(RAHANA 22 Dec 2010) During December 2010 at least 79 of political, journalists and students were arrested and detained nationwide.
Roya Ghanbari Detained; Security Forces Raid to Arrest Fataneh Nouri
(RAHANA 22 Dec 2010) Baha’i citizen Roya Ghanabri who is the sister of Amir Ghanbari, has been detained.
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