Source: www.fdd.org Tzvi Kahn, Alireza Nader The Obama administration routinely argued that the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran could spur Tehran to moderate, thereby reducing its systematic human rights abuses. But this forecast has proven…
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BIHE Instructor Payman Koushk Baghi Released From Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Payman Koushk Baghi, a Baha’i citizen who had been sent on leave from Evin Prison on 18 March, 2020 was informed of an order issued…
Expulsions and Forced Migration Deprive Iran of Baha’i Physicians
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Officials at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education have repeatedly pointed out the serious shortage of doctors and nurses in Iran over the past few years.…
Keeping Baha’i Prisoners, Iran Threatens the Entire Country’s Health
Source: religionnews.com Winston Nagan (RNS) — The ingenuity and adaptability of faith communities often go unreported. It’s been gratifying over the last many weeks to read story after story about the way people of faith have…
Sana’a Court Upholds Death Sentence Against Yemeni Baha’i
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—23 March 2020—Despite a significant humanitarian crisis and mounting health concerns in Yemen, an appeals court in Sana’a yesterday upheld a religiously-motivated death sentence against Hamed bin Haydara, a Baha’i imprisoned since 2013. After…
As Coronavirus Worsens, Iranian Regime Intensifies Pressure on Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On March 14, at least 26 Baha’i citizens in Shiraz were summoned to Branch 10 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court, to answer charges, and are required to report to the Court within…
Arrest of a Young Baha’i Couple in Qaemshahr
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a news release from IranWire, on Thursday, 23 January, a Baha’i couple living in Qaemshahr, Saman Shirvani and Faraneh Mansouri, who had been visiting friends,…
Amnesty International’s Annual Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran
Source: humanrightsinir.org Human Rights in Iran – on Tuesday 18 Feb 2020, Amnesty international, published a report analyzing human rights abuses in Iran. In this report, in detail, it examines the status of followers of other religions,…
Imprisonment, Confiscation, Denial of Most Basic Civil Rights: A Surge in Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — Iranian authorities are preventing Baha’is across the country from obtaining national identification cards, while a series of home raids, confiscations, arrests, and attacks on properties have unjustly targeted Baha’is. These developments…
False Accusations and Poisoned Juice: Baha’i Jeweler Sent to Jail
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Kamran Shahidi never expected his life to change forever after a regular customer entered his jewelry shop in Tehran. But that is exactly what happened just over two years ago – resulting in a court…
Appeals Court Issued Sentences for Three Detained Baha’i Citizens in Semnan
Source: www.kampain.info Ardeshir Fanaeian, Yalda Firouzian and Behnam Eskandarian, residences of Semnan were sentenced to prison by appeal court. According to the Campaign to Defend Political and Civil Prisoners, the Semnan Court of Appeals issued sentences…
Ten Years in Prison, Two Years in Exile: Ardeshir Fanaian “Jailed Solely for Baha’i Belief.”
Source: persian.iranhumanrights.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Rouhan Jazbani, the maternal aunt of Ardeshir Fanaeian, a Baha’i citizen held in Semnan Prison, told the Human Rights Campaign in Iran that her nephew, along with Yalda…
UN Adopts Resolution Condemning Iran’s Human Rights Violations
Source: en.radiofarda.com The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution December 18 calling on Iran to end its ongoing human rights violations. The resolution passed with a vote of 81 to 30 and 70 abstentions.…
Appeals Court: Seven Baha’is in Bushehr Sentenced to Total of 21 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA – The verdict was upheld by the court of appeals conviction against seven Baha’i citizens who had previously been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in…
More Baha’is Arrested in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Although the reasons for the arrests are not entirely clear, in many cases, they seem to have been carried out in retaliation for claims that Baha’is have led and spurred on the nationwide protests,…
Fears for the Safety of Nine Baha’is Arrested in Isfahan
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On the morning of Friday, 9 December, security forces raided the homes of a number of Baha’is in Isfahan’s Baharestan suburb arresting them, searching their homes and removing personal belongings such as…
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