Editor’s Note: The following report was written by one of the Baha’is of Shiraz, who was aware that Mrs. Haleh Hooshmandi-Salehi was summoned by Iranian government authorities on Monday. They told her to go home…
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Minoo Expelled from University in Semnan
Editor’s Note: On Saturday, March 7, 2009, several Persian online journals carried this report, which appears below in translation. On March 1, 2009, the government-run University of Semnan expelled Miss Minoo Shahriari, a student majoring…
Baha’i Student Expelled in Mazandaran
Editor’s Note: The following account is by Faran Khavan-Yaghma, a Baha’i student recently expelled from a university in Mazandaran because of his religion. This account is provided below in translation by Iran Press Watch. In…
A Tablet of 'Abdu’l-Baha
Editor’s Note: Many reports on this site reflect the injustices of the Iranian government towards the beleaguered Baha’i community of that land. In this regard, Iran Press Watch was pleased to ask Gloria Yazdani to…
Shahroukh Taef Released on Bail
On March 17, Iran Press Watch reported that efforts were underway to provide the required surety for the release of Mr. Shahroukh Taef who had been incarcerated since January 14, 2009: http://www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/03/17-prisoner-bail/ Reliable sources have…
BBC Documentary: Iran and the West
Iran Press Watch urges its readers to watch the following three part BBC documentary. This well-funded work analyzes the long struggle of Iran and the West to come together ever since the revolution. The documentary…
Baha’is are Spies for America and Israel!
Editor’s Note: The following report was posted on Rasa News online site and is provided below in translation. For one analysis of the conspiracy myths of imperialist activity by Russians and British, now Americans and…
Closure of a Baha’i Business in Semnan
The following report was posted by Iran Press News on Monday, March 16, 2009, and is provided below in translation by Iran Press Watch: In a highly questionable legal act, the shop of a Baha’i…
Another Baha'i Prisoner to be Released on Bail
On January 14, 2009, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence searched the residences of eleven Baha’is in Tehran and detained six of them. During the search operation, agents seized religious books, portraits, personal computers and…
4.37 Million Germans learn about the Yaran trial
The German public-service television channel ZDF (“Second German Television”) broadcast a report about the impending trial of the seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders in Iran on the main in-depth news “heute journal”. According to ZDF editors,…
Five-Year Legal Battle Ends in Favor of Egyptians Baha'is
Editor’s Note: Baha’is in Egypt had been involved in a five-year legal battle to regain their civil rights in their country. Iran Press Watch does not intend to cover the persecution of Baha’is in other…
Graffiti on Baha’i Homes in Semnan
Semnan continues to be a hotbed of anti-Baha’i hostility. The following report was filed by Iran Press News on Sunday, March 15, 2009, and is presented below in translation by Iran Press Watch: On early…
Iran: Where you can have an Opinion but are not Free to Express It
Editor’s Note: The following essay by European Foundation for Democracy was published on Monday, March 16, 2009, and is reprinted here for our readers’ benefit. Iran: Where you can have an Opinion but are not…
In Memory of an Informal Coordinating Network
From the Editor: On March 5, 2009, the Universal House of Justice informed the Baha’is of Iran that the 7 members of the group of Yaran had, from their prison cells, decided to dissolve the…
Criminalizing the Baha'i Religion
By Dr. Christopher Buck The opposite of freedom of religion is the banning of religion. The Baha’i faith-community in Iran is a case in point. Iran has effectively banned the Baha’i religion by criminalizing it…
Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories
Vladimir Lenin once said that a lie told often enough becomes truth. If one takes a look at the way Bahá’ís have been viewed and treated by their adversaries, particularly Muslim clerics from Shaykh Fazlollah…
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