Source: en.iranwire.com Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour Everything Azita Rafizadeh said ended with this question: “What will happen to Bashir if they take Peyman away to serve his sentence?” Her trembling voice showed the deep anxiety of a mother…
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Sarmad Shadabi, Tara Houshmand and Rouhie Safajoo Released on Bail
Source: BahaiNews1 Sarmad Shadabi, Tara Houshmand and Rouhie Safajoo have been released on bail after 20 days in Evin Prison in Tehran. Mr. Sarmad Shadabi’s bail was set at 200 million tumans ($66,120) while bail for…
Iranian Judiciary Took No Action Despite Formal Complaint Detailing Torture of Baha’is in Prison
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Letter Comes To Light Three Years after Brutal Physical Abuse of Detained Baha’is Details of torture inflicted upon twelve Baha’is by interrogators three years ago at Amir Abad prison and detention centers in Iran’s Golestan…
Iran: Joint Letter to Member States of the UN Human Rights Council
Source: Human Rights Watch MARCH 17, 2016 To: Member States of the UN Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned human rights and civil society groups, write to you to call on your…
Four Baha’is Arrested
Source: en.iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On Tuesday March 8, while most Iranians were preparing for Persian New Year festivities, authorities arrested four members of the Baha’i minority in Tehran, Karaj and Sari. Their names are Rouhie Safajoo, Sarmad…
The Quiet Arrest of a Baha’i Student
Source: en.iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Around 9 am the doorbell rings. The picture of a man in police uniform is on the intercom screen. “Open the door,” says the man. “I am from the police.” They open…
Baha’i Couples Welcoming Spring in Prison
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch In the final days of the current year, in which Iranian families are preparing to welcome the New Year*, a Baha’i couple, Payman Kooshakbaghi and Azita…
My Sister Is Jailed Because She Wants to Study
Source: en.iranwire.com My 20 year-old sister, Rouhie Safajoo, took part in the Iranian Universities’ Entrance Exam in 2014, but test results were never released to her. She was told to go to the National Testing Organization,…
A Bouquet of Flowers from the Yaran for the Memorial Gathering for Dr. Hadi Esmailzadeh
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, on the occasion of the passing of one of the Yaran’s lawyers, Dr. Hadi Esmailzadeh, a bouquet of flowers and a letter were sent to his…
Take Action for Mahvash Sabet on International Women’s Day
Source: www.pen-international.org ‘Beyond those gates, another world, another race, a people poisoned and oppressed by woe; they stared wearily at us, the prisoners we faced, with sunken eyes, lack-lustre, circled with sorrow’ – extract from ‘From…
Iran: Seven Key Human Rights Challenges Facing President Rouhani
Source: www.theguardian.com Saeed Kamali Dehghan Friday 4 March 2016 02.00 EST After the success of moderates in the polls, hopes grow that Rouhani will follow his nuclear deal efforts by tackling issues including the high number of executions…
6-Year-Old’s Parents Imprisoned for Teaching at BIHE
Source: BahaiNews1 Peyman Koshkebaghi Bahá’í Citizen was arrested and transferred to an unknown place. “BaháíNews” reported Peyman Koshkebaghi was arrested in front of the eastern part of Evin Prison, while attempting to visit his spouse,…
A Baha’i Brought an Al Qaeda Man in from the Cold
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 01 February 2016 Fereshteh Nasehi When I speak with Baha’i prisoners, the single phrase I hear most often is “My father was executed in the 1980s.” Rajai Shahr Prison near Tehran houses more Baha’i…
Sina Ravankard Was Transferred to Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 “BahaiNews” reports, Mr. Sina Ravankard, a Baha’i citizen, was transferred to the Yasouj Prison. According to “BahaiNews” and sources close to Sina Ravankard, the Revolutionary Court of Yasouj had summoned him, in multiple…
Release of a Number of Baha’is from Prison on Bail
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Sahba Farnoush: Sahba Farnoush, a Baha’i resident of the city of Tehran, who was detained and sent to prison some time ago, along with at least 15 other Baha’is,…
No Rest for the Dead: Iran’s Campaign Against Baha’i Cemeteries
Source: en.iranwire.com Friday 15 January 2016 Roland Elliott Brown In Iran, deceased members of the Baha’i faith cannot rest in peace, nor can a Baha’i’s relatives count on being allowed to grieve in peace. According to…
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