We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Iran Press Watch at: http://www.iranpresswatch.org Iran Press Watch has been online for nearly two months and during this period, the site has received tens of thousands of visitors…
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Two More Baha’is Arrested
[On Friday, 21 November 2008, Iranian Political Prisoners Association posted the following story: http://iranppa.blogspot.com/2008/11/two-related-to-bahai-faith-arrested.html.] According to Shole Allah Verdi Gorji, her parents, Sonya Tabibian and Tarazallah, both Baha’is, are being held in Sari’s Intelligence Ministry.…
Minorities in Iran
[The following essay by Jahanshah Rashidian appeared on Monday, 10 November 2008, at http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8872 and is shared below for your information. Ahang Rabbani.] The Islamic Republic of Iran places the Shiite sect of Islam at…
A Professor’s Account of the Expulsion of His Baha’i Students
[Professor Saeed Hanaee Kashani teaches English literature at Shaheed Beheshti University.] Last Monday, I was teaching a class at 8 o’clock in the morning. My students and I were reading aloud a text in English.…
Video of Darzikola’s Desecrated Baha’i Cemetery
[In the past two weeks, several times this site has reported on the destruction of the Baha’i Cemetery of Darzikola, a village near Qa’emshahr. On Monday, 3 November 2008, a video of the aftermath of…
IHRDC's First Newsletter
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, a US-based organization that collects information and the status of human and civil rights in Iran, particularly religious minorities, has commenced publishing a newsletter, the first of which is found…
Establishment of "Minorities Committee" Aimed at Combating Other Religions
[A few days ago, Iran Press Watch published a translation of an article on this subject, which can be found here: http://iranpresswatch.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/qom%e2%80%99s-new-committee-on-religious-minorities/. On Friday, 31 October 2008, Rooz Online published the following follow up: http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/10/establishment_of_minorities_co.html.…
Arrest of Baha'is in Yasuj
Private sources in Iran report that on Sunday, October 26, three Baha’is were arrested in Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in central Iran. They were charged with forming classes for the education…
Expelled for Being a Baha'i – The Case of Mona Muhabbati
[In continuing the series of personal descriptions of Baha’i students who have been expelled from their institutions of higher education, the prestigious organization Human Rights Activists of Iran published the following account on Wednesday, 22…
Baha'i Leaders Imprisoned in Qa'emshahr
[On Wednesday, 29 October 2008, the organization Human Rights Activists of Iran posted the following report at: http://hrairan.com/Archive_87/1151.html. The same report was also echoed online by Iran Press News: http://www.iranpressnews.com/source/048384.htm . A translation follows. Ahang…
Qom’s New Committee on Religious Minorities
[On Sunday, 26 October 2008, Rooz online service published the following article by Shahram Rafizadeh, at: http://www.roozonline.com/archives/2008/10/post_9741.php. The article was entitled “Formation of a Committee on Monitories for the Purpose of Combating Other Religions”. A…
Anti-Baha’i Activities Before the Islamic Revolution
The online service Shahrvand Rouz has published an interview with Askar Nasira’i, a prayer leader and the custodian of the well-known Muhaddithin Mosque (http://www.shahrvandemrouz.com/content/2809/default.aspx). This undated interview was placed online on Sunday, 26 October 2008,…
More Pictures of the Devastation at Darzikola's Baha'i Cemetery
On Monday, 27 October 2008, Iran Press News (http://www.iranpressnews.com/source/048259.htm) reported on the desecration of the Baha’i Cemetery of Darzikola, a village in the vicinity of Qa’emshahr (former Shahi) on Thursday, 23 October. This article consists…
Update on the Darzikola Cemetery
[On Sunday, 26 October 2008, the prestigious organization Human Rights Activists of Iran published a short repot on the recent desecration of the Baha’i cemetery of Darizkola: http://hrairan.org/Archive_87/1140.html. This is a crime about which Iran…
Arrest of Two More Baha'is
The following is an unconfirmed report and requires further verification by the Baha’i institutions before it is accepted as factual. For that purpose, readers are advised to consult Baha’i World News Service (http://news.bahai.org/), the official…
Tehran Conference on Religion (and video)
About 10 world figures, including former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and some former presidents and heads of European governments, attended a conference in Tehran in mid October 2008 on the relationship between religion and politics,…
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