The organization Human Rights Activists of Iran reports (http://www.hrairan.com/Archive_87/1044.html) that on Thursday, 11 September 2008, the following incident occurred: Four Baha’i students who have been denied access to institutions of higher education decided to follow…
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Petition for dissolution of the Baha’i administration in Iran
[Updated: Pictures at the bottom of post] On Wednesday, 17 September 2008, an ominous development was announced by Shahbnews.com (http://www.shahabnews.com/vdcc.1qma2bqxsla82.html), which impacts the entire Baha’i community of Iran. The report stated that this Friday, 19…
Nabil’s Narrative: What History has Forgotten
By Dr. Soheila Vahdati [Dr. Vahdati is an Iranian-American human rights activist and freelance writer who has published extensively on the effects of the death penalty, women’s rights and gender issues in Iranian journals. Some…
An Outstanding Baha’i Student Deprived of Education for Being Baha’i
[The following is a translation of a letter by Hulaku Rahmanian. This letter is on file at the office of Human Rights Activists of Iran and was published on Thursday, 4 September 2008, on the…
I am a Baha'i too!
by Khosro Shemiranie [Shemiranie was born in Iran, studied in Germany and lives in Canada. He is a freelance writer specializing in analytical articles on the socio-political issues of Iran and violations of human rights.…
A New Year and a New Trick
[Human Rights Activists of Iran filed the following report (No. 87-1032) on Wednesday, 17 September 2008, at http://www.hrairan.com/Archive_87/1055.html. Ahang Rabbani, translator.] After announcing the results of the national college entrance examination in 2008, many of…
If I were a Shiite
by Reza Fani [Reza Fani-Yazdi is an Iranian-American human rights activist and freelance writer who has published extensively on the plight of Iranians under the current regime. On 8 August 2008, he published the following…
The Baha'is and Higher Education in Iran
By Ahmad Batebi [Ahmad Batebi (b 1977) came to international notice through his appearance on the 17 July 1999 cover of The Economist magazine, holding up a shirt splattered with the blood of a fellow…
We are all Iranian Baha'is
By Ali Keshtgar [On Friday, 15 August 2008, the online journal Gooya News published the following analysis by the non-Baha’i Iranian journalist, Ali Keshtgar. The original Persian text may be accessed at: http://news.gooya.com/politics/archives/2008/08/075377.php Ahang Rabbani,…