Source: www.bic.org Release the Baha’i seven now Nine years ago, seven innocent men and women were rounded up by Iranian authorities and thrown into the infamous Evin prison solely because of their religious beliefs. The seven…
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Seven Baha’is Arrested in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm by Ministry of Intelligence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Seven Baha’i citizens were arrested on Tuesday18th of April in the cities of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm, by the Ministry of Intelligence. Those arrested are Mahnaz Jan-nesar,…
Florida Congressional Reps Call for Getting Tougher With Iran
Source: www.sunshinestatenews.com By KEVIN DERBY This week, members of the Florida congressional delegation called for tougher actions against the Iranian regime. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the House Middle East and North…
Terry Glavin: These Seven People Are Victims of Iran Because of Their Faith. Remember Their Names, Always
Source: www.ottawacitizen.com By Terry Glavin In the coming weeks, the Khomeinist regime in Iran will stage yet another sham presidential election and Canada’s Parliament will proceed with the fourth annual Iran Accountability Week. Every year, participating Canadian…
Eight Baha’is Arrested Without a Warrant by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and Denied Legal Counsel
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Seven Baha’i citizens were arrested by the Intelligence Ministry in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, southern Iran, on April 18, 2017, an informed source told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Mahnaz…
I’m Baha’i, But I Was the Victim of an Anti-Muslim Hate Crime in America
Source: www.theislamicmonthly.com By Hasel Afshar, as told to TIM Editors. In Iran, I was persecuted for not being Muslim. In America, I was targeted because someone thought I was Muslim. I was born in a small…
Why Yale and Columbia Are Accepting Students from a University That Holds Classes in a Basement in Tehran
Source: qz.com WRITTEN BY Neha Thirani Bagri @NehaNotes Marjan Davoudi was 19 years old when she was told that she was not human. Davoudi, now 56, had been studying math at the National University in Tehran when…
Navid Moallemi Arrested and Transferred to Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a BahaiNews report, Navid Moallemi, a Baha’i resident of Minudasht in Golestan Province, was arrested and transferred to prison on Saturday, 12 March 2017 in front…
Thirty-Two European Parliamentarians Call for an End To “Economic Apartheid” Against Baha’is in Iran
Source: Baha’i International Community Brussels—15 March 2017—Calling Iran’s efforts to oppress Baha’i businesses a form of “economic apartheid,” 13 members of the European Parliament and 19 MPs from seven national parliaments have signed a statement…
50 Iranian-Americans you Should Know: Payam Zamani
Source: www.iranwire.com By NATASHA SCHMIDT Payam Zamani is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor. His company One Planet Ops is a hybrid tech firm that runs a suite of online technology businesses in the real estate, home improvement,…
Shop of Two Baha’is Sealed in Karaj
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Baha’iNews, On March 9, 2017, a shop owned by two Baha’is was sealed and their business stock was confiscated by agents of the government. Based on…
Baha’i Liza Tebyanian Arrested in Karaj
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a BahaiNews report, a few hours ago, Liza Tebyanian (Enayati), a Baha’i resident of Karaj in Alborz Province, was arrested by security officers on Wednesday, March…
Judiciary Refusing to Release Ailing Baha’i Leader Imprisoned in Iran for Nine Years
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Behrouz Tavakkoli, an elderly former Baha’i community leader who has spent nearly nine years in prison for his faith, is legally eligible for early release, but his requests for a case review are being…
Don’t Look Away from Iran’s Economical Apartheid
Source: www.di.se February 15, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, Wednesday, Parliament recognizes the situation of the Baha’is, Iran’s largest and most seriously persecuted religious minority. Behind the scenes there is an ongoing economic apartheid…
Baha’i Shopkeeper Working Outside of His Closed Shop for the past Four Months
Source: iranwire PHOTO OF THE DAY: a member of the religious minority Baha’i community whose business is shut down by the government has been working outside of his closed shop for the past four months. From Morteza…
As Vandals Trash a Jewish Cemetery, an Iranian Recalls the Persecution of the Bahá’í
Source: observer.com Violence aimed at minority cemeteries is a disturbing call for ethnic purification By Negar Mottahedeh Recent attacks on Jewish cemeteries and religious centers in the United States is shoring up the darkest of my…