Source: en.radiofarda.com A spokeswoman for the World Baha’i Community said on May 17 that the rights of the Baha’i faithful in the past four years under Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have been “violated more than ever,…
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Summons, Detention, and Search of the Residences and Shops of Six Baha’is in Sistan and Baluchistan
Source: BahaiNews 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, on Thursday, May 4, 2017, Sistan and Baluchistan security forces searched two Baha’i homes and summoned three of their inhabitants. They have also detained…
Human Rights Violator: HojjatulIslam Assadollah Jafari
Source: justice4iran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch First and Last name: HojjatulIslam Assadollah Jafari Biography: There is no background or educational information about Assadollah Jafari available. Responsibilities: At least since 2008 up to now: The Public…
No Mother Can Be Deprived of Seeing Her Children Grow!
Source: goodtobemom.com Today is Mother’s Day! A day when we all can celebrate the unique and blessed station of motherhood in the company of our children and family. But there are two mothers in Iran…
Whoever Wins Iran’s Election, Its Religious Minorities Lose
Source: www.wsj.com By Kristina Arriaga May 11, 2017 4:11 p.m. ET What will Iran’s May 19 presidential election mean for the Baha’i, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious group? Given that every candidate was handpicked by Supreme…
Global Campaign Launches for Imprisoned Baha’i Leaders
Source: news.bahai.org 12 May 2017 NEW YORK — The Baha’i International Community is launching a global campaign calling for the immediate release of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, unjustly imprisoned now for nine years. The campaign,…
No Mercy for Iran’s Baha’i
What Their Repression Reveals About the Regime Source: www.foreignaffairs.com By Elliott Abrams Iran will elect a new president on May 19. But the real event will take place days before, on May 14, and it will…
“Not Another Year!”
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Saeed Azimi Remains in Uncertainty After 108 Days
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews reports, Saeed Azimi, a Bahá’í resident of the city of Isfahan arrested by security agents, remains in limbo after 108 days in Dastgerd Prison. Per…
Iran’s Persecution of Baha’is Has Become More Covert
Source: Baha’i International Community UN Human Rights Council – 34st Session, March 2017 Agenda Item 4 GENEVA—15 March 2017 Mr. President, For nearly four decades, the Iranian government has tried to eliminate the Baha’i community…
Arrest of Sorour Foroughi Mehdi Abadi, a Baha’i Citizen Who Suffers from Cancer
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report by Bahainews, security agents arrested Mrs. Sorour Foroughi Mehdi Abadi (Roshan) at 7:30 AM on 21 February 2017, and transferred her to Evin Prison.…
Two Baha’i Youths Arrested in Shiraz
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report by BahaiNews, on Sunday morning, February 12, 2017, security forces in the city of Shiraz in Fars province arrested two Baha’is, Farham Sabet and…
Three Baha’is From Kerman Arrested
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, today, Wednesday February 8th, 2017, Ehsan Amirinia, Nima Rajabzadeh and Arman Bandi, three Baha’is from the city of Kerman, were detained by provincial Intelligence and…
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