Source: en.iranwire.com By Sean Nevins Taking her normal route to a lunch spot on Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Central Harlem on a hot summer day, Randi, 45, looked across the street and saw something she would describe…
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Two Baha’i Businesses Sealed in Miandoab; Seals on Baha’i Owned Businesses Removed in Qaemshahr, Sari, and Urumieh
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report from BahaiNews, the businesses of two Baha’i citizens in the city of Miandoab have been sealed. In addition, the seals on businesses of more…
Human Rights Priority Country update report: January to June 2016
Source: www.gov.uk There has been little change in the human rights situation in Iran between January and June 2016. In many respects, the situation has worsened, despite President Rouhani pledging to improve the rights and freedoms…
More Voices from Islamic Countries Call for Iran to Stop Persecuting Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org DHAKA, Bangladesh — A group of Bangladeshi lawyers have joined the increasing numbers of Muslim intellectuals, religious leaders, and professionals worldwide who have called for an end to the persecution of Baha’is in Iran. In a letter…
Situation of the Bahá’í Minority in Iran and the Existing Legal Framework
Source: jia.sipa.columbia.edu Sunday, June 5th, 2016 By Shahin Milani Regions Middle East Keywords: Bahá’í, Citizenship Rights Charter, Iran Vol 69, No 2 Spring/Summer 2016 Article Page 137-146 This article examines the situation of Iran’s Bahá’í community, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority,…
Commentary: Iran’s Foreign Minister Toes the Supreme Leader’s Line on Human Rights
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org ICHRI– When Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif recently tried to side-step questions about the country’s abysmal human rights record, he yet again exposed his government’s inability—or reluctance—to face the issue even though President…
Iran’s Losing Battle Against the Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Faezeh Hashemi visits Bahai prisoner Fariba Kamalabadi during her temporary leave of absence “It’s very simple,” tweeted journalist Mahsa Amrabadi on May 16. “When you live for so many months with somebody, you are…
Faezeh Hashemi and Nasrin Sotoudeh Visit Baha’i Prisoner
Source: en.iranwire.com Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (in chador) meets with Fariba Kamalabadi The photograph has popped up everywhere across social networks. It shows Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, in her usual outfit of…
Human Rights Remain Nonexistent for Iran’s Bahai Population
Source: www.washingtonpost.com By Elliott Abrams May 12 at 9:06 PM Elliott Abrams, a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, was U.S. deputy national security adviser for global democracy strategy from 2005…
Iran: Religious Freedom Conditions Continued to Deteriorate over the past Year, Particularly for Religious Minorities
Source: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Iran Chapter – 2016 Annual Report Key Findings Religious freedom conditions continued to deteriorate over the past year, particularly for religious minorities, especially Baha’is, Christian converts, and…
Not a Crime’s Very Own Harlem Renaissance
Source: en.iranwire.com By Saleem Vaillancourt David “Rabi” Torres, one-half of the artist duo Cyrcle, painted this “Mad in Iran” broken ruler in Harlem. New York, US The Not A Crime campaign is back in New York to paint a…
Kurdpa’s Exclusive Interview with the World Baha’i Community Spokesperson
Source: www.kurdpa.net Translation by Iran Press Watch In recent years, pressure on adherents of Baha’i Faith has systematically increased. This pressure has been manifested in oppression, arrests, and deprivation of the followers of the Baha’i Faith…
Iranian Baha’i Educator Faran Hessami Released
Source: en.iranwire.com Faran Hessami, an Iranian Baha’i educator, has been released after four years in prison. Faran Hessami and her husband Kamran Rahimian were arrested along with dozens of teachers and administrators at the Baha’i Institute of…
Soroush Shadabi Released on Bail
Source: bahaicamp.com According to the No Harassment & Incarceration of Baha’is Campaign of Iran, Soroush Shadabi, a Baha’i citizen from Karaj, who had been arrested after the detention of four other Baha’is earlier, has been released…
Sorush Shadabi Still in Solitary Confinement
Source: BahaiNews1 According to a “Bahainews” report, Sorush Shadabi of Karaj, who was detained after the arrest of three other Baha’is, is still in Evin prison. According to the informed “BahaiNews” sources, this Bahai citizen has been in solitary confinement…
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…
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