HRANA News Agency – Elham Faramani and her son Shamim Na’imi were arrested in Tehran on May 11 and taken to Evin prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), They face…
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Human Rights Champions in Iran Commemorate Sixth Anniversary of Imprisonment of Baha’i Leaders
15 May 2014 GENEVA — In an unprecedented show of solidarity, influential Iranian personalities, human rights activists, journalists, and a prominent religious leader gathered this week in Tehran to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the imprisonment…
The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Behrouz Tavakkoli’s Plight as a Baha’i in Iran
By Rezvanollah Tavakkoli Rezvanollah Tavakkoli is a Baha’i living in Virginia and is the brother of Behrouz Tavakkoli, who is serving a 20-year sentence as a prisoner of conscience in Iran. My brother Behrouz…
Imprisoned for His Faith
David Sweet, National Post Wednesday, May 14, 2014 As part of Iran Accountability Week, the National Post is partnering with Canadian Parliamentarians to highlight the plight of individual political prisoners being persecuted by Tehran’s theocratic…
The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Fariba Kamalabadi’s Plight as a Baha’i in Iran
By Iraj Kamalabadi Iraj Kamalabadi is a Baha’i living in California and is the brother of Fariba Kamalabadi, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. Nava Taeifi was born in November 2013, while her grandmother was…
The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Vahid Tizfahm’s Plight as a Baha’i in Iran
By Ferdos Nikoumanesh Ferdos Nikoumanesh is a Baha’i living in Virginia and the sister-in-law of Vahid Tizfahm, who is serving a 20-year sentence as a prisoner of conscience in Iran. My brother-in-law, Vahid, is now…
Muslim Leaders Embrace Ayatollah Tehrani’s Call for Religious Coexistence
13 May 2014 LONDON — Muslim leaders in Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Bahrain, India, and Iran are echoing the call for religious tolerance and “coexistence” with Baha’is, issued last month by a senior Iranian religious leader.…
The Thrill of Studying in an Undergound University
7/7/77! (This Persian date is equal to Sept 28, 1998) In many countries and cultures, seven is a lucky number; but for the Baha’is of Iran it does not represent luck – rather, it stands…
The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Saeid Rezaie’s Plight as a Bahá’í in Iran
By Azadeh Rohanian Perry Azadeh Rohanian Perry is a Bahá’í living in the United States and is the sister-in-law of Saeid Rezaie, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. It was 4:00 a.m. in the summer of…
The Imprisonment of the Yaran: Mahvash Sabet’s Plight as a Bahá’í in Iran
By Bijan Masumian Bijan Masumian is a Bahá’í living in Texas and the cousin of Mahvash Sabet, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. My cousin, Mahvash Sabet, is now in the women’s ward of Evin Prison,…
Bahá’ís in Semnan Do Not Have Permission to Work
Baha’is in Semnan do not have permission to work. This is happening at the same time as Mohammad Javad Larijani, the Secretary General of Islamic Human Rights, and Sadegh Larijani, the head of the Judicial…
For Afagh, Whose Spirit, like Her Name, Is Infinite
[rahesabz] Name of Publication: JARAS (The Green Path Movement) Date: April 25, 2014 For Afagh, whose spirit, like her name, is infinite By Keyvan Rahimian On the occasion of the birthday of Afagh Rahimian, the…
Ayatollah Tehrani’s gift stirs global conversation on religious co-existence
[Baha’i World News] 25 April 2014 NEW YORK — The ground-breaking gift of a senior Iranian cleric to the worldwide Baha’i community is beginning to stir a global conversation about religious co-existence and freedom of religion.…
A Conversation in Prison, The Story of their Trials and Tribulations
[roozonline] Sunday, April 13 2014 A Conversation in Prison, The Story of their Trials and Tribulations Massoud Bastani, Rajai Shahr Prison Little Artin has no role in this story, but he is the pivotal point…
Iran's Enduring Legacy of Violence and Denial
[huffingtonpost.ca, 1 Oct 2013] Payam Akhavan, Associate Professor, McGill University Elementary psychology teaches us that without confronting repressed memories of past trauma, a person’s future health and happiness is seriously compromised. It is common knowledge,…
Nasrin Sotoudeh demands the restitution of the rights of citizenship for religious minorities and Baha’is
[http://hra-news.org] Sunday 24 Shahrivar 1392 (15 September, 2013) – 15:01 Harana news – Nasrin Sotoudeh*, human rights lawyer and political prisoner, in a letter addressed to the President, has connected the murder of a Baha’i in…
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