Source: www.standard.co.uk EXCLUSIVE: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe shared a bunk with one of Evin prison’s pillars of resilience. She tells the Standard of what she learned about Iran’s state-sponsored cancel culture and repression On October 6, the Nobel prize…
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A Cry for Justice: Baha’i Woman’s Letter from Evin Prison
Source: iranwire.com Fariba Kamalabadi, a 62-year-old Baha’i citizen, is presently serving a prison sentence in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. In a letter disclosed to IranWire by one of her relatives, she condemned the persecution of…
Twenty-Six Baha’is in Iran Sentenced to 126 Years in Prison as 10 More Baha’i Women Arrested in Isfahan, and 3 in Yazd
Source: bic.org GENEVA—26 October 2023—In an escalating pattern of persecution against the Baha’is in Iran, 36 more incidents targeting the community have taken place in recent days, affecting mostly women. Ten women, most of them…
26 Baha’is in Iran Sentenced to 126 Years in Jail as 13 Arrested—Mostly Women
Source: iranwire.com In what the Baha’i International Community is calling an “escalating pattern of persecution against the Baha’is in Iran,” 39 more incidents targeting the community have been reported in recent days, affecting mostly women.…
Baha’i Community Congratulates Narges Mohammadi on the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—6 October 2023—The Baha’i International Community sends its sincere and joyful congratulations today to the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi. Ms. Mohammadi is an Iranian human rights and women’s rights activist…
Intensified Persecution of Baha’i Citizens in First Year of Mahsa Movement
Source: www.radiofarda.com Pooyan Mokari Translation by Iran Press Watch When nationwide protests, known as the “Zan Zendegi Azadi” (Women, Life, Freedom) movement, began in 2022 in Iran, Iranian authorities responded with intensified repression of various…
Iranian President Raisi Disregards Human Rights and Calls for Religious Respect Despite 44-Year Record of Religious Persecution and Rights Abuses
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—20 September 2023—The Baha’i International Community (BIC) highlighted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s disregard for human rights in his speech to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, on 19 September, even as the…
“Our Homes are No Refuge” Baha’i Minority in Iran Facing Intensified State Assault
Source: iranhumanrights.org UN and International Community Must Spotlight Cases, Demand End to Escalating Oppression 180 Reports of Baha’is Targeted by State Security Forces in Last Year August 17, 2023 – The escalating surge of arrests,…
Iranian Authorities Arrest 90-Year-Old Baha’i and Target 180 More in Relentless Spiral of Persecution
Source: www.bic.org Persian translation here Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, a 90-year-old Baha’i in failing health who already served 10 years in prison for his Baha’i beliefs, was arrested along with his daughter Maria on 13 August in…
Sentences of 20 Years Upheld for Two Baha’i Women
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Tehran Court of Appeal has maintained the original rulings against Baha’i citizens, Mahvash Sabet (Shahriari) and Fariba Kamalabadi, confirming their 20-year prison terms. Initially, both women were sentenced to ten years, along…
Baha’is in July: 123 Years in Prison and over $111,000 in Fines
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Late June to late July of this year has been one of the more difficult months for the Baha’is in Iran. And even since March, in an escalating situation with a…
Iran: authorities must end the persecution of Mahvash Sabet and ensure access to adequate medical care pending her release
Source: www.pen-international.org 22/05: PEN International and the undersigned PEN Centres are outraged to learn that writer and poet Mahvash Sabet was brutally tortured during her interrogation in August 2022 at Evin prison, resulting in both…
Detained Baha’is Taken to Revolutionary Court as Deceased Buried Improperly
Source: iranwire.com The cases of four Baha’i citizens, Shadi Shahidzadeh, Valiullah Ghadamian, Mansour Amini and Ataullah Zafar, have been transferred to Tehran Revolutionary Court after two weeks of detention in the notorious Ward 209 of…
IRAN 2022 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
Source: www.state.gov Executive Summary The constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic and specifies Twelver Ja’afari Shia Islam as the official state religion. It states all laws and regulations must be based on “Islamic…
Iran Arrests Another Baha’i Community Leader
Source: www.iranintl.com Afif Naimi, one of the former leaders of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i community, was arrested by security forces on Saturday. Baha’i activists say Naimi was spending a holiday with his family and relatives in…
Wave of Home Searches against Kerman Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Iranian intelligence forces have launched a wave of house searches against Baha’is in the southern city of Kerman in an apparent escalation of recent crackdowns by the authorities on the Baha’i community. Kerman…