Source: bbc.com/persian Sepehr Atefi 11 October 2015 Translation by Iran Press Watch On 11 November 1979, Dr. Alimorad Davoodi, secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly (NSA) of the Baha’is of Iran, and professor of philosophy…
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Baha’i Applicant Denied Higher Education for 17 Years
Source: iranwire.com Saturday, 19 September 2015 by Mahrokh Gholamhoseinpour Translation by Iran Press Watch Over the last month, as usual, a large number of Baha’i students who participated in the National University Entrance Examination received…
Current Situation of Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bic.org Last updated: 24 September 2015 This report is provided as a service to the news media. All details have been verified by the Baha’i International Community. Statistics are current as of the above date.…
Baha’is Banned from Education: “The order comes from the top
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 22 September 2015 Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour The academic year is underway again, and once again Bahai’s are being denied their right to higher education. Among those who have been prevented from continuing their education…
New Human Rights Violations Exposed in Iran, in Time with UNHRC Session
Source: irannewsupdate.com BY INU staff INU – The autumn session of the UN Human Rights Council was opened on Monday and is scheduled to continue until the first week of October. Some Iranian human rights defenders are…
August 21st: The Anniversary of the Arrest of a Group of Elected Baha’i Officials
Source: Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society Translation by Iran Press Watch Thirty-five years ago, on a day like this Kambiz Sadegh Zadeh and ten other elected Baha’i officials were arrested. On his personal Facebook…
Australian Senator Speaks out against Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bahai.org.au ADELAIDE, 21 AUG 2015 A South Australian senator has spoken out in Federal Parliament against the “longstanding and continued state-sponsored persecution” of members of the Baha’i Faith in Iran. Senator Penny Wright, a member of…
Hamadan Court Has Sentenced Ten Baha’is to Imprisonment and Exile
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews” and based on judicial authorities’ assertion, on July 29th 2015 ten Baha’i citizens were sentenced to imprisonment and exile. Again according to a reliable source, ten…
Religious Persecution On the Rise: Minorities Under Threat in the Middle East
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com By Doug Bandow 07/25/2015 All religious faiths are victims of persecution somewhere. In this supposedly enlightened, tolerant age, people routinely are brutalized, jailed and killed for their faith — or lack of faith —…
Fresh Attacks on Baha’i Businesses
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 23 June 2015 OstanWire Iranian authorities have launched a renewed attack on Iran’s Baha’i community, targeting Baha’i-run shops and small businesses. In a bid to prevent the religious minority from observing holidays, authorities ordered…
Torn from their Country: The Banned Baha’is of Iran
Source: en.iranwire.com Thursday 21 May 2015 Natasha Bowler In Iran, Bahai’s face persecution, arrest, torture, and exile — simply for practicing their faith. In May, the Baha’i International Community (BIC) launched a global campaign to raise awareness…
Shomeis Mohajer Released at the End of Her Sentence
Source: besharatebahai5.blogspot.nl Translation by sen’s daily Shomeis Mohajer, a Bahai from Tehran, has been released at the end of a one-year sentence. She was one of almost 20 Baha’is who were arrested in early July, 2012,…
Analysis: Why Iran’s Failure to Protect Religious Minorities Doesn’t Bode Well for Nuclear Deal
Source: www.jpost.com Report raises disturbing questions about Iranian compliance with any nuclear agreement in light of failure to respect its citizens’ basic human rights. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s tenure has been marked by intensified persecution and…
A Sad Anniversary as Iran’s Brutalization of the Baha’i Continues
Source: blogs.cfr.org by Elliott Abrams May 19, 2015 This week marks a landmark in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s crimes against that country’s small Baha’i community: Seven years ago this week the regime imprisoned seven peaceful Baha’i leaders. What is…
A Look at the Case of Seven Baha’is, Seven Years after Their Controversial Arrest
Source: www.bbc.co.uk/persian Translation by Iran Press Watch By Kambiz Fattahi May 14, 2015 At the seventh year anniversary of the detention of the leaders of the Baha’i community…
Three Baha’is Tried in Gorgan
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Hana Aghighian, a Bahai from Gorgan, and Bita Hedayati and Hana Kushkebaghi, from Gonbad-e Kavus, were tried in Gorgan on April 25. Mrs Kushkebaghi was not present, as she had…
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