Source: Baha’i International Community GENEVA—7 March 2016—The justice system in Iran continues to be arbitrary and unfair, according to a group of experts who spoke following the screening of a BBC documentary about Iran’s “revolutionary…
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Julie Bishop to Challenge Iran’s Treatment of Baha’i Minority During Talks with Foreign Minister
Source: www.abc.net.au By political reporter Dan Conifer Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has vowed to raise Iran’s human rights record in meetings with her Iranian counterpart in Canberra this week. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will meet with…
Iran: Seven Key Human Rights Challenges Facing President Rouhani
Source: www.theguardian.com Saeed Kamali Dehghan Friday 4 March 2016 02.00 EST After the success of moderates in the polls, hopes grow that Rouhani will follow his nuclear deal efforts by tackling issues including the high number of executions…
#NotACrime: New Kennardphillipps Mural Supports Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 29 February 2016 Natasha Bowler The #NotACrime campaign revealed its latest mural by renowned collaborative artists kennardphillipps last week with their provocative image — of a map of Iran in chains — on the wall of Village…
Vandalism of a Boutique Owned by a Baha’i in Aqqala
Source: humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Sometime after midnight on 21 January 2016, a bridal boutique owned by Neda Abdian, a Baha’i citizen, in the town of Aqqala, 15 kilometers from Gurgan, was vandalized by…
Dallas Mural Part of International Campaign Against Religious Persecution in Iran
Source: frontrow.dmagazine.com BY ALAENA HOSTETTER Harassed, arrested, jailed, tortured, killed…These are just a few of the options facing people of the Baha’i faith in Iran. Since its inception in 1844, the religion has been effectively criminalized…
A Baha’i Brought an Al Qaeda Man in from the Cold
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 01 February 2016 Fereshteh Nasehi When I speak with Baha’i prisoners, the single phrase I hear most often is “My father was executed in the 1980s.” Rajai Shahr Prison near Tehran houses more Baha’i…
Iran’s Beleaguered Baha’is
Source: www.dailypioneer.com Following the dismantling of the sanctions regime, as India prepares to strengthen economic ties with Iran, it must ask itself: As a pluralistic nation, home to persecuted people from all over the world, can…
The Baha’i Blacklist: Iran’s Crackdown Continues
Source: en.iranwire.com By Aida Qajar Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has redoubled its efforts to crackdown on businesses run by Baha’is. In direct contradiction of government claims that it does not actively target Baha’is, Iran’s largest religious minority, IranWire has…
Mahnoush Shafi’i, a Baha’i, Has Been Expelled from University
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “No to Oppression and Imprisonment of Our Fellow Iranian Baha’is” Campaign, the Associate Degree of Mahnoush Shafi’i was revoked by Samangan University officials once her expulsion…
Iran’s Economy Cannot Be Separated from Human Rights
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com By Geoffrey Cameron Geoffrey Cameron is a PhD candidate and Trudeau Scholar at the University of Toronto. He is also principal researcher with the Baha’i Community of Canada. Now that nuclear-related economic sanctions against Iran…
To Her Imprisoned Husband
Source: bahaicamp.com By Shaheen Rowhanian Translation by Gloria Yazdani and Saghi Jaihoon Morning flirts its way through my window… While from amidst the spheres which are my thoughts; Your countenance, even a brighter morn,…
After Seven Months Several Baha’i Shops in Sari Still Sealed!
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “No to the harassment and imprisonment of Baha’i citizens” campaign’s report: Several Baha’i citizen’s shops in Sari were sealed in May- June of this year because…
The Surreal Upside-Down World of the Islamic Republic of Iran: The Ominous Arrest of Mr. Navid Aghdasi
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com By Payam Akhavan, Professor of International Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Photo of Navid Aghdasi) Imagine an upside-down world in which murderers enjoy impunity while those seeking justice are punished. Sadly, this surreal world of inverted…
Ongoing Human Rights Violations in Iran Spotlighted in UN Vote
Source: news.bahai.org 18 December 2015 UNITED NATIONS — Last month, 20 Baha’is were arrested by the Iranian authorities, which also carried out a series of coordinated shop closures, affecting some 28 Baha’i-owned businesses. Today the UN…
U.S. Senate Passes Resolution 148 Condemning the Persecution of the Baha’i Community in Iran
Source: publicaffairs.bahai.us December 18, 2015 WASHINGTON — Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution “condemning the government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.” Senate…