[Iranian.com, 12 Oct. 2012] Education prohibited in the “Holy Land” — Please see the correction from irannian.com below. Editor — correction: by Khosro Shemiranie10-Oct-2012 This article was originally written in Farsi by Khosro Shemiranie of…
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letter by Rayyan Hessami, Faran’s sisteR
The letter by Rayyan Hessami – Faran’s sister A week had passed, and Artin did not say his mom’s name even once. When I told him on the phone that I am coming from Shiraz…
Aziz Samandari jailed in Iran for 5 years
PRESS RELEASE Aziz Samandari jailed in Iran for 5 years – Accused of protecting Baha’i students’ right to higher education Geneva and New Delhi, 17 July 2012 – Aziz Samandari, a 40 year-old Baha’i IT…
Iran's calculus of terror includes Syrian response
[theglobeandmail.com, 5 June 2012] Payam Akhavan and Shirin Ebadi Published Tuesday, Jun. 05 2012, 2:00 AM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Jun. 06 2012, 2:18 PM EDT The massacre of 108 civilians in Houla on May 25 is…
“My Father Was Charged With Helping The Baha’i University”
[iranhumanrights.org, 13 Oct. 2011] In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Naim Sobhani, son of Riaz Sobhani, an Iranian Baha’i imprisoned at Evin Prison for the past four months on the…
Children of Arrested Baha’is: “We Have No Recourse”
[iranhumnrights.org, 2 Nov. 2012] Following the sentencing of seven Baha’is associated with the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, their families’ only hope is that the Appeals…
The Plight of Iran's Baha'is
[pbs.org 1 June 2012] by KAMIAR ALAEI * * Arash and Kamiar Alaei, physicians specializing in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, were found guilty in 2009 of “cooperating with an enemy government” and sentenced…
Persecution intensifies as former Baha’i leaders mark anniversary behind bars
[BWNS, 14 May 2012] GENEVA — Iran’s former Baha’i leaders begin their fifth year in prison today amid an intensification of the persecution of their co-religionists. The seven prisoners each face the bleak prospect of…
A letter from Sama Nourani
[www.edu-right.net] Sama Nourani, 21 years old, was expelled from the National University of Tabriz, Iran, because he was a member of the Baha’i Faith. He merely questioned the university administrators regarding his expulsion. He was then…
"long live Iqan"
Iqan is also gone. Iqan Shahidi has been sent to Evin Prison. The same Evin that these days accommodates the best. And Iqan was one of our best. I know Iqan. Of course, I have…
Press Release: Worldwide Action for Iran’s Baha’i Seven
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U4I media contact: Sarah Shourd, Advocate, [email protected], (510) 473-5923 U4I media contact: Roxana Saberi, journalist, U4I advisory board member, [email protected] Berlin, Germany Baha’i media contact: Alina Braml, [email protected], +49 (0) 30 24 72 32 17 Brazil…
Report on the status of Bahai prisoners in Iran
[hranews.info, 20 March 2012] The Human Rights Activists’ News Agency (HRANA) reports that, as Now Ruz approaches, 67 Bahai prisoners remain in detention in Iran. Of these, 43 are sentenced prisoners, serving a total of 260…
Iran's seven Baha'i leaders: 10,000 days in prison
[BWNS 29 March 2012] NEW YORK — Sunday 1 April marks 10,000 days that Iran’s seven former Baha’i leaders have spent in prison between them – a period throughout which they have been deprived of the…
Amnesty International report condemns Iran's human rights abuses
[BWNS, 2 Mar. 2012] GENEVA — The Baha’i International Community has noted with alarm a new Amnesty International report that highlights the widening crackdown on dissent in Iran. The document, titled ‘We are ordered to crush you’:…
Iran must stop persecuting minority religions
[CNN By Roxana Saberi, Special to CNN] Editor’s note: Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist, is the author of “Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran.” (CNN) — In March 2009, when I was detained…
Exciting EUF Weekly Conference Call, Guest Speakers: Bani Dugal (BIC), Mana Mostatabi (United4Iran)
EDUCATION UNDER FIRE’S EXPLOSIVE, INFORMATIVE AND INTERACTIVE WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALL SUNDAY, JANUARY 8TH 5:00 – 6:00 EASTERN ************** Join keynote speaker, Bani Dugal, Education Under Fire documentary interviewee and Principal Representative of the Baha’i International Community to…
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