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…
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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“No to Oppression and Imprisonment of Our Fellow Iranian Baha’is” Campaign, the Associate Degree of Mahnoush Shafi’i was revoked by Samangan University officials once her expulsion…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…
Iran’s Continued Assault on Human Rights
Source: www.embassynews.ca President Rouhani has failed to deliver on promises to protect civil rights and respect religious minorities’ rights. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Human Rights Council on March 2. UN Photo: Jean-Marc…
Afif Naeimi Has Been Returned to Prison After an Incomplete Hospital Treatment
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch “No to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is Citizens Campaign” reports that Afif Naiemi, one of the seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders, who has been detained in Raja’i Shahr prison…
Why is Iran’s Regime Afraid of a Baha’i Calendar?
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 07 December 2015 Firouz Farzani Anyone with an ear to the ground knows what the hardliners are up to – where they’re cracking down and who they’re arresting. But it’s not always easy to…
Shahram Chinian, Baha’i Citizen, Freed from Prison at the End of His Sentence
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Report from the “No to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens” campaign: Shahram Chinian, a Baha’i citizen, after completing his five year imprisonment sentence, has been freed from…
The Right of Baha’is to Teach Their Faith
Source: iranwire.com Translation By Iran Press Watch 17 November 2015 The arrests of 20 Baha’i citizens in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz and the closing of 23 Baha’i-owned businesses in Mazandaran Province is evidence of continued pressure…
UN Condemns Iran for Continuing Human Rights Violations
Source: news.bahai.org UNITED NATIONS — The UN expressed “serious concern” yesterday over Iran’s continuing human rights violations, affirming that increased engagement with the international community on some fronts does not mean that Iran is no longer…
Europeans Voice Concern About the Economic Oppression of Iranian Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org BRUSSELS — Prominent Europeans, including members of parliament, are calling on Iran to end its economic repression of Baha’is. Among the most prominent of such expressions was one that came from the European Parliament…
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