Source: Abdolhamid Masoumi Tehran Translation by Iran Press Watch Over the last week, in appreciation of Ayatollah Masoumi Tehrani’s efforts and follow-up in support of upholding citizens’ civil rights, a number of Baha’i families whose loved…
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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…
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…
Fifteen Baha’is Arrested by Rouhani’s Intelligence Ministry
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org In a fresh crackdown on Iran’s Baha’i community, one of the most persecuted religious minorities in Iran, 15 followers of the faith were simultaneously arrested in Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad on November 15, 2015,…
Authorities Launch New Crackdown on Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 16 November 2015 Kian Sabeti On the morning of Sunday, November 15, Iranian Intelligence Ministry agents carried out the arrest of 20 Baha’is in Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad. As part of a massive operation,…
The Price of Seeking Justice
Source: aasoo.org By Shadi Sadr Translation by Iran Press Watch We are the audience to this bitter history… The two hour footage of the 27 December 1981 trial of the Baha’i community leaders (the seven…
Confiscation of the Property of a Baha’i Citizen; A Political and Non-Religious Act
Source: didgahenow.com Ali Kalai, human rights activist Every human being should be revered, and so should his property, life, honor and reputation. This rule is the foundation of people’s lives in today’s world, people of different…
The Spiritual Assembly that Vanished
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…
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…
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