HRANA News Agency – Afshin Hyratian, a Baha’i citizen and children’s rights activist, was arrested on Saturday, August 20, 2011.
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HRANA News Agency – Afshin Hyratian, a Baha’i citizen and children’s rights activist, was arrested on Saturday, August 20, 2011.
[HRA 17 Aug. 2011] HRANA News Agency – While in various international gatherings and interviews conducted with foreign media, Iranian government officials continue to claim that no one is imprisoned in Iran because of their beliefs,…
Source: fa.iranpresswatch.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Rahana- Iran Human Right News Agency The ongoing summonses and interrogations of Baha’is associated with BIHE – the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education – displays but one of the…
[RAHANA, 19 Aug. 2011] Samin Ehsani, Baha’i citizen from the city of Tehran has been arrested.
Authorized Translation BAHÁ’Í INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY United Nations Office 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 120, New York, NY 10017 USA Telephone: 212-803-2500, Fax: 212-803-2566, Email: [email protected] 26 August, 2011 The Honorable Kamran Daneshjoo Minister of Science,…
[BWNS 27. Aug 2011] NEW YORK — In an open letter to Iran’s minister for higher education, the Baha’i International Community is calling for an end to “the unjust and oppressive practices” that bar Baha’is and…
Tehran, 17 August (AKI) – A total of 54 Iranian citizens who belong to the outlawed minority Bahai faith are currently detained in Iran’s prisons, human rights website Herana reported on Wednesday. Revolutionary courts have…
(edu-right.net) After more than three decades, the trend in the confrontation of the [Iranian] authorities with social and civil activists continues intensively. This trend is not new and, as the most progressive social force in Iran,…
The brother of an Australian member of the Baha’i Faith is among 11 Baha’is reportedly charged in Iran for delivering higher education to young Baha’is banned from university because of their religion. Among those understood…
In wake of the raid on the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) by the Islamic Republic of Iran in May 2011, we saw a world-wide genuine reaction by individuals, organizations and governments. Below is…
(RAHANA, 25 July 2011 ) Baha’i citizen and education rights activist Ighan Shahidi has been sentenced to 5 years in prison.
(bahai.org.au, 5 July 2011) The peak body representing universities throughout Australia has repeated its concerns about the denial of university education to members of the Baha’i Faith in Iran, a Sydney seminar has been told. Universities…
(HRA 15 June 2011) HRANA News Agency – Riyaz Sobhani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Tehran, was arrested this morning in his house.
Debates of the Senate (Hansard)1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 6, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise before you today to speak…
Source: edition.cnn.com (By Mitra Mobasherat and Joe Sterling, 2 June 2011, CNN) — The three Iranian security officers rang the doorbell, politely informed the man of his arrest, thoroughly searched the house, confiscated high-tech gear and books,…
The recent raid by the Government of Iran on the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) is not the only raid that BIHE has suffered. Below is a glimpse of a previous raid on the…