A tribute to My brother, Farhad Sedghi: On his Fourth year of imprisonment in Iran as a Baha’i. By Nasser Sedghi. This is a tribute to my brother, Farhad Sedghi, on the fourth year…
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The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Behrouz Tavakkoli’s Plight as a Baha’i in Iran
By Rezvanollah Tavakkoli Rezvanollah Tavakkoli is a Baha’i living in Virginia and is the brother of Behrouz Tavakkoli, who is serving a 20-year sentence as a prisoner of conscience in Iran. My brother Behrouz…
On 6th Anniversary, Australians Call for Release of Relatives
SYDNEY, 14 MAY 2014 Australian relatives of Baha’i leaders jailed in Iran for their religious beliefs are once again calling for their immediate release. On the sixth anniversary of the jailing of the seven leaders, family…
The Universal House of Justice Applauds Efforts to Promote Coexistence
14 May 2014 HAIFA, Israel — In a letter issued yesterday, on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, the Universal House of Justice has spoken of…
The Thrill of Studying in an Undergound University
7/7/77! (This Persian date is equal to Sept 28, 1998) In many countries and cultures, seven is a lucky number; but for the Baha’is of Iran it does not represent luck – rather, it stands…
We Must Defend the Rights of Baha’is: An Interview With Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani
On April 7th Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani presented a gift to the Baha’i faith, an intricate work of calligraphy citing a passage from the faith’s holy scripture. In doing so, the cleric sent a remarkable message of…
For Afagh, Whose Spirit, like Her Name, Is Infinite
[rahesabz] Name of Publication: JARAS (The Green Path Movement) Date: April 25, 2014 For Afagh, whose spirit, like her name, is infinite By Keyvan Rahimian On the occasion of the birthday of Afagh Rahimian, the…
Baha’is in Iran are not discriminated against!
[roozonline] Monday, March 7th 2014- Farvardin 18th 1393 Denial of the existence of the Prisoners and the Student Banned from Higher Education Baha’is in Iran are not discriminated against! By Niusha Saremi The head…
Khamenei Controls Massive Financial Empire Built on Property Seizures
Source: www.reuters.com Editor’s note: Below are excerpts on confiscation of Baha’i properties from a report by Reuters that investigates how Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, built his financial empire. Read the report in its entirety here. _____ Some of…
Letter from Reja'i Shahr political prisoners demanding arrest and punishment of perpetrators who killed Mr. Rizvani
Editor’s choice 9, Shahrivar, 1392 Report: Following the killing of Mr Ataullah Rizvani, a Baha’i in southern Iran, a group of political prisoners and belief prisoners [of conscious] in Raja’i Shahr prison, through issuing a…
14 arrested in Gorgan, 4 in Minudasht, 2 more sought
[PCED, 17 Oct. 2012] In an update and correction of the previous report of the arrest of Shahnam Jadhbani ( شهنام جذبانی ) and his wife Shohreh Samimi ( شهره صمیمی ) in Minudasht, Golestan…
A dark picture of religious freedom in Iran
[BWNS 2 Aug 2012] WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — In a report released Monday, the United States painted a dark picture of religious freedom in Iran, documenting how the government there oppresses the followers of…
Letter from Bashir Ehsani, a Baha'i student at BIHE.
Dear IPW editor, I would like to draw your attention to a letter that my friend Bashir Ehsani wrote, upon my request to be read in our Education Under Fire Campaign in the Bay Area,…
Iranian minority gets local help: Louisvillian among those educating persecuted members of Baha’i faith
[19 May 2012] From a laptop computer in his Louisville home, Behrooz Sabet instructs university students in courses on research techniques, educational theory, curriculum development and the like. But these students live half a world away…
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…
World calls for unconditional release of Baha'i leaders and other Iranian prisoners of conscience
[BWNS 3 April 2012] NEW YORK — The plight of Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders has been capturing the public’s attention in 12 of the world’s major cities, where a day of action marked the…