Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch by Behnam Roghani Since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian Baha’is have systematically faced several types of pressure by officials. They met with many atrocities, including capital punishment,…
Source: www.washingtontimes.com By Cheryl Wetzstein – The Washington Times – Monday, August 3, 2015 Iran’s president, who reached his second anniversary in office Monday, was again implored to release prisoners of conscience — including an Iranian-American pastor…
Source: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week marks the two-year anniversary of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s assumption of…
Source: religiousfreedomandbusiness.org by Bruce Rahmani 31 Jul, 2015 In this “Leaders Speak!” edition, U.S. entrepreneur Bruce Rahmani argues that Iran is missing a great resource for economic growth by repressing the country’s largest religious minority – the Baha’is. For instance,…
Source: news.nationalpost.com July 16, 2015 6:37 PM ET I own and operate a business in Toronto. Since coming to Canada, I have been welcomed by other Canadians, and feel very much a Canadian now, too. I…
Source: medium.com/@towfiq By Mark Towfiq “There was a sound of trampling boots below, inside the house and outside. The yard seemed to be full of men.” — George Orwell, in his book 1984, describing what happens when the “Thought…
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports received by the “NO to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is” campaign, agents from the Chamber of Commerce went to the shops of three Baha’is in…
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—1 July 2015—The recent punitive closure of Baha’i-owned shops (link is external) in four Iranian cities by the authorities, after the proprietors shut their businesses to observe Baha’i holy days, is merely the latest in…
Source: www.bic.org UN Human Rights Council – 29th Session, June 2015 Agenda ITEM 4 24 June 2015 Geneva On 24 May, agents of the Iranian government Public Places Supervision Office sealed eleven shops in…
Source: Baha’i World News Service GENEVA — Tens of Baha’is’ shops in the cities of Rafsanjan, Kerman, Sari and Hamadan have been sealed by government authorities in an effort to pressure Baha’is not to observe their…
Source: BahaiNews1 Security forces in Rasht, a city on Iran’s Caspian coast, have arrested four Bahais and three other citizens who had associated with the Bahais. On May 26, they arrested Mr. Foad Yazdani and Mr. Peyman…
Source: en.iranwire.com Thursday 21 May 2015 Natasha Bowler In Iran, Bahai’s face persecution, arrest, torture, and exile — simply for practicing their faith. In May, the Baha’i International Community (BIC) launched a global campaign to raise awareness…
Source: Ain-i Baha’i TV Translation by Iran Press Watch Portions of the speech by the attorney for the seven former leaders of the Baha’i community ‒ the “Yaran [Friends] of Iran” ‒ Ms. Mahnaz Parakand, recalling…
Source: sahamnews.org May 19, 2015 Translation by sen’s daily Saham News has published an order from the chief of police, dating from April 8, 2010, which clarifies which economic sectors are forbidden for Baha’is. Because Baha’is…
Source: www.bahai.org.au Adelaide, 19 May 2015 By Amin Tavakoli (1) This month my younger brother, Behrouz Tavakkoli, completed seven years of an unjust 20-year sentence for being part of the seven-member Baha’i leadership group in Iran. He…
Source: www.bahai.org.au SYDNEY, 16 MAY 2015 Jamaloddin Khanjani, 81, is a successful businessman known for his dynamic, loving personality. Mr Khanjani established the first automated brick factory in Iran, employing hundreds of people. And when the authorities…
