Source: hrana Translation by Sen’s daily at wp.me/pNMoJ-29U Early in the morning of November 18, the local officials who supervise public places closed four Bahai-run shops in Nashtarud, a district centre on Iran’s Caspian coast. There…
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The “Happy” Ones Who Dream of Heaven in Their Prison Cells
Source: roozonline Translation by Iran Press Watch October 30, 2014 By Masoud Bastani The Gorganis in Prison Following the first two sections of the report on the Baha’is of Gorgan – a city…
Iran Fails to Address Calls for Greater Religious Freedom
Source: Baha’i World News, news.bahai.org/story/1028 31 October 2014 GENEVA — Iran’s response during a major review of its human rights record today failed to adequately address repeated calls by other governments here for greater respect for religious…
Shahram Chiniyan Miandavab Beaten in Prison, Again
Source: hra-news.org/en/shahram-chiniyan-miandavab-beaten-prison 24th September, 2014 HRANA News Agency – On September 20, Shahram Chiniyan Miandavab, a Bahai shopkeeper from Tehran who is serving an 8-year sentence, was beaten as he was being taken to a judge…
Execution of the Seven Baha’is in Hamadan; “Judgment Day in the Eyes of Bahireh”
Source: iranwire.com/features/6478/ Translation by Iran Press Watch Aida Ghajar Monday, September 1, 2014 Following the 1978 revolution and the rule of the clerics, opposition to Baha’is began in Iran. Arrests of members of local and National…
A Letter from Fariborz Baghi, A Convicted Baha’i
Source: HRANA News Agency, http://goo.gl/dvv8Tc Translation by Iran Press Watch August 6, 2014 A Letter from Fariborz Baghi, A Convicted Baha’i My name is Fariborz Baghi. I am a resident of Yazd, a city in southern Iran.…
Increase in Arrests Highlights Continuing Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Source: Bahai World News Service, http://news.bahai.org/story/1015 19 August 2014 GENEVA — The arrest last week of five Baha’is in Tehran signals a rising tide of detainments and imprisonments of Baha’is in Iran in recent months. Since June,…
Shahram Chiniyan Miandoaab Beaten and Placed in Solitary
Source: http://goo.gl/wvKpTH Translation by Sen’s Daily at http://wp.me/pNMoJ-24p August 20, 2014 Shahram Chiniyan Miandoaab, a Bahai shopkeeper from Tehran who is serving an 8-year sentence, and who is held in block 1 of Rajai Shahr prison, which…
Iran’s Cradle-to-Grave Persecution
Source: http://goo.gl/bi2dxV Originally published: August 8, 2014 1:23 PM Updated: August 14, 2014 5:14 PM By HUSSEIN AHDIEH I lost a dear aunt many years ago. Today, her burial site is at risk of being callously destroyed…
Six Arrests in Tehran
Source: Sen’s Daily at http://wp.me/pNMoJ-23Q Babak Mobasher and his father-in-law Alaeddin Khanjani were arrested around 6 a.m. today when agents from the Ministry of Intelligence raided their home [which is apparently located in Tehran ~Sen]. Alaeddin…
Economic Threats: Ministry of Intelligence and Security Extremists’ Priority Path to Annihilating the Baha’is.
Source: http://www.rahesabz.net/story/84601 Publication date: 22 July, 2014, 10:33 PM By Safa Rasti Incredibly, the authorities continue the denial of discrimination against Baha’is in Iran. Incredibly, the Islamic Republic of Iran continues its denial of…
Iranian Christians Tortured in Prison
Published 14 May 2014 | Carey Lodge Source: christiantoday.com, http://goo.gl/wDIb46 Further reports have emerged of Christians being violently tortured and beaten while serving prison sentences for their faith in Iran. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), an international…
A Page from the Forgotten History of the Events Leading to the Detention of the “Yaran-e Iran”; Arrest of Mahvash Sabet
Source: http://goo.gl/cgNOZk Translation by Iran Press Watch By: Kian Sabeti …
The Baha’i Gardens: A Beautiful Symbol to the World of an Iranian Religion
Source: http://iranwire.com/blogs/6264/2781/ Translation by Iran Press Watch By Jahan Shahjavid For a secular person like me, it may seem strange to see the delightful Baha’i gardens in Haifa, Israel. However, this was indeed the…
Save Freedom of Worship in the Middle East
Source: National Review Online, http://goo.gl/OKkVmZ We must prioritize protecting religious minorities under threat. By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Earlier this year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 15th annual report on the…
The Baha’is: Problem or Solution?
Source: http://iranglobal.info/node/35699 Translation by Iran Press Watch IRANGLOBAL Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Safa Rasti (Shintoo) In Iran, the rights of Baha’is are ignored in many different ways. Baha’is are even executed based on fabricated crimes.…
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