Source: HRANA, http://goo.gl/5y8K90 Translation by Iran Press Watch (Regarding the issues of educational and economic discrimination, and even the right of burial) Saturday June 14, 2014 I am a Baha’i citizen residing in Tabriz…
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For the Bahá’ís Imprisoned in Iran, Freedom and Human Rights Seem Remote
[newstatesman.com] by Nazila Ghanea Seven Bahá’ís – members of Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, persecuted by the government for decades – have now spent six years in prison for practising their religion. It has been…
A Baha’i Prisoner Transferred to Ward of Dangerous Inmates
[hra-news.org] Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 HRANA- Shahram Chiniyan-Miyandvab, a Baha’i prisoner in the Raja’i Shahr prison of Karaj, has been transferred to the dangerous prisoners ward. According to the HRANA News Agency, the Human Rights Activists News…
Senator Mark Kirk: U.S. Must Condemn Persecution in Iran
[dailyherald.com] Sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wilmette, is the breathtakingly beautiful Bahá’í House of Worship, one of only seven temples of its type in the world. The temple, which was dedicated May…
Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran
The U.S. Baha’i Office of Public Affairs (OPA) works to protect the rights of Baha’i communities facing persecution, most notably in Iran. Baha’is are allowed to practice their faith freely in most parts of the…
Iran: Mounting Pressure on Baha’is
[human rights watch] Iran: Mounting Pressure on Baha’is Facing Prison, Cemetery Destruction MAY 20, 2014 (Beirut) – Iranian authorities should ensure that prison sentences against 20 Baha’is unlawfully convicted of national security crimes are overturned.…
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 May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Jamaloddin Khanjani’s Plight as a Baha’i in Iran
By Nika Khanjani Nika Khanjani is a Baha’i living in Canada and the niece of Jamaloddin Khanjani, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. Almost six years have passed with my uncle, Jamaloddin Khanjani, imprisoned…
Letter from Yaran Addressed to Muhammad Javad Larijani
JARAS (The Green Path Movement) (1) Circulation Date: May 7, 2014 Letter from the members of the former ad hoc committee of the Baha’i community of Iran (YARAN – 2) addressed to Muhammad Javad Larijani…
Bahá’ís in Semnan Do Not Have Permission to Work
Baha’is in Semnan do not have permission to work. This is happening at the same time as Mohammad Javad Larijani, the Secretary General of Islamic Human Rights, and Sadegh Larijani, the head of the Judicial…
The Largest Non-Muslim Minority Lives in Absolute Deprivation
Shirin Ebadi 1 May 2014 According to articles twelve and thirteen of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the official religion of Iran is Islam, and the official sect is Twelver Shi’ite.…
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…
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…
For Iran’s Rouhani, the human rights of Baha’is are the ultimate test of reform
[washingtonpost.com] By Reza Aslan, Michael Brooks, Published: September 25 at 7:27 am Hassan Rouhani’s speech at the United Nations on Tuesday signaled the possibility of a thaw in relations between Iran and the United States. Indeed,…
At least 30 Baha’i students taking the University Entrance Exam, faced with the claim of “Incomplete Files”
[taghato.net, 23 Shahrivar, 1392] After assuming his new position as the Minister of Higher Education in Iran, Mr. Jafar Toufighi, in repeated statements has declared that no student would be blacklisted for political or religious…
Killing a Baha'i in Bandar Abbas
[iranwire.com, 3 Shahrivar, 1392] By Reza Haghigi The news is short: “Ataollah Rezvani, a Baha’i from Bandar Abbas was kidnapped on Saturday night and murdered by a shot to the back of his head”. This…
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