Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly has called on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities in Iran, including of the Bahá’í community, Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. The…
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Two Baha’i Citizens Arrested and Sent to Yazd Prison to Serve Their Sentences
Source: www.en-hrana.org On December 13, Baha’i citizens Mitra Bandi Amir-Abadi and Hiva Yazdan Mehdi-Abadi were arrested at their home by security forces and sent to Yazd Prison to serve their sentences. According to HRANA, the news…
Threats and Pressure Continue Against Iranian Baha’i Arsalan Yazdani
Source: iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Weeks after his arrested on September 1, 2021, and later his temporary release, Iranian Baha’i citizen Arsalan Yazdani and his family continue to experience threats and pressure from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence. Yazdani was released…
Seizures of Baha’i Irrigated Farms in the Midst of Iranian Water Crisis
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—5 December 2021—Thirteen irrigated farmland plots belonging to Baha’is in the village of Kata in Iran’s southwest have been targeted by authorities seeking to further expropriate the assets of Baha’is in the country.…
Pedram Abhar’s House Searched While He Remains Detained in Unknown Detention Center
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Tuesday, November 23, security forces raided and searched Baha’i citizen Pedram Abhar’s house in Tehran. On November 21, security forces arrested Pedram Abhar at his father’s home in Shiraz. According to HRANA, the…
Victims of State Oppression Defy Iranian Government’s Denial of the Right to Mourn
Source: iranhumanrights.org The right to mourn is a human right, yet totalitarian regimes have long tried to deny this right to families who’ve lost loved ones from state oppression. Public mourning can expose and embarrass regimes…
Australian Baha’is Condemn Iran’s ‘Relentless Persecution’ of Religious Minority
Source: www.sbs.com.au Fearing for their lives, Pantea Motearefi and her family fled Iran in 1993. But 26 years later, Baha’is in Iran are still subjected to fierce religious persecution. Pantea Motearefi and her family were fast…
Tehran ‘Stepping up Hate Campaign’ Against Baha’i Minority
Source: www.arabnews.com RAY HANANIA CHICAGO: The Iranian regime has sanctioned a “campaign of hate” to fuel public animosity against the country’s Baha’i religious community, Baha’i officials told Arab News. Anthony Vance, Baha’i public affairs director in…
US Congress Introduces Resolution Condemning State-Sponsored Persecution of Iran’s Bahai’s
Source: english.aawsat.com Washington – Rana Abtar The US House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a draft resolution condemning the state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i community of Iran in a bipartisan move. Voices are mounting…
UN Committee Passes Resolution Calling on Iran to Eliminate Religious Discrimination
Source: www.bic.org A committee of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly has again called on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities in Iran, including the Baha’i community, Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. Similar…
Baha’i Citizen Shiva Khalili Arrested and Released on Bail in Babol
Source: www.en-hrana.org On Tuesday, November 16, Baha’i citizen Shiva Khalili was arrested after being summoned and appearing at Branch 1 of the Public and Revolutionary Court of Babol. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human…
Six Shops Belonging to Baha’i Citizens Sealed in Qaemshahr
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Monday, November 8, 2021, six businesses own by Baha’i citizens in Qaemshahr were sealed by the agents of the Places Administration. These businesses were…
Four Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 32 Months Imprisonment by Appeals Court
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Court of Appeals in Yazd Province recently sentenced Baha’i citizens Amin Zolfaghari, Mahboobeh Misaghian, Mitra Bandi Amirabadi and Hiva Yazdan Mehdi Abadi to a total of 32 months in prison. According to HRANA,…
Baha’i Citizen in Damavand Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Siavash Sobhanian, a Baha’i citizen living in Damavand, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court of this city. Mr. Sobhanian…
Eight Baha’i Citizens of Shiraz Sentenced to More Than 19 Years and 6 Months in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Eight Baha’i citizens of Shiraz, Sedigheh Aghdasi, Alieh Foroutan, Siamak Honarvar, Qassem Masoumi, Saeed Ettehad and Behrooz Farzandi Shiraz, were sentenced by the First Branch…
Baha’i Citizen Manijeh Azamian’s One Year Sentence Upheld by Court of Appeals
Source: www.en-hrana.org The court of appeals in Mazandaran Province recently upheld Baha’i citizen Manijeh Azamian’s one year prison sentence. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, 52-year-old Azamian had previously been sentenced on…
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