Pressure on two Baha’is to obtain confession on T.V. Friday, 20 Farvardin 1389 (9 April 2010), at 12:07 Harana News – Iqan Shahidi and Sama Noorani, two Baha’is deprived of their right to an education…
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Artin Ghanzafari, a Baha’i citizen released
Artin Ghanzafari, a Baha’i citizen released April 04, 2010 Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR)- Artin Ghanzafari, a Baha’i citizen was released from Evin prison on April 3, 2010 at 4pm. Despite the judge´s order…
Dorsa Sobhani was prevented from meeting with her family.
Dorsa Sobhani was prevented from meeting with her family. Friday, 20 Farvardin, 1389, 6:29am [9 April 2010] HARNA – On Thursday afternoon, 19 of Farvardin [8 April 2010], the authorities in Evin Prison prevented the…
Resistance, Resilience and the Role of Narrative: Lessons from the Experiences of Iranian Bahá’í Women Prisoners
ENQUIRE, Issue 3, June 2009 Resistance, Resilience and the Role of Narrative: Lessons from the Experiences of Iranian Bahá’í Women Prisoners Donna Hakimian Women and Gender Studies Institute University of Toronto [email protected] Abstract This paper…
CHRR Member Navid Khanjani Arrested
3 March 2010 Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) – Student and civil activist Navid Khanjani was arrested at his home in Isfahan on March 2, 2010. According to reports, around 11:30pm, six security forces…
Baha'i arrested in Semnan
[Editor: Yet another action against the Baha’is in the obscure city of Semnan. See the recent article about Semnan] Baha’i arrested in Semnan A Baha’i who had been recently sentenced to 3 years in prison…
Several Baha'is arrested after Ashura are released
Several Baha’is arrested after Ashura are released Three imprisoned Baha’is have been freed on bail from Evin prison. Harana News service – Ibrahim Shadmehr, Zavosh Shadmehr and Farid Rohani have been freed on bail from…
The Baha’i Community, Human Rights, and the Construction of a New Iranian Identity A Lecture by Dr. Akhavan in Chicago
[Editor: Dr. Payam Akhavan is a Founder and Board Member of Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre: Payam Akhavan, LL.B., LL.M, S.J.D. (Professor, McGill University Faculty of Law): Payam Akhavan is Professor of International Law at McGill…
Court date for Baha'i leaders now announced as 10 April (Updated)
Court date for Baha’i leaders now announced as 10 April. 22 Feb. 2010 [Editor: On 19 February 2010, BWNS indicated that the next trial of Yaran is set for 11 April, which was based on…
The Trial of the Yaran under the Iranian “Citizens’ Rights” and “Legal Procedures for Revolutionary Courts” Standards
The Trial of the Yaran under the Iranian “Citizens’ Rights” and “Legal Procedures for Revolutionary Courts” Standards [Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is presenting a new work in a series of analytical articles around the…
Stop the repression against Baha'is
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI) express their deepest concern regarding the ongoing repression against the Baha’i community in Iran. (FIDH) According to…
Baha'i leaders make second court appearance
7 February 2010 (BWNS) GENEVA — Seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders appeared in court today in Iran for a second session of their trial. The session was once again closed, and family members were not permitted…
The Trial of the Yaran under Iranian Criminal Procedure: “The Justice of God” or Procedural Injustice?
THE TRIAL OF THE YARAN UNDER IRANIAN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: “THE JUSTICE OF GOD” OR PROCEDURAL INJUSTICE? by Christopher Buck, Ph.D., J.D. [Editor: Iran Press Watch welcomes back Dr. Christopher Buck, a distinguished legal scholar. While most writers…
The Baha’i Hunt in Iran…
10 Jan., 2010 I am not Baha’i. I didn’t even know Baha’is existed! What a strange name – Baha’i… In Iran, they are pursuing Baha’is, imprisoning them, destroying their possessions. But what crime are they…
Date set in Iran for court session for Baha'is
(BWNS) Iranian authorities have notified the lawyers of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders that the next session of their trial will be held on 7 February, the Baha’i International Community learned today. At their first court…
Iranian Islam, not the Yaran, on trial in the court of international opinion
Credo quia absurdum est. “I believe, because it is absurd.” — Tertullian’s (misquoted) Paradox by Christopher Buck [Editor’s Note:Iran Press Watch is pleased to offer a guest article by Dr. Christopher Buck, a distinguished legal scholar,…
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