Dorsa Sobhani Released on Bail 1 Ordibehesht 1389 [21 April 2010] Committee of Human Rights Reporters — Dorsa Sobhani, an activist in the One Million Signature campaign [a campaign to restore women’s rights – see…
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Second Prison Visit for Dorsa Sobhani & Navid Khanjani
Second Prison Visit for Dorsa Sobhani & Navid Khanjani RAHANA- On Thursday April 15, the families of Navid Khanjani and Dorsa Sobhani were allowed to visit their children in prison. According to the Edu-right.us, the…
Barring the Baha'is
Barring the Baha’is By Faraz Sanei — Researcher, Human Rights Watch — describes how Iran persecutes one of its largest minority groups. Late on the evening of March 2, members of the Iranian intelligence ministry…
Roxana Saberi's 100 Days In An Iranian Prison
Roxana Saberi’s 100 Days In An Iranian Prison April 3, 2010 [Editor: Roxana Saberi (see BBC, New York Times) is no stranger to thoe who follow the human rights situation in Iran. After her solitary confinement,…
Third court session held for Baha'i leaders in Iran
Third court session held for Baha’i leaders in Iran 12 April 2010 (BWNS) GENEVA — The seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders were called to court today in Tehran for a third session in their trial.…
Pressure on two Baha'i citizens to obtain confession on T.V.
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…
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…
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