Source: en.iranwire.com By Natasha Schmidt, Amy Fehilly Prison authorities have released Baha’i leader Fariba Kamalabadi from prison on a temporary basis, IranWire has learned. Kamalabadi, who is serving a 10-year sentence for “insulting religious sanctities” and “propaganda against…
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Iran: Religious Freedom Conditions Continued to Deteriorate over the past Year, Particularly for Religious Minorities
Source: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Iran Chapter – 2016 Annual Report Key Findings Religious freedom conditions continued to deteriorate over the past year, particularly for religious minorities, especially Baha’is, Christian converts, and…
New Campaign Launched on Behalf of Seven Imprisoned Iranian Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—29 April 2016—In observance of the eighth anniversary of the arrest and incarceration of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, the Baha’i International Community is launching a global campaign calling for their immediate release. Taking…
Take Action for Mahvash Sabet on International Women’s Day
Source: www.pen-international.org ‘Beyond those gates, another world, another race, a people poisoned and oppressed by woe; they stared wearily at us, the prisoners we faced, with sunken eyes, lack-lustre, circled with sorrow’ – extract from ‘From…
Iran: Seven Key Human Rights Challenges Facing President Rouhani
Source: www.theguardian.com Saeed Kamali Dehghan Friday 4 March 2016 02.00 EST After the success of moderates in the polls, hopes grow that Rouhani will follow his nuclear deal efforts by tackling issues including the high number of executions…
Iran’s Economy Cannot Be Separated from Human Rights
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com By Geoffrey Cameron Geoffrey Cameron is a PhD candidate and Trudeau Scholar at the University of Toronto. He is also principal researcher with the Baha’i Community of Canada. Now that nuclear-related economic sanctions against Iran…
The Spiritual Assembly that Vanished
Source: bbc.com/persian Sepehr Atefi 11 October 2015 Translation by Iran Press Watch On 11 November 1979, Dr. Alimorad Davoodi, secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly (NSA) of the Baha’is of Iran, and professor of philosophy…
Current Situation of Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bic.org Last updated: 24 September 2015 This report is provided as a service to the news media. All details have been verified by the Baha’i International Community. Statistics are current as of the above date.…
Parliamentarians From 50 Countries Call for Greater Religious Freedom
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—23 September 2015 Concerned about increasing restrictions on religious freedom worldwide, parliamentarians from more than 50 countries have pledged to pursue efforts to strengthen and promote freedom of religion or belief in their…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Chided for Religious Persecution
Source: www.washingtontimes.com By Cheryl Wetzstein – The Washington Times – Monday, August 3, 2015 Iran’s president, who reached his second anniversary in office Monday, was again implored to release prisoners of conscience — including an Iranian-American pastor…
Rouhani: Two Years Later
Source: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week marks the two-year anniversary of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s assumption of…
Shop Closures Only One Element of Economic Persecution of Iranian Baha’is
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—1 July 2015—The recent punitive closure of Baha’i-owned shops (link is external) in four Iranian cities by the authorities, after the proprietors shut their businesses to observe Baha’i holy days, is merely the latest in…
Torn from their Country: The Banned Baha’is of Iran
Source: en.iranwire.com Thursday 21 May 2015 Natasha Bowler In Iran, Bahai’s face persecution, arrest, torture, and exile — simply for practicing their faith. In May, the Baha’i International Community (BIC) launched a global campaign to raise awareness…
My View: Yes, Iran Jails People for Their Opinions
Source: www.deseretnews.com By Katrina Lantos Swett and Robert George For the Deseret News May 28 2015 – “We do not jail people for their opinions.” So insisted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in his April…
Global Solidarity with Seven Imprisoned Iranian Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org NEW YORK — A global campaign to call attention to the long and unjust imprisonment of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders spawned a worldwide outcry this month on the…
EU Parliament Lawmakers Call for Release of Jailed Iranian Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.ecumenicalnews.com By Peter Kenny | Wednesday, May 20 2015 Five members of the European Parliament have joined in a call for the immediate release of seven imprisoned former Iranian Baha’i leaders saying that it “unjust”…