Source: www.bahai.org.au Sydney, 20 May 2015 When Vahid Tizfahm was in solitary confinement in Iran — being punished for his faith as a Baha’i — some of his friends came to the prison with a present for…
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Source: www.bahai.org.au Sydney, 20 May 2015 When Vahid Tizfahm was in solitary confinement in Iran — being punished for his faith as a Baha’i — some of his friends came to the prison with a present for…
Source: www.bbc.co.uk/persian Translation by Iran Press Watch By Kambiz Fattahi May 14, 2015 At the seventh year anniversary of the detention of the leaders of the Baha’i community…
Source: www.youtube.com Translation by Iran Press Watch By Nasrin Sotoudeh ‒ attorney and human rights activist Anniversary of the seventh year of the imprisonment of the leaders of the Baha’i Community ‒ the Yaran (“Friends”…
Source: www.facebook.com May 15, 2015 at 1:22pm Ottawa, ON – Yesterday marked the beginning of the eighth year of incarceration for six of the seven members of the Bahá’í Faith leadership group in the…
Source: en.iranwire.com Thursday 14 May 2015 Natasha Bowler The Baha’i International Community (BIC) today launches a global campaign to raise awareness about the situation for Baha’is in Iran, and to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the unlawful…
Source: news.nationalpost.com Irwin Cotler, National Post | May 4, 2015 Canadian parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have joined together to launch the fourth annual Iran Accountability Week in order to sound the alarm on the toxic convergence…
Source: www.bic.org #7Bahais7years On 14 May 2015, the Baha’i International Community will be coordinating a global campaign to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders. The campaign…
Source: fa.cfppiran.com By Vahid Tizfahm (1) Translation by Iran Press Watch Tribulations, yes! Hatred – never! Perseverance, for sure! Stagnation – never! I was born in this country. I was but a few years old…
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Thursday, 19 March, 2015 By Kian Sabeti The Iranian Solar Year 1393 (March 2014 – March 2015), witnessed the largest numbers of detained or sentenced and imprisoned Baha’is for…
Source: montrealgazette.com/news/world/opinion-iran-should-stand-trial-for-persecution-of-bahai More from Irwin Cotler and Renée Maria Tremblay, Special to Montreal Gazette Published on: October 30, 2014Last Updated: October 30, 2014 3:44 PM EDT In Geneva on Friday, Oct. 31, the United Nations Human Rights Council is…
Source: http://goo.gl/cgNOZk Translation by Iran Press Watch By: Kian Sabeti …
[globalvoicesonline.org] This guest post was written by Dr. Kamiar Alaei to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the imprisonment of the “Yaran”, seven leaders from the Baha’i, a persecuted minority in Iran. The Yaran – five men and two women – are serving 20…
[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…
Source: www.rahesabz.net Translation by Iran Press Watch 16 May 2014 Chapters from History and Glimmers of Hope Vahid Tizfahm This is a letter from Vahid Tizfahm to his son. Vahid Tizfahm is one the…
[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.…
by Ramin Ahmadi theguardian.com, Monday 19 May 2014 07.13 EDT The fate of the Baha’i minority is not theirs alone, they represent all Iranians who do not conform in one way or another, says Ramin…