(30 August 2010 BWNS ) GENEVA — A United Nations panel of experts has expressed concern over Iran’s continued repression of ethnic and religious minorities, including members of the Baha’i Faith. In conclusions issued last…
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Clear breach of human dignity in condemning the leaders of the Iranian Baha'i community
Monday 25 Mordad 1389 [16 August 2010] at 7:49 AM HRANA News – This morning, the Secretariat of the Group of Human Rights Activists in Iran issued a press release asking for recognition of the…
Harsh sentences are a judgment against an entire religious community
NEW YORK — The harsh prison sentences handed down to seven Iranian Baha’i leaders who are absolutely innocent of any wrongdoing is a judgment against an entire religious community, the Baha’i International Community said today.…
USCIRF Condemns 20-Year Sentence of Baha’i Prisoners
August 11, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC – Seven Baha’i leaders who have been in prison for two years were sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Iranian court, according to Baha’i activists who spoke with…
To be a Baha'i is a crime in the Islamic Republic
Thursday, 17 Tir 1389 [8 July 2010] Report of Rooz on human rights violations in Iran By : Fereshteh Ghazi, [email protected] Baha’i citizens, whose homes in Ivel village in Mazandaran were destroyed by trucks and…
Islamic Government, Domestic Crisis and the Baha’i Community in Iran
(HRANA) FRIDAY, 07 MAY 2010 21:46 *This article has been developed for the human rights community and civil rights activists to clarify and spread awareness about the trial of a Baha’i person and his confessions.…
Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire makes statement to Canadian Senate
[Senator Romeo Dallaire, formerly Force Commander of UNAMIR, the UN peacekeeping force for Rwanda 1993-1994, speaks to the Canadian Senate of “state-sanctioned persecution” extending to the Baha’i community in Iran. “The Iranian government has sanctioned…
Canadian Prime Minister urges Iran to respect rights of Baha'i community
Canadian Prime Minister urges Iran to respect rights of Baha’i community Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada 12 June 2010 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement marking the anniversary…
The Interrogation of Navid Khanjani
The Interrogation of Navid Khanjani (CHRR, 3 June 2010) — Navid Khanjani is a founding member of PCED as well as a member of CHRR. He has been banned from continuing his university education because of…
Houses of 2 Baha’i Residents of Ghaemshahr Raided
Houses of 2 Baha’i Residents of Ghaemshahr Raided 13 , May , 2010 Intelligence agents raided the houses of Changiz and Parviz Oladi in Ghaemshahr, as the persecution of Baha’is continues in Mazandaran.
Worldwide Baha'i Community prays for the Yaran
Worldwide Baha’i Community prays for the Yaran. (IPW) 14-May-2010. The worldwide Baha’i community holds prayers for the Yaran as they enter third year in prison in Tehran.
Calls for action as Iranian Baha'i leaders enter third year in prison
Calls for action as Iranian Baha’i leaders enter third year in prison 10 May 2010 (BWNS) NEW YORK — As seven Baha’i leaders in Iran enter their third year of imprisonment, new details about 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…
Detained Baha’i Payam Fanaian sentenced to six years in prison
Detained Baha’i Payam Fanaian sentenced to six years in prison March 30, 2010 Human Right Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Payam Fanaian, a Baha’i follower arrested in the wake of Ashura protests on December 27,…
Iqan Shahidi and Sama Noorani, two Baha'i university students deprived of the right to enroll at University, arrested; and the home of Dorsa Sobhan, a Women's Rights activist, attacked.
Iqan Shahidi and Sama Noorani, two Baha’i university students deprived of the right to enroll at University, arrested; and the home of Dorsa Sobhan, a Women’s Rights activist, attacked. Sent by Web Blog Writers Against…
Semnan, Iran: The small city is a fertile breeding ground for anti-Baha’i activities
[Edior: Semnan seems to be a testing ground of systematic anti-Baha’i activities in form of persecution, arrests, refusal to education, and refusal of all community life including burial. Iran Press Watch has carried many stories…
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