Source: canopyforum.org Kristina Arriaga Offering a cup of tea to a stranger is universally viewed as an act of hospitality. Except if you are a Baha’i in Iran, where this kindness can result in torture, imprisonment,…
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Homes of Three Baha’i Families Destroyed in Northern Iran
Source: iranwire.com On Monday, August 3, the homes of at least three Baha’i families in northern Iran were torn down without warning by state forces. Police and municipal agents demolished the homes of the Sabetian, Derakhshan and Enayati families in…
Baha’i Citizen Sanaz Notghi Sentenced to 5 years and 8 Months in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org Baha’i citizen Sanaz Notghi was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison by the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court on a charge of “membership in an illegal Baha’i organization” and to eight months in…
Increasing Propaganda Raises Serious Concerns for the Human Rights of Baha’i’s in Iran
Source: www.amnesty.org.au Following the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, members of the Baha’i Faith – the largest religious minority in the country – have been subjected to a relentless campaign of systematic persecution. This persecution…
Canadian Parliamentarians and Activists Call on Iran to #StopHatePropaganda
Source: news.bahai.ca For two hours on July 15th, one of the trending issues on Twitter in Canada was a campaign to stop anti-Bahá’í hate propaganda in Iran. During that time, more than 36,000 social media messages…
Kylie Moore-Gilbert and Craig Foster Join Calls to Stamp Out Hate Speech Against Baha’is
Source: www.sbs.com Baha’is are the most persecuted religious minority in Iran, according to the United Nations. Australia’s Baha’i community is urgently trying to raise the alarm as members of the religious minority are targeted by…
#StopHatePropaganda: Baha’i Citizens’ Call for an End to Hatred
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch A hate campaign against Baha’is, by the Islamic Republic of Iran government officials, and encouragement of individuals and institutions that fuel this campaign, has led to a wide range…
Campaign Protesting the “Hatred and Systematic Lying” Against Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch At the invitation of the Baha’i International Community and human rights activists, a campaign was launched combat hatred and lies against Baha’is in Iran. On the evening of…
Seven Iranian Baha’is Sentenced to Prison in Tehran and Yazd, Central Iran
Source: irannewswire.org Seven Iranian Bahais were sentenced to prison by the Tehran Appeals and Yazd Revolutionary Courts in the past two days. Yazd Four Iranian Bahais were sentenced to a total of 13 years of prison…
Penn Badgley, Rainn Wilson, Omid Djalili & More Highlight #StopHatePropaganda
Source: www.celebritykind.com Nehal Dalgliesh Hollywood stars are using their voices and platforms to highlight the message behind the hashtag #StopHatePropaganda. The hashtag was created to generate a Twitter storm on July 15th to raise awareness about…
#StopHatePropaganda Twitter Campaign Confronts Hate Speech Against Iranian Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com A Twitter storm today, under the hashtag of #StopHatePropaganda and running from 5pm to 7pm GMT, 9.30pm to 11.30pm Tehran time, aims to draw global attention to a 40-year campaign of hate speech conducted by the…
Comedian Omid Djalili Says Persecution Of Iran’s Baha’is Is No Joke
Source: iranintl.com British-Iranian actor and comedian Omid Djalili, whose background is in the Baha’i religion, has been stirring a Twitter storm against what he called “state-sponsored incitement to hatred” towards Baha’i in Iran. The Twitter storm,…
“This Must Stop”: Anti-Bahá’í Propaganda Intensifies in Iran, Evokes Global Outcry
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — In recent months, the Iranian government’s decades-long campaign of hate speech and propaganda against the Bahá’ís in Iran has reached new levels, increasing in both sophistication and scale. The unfolding strategy to demonize…
Increase In Hate Speech, Propaganda Against Baha’is in Iran: Indian Bahai Body
Source: in.news.yahoo.com New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) An Indian Bahai body on Saturday flagged concerns over an increase in hate speech and propaganda targeted against its community members in Iran and asked the government of that…
CIJA Statement on Iranian Anti-Baha’i Campaign
Source: www.cija.ca Our Statement on Iranian Anti-Bahá’í campaign Jul 12, 2021 | Publications Friday, July 9th, 2021 CIJA stands shoulder to shoulder with the Bahá’í community against decades of demonization and persecution from the Iranian regime. Since the…
Iran’s New President Is an Out-and-Out Monster — and Enemy of Minorities
Source: nypost.com By Miles Windsor The Islamic Republic of Iran is a monstrous tyranny that likes to pretend it’s a democracy. And so in a vote with historically low turnout — and all candidates pre-vetted by…
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