Source: opa.bahai.ca Two Iranian courts issued orders that declared ownership of lands by 27 Baha’is in the village of Ivel to be illegal. Recent rulings decided that all properties belonging to Baha’is in the village of…
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Iran Sentences 2 Bahai Women to 10 Years of Prison
Source: irannewswire.org A Revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced two Bahai women to five years of prison each for following the outlawed faith yesterday. According to the Human Rights News Agency, the two women, identified as Sofia Mobini…
Shima Fattahi Prevented from Continuing Education Because of Belief in the Baha’i Faith
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA: Shima Fattahi Mirshekarloo, a Baha’i citizen, received a message on the website of the Urmia Azad University on Sunday, January 17th, 2021 informing her that she had been…
Baha’i Mahsa Forouhari Barred from Continuing Education
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA: Mahsa Forouhari, a Baha’i citizen living in Karaj has once again been prevented from continuing her education. After registering in the system of the assessment organization, which admits…
60 Political and Civil Activists; The Rights of Religious Minorities in Iran Are Being “Severely” Violated
Source: iranintl.com Translation by Iran Press Watch More than 60 political and civil activists stressed, in support of Mowlavi Abdul Hamid’s letter to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, that the rights of religious minorities…
US Religious Freedom Commission Condemns Crackdown On Baha’is In Iran
Source: iranintl.com The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a statement condemning the “alarming escalation of government measures targeting Baha’is in Iran on the basis of their faith.” The statement released on Friday mentions…
German Official Demands Iran Respect Religious Freedom, Recognize The Baha’i
Source: iranintl.com A German official has urged Iran to recognize the Baha’i as a religious community and for the rights of religious and ideological minorities to be respected. German Federal Government Commissioner for Religious Freedom. Markus…
USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Baha’i Religious Observance, Land Ownership in Iran
Source: www.uscirf.gov Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the alarming escalation of government measures targeting Baha’is in Iran on the basis of their faith. On December 24, 2020, Branch 2 of…
Three More Baha’i Houses Raided in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Officers from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence raided the houses of three Baha’i citizens in different cities of Iran, searched their homes and confiscated their personal belongings. According to reports sent to IranWire, on the…
Search of the Home of Karaj Baha’i Tina Alavi
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The house of Tina Alavi (Enayatipour), a Baha’i citizen of Karaj, was searched by security forces on Monday, January 13, and a number of her personal belongings,…
Kidnapping the Dead, Attacking the Graves; Islamic Republic Not Letting Go of Its Opponents’ Afterlife
Source: en.radiofarda.com They go from cemetery to cemetery, looking for unmarked graves. Wherever there is one, they squat over it, hoping that their children might be resting in peace down there. They mark the tombs with…
For the Love of Their Country: The King’s Heretical Doctor
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Health workers are the front line in our defense against the coronavirus pandemic – including hundreds of Iranian Baha’i doctors and nurses. But they are not in Iran; instead, they live in countries…
For the Love of Their Country: The Doctor Who Treated his Prison Guards
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Health workers are on the front line of our defense against the coronavirus pandemic – including hundreds of Iranian Baha’i doctors and nurses. But they are not in Iran; instead, they live in countries…
For the Love of Their Country: A Devoted Pediatrics Pioneer Working in Dangerous Times
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Health workers are on the front line of our defense against the coronavirus pandemic – including hundreds of Iranian Baha’i doctors and nurses. But they are not in Iran; instead, they live in countries…
Iran Sentences Nine Baha’is to Prison
Source: iran-hrm.com An appeals court in Iran has sentenced nine Baha’i citizens to a total of nine years in prison for being members of their religious minority. According to the verdict issued by the Branch 36 of…
Australia’s Baha’i Community Pleads for Help as Arbitrary Arrests and Home Raids Escalate in Iran
Source: www.abc.net.au By Tracey Shelton Nima Moradi says he is “lucky and thankful” to be raising his two children in Australia. Growing up in Iran as a child of the Baha’i faith, Mr Moradi was often…
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