Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The Tehran Province Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence of a Baha’i resident of Tehran and communicated the sentence to her. This Baha’i citizen was sentenced…
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2019 Entrance Exam – Depriving Baha’i Students of Higher Education
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency- This year, a number of Baha’i participants in the National Entrance Exam (NEE) have been denied access to higher education for their religious beliefs. The reason…
Two Baha’is Sentenced to Total of 12 Years Imprisonment
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Two Baha’i citizens residing in Kerman, Kiana Rezvani and Kimia Mostafavi, were each sentenced to six years in prison by the Revolutionary Court of that…
22 Iranian Baha’is Were Denied Higher Education in September
Source: www.en-hrana.org At least 22 Baha’i students have reportedly been denied entry to universities in Iran despite successfully passing the national admissions test. These Baha’i applicants received a short message with the content: “Dear applicant, there…
Mitra Badrnejad Sentenced to Imprisonment
Source: www.en-hrana.org Mitra Badrnejad, a Baha’i resident of Ahvaz, was sentenced to a one-year prison term by the Khuzestan Appeal’s Court. In October 2018, she was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Branch 2 of…
Minister of Education: Students from Unrecognized Religions not Allowed to Study
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch “If students state that they belong to a religion that is not officially recognized, this expression of belief may be considered propaganda, and they would be banned from school,”…
Children of Iran’s “Unofficial” Religious Minorities Ordered to Keep Quiet
Source: iranwire.com Iran’s new education minister has used the launch of a new country-wide project as an opportunity to strike out against Iran’s religious minorities, potentially giving schools greater freedom to discriminate against non-Shia Muslim students.…
Property of Baha’i Confiscated
Source: www.iranpressnews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Confiscation of the property of a wealthy Baha’i family by the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order As usual, the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO, or simply Setad) is…
The Iranian Judiciary’s Unjust and Discriminatory Tactics Against the Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Despite using a range of tactics, the Islamic Republic and its judiciary, as well as authorities before it, have not been able to destroy Iran’s Baha’i community. And now, writes Nasser Sedghi, public opinion is turning against…
Millions of Iranian Students Prepare to Enter School Regardless of Belief
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—12 September 2019—As millions of children and youth begin the new school year in Iran, Bahá’ís across the country prepare to diligently pursue their studies to better serve their compatriots. The Bahá’í International…
Shahnaz Sabet Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – On Sunday the 1st of September 2019, Shahnaz Sabet, a Baha’i resident of Shiraz, was arrested by security officers and taken to an unknown location. The officers…
Rouha Imani Sent to Prison to Serve Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Rouha Imani, a Baha’i citizen from Kerman, has been arrested and sent to prison to serve her sentence. Ms. Imani was sentenced to nine months…
The Underground Classrooms of Future Architects
Source: iranwire.com A film about the Baha’is of Iran and their commitment to education and resilience despite hostility from the leaders of the Islamic Republic has attracted thousands of public votes in the 2019 American Institute…
Assessment Agency’s Refusal to Allow over 70 Baha’Is to Enter Universities
Source: www.radiofarda.com By Mahtab Vahidirad Translation by Iran Press Watch News from Iran indicates that over 70 young Baha’i men and women were barred from university education following the announcement of the results of…
Baha’is of Iran Suffer Most Egregious Forms of Persecution – UN Report
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—28 August 2019—The Baha’is of Iran—the largest non Muslim religious minority in the country—have suffered the “most egregious forms of repression, persecution and victimization” over the last 40 years, notes Javaid Rehman, the…
Arrests of Three Baha’is
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA, the news agency for Human Rights Activists in Iran, in three separate accounts reports of the arrest of three Baha’is across Iran. Farid Moghadam Ziraki of Birjand, Sohaila…
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