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Personal Letter Of “Sasan Haghiri”, an Imprisoned Baha’i Citizen
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch I am Sasan: my surname and my fame and distinction is also Haghiri [“humble” in English]. I am not able to write even a brief account of my life,…
A Child’s Plea in Iran
Source: www.washingtoninternational.com June 28, 2015 (Editor’s Note: The following letter, written by Farid Kashani, was given to the judge at a Iranian court hearing the case of his mother for practicing the Baha’i faith. Surprisingly, the…
“I Will Not Give up My Integrity”
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch “I will not give up my integrity” In an interview with “BahaiNews”, Press Mr Farrokh Rostami, the husband of Mrs Farahnaz Misaghian2, a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd, offered some…
Two Years Added to Baha’i Citizen’s Sentence
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports from the “No Mistreatment And Imprisonment Of Fellow Baha’is Residents” Campaign, Fariborz Baghi, Baha’i citizen of Yazd, who was transferred to the prison on Saturday 7 …
Closure of the Shops of Four Baha’is in Sari
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports received by the “NO to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is” campaign, agents from the Chamber of Commerce went to the shops of three Baha’is in…
Baha’i Painter and Art Scholar Arrested
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on reports from “No to the harassment and imprisonment of Baha’i citizens”, Baha’i artist and painter Shahriar Cyrus (1) was arrested on the afternoon of June 30th,…
Shop Closures Only One Element of Economic Persecution of Iranian Baha’is
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—1 July 2015—The recent punitive closure of Baha’i-owned shops (link is external) in four Iranian cities by the authorities, after the proprietors shut their businesses to observe Baha’i holy days, is merely the latest in…
Affirmation of Anti-Baha’i Activities by Hojjat’ul’ Islam Sadeghi, Cultural Deputy of Judiciary Branch
Source: bahaicamp.com, www.farsnews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Clear example of violation of the rights of Baha’i citizens by a Deputy of Judiciary Branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the “Conference of the Religions” in…
Teenage Bahai Lost 40% of His Hearing in Prison
Source: sensday.wordpress.com Faez Baqheri, a 17-year-old Bahai from Yazd who was arrested, along with his father Nasser Bagheri, in their home on February 28, 2015, has been moved from prison to hospital because of a severe…
Foreign Students Study in Iran Universities While Iranian Baha’is Are Not Allowed!
Source: news.gooya.com Monday, June 8, 2015 by Hamed Sabouri Joyful news has been broadcast by the news agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Mr. Mohammad Haj Jabbari, Director General of Foreign…
Shop Closing in Iran a Violation of Economic Rights
Source: www.bic.org UN Human Rights Council – 29th Session, June 2015 Agenda ITEM 4 24 June 2015 Geneva On 24 May, agents of the Iranian government Public Places Supervision Office sealed eleven shops in…
Fresh Attacks on Baha’i Businesses
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 23 June 2015 OstanWire Iranian authorities have launched a renewed attack on Iran’s Baha’i community, targeting Baha’i-run shops and small businesses. In a bid to prevent the religious minority from observing holidays, authorities ordered…
3 Brave Ladies Who Fought for Equality in Iran — Even If Iran Is Still WAY behind on Women’s Rights
Source: nytlive.nytimes.com By Nina Ansary 6/23/15 One was strangled by her executioners with a silk scarf, and the other two were masters of the written word. The insistent cry for women’s freedom has been heard for…
The High Council for the Cultural Revolution, in a Secret Document: the Development and Advancement of Baha’is Must Be Blocked.
Source: sahamnews.org The High Council for the Cultural Revolution, in a secret document: The development and advancement of Baha’is must be blocked. According to a document with a security classification of “secret”, which has been made…
Iran’s Abuse of Minorities about to Get Much Worse
Source: www.commentarymagazine.com By Michael Rubin | @mrubin1971 06.21.2015 – 10:00 AM Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s 1979 Islamic Revolution ushered in what Khomeini and his supporters promised would be an Islamic democracy, but what in reality would quickly reveal itself to…
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