Source: http://wp.me/pNMoJ-28Y Mr. Amir Maboudi began serving a 6-month prison sentence in Urumiyyeh in Iran’s Azerbaijan province, on October 9. He was charged with “propaganda against the regime in the form of propagating the Baha’i Faith”.…
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Sentence of Susan Tebyaniyan Confirmed
Source: http://wp.me/pNMoJ-293 The review court has confirmed the sentence of Susan Tebyaniyan, a Bahai from Semnan who was arrested on May 31, 2014. She was sentenced to one year in prison and the confiscation of all…
Iran’s Human Rights Record Under Scrutiny at the UN
Source:en.iranwire.com/features/6107/ Friday 31 October 2014 Shima Shahrabi Iran’s human rights record will once again come under scrutiny today, as the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) begins its Universal Periodic Review process of the country in Geneva. Crucial…
Iran Lies about Religious Freedom, Christian, Baha’i Believers Say at UN
Source: www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/iran-lies-about-religious-freedom-christian-bahai-believers-say-at-un-27062 Peter Kenny Sunday, November 02 2014 GENEVA – Iran’s representative has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that the West, a “media blitz” and “propaganda” is to blame for its execution the previous…
Widespread attack launched in Iran against Baha’i businesses
Source: Baha’i World News Service, news.bahai.org/story/1027 31 October 2014 Just as the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s human rights record is taking place in Geneva and representatives of that country protest that they safeguard…
Bahai Parents Not Allowed to Bury Their Child
Source: Alliance for rights of all minorities (facebook page) It has been over one week since the twelve-year old, Mahna Samandari has passed away but her parents have not been allowed to bury her. Mahna’s…
Iran Fails to Address Calls for Greater Religious Freedom
Source: Baha’i World News, news.bahai.org/story/1028 31 October 2014 GENEVA — Iran’s response during a major review of its human rights record today failed to adequately address repeated calls by other governments here for greater respect for religious…
Opinion: Iran should stand trial for persecution of Baha’i
Source: montrealgazette.com/news/world/opinion-iran-should-stand-trial-for-persecution-of-bahai More from Irwin Cotler and Renée Maria Tremblay, Special to Montreal Gazette Published on: October 30, 2014Last Updated: October 30, 2014 3:44 PM EDT In Geneva on Friday, Oct. 31, the United Nations Human Rights Council is…
Harassment and Threats against Baha’is in Semnan, Followed by Destruction of Their Property
Source: cshr.org.uk/human-rights-portal Centre for Supporters of Human Rights* Human Rights Magazine – News Translation by Iran Press Watch Centre for Supporters of Human Rights, Narges Tavassolian: A number of credible sources have reported intensifying harassment and…
Fifty Businesses Closed down following Bahai Holy Day Observances
Source: hra-news.org/fa/religious-minorities/b-196 Translation by Iran Press Watch Over fifty Bahai-run businesses were shut down on October 26, in Bandar Abbas, Kerman, Rafsanjan, and Jiroft. October 25 and 26 this year corresponded to the first and second…
I Wish God Would Send Another Messenger, so They Would Leave Us Alone
Source: www.roozonline.com/persian/news/newsitem/article/-8be3372a21.html Translation by Iran Press Watch Wednesday October 22 Baha’i prisoners from Gorgan at Raja’i Shahr Prison By Masood Bastani They are seven. These seven are known as ideological prisoners amongst the…
Beyond Human Rights: Building a World on Empathy
Source: www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2014/09/18/beyond-human-rights/ 4 September 2014 By Payam Akhavan Vancouver Human Rights Lecture I am honoured to deliver this year’s Vancouver Human Rights Lecture. I am most grateful for the invitation extended to me by the…
Farhad Eghbali Transferred to Raja’i Shahr Prison
Source: hra-news.org/fa/religious-minorities/b-171 Translation by Iran Press Watch Farhad Eghbali, a Bahai prisoner of conscience from Gorgan, has been exiled to Raja’i Shahr prison of Karaj, where he is currently in the quarantine unit. Mr. Eghbali was…
Movie Review: ‘To Light a Candle’ – A Bahai Story of Hope
Source: blogcritics.org/movie-review-to-light-a-candle-a-bahai-story-of-hope/ by William Lambers The plight of the Bahai minority in Iran has been featured in my previous interviews with Nava Ghalili and Niknaz Aftahi. Now there is a new documentary film which tells of the resilience and hope of…
The world governing body of the Baha’i Faith praises Bahai’s of Iran for their “unrelenting pursuit of knowledge”, describing BIHE as “one of the most outstanding examples of constructive resilience in the modern age”
Source: www.payamha-iran.org Translation by Baha’i World Center The world governing body of the Baha’i Faith1 has written an open letter 2 to the oppressed Baha’is of Iran which is so important and so eloquent that Iran…
Judiciary Moves to Close the File on the Killing of Ataollah Rezvani
Source: hra-news.org/fa/religious-minorities/b-155 Translation by Sen’s daily at http://wp.me/pNMoJ-28k Thirteen months after the execution-style killing of Mr. Ataollah Rezvani, a well-known member of the Bahai community in Bandar Abbas (on August 24, 2013), the judicial authorities are pressing…
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