[hranews.info, 20 March 2012] The Human Rights Activists’ News Agency (HRANA) reports that, as Now Ruz approaches, 67 Bahai prisoners remain in detention in Iran. Of these, 43 are sentenced prisoners, serving a total of 260…
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Iran's seven Baha'i leaders: 10,000 days in prison
[BWNS 29 March 2012] NEW YORK — Sunday 1 April marks 10,000 days that Iran’s seven former Baha’i leaders have spent in prison between them – a period throughout which they have been deprived of the…
UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of Iran monitor
[BWNS 23 March 2012] GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted by an overwhelming margin for a continuing investigation into human rights violations in Iran. Yesterday’s vote of 22 to 5 with 20…
Iran's abuses of religious freedom condemned
[BWNS 22 March 2012] WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — Iran remains one of the worst abusers of the right to religious freedom in the world, according to a new report. The US Commission on International Religious…
Scientists call for release of Baha’i educators
[BWNS 20 March 2012] COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND,United States — An international body that monitors the human rights of scientists around the world, and assists those in need, is urging the Iranian authorities to free imprisoned…
Eye Opener: Reza Allamehzadeh’s documentary about Bahai persecution
[iranian.com, 14-Mar-2012] by Ari Siletz On the way to viewing Reza Allamehzadeh’s documentary about Bahai persecution, the car radio program was about a 340 ton rock being dragged 60 miles to the Los Angeles County…
UN monitor highlights failure of Iran's justice system
[BWNS 14 March 2012] GENEVA — The United Nations investigator into human rights in Iran has sharply criticized the country’s system of justice and human rights record. UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed told a meeting of…
Iran's Election Promises: Slaughter, Imprisonment, Torture, and Oppression
[huffingtonpost.ca, 2 Mar. 2012] Irwin Cotler, (Member of Parliament for Mount Royal, first elected in November, 1999; he is a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (2003-2006) and is Professor of Law…
Human Rights violations in Iran Yearly Statistical – Special Year 2011
[HRANA, 6 Feb. 2012] In a report by the Human Rights Activists in Iran titled “Human Rights violations in Iran Yearly Statistical — special Year 2011,” the report identifies the persecution of the Baha’is in…
UN: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
[UNHR, 6 March 2012] In its “Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran” Human Rights Council Nineteenth session included a report on the situation of the…
Recent publications from IHRDC on changes in Iran’s Islamic Penal Code
[IHRDC, 28 Feb. 2012] Dear friends and supporters, Following the approval of legislation by Iran’s Guardian Council for a revised Islamic Penal Code, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has become increasingly concerned by the…
Amnesty International report condemns Iran's human rights abuses
[BWNS, 2 Mar. 2012] GENEVA — The Baha’i International Community has noted with alarm a new Amnesty International report that highlights the widening crackdown on dissent in Iran. The document, titled ‘We are ordered to crush you’:…
Iran's human rights abuses condemned at national events
[BWNS, 21 Feb. 2012] WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — Recent national-level events held in the United States, Bulgaria and Canada reflect the ongoing global outcry at the Iranian authorities’ crackdown on Baha’is. A reception in the…
Groundbreaking documentary exposes century-old Iranian taboo
[BWNS, 21 Feb. 2012] LOS ANGELES — A feature-length film that examines the persecution of Iran’s Baha’is opens here this week, ahead of a program of screenings throughout the United States and in other countries. Iranian…
A Question of Interpretation — Shirin Ebadi: “Democracy means the government considers the rights of minorities.”
[majalla.com, 14 Feb. 2012] Human rights lawyer and Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, spoke with The Majalla on the relationship between religion and politics, the role of women in the Arab Spring, Iran’s controversial nuclear campaign…
IRANIAN TABOO: A documentary exposing the Islamic regime’s attacks against the followers of the Baha’i Faith in Iran
[payvand.com, 13 Feb. 2012] Source: Butterfly Buzz Los Angeles, CA – Iranian Taboo, a documentary by Reza Allamehzadeh, will begin screening in Los Angeles from February 24 toMarch 1 at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills and in DC, San Diego, Atlanta, Orlando, Montreal, Chicago, Toronto,…
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