Thursday 10 Tir 1389 [1 Jul 2010] at 10:13 AM Hrana news – Susan Tebyanian, a Baha’i resident of Semnan, was called before the Executive Circle of the Revolutionary Court , arrested on the spot…
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Weekly Report on Violation of Baha’i Rights (26 June – 2 July)
Ruling and enforcing prison sentences for Baha’i citizens were the most important instances of violating their rights in the past week. RAHANA- The summary of weekly instances of violation of Baha’i rights during the the…
Iran's Bahai community fear rise in persecution
By Kasra Naji BBC News First there are the images of wooden beams on fire. Then buildings come into view, some without windows and doors, others reduced to rubble. The shaky mobile phone footage posted…
Islamic Government, Domestic Crisis and the Baha’i Community in Iran
(HRANA) FRIDAY, 07 MAY 2010 21:46 *This article has been developed for the human rights community and civil rights activists to clarify and spread awareness about the trial of a Baha’i person and his confessions.…
Arrest of Sara Mahboobi, one of the students deprived of education
Thursday 03 Tir 1389 [24 Jun 2010] at 18:32 [6:32 PM] Hrana News- Sara Mahboobi, a university student who had been deprived of her right to a university education residing in Sari, was arrested this…
Weekly Report on Violation of Baha’i Rights
RAHANA: The recent Baha’i rights violations are as follows: June 22 Navid Khanjani’s Bail Amount Increased Student rights activist, Navid Khanjani, presented his last defense in the 3rd branch of Prosecutor based Interrogation Center in…
Video of the Site where 50 Homes of Baha'is in Ivel, Mazandaran, were demolished.
On 24th fo June, 2010, 50 homes of the Baha’is in Ivel were demolished. The news of this cruel act has filled the media. The following is a cell phone video recording of the site:…
Homes demolished in campaign to drive Baha'is out of Iranian village
(BWNS) GENEVA — Homes belonging to some 50 Baha’i families in a remote village in northern Iran have been demolished as part of a long-running campaign to expel them from the region. The action occurred…
Destruction of fifty Baha'i residences in the village of Ivel in Mazandaran
Thursday 3 Tir 1389 [24 Jun 2010] Baha’is of Ivel village [also written as Eival, or Evel] in Mazandaran, found out that the non-Baha’i citizens were preparing a local petition for the destruction, leveling and…
Afshin Iqani condemned to 4 years 3 months and 1 day "reprimand" imprisonment
Wednesday 2 Tir 1389 [23 June 2010] at 17:02 [5:02 PM] Hrana News – Afshin Iqani, a Baha’i citizen of Semnan, has been condemned to 4 years, 3 months and 1 day imprisonment as a “reprimand”.…
Baha'i student expelled from Sari
(Khabarnavard blog, 17 June 2010) Nagin Siyahi ( نگین سیاحی ), has been expelled from the University of Sari, following the expulsion of two other Bahais students recently. She was in the second semester of…
Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire makes statement to Canadian Senate
[Senator Romeo Dallaire, formerly Force Commander of UNAMIR, the UN peacekeeping force for Rwanda 1993-1994, speaks to the Canadian Senate of “state-sanctioned persecution” extending to the Baha’i community in Iran. “The Iranian government has sanctioned…
Baha’i Teenager Deprived from Education at Gifted Students’ School
Baha’i Teenager Deprived from Education at Gifted Students’ School Shadan Shirazi, a 14 year old student, was prevented from registering at “Exceptionally Talented Students” School because there is no option for the faith of Baha’i…
Iran Rejects UN Accountability for Baha’i Treatment
Iran Rejects UN Accountability for Baha’i Treatment (niacINsight, 18 June 2010) The Baha’i International Community expressed its deep disappointment with Iran’s refusal to adopt recommendations made by the UN during Iran’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR).…
UK Foreign Office minister meets with members of the Baha’i Faith
Alistair Burt meets with members of the Bahá’í faith 10 June 2010 Foreign Office minister met with representatives to share their concerns regarding the treatment of Bahá’ís in Iran and to show the UK’s commitment…
European Union “closely monitoring the trial of Baha’i leaders”
European Union “closely monitoring the trial of Baha’i leaders” A Declaration by the High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union on Iran, made in Brussels on 12 June 2010, states that “The…
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