Source: iranwire.com In a chilling audio message obtained by IranWire, Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen currently imprisoned in Ghezelhasar, has exposed new details on the severe oppression and discrimination faced by Baha’i citizens in Iran.…
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Religious Persecution Explained in New Report about Countries with Worst Religious Freedoms
Source: spokanefavs.com Cassy Benefield Religious freedom is priceless to Fereshteh Momeni. An Iranian Baha’i now living in Medical Lake, she lived through the Iranian revolution in 1979 and her country’s transition into the Islamic Republic…
Does Iran Persecute Bahá’ís? See for Yourself.
Pete Haug Source: spokanefavs.com I first learned of it last week, right here on FāVS News. Cassy Benefield wrote, “Religious Persecution Explained in New Report about Countries with Worst Religious Freedoms.” That report was published May 1 by…
#OurStoryIsOne Campaign Unites Baha’i Executions and Gender Equality in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti June 18, 1983, marks a haunting chapter of intolerance and injustice in Iran’s history. Ten Baha’i women, whose only crime was their religious faith, were hanged in Shiraz’s Chowgan Square, after facing an…
Let’s Make Our Story One – Before It’s Too Late
Source: iranwire.com SHABNAM MOINIPOUR Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranians were either ecstatic or silent. Their charismatic leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, had won a revolution that they thought would bring them sunshine and roses. The…
Open Letter from Payam Vali to President Ebrahim Raisi, President of Iran
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In the name of God, To the esteemed President of the Islamic Republic, I, Payam Vali, an Iranian Baha’i citizen, am writing this open letter to you in…
Jail Time Reduced for Baha’i but False Charges Remain
Source: iranwire.com Iran’s judiciary has reduced the prison sentence of Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen incarcerated in Ghezelhasar prison, IranWire understands. Vali’s initial sentence of 16 years has been reduced to 9 years and 9…
Baha’i Enayatollah Naeimi Receives 15-Year Prison Sentence
Source: www.en-hrana.org Enayatollah Naeimi, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with 10 years to be enforced, by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. He was also fined and subjected to social deprivation.…
12 Baha’i -Owned Businesses Shut Down and Sealed in Sari and Shahr-e-Kord
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Saturday, April 19, 12 Businesses belonging to Baha’i citizens in Sari and Shahr-e-kord cities were shut down and sealed by the agents of…
Detained Baha’is Taken to Revolutionary Court as Deceased Buried Improperly
Source: iranwire.com The cases of four Baha’i citizens, Shadi Shahidzadeh, Valiullah Ghadamian, Mansour Amini and Ataullah Zafar, have been transferred to Tehran Revolutionary Court after two weeks of detention in the notorious Ward 209 of…
U.S. Report on Religious Freedom in Iran
Source: www.state.gov May 16, 2023 On May 15, the State Department released its annual report on religious freedom. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the Iranian government for the crackdown on protesters. “People across Iran,…
IRAN 2022 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
Source: www.state.gov Executive Summary The constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic and specifies Twelver Ja’afari Shia Islam as the official state religion. It states all laws and regulations must be based on “Islamic…
BIC Geneva: Campaign honors Bahá’í women executed in Iran 40 years ago and highlights principle of equality
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — June 18, 2023 will mark 40 years since the Islamic Republic of Iran carried out a chilling act of oppression: 10 Bahá’í women were hanged in a single night in…
BIC: The Archives of Bahá’í Persecution in Iran
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — The intensification of attacks against the Bahá’í community of Iran in recent months is a manifestation of the ongoing persecution that has afflicted the Bahá’ís of that country since the…
The Arrest of Milad Mastouri, a Baha’i Citizen of Kerman
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch On the morning of Sunday, April 30, 2023, Milad Mastouri, a Baha’i citizen living in Kerman was taken into custody when answering a summons to appear at the…
The Arrest of Hoshidar Zarei, Well-Known Judo Expert of the City of Shiraz and a Baha’i Citizen
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “Iranwire”, at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday 30 April 2023, Hoshidar Zarei, the former champion and well-known Judo trainer of the Fars Province, was intercepted by 30…
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