(HRA) 27 Day 1388 [17 Jan 2010] Mr. Siamak Ighani, a Baha’i resident of Semnan, Iran, has been sentenced to three years in prison for propaganda against the Iranain Government and teaching the Baha’i Faith.
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Physical assault on two Baha'i students by their Qur'an teacher
Tuesday 29 Day 1388 [19 Jan 2010] Society for Combating against Educational Discrimination ( P.C.E.D. ): Physical assault on two Baha’i students by their Qur’an teacher Following a series of governmental activities aimed at the denial…
Baha'is condemn lack of due process at trial in Iran
31-Jan-2010 (BWNS) NEW YORK — The Baha’i International Community has issued a statement condemning the trial of 16 individuals in Iran yesterday as a “violation of all internationally accepted standards of legal due process.” The…
Verdict issued for two Baha’is
Two Baha’is residing in the province of Mazandaran were given new sentences – imprisonment and cash fines – by the Provincial Appeals Court. Harana News – Rights of religious minorities: The appeals court of the…
Detention of ten Baha’is leads to fears for other prisoner
27 Jan., 2010 (BWNS) NEW YORK — Concern is growing over the lack of information about the status of 10 Baha’is who were arrested earlier this month in Iran. In addition to worry about their…
The Baha’i Hunt in Iran…
10 Jan., 2010 I am not Baha’i. I didn’t even know Baha’is existed! What a strange name – Baha’i… In Iran, they are pursuing Baha’is, imprisoning them, destroying their possessions. But what crime are they…
Under the Staircase
Kimia Ferdowsi is a young Baha’i artist and filmmaker. Currently a candidate for an MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute, she is a 2009 winner of the NYAXE Gallery Competition. Below one can access…
Two Baha'is arrested in Babolsar
Two Baha’is were arrested by Security forces in Babolsar, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 29th and 30th of Day (19-20 Jan 2010) Harana News -Rights of religious minorities: Two Baha’i residents of Babolsar were arrested…
Transfer of arrested Baha'is to Gohar-dasht prison in Karaj.
No 2010-1170 3 Bahman 1388 (23 Jan 2010) Committee of Human Rights Reporters – According to reports, the ten Baha’is who were arrested on the 13th of Day (3 Jan) in coordinated attacks on their…
Date set in Iran for court session for Baha'is
(BWNS) Iranian authorities have notified the lawyers of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders that the next session of their trial will be held on 7 February, the Baha’i International Community learned today. At their first court…
Baha'i sentenced to three years in prison
(Harana News) A Baha’i has been convicted of the charge of propaganda against the regime and of teaching the Baha’i Faith, and has been sentenced to three years in prison. As reported by the Baha’i…
Iran’s Ebadi says seven Baha’is must be acquitted
(Washington TV) — In an exclusive telephone interview with WashingtonTV on Tuesday, Shirin Ebadi, one of the lawyers defending the seven detained Baha’i leaders in Iran, whose first trial hearing took place today in Tehran,…
Iranian Islam, not the Yaran, on trial in the court of international opinion
Credo quia absurdum est. “I believe, because it is absurd.” — Tertullian’s (misquoted) Paradox by Christopher Buck [Editor’s Note:Iran Press Watch is pleased to offer a guest article by Dr. Christopher Buck, a distinguished legal scholar,…
Editorial Note: Accusations against Baha'is
Since the very last days of December of 2009, the authorities in Iran, through statements and the State news media, have accused the Baha’is of being involved in many ways with the recent political and…
First session ends in trial of Baha'i leaders in Iran
(BWNS) The trial of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders began today in Iran. Initial reports indicate that the trial was marked by numerous violations of legal due process. After about three hours, the hearing ended. Authorities…
Trial of Recently Detained Baha’is to Start “this Week” in Tehran
(MNBR) The semi-official Fars News Agency quoted today the Tehran persecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi as saying that the trial of the recently detained Baha’is of Tehran “will be this week in a revolutionary court in…
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