(BWNS) Recent developments in Iran have raised grave concern about the ultimate fate of the seven Baha’i leaders who are scheduled to go on trial next Tuesday. “The Baha’i community in Iran has all too…
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Two Baha'is sentenced to prison in Hamedan
According to the website Human Rights Activists in Iran, two Baha’i citizens of Hamedan, Sahba Khademi and Sorour Sorouryan, who had been charged with spreading the Baha’i Faith and propaganda against the regime, were sentenced…
Arrest of Four Baha’i Women in Northern Iran
Washington, 23 Dec. (Television Washington) – Last week, in continuation of widespread pressure on the Baha’is in Iran and repeated arrests in various locations of the country, four Baha’i women were arrested in the city…
Transfer of a Baha’i from being a prisoner to internal exile
Mr. Zabihollah Raufi, a Baha’i in prison in Sanandaj, was transferred to the prison in Toyserkan after four months of incarceration in order to carry out his sentence of internal exile. HRANA – Prisoner’s Rights:…
Baha'i world governing body encourages the Baha’is [of Iran] to participate in the betterment of Iran
The Universal House of Justice [1], the world governing body of the Baha’is of the world, in recent months has called the Baha’is in Iran to an active participation in the affairs of Iran, its…
Iran State Media Blames the "Baha'i Sect" for Recent Unrest
(MNBR) – Yesterday in Iran, articles appeared in two government-run news outlets blaming the Baha’i “sect” for the recent unrest in Iran, and namely the widespread protests that took place across the country on the…
Arrest of a Baha’i in Sari
HRANA – Religious Minority Rights: Mrs. Samira Samiee, a Baha’i living in [the city of] Sari, was arrested in an operation by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. According to the Baha’i Committee of Human…
Sentence Issued against 3 Baha'is in Yasuj
HRANA – Religious Minority Rights: the court issued a sentence against three Baha’is of Yasuj who have been under arrest for approximately one month; they were accused of teaching the Baha’i Faith. According to the…
Arrest of a (Muslim) son to exert pressure on his Baha’i father
HRANA – Religious Minority Rights: On Wednesday, the 18th of Azar of the current year [9 Dec. 2009], a son of a Baha’i in Mashhad was arrested with the purpose of exerting pressure on [the…
Arrest of a Baha’i in Semnan
HRANA – Religious Minority Rights: Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence of the city of Semnan arrested Mrs. Sholeh Taeef on Saturday [19 Dec. 2009]. According to the Baha’i Committee of Human Rights Activists in…
Subpoena of a Baha’i by the Office of Intelligence
HRANA – Religious Minority Rights: According to the Baha’i Committee of Human Rights Activists in Iran, Mr. Sepehr Rowshan, a Baha’i in the city of Bushehr, was subpoenaed by the Office of Intelligence for attending…
A life animated by conscience, not power
(CNN) The moral conscience of Iran’s reform movement passed away Sunday morning. Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who died at 87, was the Iranian equivalent of South Africa’s Desmond Tutu for politics. Over the past…
UN gives final approval to resolution criticizing rights violations in Iran
(BWNS) The United Nations General Assembly gave its final stamp of approval today to a strongly worded resolution condemning Iran for a long list of human rights violations. By a vote of 74 to 49,…
Another Baha'i Cemetery Desecrated
The cemetery of the Baha’is of Abadan and Khorramshahr, cities in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, was raided during Azar 1388 (early December 2009). The following are photos portraying the vast desecration of the cemetery’s…
Trial date announced for seven Baha’i “leaders” held in Tehran’s Evin Prison
(BWNS) Attorneys in Iran have received formal notification of a trial date of 12 January in the case of the five men and two women who were arrested in the spring of 2008 and have been…
New Zealand parliament focuses on Baha'i persecution
On the evening of Wednesday 9th December, 28 minutes of Parliamentary time in New Zealand was focused on the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran. Four members of Parliament from three different parties (National, Labour…
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